Dr.

Christoph Greger
Humanities 41A
Fall 2017

Schedule of Assignments
Unit 2: Early Greek Civilizations

Textbook Reading Assignment: Culture and Values: Chapter 2, The Rise of Greece
Mon 9/11: Catch up day. Well have a brief review and then a quiz on the material weve
discussed thus far in our first unit, Prehistory and Early Civilizations..

Wed 9/13: Today well discuss some of the Greek myths from the packet I gave you, and try
and figure out what they might tell us about the people who venerated them. Due
Today -- Read & respond assignment #3: Read the primary text, Some Greek
Myths (handout). Then try and answer these questions: What is a myth? What
kinds of things are myths about? And what is it about Bulls?
Fri 9/15: Today well look at some totally beautiful examples of Minoan Culture. Ideally you
should have read chapter 2 of our textbook by today.

Mon 9/18: Today well be discussing the Mycenaeans and the Trojan War.

Wed 9/20: Today well be focusing on the nature of heroism in ancient Greece, focusing on a
selection from one the most influential books of all time, the Iliad. Due Today --
Read & respond assignment #4: Read the selections from the Iliad I handed out.
Then try and answer one of these questions: What role do the Gods play in the
selections of The Iliad were looking at? What contrasting forms of heroism do you
see?

Fri 9/22: More on the Iliad.

Mon 9/25: Today well look at some examples of the visual arts of Classical Greece.

Wed 9/27: Today well focus on a unique and innovative idea: that of the Polis. Due Today --
Read & respond assignment #5: Read the first selection from the handout, Two
Views of the Polis: Athens and Sparta, then answer the question: What makes an
Athenian, according to Pericles?

Fri 9/29: Today well look at a very different kind of Polis that of Sparta. Due Today --
Read & respond assignment #6: Read the second selection from the handout, Two
Views of the Polis: Athens and Sparta, then answer the question: What makes a
Spartan, according to Plutarch?

Mon 10/2: Today well have a review and then take a brief quiz on the material weve covered
in Unit 2, The Rise of the Greeks.