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.
Meetings and Due Dates
| Week/Meeting | Post by | |
|---|---|---|
Week 1 |
Tue, Aug 26: Introduction and Themes Thu, Aug 28: The Origins of Civilization |
Sun, Aug 31 |
Week 2 |
Tue, Sep 2: Mesopotamia Thu, Sep 4: Sumer |
Sun, Sep 7 |
Week 3 |
Tue, Sep 9: Semitic Mesopotamia Thu, Sep 11: God-Kings of Egypt |
Sun, Sep 14 |
Week 4 |
Tue, Sep 16: Egyptian Empires Thu, Sep 18: The Bronze Age Aegean |
Sun, Sep 21 |
Week 5 |
Thu, Sep 25: Dawn of the Iron Age | Sun, Sep 28 |
| No responses in Week 6 (Sep 30). | ||
Week 7 |
Tue, Oct 7: The Success of the Persian Empire Thu, Oct 9: Ancient Asia: China, India, and the Steppes |
Sun, Oct 12 |
| No responses in Week 8 (Oct 16). | ||
Week 9 |
Tue, Oct 21: The Greek Dark Age Thu, Oct 23: Archaic Hellas |
Sun, Oct 26 |
Week 10 |
Tue, Oct 28: Sparta and Athens Thu, Oct 30: The Persian Menace |
Sun, Nov 2 |
Week 11 |
Tue, Nov 4: Wars Between the Greeks Thu, Nov 6: The Rise of Macedon |
Sun, Nov 9 |
Week 12 |
Tue, Nov 11: The Legacy of Alexander Thu, Nov 13: Early Rome |
Sun, Nov 16 |
Week 13 |
Tue, Nov 18: The Roman Republic Thu, Nov 20: The Acquisition of Empire |
Sun, Nov 23 |
Week 14 |
Tue, Nov 25: The Republican Crisis | Sun, Nov 30 |
Week 15 |
Tue, Dec 2: Collapse of the Republic Thu, Dec 4: Crossing the Rubicon |
Sun, Dec 7 |
Week 16 |
Tue, Dec 9: Augustus, Princeps, Imperator Thu, Dec 11: The Roman Principate |
Sun, Dec 14 |
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