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 |
Thu, Feb 26: Egyptian Empires | Sun, Mar 1 | |
Week 6 |
Tue, Mar 3: The Bronze Age Aegean Thu, Mar 5: Dawn of the Iron Age |
Sun, Mar 8 | |
Week 7 |
Tue, Mar 10: How Not to Run an Empire: The Assyrians Thu, Mar 12: The Success of the Persian Empire |
Sun, Mar 15 | |
| No responses in Week 8 (Mar 17, Mar 19). | |||
Week 9 |
Tue, Mar 24: The Greek Dark Age Thu, Mar 26: Archaic Hellas |
Sun, Mar 29 | |
Week 10 |
Tue, Mar 31: Sparta and Athens | Sun, Apr 5 | |
Week 11 |
Tue, Apr 14: The Persian Menace Thu, Apr 16: Wars Between the Greeks |
Sun, Apr 19 | |
Week 12 |
Tue, Apr 21: The Rise of Macedon Thu, Apr 23: The Legacy of Alexander |
Sun, Apr 26 | |
Week 13 |
Tue, Apr 28: Early Rome Thu, Apr 30: The Roman Republic |
Sun, May 3 | |
Week 14 |
Tue, May 5: The Acquisition of Empire Thu, May 7: The Republican Crisis |
Sun, May 10 | |
Week 15 |
Tue, May 12: Collapse of the Republic Thu, May 14: Crossing the Rubicon |
Sun, May 17 | |
Later posts can be submitted for partial credit.
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Week 9
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Week 12
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Week 14
Week 15