History 121 Lecture Notes

As I get time, I will post here my lecture notes. Unfortunately, it takes at least three hours per lecture to get the notes ready for on-line presentation, so it will be some time yet before all the notes are avaible. The final exam material is very nearly complete and fairly reliable. Be sure, however, to read the relevant sections in Chodorow. Never get your history from only one source. Getting more than one perspective is important!

MT I

Ancient Egypt
Mesopotamia
The Story of Ancient Israel
The Books of the Tanak (Old Testament)
India: A Road Not Taken?
China: A Road Not Taken?

MT II

The Greek Dream
Greek Achievements I
Greek Achirvements II: Drama
Greek Philosophy
The Roman Republic
Augustus and the Julio-Claudians
Christianity in the Roman Empire

FINAL EXAM

The Byzantine Empire
Islam
Western Europe in the Early and High Middle Ages
The Late Middle Ages
The Renaissance
The Reformation