Civilizations of the Ancient World  

    Week 4: The God-Kings of Egypt

    Meeting Day: Thursday, September 23

    BEFORE THE MEETING DAY

  1. Watch the video lectures.
  2. Do the readings.
    •  MATHISEN “The Early Dynastic Period (3000–2700 BCE)” (pp. 84-92)
    •  MATHISEN “The Old Kingdom (2700–2200 BCE)” (pp. 92-97)
    •  MATHISEN “The Middle Kingdom (2050–1786 BCE)” (pp. 97-103)
    •  MATHISEN “The New Kingdom (1534–1070 BCE)” (pp. 103-109)
    •  GILGAMESH Tablets 7 and 11

    ON THE MEETING DAY

  3. Post in the discussion area below.

    4. Join the discussion on Thursday morning at 9:30, where we’ll all respond to and discuss the readings and lecture.

  4. Take the quiz.

    5. Take Quiz #2 by Sep. 29. (Closed)

Week 4 Discussion Area

Meeting time: Thursday morning at 9:30

Respond to and discuss the readings and lecture. Also try to react to what other students are saying. This is where we get at what these readings and ideas are all about, so discussing and interacting here is absolutely vital.

  • Your comments should include your reactions to the arguments made in the readings, both specific points made by the writers and their overall claims, assumptions, and biases, as well as responses to comments made by other students.
  • Your participation grade will be derive not only from the fact that you have posted, but on how well you contribute to the discussion of that day’s topic.
  • If your comment is flagged as spam, let me know so that I can release the comment and whitelist your account.
  • Make sure to include a question that arose for you from today's readings or lecture. It can be any kind of question, but ideally something that provokes more discussion.
  • You can test your Disqus login on the Disqus test page.

Important: Please treat this as an in-class discussion, not like an internet comment board. What I'm asking for is reaction, discussion, and real questions about the material, as a part of your weekly participation in the course.