Lecture 27: Sub-Saharan Africa (Duiker 210-222) Questions about Duiker: *What were the various relationships between Kush and Egypt? *What was the name of an ancient capital of Kush? *Where is Saba, and what relationship did it have with Axum? *What were the main exports and imports of Axum? *To what religion did the Axumite rulers […]
Lecture 29a: Early Japanese History (Duiker 290-301; Brians 199-203; optional: 189-193) Questions about Duiker: What country ruled Vietnam for a thousand years? What is the significance of the myth of Iazanagi and Izanami? *Why is Shotoku Taishi important in Japanese history? What aspects of the selections from the “Seventeen-Article-Constitution” stress obedience and hierarchy? *What are the […]
Lecture 32a: Japanese Culture (Duiker 301-306; Brians 195-198, 204-209) Questions about Duiker: *What have been the main influences of China upon Japan? *In what ways did ancient Japan differ from China? How did Japanese nature painting differ from Chinese nature painting? What do the seventeen rocks in the Ryoanji Temple garden represent? Questions about the […]
Lecture 33: Byzantium (Duiker 201-208) Questions about Duiker: *What was Justinian’s most important contribution to civilization? *What was the language of the later Byzantine Empire? *What was the relationship between church and state in Byzantium? *What is the importance of the windows in Hagia Sophia? *What sorts of entertainment were presented in the Hippodrome? What […]
Lecture 34: The Early Middle Ages (Duiker 314-323; Brians 237-241) Questions about Duiker: How did a deacon prove that the Arians were wrong in their beliefs, according to the account of Gregory of Tours? *What was the ideal of the early Christian monks? What sort of ideal did Benedict’s rule create for monks? *What were […]
Lecture 35: The Crusades (Duiker 192-193, 207-208, 336-338; Brians 242-245, 227-230) Film: Timeline: The Crusades–October 2, 1187 Questions about Duiker: *What was the role of Alexius I in causing the crusades? *Why is Saladin famous? What role did Pope Urban II play in causing the crusades? *How did the Fourth Crusade damage the Byzantine Empire? […]
Lecture 36: High Middle Ages, Part I (Duiker 327-335; Brians 250-254) Questions about Duiker: *What were the main obligations of serfs toward their lords? What was the staple of the peasant diet? What was their most common drink? *How were medieval cities governed? What were the functions of the craft guilds? *Give an example of […]
Lecture 37: High Middle Ages, Part II (Duiker 336, 338-344; Brians 231-232, 258-265) Questions about Duiker & Brians: *What are the main differences between Romanesque and Gothic cathedrals? *What were the main results of the Black Death? *Why is Joan of Arc famous? Question about Hildegard of Bingen: *What are the main reasons that Hildegard […]
Lecture 38: Medieval Lyric Poetry and Music (Brians 233-236, 246-249) Questions on the Medieval Lyric Poetry and Music: *In the anonymous 13th Century Franciscan hymn to Mary: Stabat mater dolorosa, what experience does the narrator want to share with Mary? Why? In The Wife’s Lament, why is the woman unhappy? *In Omittamus Studia (p. 246) […]
Lecture 39: The Italian Renaissance: Humanism (Duiker 346-355; Brians: 261-265, 271-272) Questions about Duiker: *What two regions contributed most to world trade and civilization in the period just before the Renaissance in the late 14th century? *Who were the Medici? What were the major concerns of Machiavelli in The Prince? *What are the main characteristics […]