Western Civilization I Notes (subject to change)

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Week 1- Introduction

A         What is History? What does an Historian do?  and Origins of Civilization-

B          The Ancient Near East

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Week 2- The Greeks

          A   The Rise of Greece

          B   The Hellenistic Age and  Greek Thought

        *Secondary Source Assignment Due Today*             

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Week 3- The Romans

            A         The Roman Republic- and The Roman Empire-

            B          The Decline of the Roman Empire                              

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Week 4- The Early Middle Ages

            A         The Medieval Margarita: What’s in the Mix? and Roots of Monasticism

                     *Outline for Essay Due Today

            B          The Rise of the Franks, Economics, and Three orders

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Week 5- The High Middle Ages

            A        The Vikings and the Development of Norman Rule and The New Millennium and The Rise of States

            B        Church Reform, The Crusades, Plague and War, and Ecclesiastical Breakdown

                     *Essay Due Today

Week 6- Renaissance

A         The Italian Renaissance and The Early Reformers- and The Protestant Reformation

            B          FINAL EXAM