Schedule:
Week 1:
Thursday, September 28th – Syllabus Overview and Introduction
- Look over Syllabus
Week 2:
Tuesday, October 3rd – Introduction and Word Building
- Read Words and Ideas, Chapter 1: Word Building Basics
Thursday, October 5th – Word Building
- Read Words and Ideas, Chapter 2: Word Building Tools: Greek Components
- Read Words and Ideas, Chapter 3: Word Building Tools: Latin Components
Week 3:
Tuesday, October 10th – Mythology
- Read Words and Ideas, Chapter 4: Mythology (p. 75-82, stop at the Underworld)
- Hesiod Reading (Canvas)
Thursday, October 12th – Mythology
- Read Words and Ideas, Chapter 4: Mythology (p. 82-90, stop at the Trojan War)
- Homework 1 Due
Week 4:
Tuesday, October 17th – Mythology
- Read Words and Ideas, Chapter 4: Mythology (p. 90- end) (Trojan War- end)
- Iliad, Odyssey, and Aeneid Reading (Canvas)
Thursday, October 19th – Quiz 1
Week 5:
Tuesday, October 24th – Greek History
- Read Words and Ideas, Chapter 9: History (p. 227-235, stop at Polybius)
Thursday, October 26th – Roman History
- Read Words and Ideas, Chapter 9: History (p. 236-end, Polybius- end)
Week 6:
Tuesday, October 31st – Greek Law and Politics
- Read Words and Ideas, Chapter 6: Politics and Law (p.145-151, stop at the Roman
Republic)
Thursday, November 2nd – Roman Law and Politics
- Read Words and Ideas, Chapter 6: Politics and Law (p. 151- end, the Roman
Republic- end) - Homework 2 Due
Week 7:
Tuesday, November 7th – Commerce and Economics
- Read Words and Ideas, Chapter 7: Commerce and Economics (p.169-187, the whole thing)
Thursday, November 9th – Quiz 2
Week 8:
Tuesday, November 14th – Medicine
- Read Words and Ideas, Chapter 5: Medicine (p. 105- 122, stop at Ophthalmology)
Thursday, November 16th – Medicine
- Read Words and Ideas, Chapter 5: Medicine (p. 122-end, Ophthalmology- end)
- Supplemental Reading on Silphium
- Supplemental Reading on the Hippocratic Oath
- Homework 3 Due
Week 9:
Tuesday, November 21st – Philosophy
- Read Words and Ideas, Chapter 8: Philosophy and Psychology (p. 191- 206, Stop at Psyche)
Thursday, Nov ember 23rd – NO CLASS (University Holiday
Week 10:
Tuesday, November 28th – Psychology
- Read Words and Ideas, Chapter 8: Philosophy and Psychology (p. 206- end, Psyche-
end) - Echo and Narcissus Reading (Canvas)
Thursday, November 30th – Quiz 3
Week 11:
Tuesday, December 5th – Literature
Thursday, December 7th – Final Exam Review
FINAL EXAM
Section E: Tuesday, December 12 @ 10:30 am- 12:20 pm DEN 112
*I reserve the right to modify the syllabus at any time*