What do you think about when you think of Greece? An exotic land far away filled with crumbling buildings, stories of gods and goddesses, the movie ‘Zorba, the Greek’, yummy Greek food, islands surrounded by beautiful blue water, etc.?
While all this may be correct, have you ever considered what we owe the Ancient Greeks for their many contributions to us? What contributions, you may ask? Well, let me name a few: democracy, the alphabet, philosophy, political science, some of the world’s greatest literature, architecture, theater, their mythology, science, mathematics, astronomy, medicine, cartography, military innovations, and inventions such as the. alarm clock, umbrella, central heating, elevator, catapult, etc.
Come explore the land of Greece with me -- from its beginnings to the end of the Classical period in 323 B.C.E. upon the death of Alexander the Great.
No class on March 11 (Spring Break)
Class Schedule
January 14, 2025
WEEK ONE: The Evolution of Greek Civilization
January 21, 2025
WEEK TWO: Mycenaean Civilization: the Backstory
January 28, 2025
WEEK THREE: The Mycenaean Civilization: The End of the Bronze Age
February 4, 2025
WEEK FOUR: The Collapse of the Mycenaean Civilization
February 11,2025
WEEK FIVE: The Archaic Period-Part One
February 18, 2025
WEEK SIX: The Archaic Period-Part Two
February 25, 2025
WEEK SEVEN: The Greco-Persian Wars
March 4, 2025
WEEK EIGHT: The Golden Age of Athens
(March 11, 2025 – Spring Break – NO CLASS)
March 18,2025
WEEK NINE: The Golden Age: Theater and Philosophy
March 25, 2025
WEEK TEN: The Golden Age: Philosophy Part Two
April 1, 2025
WEEK ELEVEN: The Rise and Fall of Athens