HIS 2301 Western Civilization I
The Western Civilization sequence offers the historical framework necessary to the integration of the elements which make up a liberal education. Beginning with the cultures of the ancient Near East, this course proceeds chronologically through the Greco-Roman, medieval and Renaissance periods, acquainting the student with major political, social and intellectual movements. Texts studied include The Book of Job, Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War, the first five books of Livy's Ab urbe condita, Boethius' Consolation of Philosophy, Einhard's Life of Charlemagne and Thomas More's Utopia.
Offered
Fall and Spring