Dawn of Civilization
Dawn of Civilization to A.D. 200 , HIST H-10a/W

Fall 2009 syllabus

Three Criteria of Historical Study
Primary Sources Supplement I
Frequently Asked Questions about Essays
Karen Wilson, "Critical and Creative Thinking"
Page Correspondences for Stearns 3rd, 4th, and 5th editions


Reading: Hammurabi

Reading: Akhenaton

Reading: David

Reading: Sagan's Cosmos

Reading: The Hebrews

Reading: Halpern, "Eyewitness Testimony

Reading: The Buddha

Reading: Nomadic Challenges and Sedentary Responses

Reading: Colle, "Origins of Agriculture in China"

Reading: Confucius

Reading: Socrates

Reading: Sappho

Reading: Alexander the Great

Reading: Cleopatra

Reading: Julius Caesar

A-1: Historical Methods and Approaches: The Existential Historian
A-1: Historical Methods and Approaches (with images)

A-2: Big History, the Universe, and When It All Begin
A-2: Big History, the Universe, and When It All Begin (with images)

B-1: "What Happened in History?" or Grand Theories in Search of Reality
B-1: "What Happened in History?" (with images)

B-2: From Egalitarian to Patriarchal Society: Agriculture and Civilization
B-2: From Egalitarian to Patriarchal Society (with images)

B-3: The Two Lands of the Nile and the Origins of One God
B-3: The Two Lands of the Nile and the Origins of One God (with images)

B-4: The Hebrews and Their Covenant with God
B-4: The Hebrews and Their Covenant with God (with images)

B-5: Buddhism: Extinguishing the Flame of Desire
B-5: Buddhism: Extinguishing the Flame of Desire (with images)

Sample Questions for Mid-Term Exam

B-6: Nomads: Sophisticated Cultures on the Move
B-6: Nomads: Sophisticated Cultures on the Move (with images)

B-7: Confucianism: The Leader as Role Model
B-7: Confucianism: The Leader as Role Model (with images)

C-1: Ancient Greece: Interrelationship of Commerce and the Arts
C-1: Ancient Greece: Interrelationship of Commerce and the Arts (with images)

Greek Philosophers Diagram

C-2: Alexander the Great and the Legacy of Hellenism
C-2: Alexander the Great and the Legacy of Hellenism (with images)

C-3: God Dreaming: The Origins and Early Development of Hindu Culture
C-3: God Dreaming: The Origins and Early Development of Hindu Culture (with images)

C-4: Western Culture: A Concept Originating in Ancient Rome?
Guest Lecture: Gail Gardner

C-4: Bread and Circuses: The Rise and Fall of the Roman Republic
C-4: Bread and Circuses: The Rise and Fall of the Roman Republic (with images)

C-5: The Origins of Christianity
C-5: The Origins of Christianity (with images)

Development of Traditions and Gospels Diagram

Chapter 6: The Origins of Christianity (draft chapter)

Sample Questions for Final Exam, Part I

Sample Questions for Final Exam, Part I I

D-1: Africa: Kingdom of Kush and Civilization of the Bow
D-1: Africa: Kingdom of Kush and Civilization of the Bow (with images)

D-2: Core Cultures of the Pacific Rim: Japan and the Western Hemisphere
D-2: Africa: Kingdom of Kush and Civilization of the Bow (with images)

Final Exam