History 104: A History of Europe to the Mid-17th Century
Resources
Syllabus
Electronic Reader
Electronic Reader (contains all of the readings for the entire semester . . . right click and download)
Lecture Outlines
08/27 - Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization
09/03 - The Rise of Greek Civilization
09/08 - Confederation and Conflict in Classical Greece
09/10 - Alexander the Great and the Expansion of a Hellenistic World
09/15 - Greek Civilization and Culture
09/17 - The Rise of Rome
09/22 - Expansion and Change: Life in the Roman Republic
09/24 - Julius Caesar and the End of the Roman Republic
09/29 - Caesar Augustus and the Rise of the Roman Empire
10/01 - The Fall of Rome and the Triumph of Christianity
10/13 - Roman Legacies in the East: A Byzantine World
10/15 - Remnants of the Ancient World in Modern Times
10/20 - Roman Legacies in the West: The Christian Church
10/22 - The Rise of the Franks: Charlemagne and the Carolingians
10/29 - Conflicts and Conspiracies: Secular and Religious Authority in the High Middle Ages
11/03 - Life and Death in a Time of Plague
11/05 - Women, Men, and Family in a Medieval World
11/10 - Normans Abroad and Franks at Home: Medieval England and France
11/12 - Royal Challenges to Papal Authority
11/17 - Strange Bedfellows: The Protestant Reformations
11/19 - The Church Responds: The Catholic Reformation and Counter-Reformation
11/24 - The Renaissance in Italy and Beyond
11/26 - Atlantic and Mediterranean Worlds: The Portuguese in the 15th Century (Pre-Recorded Video Lecture - watch during Thanksgiving Break)
12/01 - An Expanding Globe: Columbus in the Caribbean
12/03 - Are They Not Men?: The Life and Times of Bartolome de las Casas
12/08 and 12/10 - Western Civilization on the Eve of the 17th Century (Parts I and II)