Ancient History (9-12)

Description

History / Grades 9-12 / Period 1 / PW / 1T-2T-3T

1st Trimester
History of Antiquity I (9–12): This is the first of three courses that will cover several classic works of history from antiquity. In this first trimester students will read The Codes of Hammurabi and Moses, Deuteronomy, Samuel-Kings, and Herodotus’ The Histories.

The object of this course is to understand the relationship of Law and History in the ancient world. The “Law” of Moses – the Torah – consists of five books which mostly recount history. The Code of Hammurabi has a religious introduction and conclusion. Samuel-Kings has often been described as “Deuteronomic History.” Herodotus, sometimes called “the Father of History,” is also quite interested in the laws and customs of various nations.

The final grade will be based on class participation, completion of study questions, an exam, and an essay.

To facilitate class discussion, the following editions will be required:

1. W. W. Davies, The Codes of Hammurabi and Moses  www.amazon.com/Codes-Hammurabi-Moses-W-Davies/dp/1933993138
2. Deuteronomy (ESV)
3. Samuel-Kings (ESV)
4. Herodotus, The Histories (Landmark edition) www.amazon.com/Landmark-Herodotus-Histories-Robert-Strassler/dp/1400031141

Recommended text book (for exams and background for study questions):

• Donald Kagan, Steven Ozment, Frank M. Turner, The Western Heritage, combined volume, third edition)
  http://www.amazon.com/Western-Heritage-Combined-Brief-CD-ROM/dp/0130415782/
  (You are welcome to get a newer edition – but since I use this edition, I will base my questions on the assumption that the student is familiar with what is in this version!)

Class size: 12
Class time:  9:00 – 9:50 a.m.
Class level: 9-12
Taught by: Dr. Peter J. Wallace
Materials fee: none
Materials needed: texts listed above, notebook, paper, pencils
Class code: PW 1

2nd Trimester
History of Antiquity II (9–12): This is the second of three courses that will cover several classic works of history from antiquity. In this second trimester students will read Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Seneca, and Plutarch.

The object of this course is to understand the development of Greek and Roman thought – which undergirds the western intellectual and political tradition.

The final grade will be based on class participation, completion of study questions, an exam and an essay. To facilitate class discussion, the following editions will be required:

1. Plato, Collected Dialogues of Plato (Princeton University Press, 2005) www.amazon.com/Collected-Dialogues-Plato-Including-Bollingen/dp/0691097186
2. Richard McKeon, ed., Introduction to Aristotle (University of Chicago, 1974) www.amazon.com/Introduction-Aristotle/dp/0226560325
3. Cicero, The Republic and the Laws (Oxford University Press) www.amazon.com/Republic-Laws-Oxford-Worlds-Classics/dp/019954011X
4. Plutarch, Eight Roman Lives (Oxford University Press) www.amazon.com/Roman-Lives-Selection-Oxford-Classics/dp/0199537380/

Coursepack:

• Seneca, De Clementia

Recommended text book (for exams and background for study questions):

Recommended text book (for exams and background for study questions):

• Donald Kagan, Steven Ozment, Frank M. Turner, The Western Heritage, combined volume, third edition)
  http://www.amazon.com/Western-Heritage-Combined-Brief-CD-ROM/dp/0130415782/
  (You are welcome to get a newer edition – but since I use this edition, I will base my questions on the assumption that the student is familiar with what is in this version!)

3rd Trimester
History of Antiquity III (9–12): This is the third of three courses that will cover several classic works of history from antiquity. In this third trimester students will read the Gospel of Luke, Acts, Eusebius’s Ecclesiastical History, Athanasius’s On the Incarnation, Gregory of Nyssa’s Treatise on Religious Instruction, and Augustine’s City of God.

The object of this course is to understand the foundations of Christian faith and practice in the early church.

The final grade will be based on class participation, completion of study questions, an exam, and an essay. To facilitate class discussion, the following editions will be required:

1. Luke & Acts (coursepack)
2. Eusebius Church History (Maier translation) http://www.amazon.com/Eusebius-The-Church-History/dp/082543307X/
3. Christology of the Later Fathers https://www.amazon.com/Christology-Fathers-Library-Christian-Classics/dp/0664241522/
4. Augustine City of God (Marcus Dods translation) http://www.amazon.com/City-God-Saint-Augustine-Hippo/dp/1598563378/
5. Rule of St. Benedict (Vintage, 1998)   www.amazon.com/Rule-Saint-Benedict-St/dp/037570017X

Recommended text book (for exams and background for study questions):

• Donald Kagan, Steven Ozment, Frank M. Turner, The Western Heritage, combined volume, third edition)
  http://www.amazon.com/Western-Heritage-Combined-Brief-CD-ROM/dp/0130415782/
  (You are welcome to get a newer edition – but since I use this edition, I will base my questions on the assumption that the student is familiar with what is in this version!)

Class size: 12
Class time:  9:00 – 9:50 a.m.
Class level: 9-12
Taught by: Dr. Peter J. Wallace
Materials fee: none
Materials needed: texts listed above, notebook, paper, pencils
Class code: PW 1