History of Ancient Religion

Schedule of Readings and Assignments

For each meeting, please come into class having read and thought about the readings assigned for that class.

Readings listed with the book icon () are from the assigned textbook, Johnston, Ancient Religions.

Everything listed under each meeting, including the textbook readings and the ancient excerpts, is fair game for the weekly online quizzes.

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Week 1: Introduction and Evidence

In-person meeting: Tuesday, August 30

  • Before the class meeting, read:
    •  “Introduction” (pp. vii–xii)
    •  “Maps” (pp. xvi–xvii)
  • After the class meeting:

Week 2: Sumerians

In-person meeting: Tuesday, September 6

  • Before the class meeting, read:
  • After the class meeting:
    •  Respond to this week’s ancient excerpt by Thursday
    •  Respond to the discussion of this week’s ancient excerpt by Sunday
    •  (No quiz this week.)

Week 3: Assyrians and Babylonians

In-person meeting: Tuesday, September 13

  • Before the class meeting, read:
  • After the class meeting:
    •  Respond to this week’s ancient excerpt by Thursday
    •  Respond to the discussion of this week’s ancient excerpt by Sunday
    •  Take the online quiz on this week’s topic by Sunday

Week 4: Hittites and proto-Indo-Europeans

In-person meeting: Tuesday, September 20

  • Before the class meeting, read:
  • After the class meeting:
    •  Respond to this week’s ancient excerpt by Thursday
    •  Respond to the discussion of this week’s ancient excerpt by Sunday
    •  Take the online quiz on this week’s topic by Sunday

No Meeting

Tuesday, September 27

No Meeting

Tuesday, October 4

Week 5: Zoroastrians

In-person meeting: Tuesday, October 11

  • Before the class meeting, read:
  • After the class meeting:
    •  Respond to this week’s ancient excerpt by Thursday
    •  Respond to the discussion of this week’s ancient excerpt by Sunday
    •  Take the online quiz on this week’s topic by Sunday

Week 6: Syrians and Canaanites

In-person meeting: Tuesday, October 18

  • Before the class meeting, read:
  • After the class meeting:
    •  Respond to this week’s ancient excerpt by Thursday
    •  Respond to the discussion of this week’s ancient excerpt by Sunday
    •  (No quiz this week.)

Week 7: Israelites and Judeans

In-person meeting: Tuesday, October 25

  • Before the class meeting, read:
  • After the class meeting:
    •  Respond to this week’s ancient excerpt by Thursday
    •  Respond to the discussion of this week’s ancient excerpt by Sunday
    •  Take the online quiz on this week’s topic by Sunday

Week 8: Egyptians

In-person meeting: Tuesday, November 1

  • Before the class meeting, read:
  • After the class meeting:
    •  Respond to this week’s ancient excerpt by Thursday
    •  Respond to the discussion of this week’s ancient excerpt by Sunday
    •  Take the online quiz on this week’s topic by Sunday

Week 9: Minoans

In-person meeting: Tuesday, November 8

  • Before the class meeting, read:
  • After the class meeting:
    •  Respond to this week’s ancient excerpt by Thursday
    •  Respond to the discussion of this week’s ancient excerpt by Sunday
    •  Take the online quiz on this week’s topic by Sunday

Week 10: Mycenaeans

In-person meeting: Tuesday, November 15

  • Before the class meeting, read:
    •  “Myth” (pp. 45–58)
    •  “Mycenaeans” (pp. 208–09)
  • After the class meeting:

Week 11: Hellenes

In-person meeting: Tuesday, November 22

  • Before the class meeting, read:
  • After the class meeting:
    •  Respond to this week’s ancient excerpt by Thursday
    •  Respond to the discussion of this week’s ancient excerpt by Sunday
    •  Take the online quiz on this week’s topic by Sunday

Week 12: Etruscans

In-person meeting: Tuesday, November 29

  • Before the class meeting, read:
  • After the class meeting:
    •  Respond to this week’s ancient excerpt by Thursday
    •  Respond to the discussion of this week’s ancient excerpt by Sunday
    •  Take the online quiz on this week’s topic by Sunday

Week 13: Romans

In-person meeting: Tuesday, December 6

  • Before the class meeting, read:
  • After the class meeting:
    •  Respond to this week’s ancient excerpt by Thursday
    •  Respond to the discussion of this week’s ancient excerpt by Sunday
    •  (No quiz this week.)

Week 14: Early Christians

In-person meeting: Tuesday, November 13

  • Before the class meeting, read:
  • After the class meeting:
    •  Respond to this week’s ancient excerpt by Thursday
    •  Respond to the discussion of this week’s ancient excerpt by Sunday
    •  (No quiz this week.)

Final Exam

In-person: Thursday, December 15, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.