Course Schedule and Catalog

Department: History

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group II

Credit Hours: 3

Description: ORIGINS OF WESTERN CIVILIZATIONS: ATHENS, ROME, AND JERUSALEM ***** Course explores development of imperial systems from the Bronze Age to Roman Empire with attention to subject peoples' participation in multi-ethnic states. Aspects of art, law, economics, religion, and literature of the Hittites, Assyrians, Persian, Greeks, and Romans examined with consideration given to strengths and weaknesses of contributions to the modern world. **** Course not offered 2004-2005. ***** Instructor(s): Maas.