Schedule for 2010-2011 |
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Note:
weeks begin on Monday and end Sunday night |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Roman Wars |
Essays·
The Punic Wars,
Knox ·
The Roman
Revolution, Knox · The First Emperors, Knox Primary Sources |
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Social Women in |
Essays· A Brief Social History of the Roman Empire, Kreis · Roman Emperors, Knox Primary Sources |
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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 |
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Merovignians and Carolingians |
Essays·
The Carolingian Era,
Knox ·
The
Later Carolingians, Nelson ·
Development of the
Papacy, Knox Primary Sources |
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1066 Rise of |
Essays·
The Tenth Century,
Knox ·
Advances in
Agriculture, 800-1000, Nelson · The First Crusade, Knox (note: this lecture is on a different site and has no navigation back to here) Primary Sources |
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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 |
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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 |
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3. Early Modern Era |
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Reformation |
EssaysPrimary Sources· Petrarch Criticizes the Papacy |
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More Reformation |
Essays· Thirty Years War (off-site; follow all the links; there are seventeen pages in all) Primary Sources |
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English Civil War |
EssaysPrimary Sources |
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More Renaissance |
EssaysPrimary Sources |
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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 |
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week |
date |
assignments |
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1: Medieval Background |
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Post a minimum
of three messages, of which one should be your introduction, posted to the Discussion
Board o
Read Knox, Introductory
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Read Knox, The Roman Catholic
Church, parts 1-4 ·
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Unam
Sanctam (1312) o
Index
of Prohibited Books, established at Council of Trent |
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2: Luther |
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Participate in discussion o
Read Knox, Martin Luther
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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) |
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3: Calvin |
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Participate in discussion o
Read Knox, John
Calvin
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Calvin, Reform without
Delay (off-site) o
John Knox, First Public
Debate (read from the paragraph that begins "Of this sermon,
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Regulation
of the Churches in Geneva, selected ordinances |
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4: Zwingli and Anabaptism |
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Participate in discussion o
Knox, Ulrich
Zwingli o
Knox, The
Anabaptists
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The
Destruction of Magdeburg, 1631 |
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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) |
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Participate in discussion o
Knox, The
Netherlands all
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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. |
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Participate in discussion o
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Canons of 1571,
Canon 6, concerning preachers |
No,
seriously: start writing your term paper! |
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9: East and North |
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Knox, Scandinavia o
Knox, Eastern Europe
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No primary sources for this section. If you find any,
let me know! |
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11: 17th Century |
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Root and Branch
Petition, 1640 o
Solemn
League and Covenant, 1643 o
An
Agreement of the People, 1647 |
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12: Society |
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Knox, Early Modern
European Society, 1-4
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Gargantua to Pantagruel on
education |
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13: Society continued |
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Knox, Early Modern
European Society, 5-6
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14: Economy |
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Knox, Early Modern
European Economy, pp. 1-3 o
Tracy, Chapter 15
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Charter
for the Dutch West India Company o
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15: Economy continued |
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Knox, Early Modern
European Economy, pp. 4-5
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England's
Treasure - a mercantile statement |
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16: Conclusions |
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