Western Civilization I (HST 153)
Term: 2015-2016 Academic Year Fall
Office Hours - Spring 2026
Office Location: Jones F4
Office hours:
MWF 2:00-3:00
M 3:00-4:00
TR:10:00-11:00
R: 12:00-1:00
Or by appointment
Mon-Wed-Fri, 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM (8/24/2015 - 12/17/2015) Location: MAIN JONES 204
This course explores the story of Western Civilization from the emergence of complex societies in the Ancient Near East through the mid-seventeenth century. Together we will examine the roots of western society in the various civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean world, the development of a unique European culture in the fusion of the Greco-Roman, Judeo-Christian, and Germanic traditions in the Middle Ages, and the gradual emergence of the West as a global force in the Early Modern Period. Fall/Spring