Ancient Civilizations
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Post your weekly responses here.
Response Schedule
Posts are due no later than the Sunday following the class meeting. This semester, the weekly responses are posted in the discussion forums on Brightspace.
Meetings and Due Dates
| Week/Meeting | Post by | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Week 1 |
Tue, Jan 27: Introduction and Themes Thu, Jan 29: The Origins of Civilization |
Sun, Feb 1 | |
Week 2 |
Tue, Feb 3: Mesopotamia Thu, Feb 5: Sumer |
Sun, Feb 8 | |
Week 3 |
Tue, Feb 10: Semitic Mesopotamia | Sun, Feb 15 | |
Week 4 |
Thu, Feb 19: God-Kings of Egypt | Sun, Feb 22 | |
Week 5 |
Tue, Feb 24: Egyptian Empires Thu, Feb 26: The Bronze Age Aegean |
Sun, Mar 1 | |
Week 6 |
Tue, Mar 3: Dawn of the Iron Age Thu, Mar 5: How Not to Run an Empire: The Assyrians |
Sun, Mar 8 | |
Week 7 |
Tue, Mar 10: The Success of the Persian Empire Thu, Mar 12: Ancient Asia: China, India, and the Steppes |
Sun, Mar 15 | |
| No responses in Week 8 (Mar 17, Mar 19). | |||
Week 9 |
Tue, Mar 24: Archaic Hellas Thu, Mar 26: Sparta and Athens |
Sun, Mar 29 | |
Week 10 |
Tue, Mar 31: The Persian Menace | Sun, Apr 5 | |
Week 11 |
Tue, Apr 14: Wars Between the Greeks Thu, Apr 16: The Rise of Macedon |
Sun, Apr 19 | |
Week 12 |
Tue, Apr 21: The Legacy of Alexander Thu, Apr 23: Early Rome |
Sun, Apr 26 | |
Week 13 |
Tue, Apr 28: The Roman Republic Thu, Apr 30: The Acquisition of Empire |
Sun, May 3 | |
Week 14 |
Tue, May 5: The Republican Crisis Thu, May 7: Collapse of the Republic |
Sun, May 10 | |
Week 15 |
Tue, May 12: Crossing the Rubicon Thu, May 14: Augustus, Princeps, Imperator |
Sun, May 17 | |
Later posts can be submitted for partial credit.
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Week 15