Assignment

ON THE AGENDA: THE BEGINNING OF HISTORY

Today, we continue learning about the Mediterranean and its cultures as they were in prehistoric times up to the end of the Bronze Age. The book we are reading is

>The Making of the Middle Sea: A History of the Mediterranean from the Beginning to the Emergence of the Classical World, by Cyprian Broodbank

You can find the book on anna's archive here:
>https://annas-archive.org/search?q=making+of+the+middle+sea
PDF version of the book:
>https://mega.nz/folder/Hewh3DJS#f5xzqydkJXBAZ2ugTS__oQ
the file is encrypted, pass is
>FwgiuMJ0TEmJWV0C5kwV

There are physical copies available on amazon and ebay but the book is somewhat rare and isn't very cheap.

Recommended epub app:
>https://calibre-ebook.com/
Let me also introduce you to what I use for PDF storage, organization and annotation:
>https://www.zotero.org/
It's really useful even if all you do is just highlight or take notes about what you highlighted, but it becomes indispensable if you also want to generate bibliographies and references for university work (or just work).

ASSIGNMENT SCHEDULE:

>Chapter 1 & 2 (pages 17 - 109) : 09/05 — 12/05 (92p.)
>Chapter 3 & 4 (pages 110 - 209) : 12/05 —15/05 (99p., includes color plates I)
>Chapter 5 (pages 209 - 292): 15/05 — 18/05 (83p.)
>Chapter 6 (pages 292 - 380): 18/05 — 21/05 (88p., includes color plates II)
>Chapter 7 (pages 380 - 520): 21/05 — 26/05 (140p.)
>Chapter 8 (pages 520 - 695): 26/05 — 31/05 (175p, includes color plates III)
>Chapter 9 (pages 695 - 792): 31/05 — 03/06 (97p.)
>Chapter 10 (Pages 792 - 939): 03/06 — 08/06 (147p., includes color plates IV)
>Chapter 11 (pages 939 - 961): 08/06 — 10/06 (22p.)

The page count is taken from the PDF. It uses a large font, so do not be dissuaded by the numbers! If there is a problem with the pace, I will adjust it for the next thread. As it stands, this book will take us almost a month to go through because it's the foundation upon which we will build our knowledge of the classical world.