(Hist-ClCv 304) Greek History

(Hist-ClCv 304) Greek History
Political, economic, social, and intellectual history of Greece from Mycenaean times to the Hellenistic period.
HIST
247
 Hours3.0 Credit, 3.0 Lecture, 0.0 Lab
 PrerequisitesNone
 TaughtWinter
 ProgramsContaining HIST 247
Course Outcomes

Primary Source Analysis

Successful students will consider available primary sources of information for ancient Greek history and be able to evaluate the reliability of those sources.

Ancient Greek Historical Sources

Successful students will consider available primary sources of information for ancient Greek history and be able to evaluate the reliability of those sources.

Greek Literature Analysis

Successful students will be exposed to selections of Greek literature and be able to evaluate those texts as sources for Greek history; critical skills will be improved by the careful treatment of historiographical texts.

Critical Theories

Successful students will discuss critical theories that are relevant to the texts treated in class and be able to evaluate and judge the rhetorical complexities facing the various authors discussed and how those authors resolved those complexities as they composed their historical narratives.

Historical Knowledge of Greek History

Successful students will demonstrate a basic understanding of Greek History from the Bronze Age to the Hellenistic Age

Historical Texts and Ancient Historiography

Successful students will be able to locate the historical texts treated in class in the context of Classical literature generally and of ancient historiography specifically.