HISTORY V101
Section 002
Dr. Powers
Fall, 2008
COURSE OUTLINE
III THE GREEKS
A.
The Influence of the Environment
B.
Development [See “Greek
Civilization: Stages of Development” Power Point Outline]
1.
Minoan
2.
The Myceneans
3.
The Dark Age
a.
Homer, Homeric
b.
The Alphabet
c.
Iron replaces bronze
4.
The Archaic Age
a.
The development of the polis
b.
Development of varied political systems
1)
Rise and decline of monarchy
2)
Aristocracy/oligarchy
3)
Tyranny
4)
Democracy
c.
Colonization and the spread of Greek culture
d.
The new military system
1)
hoplites
2)
the phalanx
3)
Social and political repercussions (military
determinism)
e.
1)
a)
Lycurgus and the creation of the Spartan system
b)
Spartan classes
i.
Spartiates
ii.
Perioeci
iii.
Helots
c)
Spartan political institutions
i.
2 kings
ii.
ephors
iii.
gerousia
iv.
apella
d)
Spartan values and culture
e)
Cultural and economic isolation
2)
a)
Development
i.
The areopagus and the archons
ii.
The crisis of the 7th century
iii.
Solon's reforms
iv.
The Tyranny of the Pisistratids
v.
The reforms of Cleisthenes
b)
Political institutions
c)
The cultural center of
d)
Note the gradual expansion of democracy
e)
[See Online
Reading #4]
5.
Classical
a.
The Persian Wars
1)
The motif of freedom vs. slavery
2)
3)
4)
5)
b.
1)
Political institutions [See “Periclean Athens: The Origin of
Democracy?” Power Point Outline]
a)
Ecclesia
b)
Council of 500
c)
Prytany
d)
Strategoi
e)
Other magistrates and public officers
f)
Courts and Juries
g)
Ostracism
2)
Extension of political rights
3)
The question of Pericles’s leadership
c.
The Delian League and the
Athenian Empire
d.
The Peloponnesian Wars
e.
Fragmentation and political decline
f.
[See
“Military Determinism in the Hellenic World” Power Point outline]
C.
Philosophy [See “Greek
Philosophy” Power Point outline]
1.
Pre-Socratic
2.
Sophists [See Online
Reading #5]
3.
Socrates
4.
Plato [See Online Reading
#6]
5.
Aristotle [See
excerpt from “The Politics” handout]
6.
The Persistent nomos/physis argument
7.
The Tripartite Psyche
[see separate handouts]
D.
Art & Culture
1.
The Classical Ideal
2.
Drama
a.
Aeschylus
b.
Sophocles
c.
Euripides
d.
Aristophanes
3.
Poetry and literature
a.
Sappho
b.
Hesiod
c.
Theognis of
4.
History
a.
Herodotus
b.
Thucydides
5.
Sculpture and other visual arts
6.
Architecture
E.
Religion
1.
The Olympian Gods and Goddesses
2.
Local Attachments to Particular Gods
3.
Early Mystery cults
4.
Importance of rituals, sacrifices, festivals, and
divination
F.
Other Themes and Ideas
1.
The Roles of Women in Greek Society and Culture
2.
The Failure to Achieve Political Unity, and the Constant
Intra-Cultural Wars
3.
The Role of Slavery in Greek Society
4.
The Importance of Trade and Colonization
5.
Homosexuality in
6.
The Persistent Legacy of Homeric Values and Virtues