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  • HISTORY 200: Level Classes

    3.00 Credits
    Hope College

    These classes engage the political, economic and social trends and events in a specific time period in United States history. Unlike the 100-level surveys, they focus on developing themes as a way to illustrate a particular era in the United States past. These courses will spend more time analyzing primary sources in class, and students will be expected to write short or long papers dealing with primary sources. Students will read approximately 100-125 pages a week, and they will write a 7-10 page research paper, based either on primary sources or historiographical sources. There will also be exams, short papers and short oral or written assignments.
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  • HISTORY 205: British and Irish History to 1700

    4.00 Credits
    Hope College

    A survey of British and Irish history and civilization from origins to the late 17th century. The course will focus on events and personalities in Britain and Ireland up to 1688, by integrating the histories of the various peoples of the British Isles and by concentrating on a handful of critical themes and issues: the evolution of distinct English and Irish styles of kingship and law; the growth of parliaments; the role of religion in Britain and Ireland; the development of London; Britain's sometimes stormy relationship with Ireland and the rest of Europe; and the major features of social, cultural and economic change. Four Credits Baer Fall Semester, Odd Years
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  • HISTORY 206: British and Irish History Since 1700

    4.00 Credits
    Hope College

    A survey of British and Irish history and civilization from the late 17th century to the present. During the semester we will explore Britain's rise as a world power in the 18th and 19th centuries and subsequent decline in the 20th, and the relationship between the peoples of Britain and Ireland. Critical themes and issues include the forging of a constitutional monarchy and international politics, the two societies and their cultures, Irish nationalism as the first modern movement for national liberation, and the 20th century world wars and Ulster problem. Four Credits Baer Spring Semester, Even Years
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  • HISTORY 207: World Civilizations I:Prehistory c.1500

    4.00 Credits
    Hope College

    This introductory world history course surveys developments in human civilization in Africa, Asia, the Americas and Europe from prehistory until about 1500. It employs comparative methods to investigate cultures and societies that developed in different parts of the world, and it examines the ways in which world societies have interacted in the past. It fulfills the Cultural Heritage I requirement and is flagged for cultural diversity. Four Credits Staff Fall Semester
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  • HISTORY 208: World Civilizations II:1500-Present

    4.00 Credits
    Hope College

    This introductory world history course surveys developments in human civilization in Africa, Asia, the Americas and Europe since 1500. It employs comparative methods to investigate cultures and societies that developed in different parts of the world, and it examines the ways in which world societies have interacted in the past and interact in the present. It fulfills the Cultural Heritage II requirement and is flagged for cultural diversity. Four Credits Staff Spring Semester
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  • HISTORY 210: The Greek World

    4.00 Credits
    Hope College

    This course, which is cross-listed with Classics 210, surveys the major historical developments and literary figures of Greece from preclassical times to the end of the Hellenistic period. Students who enroll for History 210 will write a paper on a historical topic; those who enroll for Classics 210 will write a paper on a literary topic. Four Credits Bell Fall Semester, Even Years
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  • HISTORY 215: The Roman World

    4.00 Credits
    Hope College

    This course, which is cross-listed with Classics 215, surveys major historical developments and literary figures from the foundation of the Roman Republic to the fall of the Empire. Students who enroll for History 215 will write a paper on a historical topic; those who enroll for Classics 215 will write a paper on a literary topic. Four Credits Bell Fall Semester, Odd Years
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  • HISTORY 218: The Middle Ages:Europe,Byzantium and Islam

    4.00 Credits
    Hope College

    Investigate an age of faith, of warfare, of economic and political fragmentation, and of the invention of new institutions. We will begin with the closing years of the Roman Empire and follow political economic and social developments between the fifth and 15th centuries. Major themes in the course include religion, state formation, social structures, everyday life, commerce, war, and intercultural contact. Besides the conventional topics in Western European history, we will examine the decline and fall of the Byzantine Empire and the rise of Islam. Four Credits Gibbs Spring Semester, Even Years
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  • HISTORY 221: Colonial and Post-Colonial Africa:African Perspectives on Colonialism

    4.00 Credits
    Hope College

    This course explores the colonial experiences of Africans as well as the legacies of European colonial rule in Africa. It highlights the different ways Africans responded to European military conquest and political domination from the mid-1850s to the 1960s. The course also examines how Africans struggled for independence, using specific case studies to show the different paths toward independence. Postcolonial developments in Africa are covered to assess the long-term effects of European activities during the colonial interlude. By emphasizing how Africans shaped colonial encounters with Europeans, the course gives voice/s to the colonized in a variety of contexts across Africa. The course provides students with a window through which to reevaluate the active roles Africans played during the colonial period and have continued to play in shaping events in post-independence African societies. The course is flagged for cultural diversity. Four Credits M'Bayo Fall Semester, Odd Years
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  • HISTORY 225: West African Economy and Society,18th-20th Centuries:Commerce,Colonialism and Christianity

    4.00 Credits
    Hope College

    The course explores the major economic and social transformations in West Africa from the 18th to the 20th century. In so doing, it will locate West Africa within the wider Atlantic World and examine the interplay of internal and external forces that shaped the region's history from the immediate pre-colonial period to the post -colonial era. The course will cover, among other topics, the slave trade and slavery, West African "slave states," the founding of SierraLeone and Liberia, the Abolitionist movement, Islamic revolutions and states, the spread of Christianity, West African Colonial intermediaries, the colonial economy, and women and economic development in post-colonial Africa. The course is flagged for cultural diversity. Four Credits M'Bayo Fall Semester, Even Years
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