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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Second course in a two-semester sequence giving intensive grounding in the forms, vocabulary, and syntax of Attic Greek; frequent exercises in reading and writing Greek.
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3.00 Credits
Careful readings of Attic or Atticizing prose to build on the basics of syntax and grammar acquired in 101, 102. In conjunction with the goal of increasing mechanical competency (recognition of forms, etc.), some attention to the ways in which prose persuades, informs, educates, and entertains through the careful choice and arrangement of words and thoughts.
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3.00 Credits
Careful readings of Homeric poetry to build on the basics of syntax and grammar acquired in 101, 102. In conjunction with the goal of increasing mechanical competency (recognition of forms, etc.), some attention to the ways in which poetry persuades, informs, educates, and entertains through the careful choice and arrangement of words and thoughts.
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3.00 Credits
Considers, in the original and in translation, the major sources for our knowledge of the character, beliefs, and career of this important figure. An attempt to understand both the impressions he made on his contemporaries and his significance in the Greek philosophical tradition. Primary texts include Aristophanes' Clouds, Plato's Apology, and Xenophon's Memorabilia.
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3.00 Credits
Reading and study of selected texts in Greek and English against the background of a rapid survey of the history of Greek literature.
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3.00 Credits
Traces the outlines of major western civilizations from the Mesopotamian and Egyptian Kingdoms to the European Renaissance, with an emphasis on the development of Western political, cultural, social and economic tradition. Discussion sections of each class also develop fundamental skills for the study of history at university level, including analysis of maps and frequent writing assignments. Part I (to 1500): Introduction to establishing elements of Western Civilization and its evolution; formation of varying ancient civilizations in Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Israel, and Rome; the rise of Germanic Kingdoms after the fall of the Roman Empire; foundations of Western medieval church and state; early Islam and its contacts with the West; medieval society, economy and culture; the ¿crisis of feudalism¿ and the origins of capitalism; Renaissance and the early-modern European state and society.
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3.00 Credits
Continues from 101: Part II (since 1700): Explores the changing world economy from the rise of Industrialism; the Enlightenment; the American and French Revolutions; the dominant forces of liberalism, nationalism, and imperialism in the nineteenth century; the movements of democracy, communism, and fascism in the twentieth century; breakthroughs in science; the two World Wars; decolonization; and contemporary issues.
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3.00 Credits
The course uses a variety of documents and approaches to explore the cultural landscape of the "heart of the British empire" during the Victorian period.
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3.00 Credits
No course description available.
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3.00 Credits
No course description available.
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