Western Civilization I (HTY 153)
Term: 2020-2021 Academic Year Spring
Office Hours (Spring 2026)
Mondays 8:00-9:00 & 2:00-3:00
Tuesdays 9:30-11:00
Wednesdays 8:00-9:00 & 2:00-3:00
Thursdays 9:30-11:00
Mon-Wed-Fri, 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM (1/18/2021 - 5/7/2021) Location: MAIN JONES 301
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