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4.00 Credits
4 hours; 4 credits An examination of various aspects of English history during the Middle Ages, with special emphasis on the period from the Norman conquest (11th century) to the 14th century. The course is interdisciplinary in approach and will draw upon a wide variety of reading materials, historical and literary, to be supplemented by slide lectures in medieval English art and architecture. For History majors and minors, this is designated as a pre-1700 history course. Prerequisites: Any 200-level history course and ENG 151
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4 hours; 4 credits A study of the European discovery of America and the conquest of the native peoples up to the establishment of an imperial system in 1581. Emphasis will be placed on the issue of the "discovery" by Columbus in 1492; the impact of America on European thought; the character of the Spanish conquests of the Caribbean, Mexico, and Peru; the role of the Catholic church in Hispanicizing the culture of those regions; and the creation of an imperial system. For History majors and minors this is designated as either a pre-1700 history course or a world history course. Prerequisites: Any 200-level history course and ENG 151
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4 hours; 4 credits An examination of the history of the Balkans and Asia Minor (modern Turkey) between the years 1204-1481 CE. The decline of the Byzantine Empire, the ancient power in the region, set in motion a struggle for supremacy that ended with the emergence of the Ottoman Empire as a world power. This course discusses this historical process and the means by which competing states attempted to lay claim to concepts of world empire. For History majors and minors, this is designated as a pre-1700 course. Prerequisites: Any 200-level history course and ENG 151
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4 hours; 4 credits This course examines themes in the history and culture of the medieval Eastern Roman or Byzantine Empire (Byzantium). It discusses important political, social, and cultural developments; analyzes the catalysts for change, both internal and external; discusses the interaction of Roman political ideology, Christianity, and ancient Greek culture; and assesses the impact of Byzantium on other cultures as well as on its own peoples. For History majors and minors, this is designated as a pre-1700 history course. Prerequisites: Any 200-level history course and ENG 151
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4 hours; 4 credits An examination of aspects of the history and culture of medieval cities between 300-1200 CE from a comparative perspective. Starting with the transformation of ancient urban culture under the Christian Roman Empire, this course compares and contrasts urban life in three areas of the medieval world: Western Europe, Byzantium, and the Islamic Middle East. Particular emphasis is placed on: concepts of "the city"; the state and the city; the impact of established religion; the urban economy; civic government and institutions; change and continuity; patterns of daily life; and causes of urban decline and revival. For History majors and minors, this is designated as a pre-1700 course. Prerequisites: Any 200-level history course and ENG 151
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4 hours; 4 credits Europe after the fall of Rome to the rise of the nation-state. The emergence of feudal classes, the Catholic church and the state, the rise of medieval cities, East-West relations, Islam and the Byzantine Empire, political theory, and humanism. For History majors and minors, this is designated as a pre- 1700 history course. Prerequisites: Any 200-level history course and ENG 151
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4 hours; 4 credits The history and culture of the Greek civilization and from its early times through its expansion in the Hellenistic period. This course discusses important issues in the development of classical Greece and its subsequent encounters with the history and culture of the Ancient Near East and Egypt after the conquest of Alexander the Great. For History majors and minors, this is designated as a pre-1700 history course. Prerequisite: ENG 151 and any 200-level history course
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4 hours; 4 credits This course addresses aspects of the history and culture of Late Antiquity (285-641 CE). It examines the historical watershed known as the "End of the Ancient World" and the "Birth of the Middle Ages" by analyzing the transformation of the Later Roman Empire into the medieval worlds of Germanic Europe, Byzantium, and Islam. Particular emphasis is placed on concepts of monotheism and universalism in an age of diversity and innovation; the synthesis of Christianity and Classical culture; imperial autocracy and the Christian church; social and intellectual changes; the nature of the economy and problems of imperial defense; and the collapse and transformation of the Roman State and emergence of its successors. For History majors and minors, this is designated as a pre-1700 history course. Prerequisites: Any 200-level history course and ENG 151
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4 hours; 4 credits The history of Rome, from village to empire, through the discussion of political as well as social, economic, and cultural issues. For History majors and minors, this is designated as a pre-1700 course Prerequisites: ENG 151 and any 200-level history course
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4 hours; 4 credits Cultural, social, economic, and political cultural life in China during the late Ming dynasty and early Qing dynasty (ca. 15th to 18th centuries). Its chief aim is to give students already familiar with Chinese history an appreciation of late Chinese imperial civilization beyond political events and the historical narrative. For History majors and minors, this is designated as a world history course. Prerequisites: Any 200-level history course and ENG 151
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