HIS 101 - Western Civilization to 1689

• Progress toward civilization in the Paleolithic & Neolithic eras.
• Civilization in the Ancient Near East.
• Civilization in Ancient Greece.
• Sources of Hellenistic diffusion.
• Rome’s rise under Republican authority.
• Rome’s transition to an empire.
• Significance of the Christian faith.
• Byzantine, Islamic & German society.
• Rise of the Carolingian Dynasty and its impact on Europe in the Early Middle Ages.
• Feudal society during the High Middle Ages.
• Rise of European states and rise of Church influence during the High Middle Ages.
• Crisis and failure in the Late Middle Ages.
• Chief traits of the Renaissance.
• Protestant Reformation and its influence on western society.
• European exploration and expansion.
• War in sixteenth and seventeenth century Europe and political consolidation.

A =  90 - 100
B =   80 - 89
C =   70 - 79
D =   60 - 69
F =     0 - 59

1. Define the origins of civilization and contrast its development in the Ancient Near East and Greece.
2. Describe the spread of Hellenic culture & its utilization by Rome to a world state.
3. Explain the remaking of Europe in the face of Roman collapse.
4. Contrast the vitality of the High Middle Age with the crisis and dissolution of the Late Middle Ages and revival during the Renaissance.
5. Describe Europe’s evolution into a modern state.

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