HIST 102gmJudith Bennet2012 FallWeek 1Lecture 1August 28Announcements- The final exam will be held Tuesday December 18th- Quizzes every Tuesday- Required reading: MESH Chapter 1- The answers to the quizzes will be announced in the lecture after the quizzes- The last discussion paper and quiz will be returned to the class graded by the next discussionOutline of Today’s Lecture II. Where?III. When?IV. What? And Why?V. Who?VI. Some Business Matters . . .Today’s LectureWhere? Europe- Incoherent concept- Geographicallyo One of the 7 continents but (EuroAsia – not free standing of land)o Italy water separating from Asia- Organizational ideao E.g. Euros (except for Britain)o European Uniono Christians (but Turkey-islamic)- Culturalo Western Civilization Greece 5th C -> Rome -> Charlemagne -> England -> NYC 20th C -> USC 732 Charles Martel -> ArabThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- Charles the hammer- Spain (Islam) -> France- Historicalo Funding of Europe Zeus and Europe Biblical story- Noah separated the world for his three sons:o Europe is not as important as European think they areWhen? Medieval- The Master Narrative of European HistoryWhat? History- Fact or Interpretationo Changing facts E.g. bra, 1300s burial or natural disaster?- Story tellingWho? A diverse of people- Race- Religion- Class/economics- Gender- NationalityNitty-Gritty--the course, in brief--syllabus from me--handout on multitasking --what’s ahead for rest of
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