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HIST 10A: Western Civilization
Time: Tu Th 1:30-2:45 PM
Location: DMH 165
Description
History 10A is a survey of the social, cultural, intellectual, economic and political aspects of western civilization from its origins to 1500. Among the topics that will be discussed are the rise of civilizations in the western world (Europe, Western Asia and Northern Africa); Early Greece and the development of democracy; the “golden age” of the Greek polis and its demise; Alexander’s Empire and the spread of Greek civilization; the rise of Rome from republic to empire; the decline of Rome and the world of Late Antiquity; the rise of early Medieval civilizations; expansion, innovation and culture during the high Middle Ages; Crisis and recovery in late Medieval Europe; and finally the Renaissance. The readings will introduce students to the basic background of the period, as well as important scholarly debates over key topics. Students will also read key primary source documents and writings in the history of Western Civilization, in order to give them direct exposure to the words, thoughts and feelings of the personalities that helped shape and define the great epochs of the first three millennia of human civilization in the Western Hemisphere.
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