EUROPEAN HISTORY SERIES: The Dawn of Civilization

SS 303 EUROPEAN HISTORY SERIES
The Dawn of Civilization
Class format B

Formerly this series traced the development of European civilization from the 14th century to the present. Now it is time to start at the beginning. The new course will focus on the dawning of Ancient Civilizations with an examination on the histories and societies of ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt.

September 17: Mesopotamia – Sumerians, Babylonians, and Assyrians
September 24: Hebrews
October 1: Hittites, Phoenicians, Persians, and Egyptians in the Old Kingdom
October 8: Middle and New Kingdoms of Egypt

Presenter: Rainer Feldt, taught European history at Saddleback College for 16 years and is a favorite OLLI presenter.

Developer: Michael Reddy

Fridays, September 17, 24; October 1, 8; 10:00 AM - 12:00 Noon

Facilitators:
Michael Reddy 714-345-0490, michaeljreddy@gmail.com
Molly White 949-292-9747, shadowsgiraffe@yahoo.com
Carolyn Brothers 714-731-3652, cbdancer@aol.com

Class Format Legend:
A Classroom only (Presenter & Audience attend in person)
B Presenter attends in-person; Audience attends either in-person or via Zoom
C Presenter attends via Zoom; Audience attends either in-person or via Zoom
D Presenter & Audience attend via Zoom