Week 1: The Origins of Agriculture and Civilization A) Our Planet and the Emergence of Life B) Pre – History and the Origin of Humanity C) Hunter-Gatherers & the Advent of Farming             Reading: The History of Western Society Chapter 1 Week 2: New Civilizations in the Eastern and Western Hemisphere A) Ancient Mesopotamian World B) The Egyptian Kingdoms C) The Israelites and Monotheism D) Map Assignment Due  Reading: The History of Western Society Chapter 2            Week 3: Ancient and Classical Greece A) The Homeric Age B) The Greek City-States; Athens and Sparta   C) The Peloponnesian War and Decline   Reading: The History of Western Society Chapter 3  Week 4: The Hellenistic Age   A) Alexander and the Hellenistic World B) Western Civilization Triumphant? C) The Hellenic Successor States D) Movie Review Due   Reading: The History of Western Society Chapter 4             \Week 5: The Rise of the Roman Republic A) The Origins of Rome B) The Senate and People of Rome C) The Punic Wars Reading: The History of Western Society Chapter 5 Week 6: The Roman Empire & A New Faith A) The Roman Emperors B) Life in the Roman Golden Age C) Jesus of Nazareth Reading: The History of Western Society Chapter 6             Week 7: The Fall of the Roman World               A) Why did Rome Fall?               B) Barbarian Invasion                   C) The Coming of Christianity     Reading: The History of Western Society Chapter 7 Week 8: Mid-Term Exam - Bring a Scantron (886-E), and a No.2 Pencil             A) Thursday Review & Mid-Term Exam

Week 9: The Dark Ages             A) Collapse and Decentralization              B) The Barbarian Kingdoms             C) The Byzantine Empire  Reading: The History of Western Society Chapter 8 Week 10: The Early Middle Ages  A) The Franks & Charlemagne             B)  Islam & Tours             C)  Invasion & Migration; the Vikings             Reading: The History of Western Society Chapter 9 Week 11: The High Middle Ages             A) The Kingdoms of Europe             B) The University; A new way of learning             C) The Catholic Church: Conversion and Crusades  Reading: The History of Western Society Chapter 10 Week 12: The Late Middle Ages             A) The Two Horsemen; The Black Death and Hundreds Year War             B) A Church in Crisis and the Emergence of Cities             C) Primary Source Analysis Assignment Due             Reading: The History of Western Society Chapter 12 Week 13: The Renaissance              A) Why is everyone painting? B) The Italian City-States; Florence C) Money & Machiavelli Reading: The History of Western Society Chapter 13 Week 14: The Reformation             A) The Gutenberg Printing Press             B) Martin Luther and Protestantism             C) The Radical Reformation  D) Outline and Works Cited Due  Reading: The History of Western Society Chapter 14 Week 15: The Maritime Revolution and European Exploration             A) Why did Europe take to the seas?  B) European exploration and expansion  C) The Spanish Conquest of the Americas             D) The Westphalian Peace Reading: The History of Western Society Chapter 15 Week 16: Friday, 12/15/17: Final Exam @ 9:00AM Bring a Scantron (886-E), and a No.2 Pencil! Research Essay Due @ 12:00PM