Western Civilization I (HTY 153)
Term: 2021-2022 Academic Year Fall
Office Hours (Spring 2026)
Jones F-16
Monday: 1-3pm
Tuesday: 2:30-3:30pm
Wednesday: 10-11am and 1-3pm
Thursday: 2:30-3:30pm
(I may be unavailable for office hours early in the semester - please email me.)
Mon-Wed-Fri, 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM (8/23/2021 - 12/16/2021) 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