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The
History of Western Civilization (HIS 101-102) is a general survey
covering major political, social, economic, cultural, and religious
changes in the areas surrounding the Mediterranean Basin and the
European continent from the prehistoric period through the Cold War.
Such an ambitious undertaking does have some limitations. Other
great world cultures are discussed only as they directly relation to
European problems. In spite of
commercial contacts resulting in cultural borrowing, the great
civilizations of this planet seem to have developed independently.
The first semester
covers the major intellectual, cultural, economic, and political
accomplishments from the pre-historic period through the Christian
religious reformation of the sixteenth century. Topics
include: the Pre-historic Period, Sumerians, Egyptians, Minoans,
Mycenaean, Archaic Greeks, Classical Greeks, Hellenistic World, Early
Rome, Roman Civilization, Medieval European Civilization, The Renaissance,
and the Reformation
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