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3.00 Credits
Examination of the major religions of Africa and how they interact. Discussion of traditional African religions, Islam, and Christianity, and the ways in which Islam and Christianity have penetrated traditional African societies. Focus on two or three particular areas in which the three religious traditions interact.
Prerequisite:
[GES130; Contemporary Western Life and Thought (L) course; World Cultures (U) course] or [GES246; World Cultures (U) course].
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3.00 Credits
The Cold War as an event in international history, studied from the perspective of the United States, the Soviet Union, China, Europe, and the Third World. Introduces students to ongoing historical debates and to the sources historians use in those debates (including declassified documents available online).
Prerequisite:
[GES130; Contemporary Western Life and Thought (L) course; World Cultures (U) course] or [GES246; World Cultures (U) course]. (Carries cross-credit in political science).
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4.00 Credits
A history of the American Civil War: causes, course of the war, and short- and long-term consequences. Includes, but is not limited to: examining political, military, social, cultural, economic, religious, and environmental events of the American Civil War.
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4.00 Credits
Roots of Western civilization in the Near East and Greece. World of the Mesopotamian Empire, Egypt of the pharaohs, and Greece of Homer, Socrates, and Alexander. Cultural and historical context for understanding biblical literature.
Prerequisite:
Sophomore standing.
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4.00 Credits
Development of the Romans from their origins through their achievement of a world empire to the conversion of the Emperor Constantine. Politics, government, literature, art, philosophy, and religion as well as the emergence and growth of the Christian Church. Continuing heritage of Rome in our contemporary world.
Prerequisite:
HIS200L, HIS201U, HIS204U, HIS207U, or HIS242L.
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4.00 Credits
Historical developments in Western Europe from the reign of Constantine to the era of Petrarch (A.D. 325-1350). Broad cultural, economic, political, social, and religious patterns, with emphasis on the development of the church in its social context.
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3.00 Credits
Environmental and geographical background of human history. Agriculture, climate, energy resources, transportation, and diseases, especially as they have influenced the historical development of Western Europe and North America. Implications for current and future environmental concerns.
Prerequisite:
Laboratory Science (D) course; Mathematics (M) course. (Carries cross-credit in geography.)
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3.00 Credits
International and comparative exploration of how human rights have been defined, violated, and protected. Discussion of historical topics (e.g., the abolition of the slave trade, social reform and Christian missions, the genocides of the 20th century), as well as contemporary issues. Includes a service-learning project completed at Bethel or with a local organization. Prerequisites: [GES130; Contemporary Western Life and Thought (L) course; World Cultures (U) course] or [GES246; World Cultures (U) course]. (Carries cross-credit in political science.)
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3.00 Credits
Political, social, and historical manifestations of communism/post-communism in Russia and China in the 20th century. Comparative analysis of communist systems; exploration of maintenance of a communist state in China and transition to a non-communist state in Russia.
Prerequisite:
[GES130; Contemporary Western Life and Thought (L) course; World Cultures (U) course] or [GES246; World Cultures (U) course]. (Carries cross-credit in political science.)
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3.00 Credits
Christian worldviews in the 16th century, including the Protestant Reformation, Catholic Reformation, and Radical Reformation.
Prerequisite:
[GES130; Contemporary Western Life and Thought (L) course; World Cultures (U) course] or [GES246; World Cultures (U) course].
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