Introduction to LA200 Fall 2013 Seton Hill University

2. Course overview
 Be sure to review the course MOODLE
page weekly, for assignments and due
dates. This page will be updated
frequently.
 Earning a grade – Your grade will be
determined from
 5 quizzes
 2 Exams
 6 Assignments relating to movie/video
watching assignments.

3. Course overview - continued
 5 quizzes – use the slide lectures as study
guides for the objective quizzes; read the text
and supplementary assigned materials [on
the appropriate week’s MOODLE page] to
sharpen and deepen you understanding and
insight. Timed, objective quizzes are taken
from the MOODLE page. The first quiz,
covering material related to Chapters One
and Two, must be completed by Sunday,
September 8th
.
 Two written exams – the first exam must be
completed by Friday, October 4th
.

4. Course overview - continued
 6 movie or video-related assignments.
These, and associated rubrics detailing the
assignments, will be posted on MOODLE.
 The first assignment involves watching “Last
Stand of the 300 Spartans: The Battle of
Thermopylae” – a link to the online video and
the associated assignment will be posted on
MOODLE.
 Other documents, including the course
syllabus, will similarly be posted on the
MOODLE page.

5. Next slide lecture begins with -
Chapter One:
The Ancient Near East:The Ancient Near East:
The First CivilizationsThe First Civilizations

6. The Ancient Near East (preview of next
lecture –to be continued)
 The first civilizations emerged after
more than 200,000 years of human
[homo sapiens sapiens] existence as
hunting and gathering nomads
 The “fertile crescent” – in present day
Iraq – saw the first human “cities”
 Before considering civilization, review
early human development –
-- GO TO MOODLE PAGE FOR WEEK ONE
FOR THIS SLIDE LECTURE

7. The Ancient Near East (preview of next
lecture –to be continued)
 The first civilizations emerged after
more than 200,000 years of human
[homo sapiens sapiens] existence as
hunting and gathering nomads
 The “fertile crescent” – in present day
Iraq – saw the first human “cities”
 Before considering civilization, review
early human development –
-- GO TO MOODLE PAGE FOR WEEK ONE
FOR THIS SLIDE LECTURE