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Western Civilization to 1715 43.105 Fall 2010

Western Civilization to 1715 43.105 Fall 2010. Professor Christopher Carlsmith. Today’s Agenda. Introductions Course Information Goals Books Syllabus & Course Description (Handouts) Course Web site: http://faculty.uml.edu/ccarlsmith Lecture Capture, Podcasts, and PDFs Definitions

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Western Civilization to 1715 43.105 Fall 2010

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  1. Western Civilization to 171543.105Fall 2010 • Professor Christopher Carlsmith

  2. Today’s Agenda • Introductions • Course Information • Goals • Books • Syllabus & Course Description (Handouts) • Course Web site: http://faculty.uml.edu/ccarlsmith • Lecture Capture, Podcasts, and PDFs • Definitions • Periodization, “Western”, “Civilization” • Maps • Why Study W. Civ?

  3. Introductions • The course • The professor • The students • Please check today’s box on the attendance sheet circulating through the classroom.

  4. Course Goals • To read critically, listen carefully, write persuasively, speak thoughtfully, and think clearly (all important job skills); • To analyze a primary source; • To see connections b/w past and present; • AIDS/Plague; Classical/Modern democracy; Art • To learn about “Western Civilization, 3000-B.C.-1700 A.D.”

  5. More Course Information • Books (in bookstore now and on Reserve soon) • Tom Noble, Western Civilization {textbook}, 6th ed. • Merry Wiesner, Discovering the Western Past {sourcebook} 6th ed. • Judith Bennett, A Medieval Life: Cecilia Penifader of Brigstock • Assignments • 3 Map quizzes & 2 short written summaries • 2 Midterms (take-home OR in-class) & Final Exam • Participation, esp. on discussions of primary sources • Syllabus & Course Description (handout and on course Website) • “Code of Hammurabi” (in Wiesner) • Map Terms & Map Quiz (on course website) • MFA Trip on a weekday eve. in October (optional) • Course Web site: http://faculty.uml.edu/ccarlsmith • Lecture Capture and PDFs for our course • Arrival/Departure; Restrooms; Cell Phones

  6. Contact Prof. Carlsmith Coburn Hall 108 Tel: (978) 934-4277 E-mail: Christopher_Carlsmith@uml.edu Office Hours: MWF 12-1, M 2-3, & happily by appt. Course Web site: http://faculty.uml.edu/ccarlsmith/teaching/43.105

  7. Periodization of European History • Every society develops its own chronology and dating system (e.g., Chinese New Year, Jewish History, Muslim calendar**). • In Western History, we use: • BC* (“Before Christ”) or BCE (“Before the Common Era”) • AD (“Anno Domini” = In Year of our Lord) or CE (“Common Era”) • *Invented ca. 525. AD by Dionysius Exiguus, to calculate dates of Easter Sunday, and birth of Christ; but he misdated Jesus’ birth by 4-6 years. • **Our 2007 = Chinese Year of Boar or 4704-05; Jewish = 5767-68; Islamic = A.H. 1427-28 (Anno Hegira, = 622AD)

  8. Periodization of European History • Ancient (3000 BC – 600 BC) • Classical (600 BC – 450 AD) • Medieval (500 AD – 1400 AD) • Early Modern (1400 AD -1800 AD) • Modern (1800 AD – 1950 AD) • Post-Modern (1950 – 20??)

  9. From “civis” = “citizen” or member of a larger group. The cultural achievements of a specific group of people (e.g., “Mayan civilization”) “civilized” = refined, polite, opposite of barbaric. Complex Societies Intensive agriculture Urbanization Division of labor Social hierarchies Government / State Larger populations Laws, Armies, “culture” Band/Tribal Groups Hunter/Gatherer Nomadic villages No specialization Egalitarian Family/clan leadership Small populations What is “civilization”?

  10. Bronze Age Empires of the Old World, 3500-1200: Origins of Civilization(This lacks reference to Mesoamerican societies)

  11. What does “Western” mean?

  12. Alternate world views….

  13. More alternate world views…

  14. What differentiates “the West” today?

  15. Which of the following is different between ‘East’ and ‘West’? • Political forms • Economic emphasis • Religious vs. Secular authority • Social Structures • Intellectual achievements • Artistic/Creative accomplishments • Natural Resources

  16. Today’s Agenda • Introductions • Course Information • Goals • Books • Syllabus & Course Description (Handouts) • Course Web site: http://faculty.uml.edu/ccarlsmith • Lecture Capture, Podcasts, and PDFs • Definitions • Periodization, “Western”, “Civilization” • Maps • Why Study W. Civ?

  17. Today’s Agenda • Introductions • Course Information • Goals & Definitions • Periodization, “Western”, “Civilization” • Books • Syllabus & Course Description • Course Web site: http://faculty.uml.edu/ccarlsmith • Maps • Why Study Western Civ.?

  18. Maps • Geography is crucial to understanding history of the past. • We’ll begin with maps of the Ancient World. • Look up terms tonight, on course website. • Review on Wed.; Map Quiz on Friday, 9/6.

  19. Western Civ.: Past & PresentArchitecture

  20. Western Civ.: Past & PresentSports and Culture

  21. Western Civ.: Past & PresentReligion

  22. For Friday • Look up map terms • Check course website, and review syllabus/course description/lecture notes • Read assigned pages per syllabus

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