Examines the history and formation of Europe from its roots in the ancient Near East to Greece to the creation of Medieval states and kingdoms. Topics may include the rise of Christianity, Barbarian migrations, religious persecution, the role of gender and minority status, the growth of trade and European encounters, the Black Death, the European Renaissance the Protestant Reformation. Approved for GT-HI1. Meets MAPS requirement for social science: general or world history. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context. Formerly HIST 1010.
Surveys the emergence, major accomplishments, failures, and decline of the world of the ancient Greeks, from Bronze Age civilizations of the Minoans and Mycenaeans through the Hellenistic Age (2000--30 B.C.) Same as CLAS 1051. Approved for GT-HI1. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
Surveys the rise of ancient Rome in the eighth century B.C. to its "Fall" in the fifth century A.D. Emphasizes political institutions, foreign policy, leading personalities, and unique cultural accomplishments. Same as CLAS 1061. Approved for GT-HI1. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
Recommended restriction: History GPA of 2.0 or higher. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course HIST 3020 (minimum grade C-). Restricted to students with 87-180 credits (Senior, Fifth Year Senior) History (HIST) majors (excludes minors).
Studies Greek history from 800 B.C. (the rise of the city-state) to 323 B.C. (the death of Alexander the Great). Emphasizes the development of democracy in Athens. Readings are in the primary sources. Same as CLAS 4021. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
Covers Macedonia's rise to dominance in Greece under Philip II and the reign and conquests of Alexander the Great. Same as CLAS 4031. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CLAS 1051 or 1509 or 3039 or 4139 or 4149 or 2041 or 4021 or 4041 or HIST 1051 or GREK 3113 (minimum grade D-).
Studies main representatives of political philosophy in antiquity (Plato, Aristotle, Cicero) and some of the most important concepts and values of ancient political thought. Same as CLAS 4041 and PHIL 4210. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CLAS 1051 or 1061 or HIST 1010 or 1051 or 1061 or PSCI 2004 or PHIL 3000 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
Explores the reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire in the western Mediterranean and its survival in the east as Byzantium. Emphasizes Christianity; barbarians; social, economic, and cultural differences; contemporary views of Rome; and modern scholarship. No Greek or Latin is required. Same as HIST 5061 and CLAS 4061.
Considers topics ranging from demography, disease, family structure, and the organization of daily life to ancient slavery, economics, and law. Focuses either on Persia, Greece, or Rome and includes a particular emphasis on the methodology required to reconstruct an ancient society, especially the interpretation of problematic literary and material evidence, and the selective use of comparisons with better known societies. No Greek or Latin required. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. Same as CLAS 4071. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
Studies the Roman Republic from its foundation in 753 B.C. to its conclusion with the career of Augustus. Emphasizes the development of Roman Republic government. Readings are in the primary sources. No Greek or Latin required. Same as CLAS 4081.
Studies Imperial Roman history beginning with the Roman Revolution and ending with examination of the passing of centralized political authority in the western Mediterranean. Emphasizes life, letters, and personalities of the Empire. Same as CLAS 4091. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
Surveys the sources for the development of ancient Christianity from the ministry of Jesus Christ to the conversion of the emperor Constantine in the early fourth century. Through lectures and a close reading of primary source materials in translation, students will examine the social activity and theological development of early Christians in their Roman and Jewish context. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of HIST 1010 or HIST 1061 or HIST 2170 or CLAS 1061 (minimum grade C-). Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
Examines the history of Europe from the fall of the Roman Empire to the turn of the first millennium. Treats social, political, and religious transformations in the barbarian kingdoms, and considers the persistence of Roman institutions and culture and the impact of Christianity in northern Europe. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of HIST 1010 or HIST 2170 (minImum grade C-). Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
Examines the history of Europe from the emergence of feudal institutions to the rise of nation states, with specific attention to social, intellectual and religious change, the role of law and ritual, the crusades and European expansion, and urban growth and identity in the West. Recommended prereq., HIST 1010 or 2170. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
Studies the innovation, impact and meaning of holy war and the expansion of Christendom during the High Middle Ages. Topics include the definition of crusade and crusaders, religious persecution and tolerance, the expansion of European modes of government, war memory, colonization and its aftermath, the meaning of the Holy Land and the home front. Recommended prereq., HIST 1010 or HIST 2170. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
Discusses the development of formal scripts from the late Roman Empire to the 15th century. Provides practice in identification, transliteration, and translation of medieval manuscripts. Recommended prereq., reading knowledge of Latin. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
