Weatherstone Notes

Ryan Weatherstone was the Spring 2003 Supplemental Instruction leader for History 121.  His notes from that semester are posted below.

Ryan was an excellent student, a history major who earned all "A+" grades in the last class he took from me and who later did quite well in law school. His class notes are good, but not perfect.  I have *not* edited the notes (or my own on-line notes, for that matter), and there are typos other mistakes.  Also, I change the lectures a bit from year to year, and there may be items here that don't correspond to anything I say this semester.  I might also add material to a lecture this semester, and (obviously), Ryan won't have any help for you on this material.  Please be sure *not* to rely on these notes alone.  It's best to use these notes as a supplement for your own, *not* as a substitute.

*Use all online notes with caution*

Ancient Egypt

 Old and Middle Kingdom Egypt (From Spring 2005 SI leader Mike Holsten)
 New Kingdom Egypt

Mesopotamia
 Mesopotamia I (Sumer)
 Mesopotamia II (More on Sumer, Babylon)
 Mesopotamia III (The Epic of Gilgamesh)
 Mesopotamia IV (The Assyrians and the Chaldaeans)

The Hebrews
 The Hebrews I (Major periods of Hebrew history)
 The Hebrews II (Deuteronomy, Isaiah, Psalms)
 The Hebrews III (Genesis and Daniel)

India and China--Roads not Taken
 India I
 India II
 China

Ancient Greece
 Greek Contributions
 Greek History I (Minoans and Mycenaeans to Sparta)
 Greek History II (Athens to Alexander the Great)
 Greek Contributions to Theater
 Greek Philosophy I
 Greek Philosophy II

Ancient Rome
 Roman Republic I
 Roman Republic II
 Augustus and the Julio-Claudians I
 Augustus and the Julio-Claudians II
 Rise of Christianity I
 Rise of Christianity II
 Rise of Christianity III (not yet available)
 Rise of Christianity IV

The Middle Ages
 Byzantium
 Islam
 Western Europe I
 Western Europe II
 Western Europe III
 Disasters of the Late Middle Ages I
 Disasters of the Late Middle Ages II

The Renaissance
 Renaissance Literature (not yet available, but see Art's unedited notes on the Renaissance)
 Renaissance Art and Religion

The Reformation
 16th Century Problems/Luther's Reforms (not yet available)
 Zwingli, Calvin, the Anglicans, and the Anabaptists
 Catholic Reforms (See also Art's unedited notes on the Reformation)

Exam study advice:
 Ryan's Advice for Doing Well