History 104: A History of Europe to the Mid-17th Century
SOLAR ECLIPSE DAY LECTURE (in place of class on Monday, April 8)
- Strange Bedfellows: The Protestant Reformations (53 min)
Resources
- Syllabus
Exam Preparation
- Final Review Session (93 minutes)
- Final Study Guide
- Midterm Study Guide
- Sample ID's (Powerpoint)
Creative Paper Assignment
- Creative Paper Assignment (Due Friday, April 5)
- Introduction to the Assignment (video, 14 minutes)
- Discussion of Sample Papers (video, 20 minutes)
- Discussion of Elements of Storytelling (video, 28 minutes)
- Historical Background on the Investiture Controversy (video, 13 minutes)
- Discussion of Footnotes and Bibliography (video, 13 minutes)
- Instructions for Footnotes and Bibliography (pdf)
- Sample Creative Paper with Footnotes (pdf)
- Sample Bibliography (pdf)
Electronic Reader
- Electronic Reader (contains all of the readings for the entire semester . . . right click and download)
Lecture Outlines
- 01/10 - Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization
- 01/17 - The Rise of Greek Civilization
- 01/22 - Confederation and Conflict in Classical Greece
- 01/24 - Alexander the Great and the Expansion of a Hellenistic World
- 01/29 - Greek Civilization and Culture
- 02/31 - The Rise of Rome
- 02/05 - Expansion and Change: Life in the Roman Republic
- 02/07 - Julius Caesar and the End of the Roman Republic
- 02/12 - Caesar Augustus and the Rise of the Roman Empire
- 02/14 - The Fall of Rome and the Triumph of Christianity
- 02/26 - Cogwheels and Cosmographies: The Wonders of the Ancient World
- 02/28 - Remnants of the Ancient World in Modern Times
- 03/04 - Roman Legacies in the East: A Byzantine World
- 03/06 - Roman Legacies in the West: The Christian Church
- 03/18 - The Rise of the Franks: Charlemagne and the Carolingians
- 03/20 - Conflicts and Conspiracies: Secular and Religious Authority in the High Middle Ages
- 03/25 - Life and Death in a Time of Plague
- 03/27 - Women, Men, and Family in a Medieval World
- 04/01 - Normans Abroad and Franks at Home: Medieval England and France
- 04/03 - Royal Challenges to Papal Authority
- 04/08 - Strange Bedfellows: The Protestant Reformations
- 04/10 - The Church Responds: The Catholic Reformation and Counter-Reformation
- 04/15 - The Renaissance in Italy and Beyond
- 04/17 - Are They Not Men?: The Life and Times of Bartolome de las Casas
- 04/22 and 04/24 - Western Civilization on the Eve of the 17th Century
Temporary Posting of Pre-Recorded Video Lectures (entire semester)
- Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization (52 min)
- The Rise of Greek Civilization (49 min)
- Confederation and Conflict in Classical Greece (54 min)
- Alexander the Great and the Expansion of the Hellenistic World (48 min)
- Greek Civilization and Culture (58 min)
- The Rise of Rome (37 min)
- Expansion and Change: Life in the Roman Republic (44 min)
- Julius Caesar and the End of the Roman Republic (50 min)
- Caesar Augustus and the Rise of the Roman Empire (40 min)
- The Fall of Rome and the Triumph of Christianity (58 min)
- The Fall of Rome and the Triumph of Christianity, Part II (13 min)
Cogwheels and Cosmographies - The Wonders of the Ancient World (not available)
- Remnants of the Ancient World in Modern Times (51 min)
- Roman Legacies in the East: A Byzantine World (56 min)
- Roman Legacies in the West: The Christian Church (61 min)
- The Rise of the Franks: Charlemagne and the Carolingians (65 min)
- Conflicts and Conspiracies: Secular and Religious Authority in the High Middle Ages (37 min)
- Life and Death in a Time of Plague (58 min)
- Women, Men, and Family in a Medieval World (48 min)
- Normans Abroad and Franks at Home: Medieval England and France (60 min)
- Royal Challenges to Papal Authority (60 min)
- Strange Bedfellows: The Protestant Reformations (53 min)
- The Church Responds: The Catholic Reformation and Counter-Reformation (56 min)
- The Renaissance in Italy and Beyond (60 min)
- Atlantic and Mediterranean Worlds: The Portuguese in the 15th Century (51 min) - NOT CURRENTLY INCLUDED IN SPRING VERSION OF COURSE
- An Expanding Globe: Columbus in the Caribbean (54 min) - NOT CURRENTLY INCLUDED IN SPRING VERSION OF COURSE
- Are They Not Men?: The Life and Times of Bartolome de las Casas (62 min)
- Conclusions: Western Civilization on the Eve of the 17th Century (74 min)