Course Schedule

 

 

Up Assignments Course Schedule

 

Date

Topic

Reading

W 8-27

Introduction to Old World Prehistory

 

F 8-29

Archaeology Background

Chapter 1

M 9-1

Origins of Humanity

Chapter 2: 46-55

W 9-3

Early Hominid Behavior

Chapter 2: 55-61

F 9-5

Movie- “Search for the First Humans”  

M 9-8

Early Human Culture

Chapter 2: 61-82, Chapter 3: 85-105

W 9-10

Discussion: Olduvai Gorge: The Key to Human Evolution Electronic Reserve: Hunt Chapter 9

F 9-12

Archaic Homo sapiens

Chapter 3: 105-123

M 9-15

The Neanderthal Enigma

Chapter 4: 146-152

W 9-17

Movie- “Neanderthals on Trial”  

F 9-19

Modern Human Diaspora

Chapter 4: 125-146, 152-160

M 9-22

Upper Paleolithic Art and Culture

Chapter 4: 161-164

W 9-24

Movie- "Lascaux: The Prehistory of Art"

Exam 1 Review Exam 1

 

F 9-26

Movie- “Mammoths of the Ice Age”  

M 9-29

Origins of Domestication Exam 1 due

Chapter 5

W 10-1

Mesolithic

Chapter 11

F 10-3

No Class-Dr. Walker working with Oneonta Middle School students  

M 10-6

Movie- “Ancient Ireland”

 

W 10-8

Neolithic Europe

 

10-9 to 10-10

No Class-College Break

 

M 10-13

Stonehenge

 

W 10-15

Movie- "Stonehenge"  

F 10-17

Iron Age Europe  

M 10-20

Movie- “Otsi: The Ice Man”  

W 10-22

Development of Civilization, Exam 2 Review

Chapter 6

F 10-24

Exam 2  

M 10-27

Australia and Austronesia Chapter 8
W 10-29 Mesopotamia Chapter 12

F 10-31

Myceneans and Minoans

Chapter 13

M 11-3

Etruscans  

W 11-5

Egypt Chapter 10

F 11-7

Discussion: Rosetta Stone: The Key to Egyptian History & King Tut's Tomb: The Key to Egypts God-Kings Electronic Reserve: Hunt Chapters 1 & 4.

M 11-10

Movie- “Egypt”

 

W 11-12 -  F 11-14

No Class-Conference

 

M 11-17

Harappa and Mohenjo Daro Chapter 14

W 11-19

Movie- "Jewels of the Jungle"  

F 11-21

SE Asia

Chapter 7

M 11-24 - F 11-28

No Class-Thanksgiving Break

 

M 12-1

Chinese Civilizations

Chapter 15

W 12-3

Movie- “Secrets of the Great Wall”

Discussion: Tomb of 10,000  Warriors: They Key to Imperial China

Electronic Reserve: Hunt Chapter 10 

F 12-5

Oral Presentations  

M 12-8

Oral Presentations

 

W 12-10

Oral Presentations

 

F 12-12

Oral Presentations, Final Exam review  

M 12-15

Final Exam 9:00 am