Schedule for 2010-2011

Section

Week

Reading

Assignment Due

Note: weeks begin on Monday and end Sunday night

1.  Ancient World

 

 

 

 

 

 

What is History—Meet the Greeks

Essays

·                     Farah & Karls, World History the Human Experience

·                     Introduction, Knox

·                     What is History?, Kreis

·                     Origins of Democracy, Kreis

Primary Sources

·                     Aristotle on Democracy

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Greek Warfare and Alexander

Essays

·                     The Persian Wars, Knox

·                     The Peloponnesian War, Knox

·                     Greek Philosophy, Kreis

·                     Alexander the Great, Knox

Primary Sources

·                     Pericles' Funeral Oration

·                     The Old Oligarch

·                     The Melian Dialog

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Roman Kingdom/Republic

Slavery

Essays

·                     The Kingdom of Rome, Hooker

·                     The Early Republic, Hooker

·                     The Conquest of Italy, Hooker

Primary Sources

·                     Greek Slavery

·                     Slavery in the Roman Republic

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Roman Wars Roman Empire Begins

Essays

·                     The Punic Wars, Knox

·                     The Roman Revolution, Knox

·                     The First Emperors, Knox

Primary Sources

·                     Running for Office in Rome

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Social Rome and Emperors

 

Women in Rome and Greece

Essays

·                     A Brief Social History of the Roman Empire, Kreis

·                     Roman Emperors, Knox

Primary Sources

·                     Greek Slavery

·                     Slavery in the Roman Republic

·                     Xenophon: On Men and Women

·                     Aristotle: On a Good Wife

·                     Spartan Women

·                     Six Poems by Sulpicia

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2.  The Middle Ages

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dark Ages

Medieval Times

 

Monasticism

 

Islam

Essays

·                     Introduction, Knox

·                     The So-called Dark Ages, Knox

·                     Rise of Monasticism, Nelson

·                     Introduction to Islam, Nelson

Primary Sources

·                     The Benedictine Rule

·                     The Rule of St Francis

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Merovignians and Carolingians

Essays

·                     The Carolingian Era, Knox

·                     The Later Carolingians, Nelson

·                     Development of the Papacy, Knox

Primary Sources

·                     Doctrine of the Two Powers

·                     Oaths of Fealty

·                     Capitulary on Villas

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1066

Hastings

Rise of England

Essays

·                     The Tenth Century, Knox

·                     Advances in Agriculture, 800-1000, Nelson

·                     William the Conqueror, Knox

·                     Battle of Hastings Maps

·                     The First Crusade, Knox (note: this lecture is on a different site and has no navigation back to here)

Primary Sources

·                     Inventory of a Royal Estate

·                     Domesday Book

·                     Charter of Lorris

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Renaissance

Essays

·                     Renaissance of the 12th Century, Kreis

·                     Origins of Universities, Nelson

·                     The Black Death, Knox

·                     Medieval Society, Knox

Primary Sources

·                     A Revolt in Laon

·                     Jack Cade's Complaints

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Church Power

Heresy

Essays

·                     Heresy in the Later Middle Ages, Nelson

·                     The Papacy in Avignon, Knox

·                     Hundred Years' War, Nelson

Primary Sources

·                     National Monarchies in the 15th Century, Nelson

·                     Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges

·                     Advice to a new cardinal from Lorenzo de' Medici

·                     Excerpts from Machiavelli

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3.  Early Modern Era

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reformation

Essays

·                     Introduction, Knox

·                     The Reformation, Knox

Primary Sources

·                     Petrarch Criticizes the Papacy

·                     Condemnation of Wyclif, and his reply

·                     Martin Luther, 95 Theses

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More Reformation

Essays

·                     Thirty Years War (off-site; follow all the links; there are seventeen pages in all)

Primary Sources

·                     Schleitheim Confession

·                     Martin Luther, The Freedom of a Christian

·                     Statement of the Levellers

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English Civil War

Essays

·                     English Civil War, Knox

Primary Sources

·                     Elizabeth's speech to her troops

·                     St Bartholomew's Day Massacre

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More Renaissance

Essays

·                     The Renaissance, Knox

Primary Sources

·                     Poor Law, 1536

·                     Petition of Right, 1628

·                     The Trial of Galileo, 1630

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Scientific Revolution

 

Science and Church

Essays

·                     The Scientific Revolution, 1543-1600, by Steven Kreis

·                     The Scientific Revolution, 1600-1642, by Steven Kreis

·                     The Scientific Revolution, 1642-1730, by Steven Kreis

Primary Sources

·                     Copernicus, Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres, 1543

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week

date

assignments

notes

1: Medieval Background

 

o                            Post a minimum of three messages, of which one should be your introduction, posted to the Discussion Board

o                            Read Knox, Introductory Essay

o                            Read Knox, The Roman Catholic Church, parts 1-4

·         Primary Sources:

o                            Unam Sanctam (1312)

o                            Index of Prohibited Books, established at Council of Trent

Study Questions

2: Luther

 

o                            Participate in discussion

o                            Read Knox, Martin Luther

·         Primary Sources:

o                            Luther, The Ninety-Five Theses (off-site)

o                            Luther, The Creed, from the Small Catechism (off-site)

o                            Luther, Baptism, from the Small Catechism (off-site)

Study Questions

3: Calvin

 

o                            Participate in discussion

o                            Read Knox, John Calvin

  • Primary Sources:

o                            Calvin, Reform without Delay (off-site)

o                            John Knox, First Public Debate (read from the paragraph that begins "Of this sermon, ...")

o                            Regulation of the Churches in Geneva, selected ordinances

Study Questions

4: Zwingli and Anabaptism

 

o                            Participate in discussion

o                            Knox, Ulrich Zwingli

o                            Knox, The Anabaptists

  • Primary Sources:

o                            Schleitheim Confession

o                            Trial of Michael Sattler

Study Questions

5: Germany and Italy

 

o                            Participate in discussion

o                            Knox, Germany pp. 1-5

o                            Knox, Italy all

  • Primary Sources:

o                            The Destruction of Magdeburg, 1631

o                            Twelve Articles of the Peasants, 1525

o                            Peace of Augsburg, 1555

Study Questions

6: France

 

o                            Participate in discussion

o                            Knox, France, p. 1

  • Primary Sources:

o                            The Murder of Coligny

o                            The Political Testament of Cardinal Richelieu, 1624

o                            Edict of 1626 ordering the demolition of the feudal castles in France

o                            Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, 1685 Just read the numbered items. The paragraphs above are historical background. Note that R.P.R in the document means "religion prétendue réformée"—"the supposedly reformed religion"—that is, the Huguenots.

o                            Submit term paper topic(s) (2-24)

Study Questions

7: Low Countries

 

o                            Participate in discussion

o                            Knox, The Netherlands all

  • Primary Sources:

o                            Dutch Declaration of Independence, 1581

o                            The Church in Utrecht in 1606

o                            Thesis and Bibliography are due (3-4)

Start writing your term paper.

Study Questions

8: England

 

o                            Participate in discussion

o                            Knox, England p. 1

  • Primary Sources:

o                            Canons of 1571, Canon 6, concerning preachers

o                            An Account of the Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots

o                            Execution of Charles I

o                            Account of the Great Fire of London, 1666

No, seriously: start writing your term paper!

Study Questions

9: East and North

 

o                            Participate in discussion

o                            Knox, Scandinavia

o                            Knox, Eastern Europe

o                            No primary sources for this section. If you find any, let me know!

Study Questions

 

 

 

 

11: 17th Century

 

o                            Participate in discussion

o                            Knox, England, p. 2

o                            Knox, France, p. 2

o                            Knox, Germany, pp. 6-7

  • Primary Sources:

o                            Root and Branch Petition, 1640

o                            Solemn League and Covenant, 1643

o                            An Agreement of the People, 1647

o                            Declaration of Right, 1689

Study Questions

12: Society

 

o                            Participate in discussion

o                            Knox, Early Modern European Society, 1-4

  • Primary Sources:

o                            Gargantua to Pantagruel on education

o                            Draft of an English Poor Law

o                            Don Quixote attacks a windmill

Study Questions

13: Society continued

 

o                            Knox, Early Modern European Society, 5-6

  • Primary Sources:

o                            Stuart England

o                            Declaration of Lawful Sports, 1633

Study Questions

14: Economy

 

o                            Knox, Early Modern European Economy, pp. 1-3

o                            Tracy, Chapter 15

  • Primary Sources:

o                            The Fugger Newsletters

o                            Charter for the Dutch West India Company

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Study Questions

15: Economy continued

 

o                            Knox, Early Modern European Economy, pp. 4-5

  • Primary Sources:

o                            England's Treasure - a mercantile statement

Study Questions

16: Conclusions

 

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Study Questions