Introduction to Western Civilization: Ancient Civilizations, Prehistory to circa AD 843 (Honors)

HIST 1AH - Introduction to Western Civilization: Ancient Civilizations, Prehistory to circa AD 843 (Honors)

<p>Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Survey of diverse cultures that shaped foundation of Western civilization to onset of 9th century AD. Investigation of first civilizations in Near East and Egypt. Analysis of worlds of Greeks and Romans. Examination of ways in which western European societies created new syntheses through selective appropriation of Greek and Roman cultures and introduction of new cultural forms. P/NP or letter grading.</p>

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Introduction to Western Civilization: Ancient Civilizations, Prehistory to circa AD 843

HIST 1A

5 units