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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): admission to the University Honors Program or consent of instructor. Honors course corresponding to HIST 010. A comparative introduction to the development of cultures in Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia. Topics covered are the origins of world civilizations; the classical world, or bronze age, from a global perspective; and the evolution of complex political systems throughout the medieval world. Includes a comparative discussion of world religions, West and East. Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) grading is not available. Credit is awarded for only one of HIST 010 or HIST 010H.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): admission to the University Honors Program or consent of instructor. Honors course corresponding to HIST 015. Emphasis on the unique characteristics of world cultures as they entered into a critical period of increasing interaction, a process that led to the shaping of the modern world order. Specific themes include religious, economic, and political revolution; the development of modern science; continuity and change in agrarian societies; industrialism; imperialism; and changes in the patterns of everyday life. Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) grading is not available. Credit is awarded for only one of HIST 015 or HIST 015H.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): none. An introduction to the major themes and issues in the history of the United States from colonialization to the middle of the nineteenth century.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): none. An introduction to the major themes and issues in the history of the United States from the middle of the nineteenth century to the present.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): admission to the University Honors Program or consent of instructor. Honors course corresponding to HIST 020. An introduction to world cultures, political systems, war, and revolution in the twentieth century. Topics include the rise and fall of the superpowers, colonization and decolonization, boom and bust, fascism and communism, world wars, and contemporary history. Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) grading is not available. Credit is awarded for only one of HIST 020 or HIST 020H.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): none. Introduces biblical archaeology and its historical interpretation. Focuses on the Old Testament and its historical and cultural setting in the ancient Near East. Explores biblical and non-biblical literature (Canaanite, Sumerian, Babylonian, Assyrian) to illustrate further the contacts and interconnections among all the peoples of the ancient Near East.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; consultation, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): none. Surveys the political history of the ancient Mediterranean world from the Bronze Age (3000 B.C.) to the beginning of the Common era. Focuses on the Near East (Sumer, Babylonia, Assyria, Egypt, Israel, Persia), Greece, and Rome. Provides a coherent background for advanced study in ancient Near Eastern, biblical, or classical history.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; consultation, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): none. An introduction to the history of the ancient Near East, focusing on Mesopotamia and Egypt, but also including the Syro-Palestinian, Anatolian, and Aegean regions. Covers the history and culture of the world from circa 3000 to 300 B.C. that formed the backdrop to the Hebrew Bible and the Homeric epic tradition. Provides a background for further study of the ancient Mediterranean, Near Eastern, or biblical worlds.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours. Traces the development of the city of ancient Rome. By studying the literary and historical evidence alongside the physical remains of the city-its monuments, art, and historical and archaeological remains-this course seeks to introduce students to the Romans and to their importance for later ages. Cross-listed with AHS 030 and CLA 017.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; consultation, 1 hour. Enduring themes and great personalities in the history of man selected from Western and non-Western traditions. Concentration will be on particular subtopics to be announced in the Schedule of Classes. Course is repeatable as topics change to a maximum of 24 units.
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