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4.00 Credits
F and S. This course examines the history of early human societies. The course begins with Paleolithic and Neolithic cultures and their transformation into ancient urban civilizations. It continues with the development of the classical civilizations and the major world religions, and the interaction of impulses from these, down to the European transoceanic voyages around the year 1500 A.D. Secondary themes include evolution of societies around the world, the contrast of urban and sedentary and nomadic strategies for societies, and the development of technology.
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4.00 Credits
F. Half of the course will be comprehensive coverage of world history from early hunting-gathering societies to the medieval mercantile empires before A.D. 1500, followed by a mid-semester examination on reading assignments and lectures. The other half will be a research and writing project leading to each student's contribution of a chapter in the class book entitled A Global Moment: The State of the World at the Turn of the First Millennium, A.D. 1000. This class research project will be a comparative study of historic developments in civilizations around the globe from A.D. 900 to 1100. A key question will be whether similar historical trends occurred independently, through interconnections or in response to globe-wide causes. The writing process includes planning of the book, the research and writing of individual chapters and preparation of the manuscript for in-house publication. This process will culminate in a book-signing party in lieu of a final examination. The course fulfills core credit. Enrollment is limited to 20 students, and is restricted to those who qualify for honors enrollment.
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4.00 Credits
F and S. The history of modern human societies is studied. The course includes coverage of the scientific revolution and the European Enlightenment tradition; key political, economic, social, and religious developments in the West, including the non- Western world's contribution and reaction to them; and events of global significance through the latter half of the twentieth century, such as the industrial revolution, the world wars, and decolonization. 152H Honors West and the World (4) S. An intensive study of world history since 1500. The first part of the course will offer an overview of the entire period, focusing on broad patterns of historical development in a global context. In the second half of the semester the focus will shift to an in-depth collaborative and comparative analysis of major events in Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas during a single year, 1947. Each student will define a research project exploring some aspect of this theme and contribute a chapter to a self-published volume of essays, A Year in the Life of the World: 1947 in Historical Perspective. A book-signing party will take the place of the final exam. This course meets a core requirement in the History of the West and the World. Enrollment is limited to 20 students and is restricted to those who qualify for honors enrollment. Intermediate Courses All 200-level courses presuppose History 151 or 152 or permission of the instructor. World Regions
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3.00 Credits
A survey of the political, social, and cultural history of Russia from its medieval origins as Muscovy through the Romanov Empire and Soviet Communism. The course will address the importance of Orthodox Christianity, the expansion of Russian rule across Eurasia, the interactions between ethnic Russians and their subject peoples, the attempts to modernize Russia along Western lines, and the history of the Soviet regime and its legacies for Russia today. Not offered 2008-2009.
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3.00 Credits
F. A survey of English history including the Anglo-Saxon background; the medieval intellectual, religious, and constitutional developments; the Tudor and Stuart religious and political revolutions; the emergence of Great Britain as a world power; and the growth of social, economic, and political institutions in the modern period.
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3.00 Credits
A selective survey of Spanish political, social, and religious history from the Middle Ages through the 1980s, with particular emphasis on the medieval Christian- Jewish-Muslim era and the imperial or "Golden Age" period of the sixteenth andseventeenth centuries. Topics will include the medieval Reconquest, convivencia, the formation of "Spain" out of disparate medievalkingdoms, the unique role of the Catholic Church and the Inquisition in Spanish society, the colonization of Latin America, the flowering of "Golden Age" art and literature,and the political and economic "decline"of the seventeenth century. NOTE: Qualified participants are encouraged to enroll simultaneously in Spanish 306, a one-hour Spanish-language discussion lab open only to students enrolled in History 228. Not offered 2008-2009.
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4.00 Credits
F. Selected themes in American history from colonial times to the present. This course is not intended for those who plan to take period courses in American history.
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3.00 Credits
F. A cultural history of the ancient Near East from prehistory to Alexander, based on evidence from archaeology and cultural anthropology, as well as on ancient texts in translation, biblical accounts, and contemporary historical records. Special consideration is given to geographical setting, artistic and linguistic traditions, and cultural contacts with European civilizations.
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3.00 Credits
A study of Near Eastern civilization from the conquests of Alexander to the early Islamic Caliphates, that is, from 350 B.C. to A.D. 900. Particular emphasis is placed on the cultural syncretism of the age, which saw the development of Judaism and the emergence of Christianity and Islam. Scientific, technical, artistic, social, religious, and political developments will all receive attention. Not offered 2008-2009.
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3.00 Credits
S. A study of Middle Eastern history from the middle ages to the twentieth century, emphasizing the Ottoman Empire and its modern successor states after World War I and Iran. Topics include orientalism, colonialism, nationalism, the rise of Israel, and secularism and Islamic revivalism.
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