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Western Civilization I

 


Augustus Caesar and
the Pax Romana

 

 

    

COURSE INFORMATION
Syllabus
Major Themes in Western Civilization to 1650

Guidelines for Thematic Essays and Presentations
Sample Essay

WEEK 1: COURSE INTRODUCTION
Week 1 Assignments and Progress Report Cover Sheet
Topic 1.1. Personal Course Objectives
Topic 1.2. History as an Academic Discipline
Topic 1.3. The Historian's Toolbox
Topic 1.4. Why Study History?
Week 1 Discussion Questions

A. THE ANCIENT WORLD (TO 476)
WEEK 2: Introduction to Western Civilization

Week 2 Assignments and Progress Report Cover Sheet
Topic 2.1. The Western World View
Topic 2.2. Paleolithic & Neolithic Societies
+ The Story of Early Man
+ Major Transformations in Human Society
Topic 2.3. Primary Sources: A Paleolithic Art Gallery
How the Concept of God Developed Through the Ages
Video Segment: Early Belief Systems (Animism, Shinto)
Week 2 Discussion Questions

WEEK 3: The Ancient Near East
Week 3 Assignments and Progress Report Cover Sheet
Topic 3.1. Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt
Topic 3.2. The Hebrews
Topic 3.3. Mesopotamian, Hebrew , and Babylonian Myths
Week 3 Discussion Questions


Week 4: Greek Civilization
See Blackboard for Announcement about assignment.
Topic 4.1. Greek Civilization-The City State
Topic 4.2. Greek Culture-Myth to Reason
Plato's Allegory of the Cave
Aristotle's Ethics

Week 5: The Hellenistic World
Topic 5.1. The Hellenistic World-Cultural Diffusion
Alexander the Great

Week 6: Roman Civilization
Topic 6.1. Roman Civilization-The Republic

Topic 6.2. Pax Romana and the Roman Contribution
 

"MIDDLE AGES" PPT EDITING PROJECT

Tutorial for PPT Users
Tutorial for STAR OFFICE Users

FILE NAME

CONTENT

FILE SIZE

The Middle Ages.ppt

Original presentation
(94 slides)

5766 KB (5.8 MB)

The Middle Ages-Blank.ppt

A blank presentation that has the original design

54 KB

The Middle Ages-1.ppt

Slides 1-10 of original presentation (see your handout)

597 KB

The Middle Ages-2.ppt

Slides 11-20

437 KB

The Middle Ages-3.ppt

Slides 21-30

966 KB

The Middle Ages-4.ppt

Slides 31-40

860 KB

The Middle Ages-5.ppt

Slides 41-50

828 KB

The Middle Ages-6.ppt

Slides 51-60

930 KB

The Middle Ages-7.ppt

Slides 61-70

387 KB

The Middle Ages-8.ppt

Slides 71-80

616 KB

The Middle Ages-9.ppt

Slides 81-94

510 KB

 

DO NOT USE - LINKS NEED TO BE FIXED

 

THE MEDIEVAL WORLD
The Medieval World: An Overview

The Rise of and Triumph of Christianity
The Fall of Rome
FILM: How Should We Then Live? The Roman World
The Byzantine Empire
Islamic Civilization
The Frankish Kingdom

Medieval Institutions
The Rise of National Monarchies
The Ascendancy of the Church

Towns and Universities
Medieval Review Sheet

THE EARLY MODERN ERA
The Renaissance
FILM: The Agony and the Ecstasy
Excerpts from Pico Della Mirandola
The Background to the Protestant Reformation
Major Reformers
Martin Luther and the Reformation in Germany
Henry VIII and the Reformation in England
John Calvin and the Reformation in Geneva
The Five Points of Calvinism
Radical Protestantism: The Quakers
The Social Significance of the Reformation
The Relationship of Protestantism, Capitalism, and Democracy
Protestantism, Capitalism, Democracy Worksheet

 

 
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Last Updated: March 23, 2006