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301 ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN WORLD (3) Ancient empires of East Mediterranean world from dawn of history to defeat of Persians by Greeks; emphasis on ancient civilization including religion, art, and literature. 302 ANCIENT AEGEAN WORLD (3) History of Aegean world from pre-Greek period to defeat of Greeks by Romans; emphasis on classical Greek civilization including religion, art, and literature. 303 ROMAN HISTORY (3) Roman history from its beginning to the fall of the Empire; Rome' s part in the preparation of the Mediterranean world for the spread of Christianity; Rome's contributions to Western civilization. Alternate years, offered 1976- 77. 305, 306 ENGLISH HISTORY (3, 3) English history from the Anglo-Saxon period to the present. First semester: formation of British society to 1688. Second semester: Britain in the modern world. Emphasis on political , social and cultural institutions and their influence upon the United States. Alternate years, offered 1977 -78. 307 AMERICAN COLONIAL HISTORY (3) Settlement of North America and growth of Anglo-American civilization to 1763; development of political, economic, and religious institutions; development of a distinctive American culture. 308 THE UNITED STATES FROM COLONY TO NATION (3) The American Revolution; establishment of a democratic government; growth of national culture from 1763 to 1828. 309 THE DISRUPTION OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY (3) Slavery, sectionalism, the realignment of political parties, their impact upon American national life, and the disruption of American democracy from 1828 to 1860. 310 SOCIAL AND INTELLECTUAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES (3) Social impact of westward expansion, immigration , industrialization, urbanization and cultural pluralism combined with major intellectual ideas instrumental in the shaping of American society. Prerequisite: 200. Alternate years, offered 1976- 77. 311 COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA (3) Pre-Colombian cultures; conquest by Spain and Portugal and the European background of these countries; development of the socio-economic, cultural, and governmental institutions in colonial life; the background of revolution and the wars of independence. Alternate years, offered 1977- 78. 312 REPUBLICAN LATIN AMERICA (3) Latin American Republics from 1826 to 1960; historical and representative government; socio-economic and cultural changes; the role of the United States foreign policy in this era. Alternate years, offered 1977 -78. 313, 314 MEDIEVAL HISTORY (3, 3) Western Euorpean history from the fall of Rome to the Protestant Reformation; medieval institutions with special emphasis on the transition in arts , letters and learning from the medieval to the modern age; political , social , and religious phases of the Reformation. Alternate years , offered 1976- 77. 315, 316 EUROPE IN THE SEVENTEENTH AND EIGHTEENTH CENTURIES (3, 3) First semester: European culture, institutions, politics in the seventeenth century (1610-1715). Second semester: European culture , institutions, and politics from the death of Louis XIV to the collapse of the Napoleonic Empire (1715-1815). Alternate years, offered 1976- 77. 317, 318 l;UROPE IN THE NINETEENTH AND TWENTIETH CENTURIES TO 1914 (3, 3) First semester: Europe from the end of the Napoleonic Empire to the end of the Franco-Prussian War (1815-1870); the rise of nationalism, liberalism, international relations , and internal conditions of the major European countries. Second semester: Europe from the end of the Franco-Prussian War to the outbreak of World War I (1870-1914); the rise of nationalism, neo-imperialism, and the diplomatic background of World War I. Alternate years, offered 1977 -78. 319 THE CHURCH IN THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE (3) A religious history of the United States from the colonial to the contemporary period , emphasizing the church's effect on and its response to Puritanism, the westward movement, social and intellectual ferment, industrialization, immigration, urbanization and war. Alternate years, offered 1977 -78. 320 THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY (3) Historical development of the office of the presidency; formal and informal powers of the president in executive legislative, judicial, military, diplomatic, and political areas. 321 , 322 HISTORY OF EAST ASIA (3, 3) First semester: China and Japan from the earliest times to the beginning of Westernization. Second semester: the transformation of East Asia in modern times under the impact of Western civilization. Alternate years, offered 1977 -78. 328 HISTORIOGRAPHY (3) The nature and discipline of history; major problems of historical interpreation. Introduction to research and synthesis. 330 GERMAN CIVILIZATION AND CULTURE (3) Typical aspects of German civilization and the significant historical events and major contributions of the German people. Readings in records of historical , literary, and cultural importance.

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