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WESTERN CULTURE.AN INTRODUCTIONBy Gong PinCOURSE RATIONALE Benefits Course Objectives Required Texts Attendance Policy Class Work Requirements GradingBENEFITS Broaden your visions Understand western culture Improve to master English languageCOURSE OBJECTIVES the crucial elements in western culture.the important events in western history the unique features of western civilization the English expressions on places,people,literature works,events how the historical events and western culture,ancient western cultures and modern western cultures are interrelated.REQUIRED TEXTS Course packet(CP)Reference booksJackson J.Spielvogel,2009.04,Western civilization.A brief history,Beijing,Peking university pressWang Zhuoliang,2009.08,European culture.An introduction,Beijing,Foreign language teaching and research pressREQUIRED TEXTSReference booksLinell Davis,2001.09,Doing culture cross-cultural communication in actions,Beijing,foreign language teaching and research pressZhao Lin,2009.07,An introduction to western culture,Beijing,High education pressFang Hanwen,2010.01,Western culture.An introduction,Beijing,Chinese people university pressTHE TWO MAJOR ELEMENTS IN WESTERN CULTURE The Greco-Roman element The Judeo-Christian elementANCIENT GREEK AND ROMAN CULTURESThe earliest civilization in the Aegean regionThe world of the Greek City-statesThe Hellenistic WorldThe Roman Republic and EmpireCultural features of Roman civilizationANCIENT GREEK AND ROMAN CULTURESThe earliest civilization in the Aegean regionThe world of the Greek City-statesThe Hellenistic WorldThe Roman Republic and EmpireCultural features of Roman civilizationTHE EARLIEST CIVILIZATION IN THE AEGEAN REGIONTHE EARLIEST CIVILIZATION IN THE AEGEAN REGION Geography -Greek Peninsula -Asia Minor,Anatolia -Crete -Mesopotamia,Euphrates River and Tigris River -Egyptian civilization,Nile River -The Mediterranean THE EARLIEST CIVILIZATION IN THE AEGEAN REGIONTHE EARLIEST CIVILIZATION IN THE AEGEAN REGION Minoan Crete(2000-1450 B.C.)Minos,a legendary king of Crete Mycenae(1600-1100 B.C.)The Greeks in a Dark Age (1100-750 B.C.)THE AEGEAN REGIONTHE EARLIEST CIVILIZATION IN THE AEGEAN REGIONGeography on Greek PeninsulaSmall plains River valleys surrounded by mountainsMain productsMarine TradeTHE EARLIEST CIVILIZATION IN THE AEGEAN REGIONMarine TradeTHE MINOAN CRETETHE MINOAN CRETE CIVILIZATIONTHE MINOAN CRETE CIVILIZATION “It was an elaborate structure built around a central courtyard and included numerous private living rooms of the royal family and workshops for making decorated vases,small sculptures,and jewelry.”“Even bathroom,with elaborate drains,were part of the complex.The rooms were decorated with frescoes in bright colors showing sporting events and naturalistic scenes that have led some observers to conclude that the Cretans had a great love of nature.”THE MINOAN CRETE CIVILIZATION Minotaur -Monster in labyrinth Ariadne -Princess in CreteTHE MINOAN CRETE CIVILIZATIONTHE MYCENAEAN CIVILIZATIONDARK AGEDARK AGEImportant activitiesMigration to Asia MinorRevival of some trade,economic activity and agricultureIron came into use for the construction of weaponsPhoenician alphabet DARK AGEPhoenician AlphabetTHE CIVILIZATION IN DARK AGEHomer (around 700 B.C.)Iliad,Odyssey Hesiod (around 700 B.C.)Theogony,Works and DaysILIAD&ODYSSEY-HOMERGREEK MYTHOLOGY Homer (around 700 B.C.)Iliad,-the weeks of the last year of siege of Troy Odyssey -the journey home of OdysseusILIAD-HOMER Trojan War Helen Agamemnon King,leader of the alliance of the states of the southern mainland of GreeceILIAD-HOMERILIAD-HOMERAchilles warrior Patroclus friendILIAD-HOMERAchilles warrior Hector Prince of TroyILIAD-HOMERThe siege of Troy Trojan HorseODYSSEY-HOMEROdysseus(2nd century B.C.Marble group)ODYSSEY-HOMERReturn of Odysseus after the Trojan war to his home island of Ithaca.ODYSSEY-HOMERMany adventures he ran into on his long sea voyageODYSSEY-HOMERReunion with his faithful wife,Penelope.EXTRACTS FROM ODYSSEY Odysseus,after ten years of war and another ten years of voyaging,has now reached his home island,Ithaca.He finds his own house full of evil people pressing his wife Penelope to remarry.Disguised as a stranger,he contrives to see and speak with Penelope,who does not immediately recognize him to be her husband.EXTRACTS FROM ODYSSEY “Stranger,my looks,my face,my carriage,were soon lost or faded when the Akhaians crossed the sea to Troy,Odysseus my lord among the rest.If he returned,if he were here to care for me,I might be happily renowned!EXTRACTS FROM ODYSSEY But grief instead heaven sent me -years of pain.Sons of the noblest families on the islands,are here to court me,against my wish;and they consume this house.EXTRACTS FROM ODYSSEYCan I give proper heed to guest or suppliant or herald on the realms affairs?How could I?wasted with longing for Odysseus,while here they press for marriage.”RECOMMENDED VIDEO Odysseus Voyage To The Underworld (2008)RECOMMENDED VIDEO Helen of 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