Fall 2018  |  CNES 1002 Section 001: World of Greece (19331)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/04/2018 - 12/12/2018
Mon, Wed, Fri 12:20PM - 01:10PM
UMTC, East Bank
Nicholson Hall 275
Enrollment Status:
Open (143 of 150 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Ancient Greek civilization, from second millenium BCE to Roman period. Art/archaeology, philosophy, science, literature, social/political institutions. Focuses on connections with contemporary cultures corresponding to Ancient Near East.
Class Description:
"We are all Greeks." When the Greeks rebelled against the Ottoman Empire in the 1820s, volunteers from across Europe eagerly joined the fight--not just to liberate an oppressed people, but also to restore to its rightful place in the world the land they saw as the birthplace of art, literature, science, and philosophy. The Romans had cheerfully acknowledged that they were the cultural captives of the conquered Greeks; the educated elites of the Renaissance followed the example of the Greeks in the visual arts and, in an attempt to revive the genre of tragedy, created opera; the Enlightenment of the 18th century brought with it experiments in democracy, the form of government based on the rule of the people; the nineteenth-century Romantics celebrated the glories of Homer's epics. In our own time, movies, television shows, and even graphic novels bear witness to the fascination which has surrounded Greece for over 2000 years. * * * This course will survey over 1000 years of Greek culture and history, from its beginnings in the palace-culture of the Bronze Age, through the glory days when Athens and Sparta led the fight against the seemingly unstoppable Persians, to the gradual absorption of the Greek world into the empire of the Romans. Well try to understand the Greeks through their own writings and monuments, including such highlights as Homer's "Iliad," the panhellenic sanctuaries of Olympia and Delphi, Sophocles' tragedies, and Plato's explorations of love and justice. We'll also spend some time talking about signs of Greek influence in our own society and culture. * * * This course meets the liberal education requirement for Historical Perspectives. We will be considering not only the "facts" of the Greek world but also how those facts are determined, at least in part, by the questions we ask about the evidence. We will also examine the ways in which our own understanding of the world influences how we look at the Greeks.
Grading:
30% Midterm Exam
40% Final Exam Other Grading Information: 2 midterms, 1 final exam
Exam Format:
short-answer essays (all), long essay (final only), true/false, multiple choice, map and date identifications. Exams are not cumulative except for the long essay on the final.
Workload:
Other Workload: ca. 80-90 pages of reading per week.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/19331/1189
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
23 April 2014

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