History 1A offers an introduction
to the history of the Mediterranean basin from ca. 3000 B.C. to ca. 800
A.D. The lectures provide an overview of political, cultural, and religious
history. Equally important are the discussion sections and the reading,
writing, and thinking you will do on your own. Attendance in discussion
sections is required. The sections will usually be devoted to analysis
of primary sources and documents; this is your chance to discuss these
texts, raise difficulties, and express your opinions. Attendance and participation
in sections will affect your final grade. You should complete reading assignments
in the week for which they are assigned; you will then be prepared for
discussion. The listed reading is a core or minimum; teaching assistants
may make additions and assign other work including written papers.
Your grade will be determined on
a basis of 200 possible points: mid-term exam, given in sections, 30 points;
final exam, 70; work in sections, 100. Grades will be decided by your TA,
who will judge your written work for its accuracy, cogency of argument,
and effective writing. TAs will be pleased to discuss these requirements
in detail.
Required books, available at the ASUCLA bookstore and on reserve in Powell (undergraduate) Library.
Oct. 12, The Near East, 2:
Assyria, Persia, Israel; Oct. 14, Crete, Early Greece, Homer
Reading: Western Experience,
pp. 20-31; Bailkey, nos. 17, 19, 20
Week
2 Lecture Outlines
Oct. 19, Rise of the Greek
Polis; Oct. 21, Sparta and Athens
Reading: Western Experience,
pp. 35-58; Bailkey, nos. 22, 25
Week
3 Lecture Outlines
Oct. 26, Persian Wars and
age of Pericles; Oct. 28, The crisis of the fifth century
Reading: Western Experience,
pp. 58-66; Bailkey, nos. 26, 28 30; Sophocles, Oedipus the King,
Antigone
Week
4 Lecture Outlines
Nov. 2, Greek Thought; Nov.
4, Alexander and the Hellenistic age;
Reading: Western Experience,
pp. 69-95; Bailkey, nos. 32A, 33A, 35A, 35B; Plato, Apology of
Socrates and Crito
Week
5 Lecture Outlines
Nov. 9, Greek art and architecture
(slide show); Nov. 11, The rise of Rome.
NOTE: MID-TERM
EXAM THIS WEEK GIVEN IN SECTIONS
Reading: Western Experience,
pp. 99-110; Bailkey, nos. 40A, 43
Week
6 Lecture Outlines
Nov. 16, The Roman Republic
to ca. 120 B.C.; Nov. 18, The end of the Republic
Reading: Western Experience,
pp. 110-127; Bailkey, nos. 44, 45, 47, 48, 52A
Week
7 Lecture Outlines
Nov. 23, Roman Empire to ca.
180; Nov. 25, Roman civilizaton in the Empire
Reading: Western Experience,
pp. 131-143, 170-178; Bailkey, nos. 52B, 54A, 55A, 57; Tacitus:
Agricola, Germania
Week
8 Lecture Outlines
Nov. 30, Roman art and architecture
(slide show); Dec. 2, The decline of Rome
Reading: Western Experience,
pp. 143-150, 179-182, 202-211; Bailkey, nos. 61A, 61B, 62A, 62B
Week
9 Lecture Outlines
Dec. 7, The rise of Christianity;
Dec. 9, The age of Charlemagne
Reading: Western Experience,
pp. 151-166, 183-193, 271-229; Bailkey, nos. 59A, 60C; Einhard,
Life of Charlemagne (in Two Lives of Charlemagne)
FINAL
EXAMINATION: Fri., Dec. 18, 8-11 a.m.
Please note that no variation from
this time is allowed. In particular, earlier times for the examination
cannot be set.
Welcome to the course.