I am also hoping to improve my own understanding of Greek culture, especially the way that Greek ethical and moral ideas influenced Greek politics, and the other way around. I plan to meet the first goal by lecturing in class, and the second by assigning readings for you to do outside of class. I plan to meet the third and fourth goals by assigning weekly papers for you to write, and by grading them, and by discussing these issues with you in and out of class as they come up. This class is part of the Greek Civilization and Archaeology clusters. I encourage you to use the reading you have done for other courses in these clusters to improve your papers.
Assignments are due at the beginning of class on the day under which they appear.
So Pomeroy, chapter 1 should be read by 10 am on September 28th. Geographical introduction, Stone Age, Early Bronze age. The Greeks arrive. Crete and the Minoans. Palaces and kings.