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313 MEDIEVAL HISTORY (3)

present. Emphasis given to leading personalities and movements within the Church. 221 GREAT ASIAN CIVILIZATIONS (3) Survey of the lndo-Aryan , Chinese, and Japanese civilizations from ancient times to the present, stressing the religio-philosophical developments and their impact upon culture. 230 MAN, THOUGHT, AND CHANGE (4-History [Western Civilization] , I-Physical Science) The shaping of human culture and thought to 1900, using a team-taught approach integrating history, philosophy and science (history and scientific thought and development). See Physical Science 230 and Philosophy 230. 301 ANCIENT NEAR EAST (3) A study of the culture of the Ancient Near East with emphasis on history, literature, religion and the modes of thought. Attention is given to cultural preparation for the Biblical faith. 302 ANCIENT GREECE (3) History of Ancient Greece from the Minoan-Mycenaean cultures to the Hellinistic period ; emphasis on the literature, religion, art and modes of thought of the period. 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 1980-81. 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 1981-82. 307 THE UNITED STATES FROM COLONY TO NATION, 1607-1800 (3) Settlement and growth of the Anglo-American civilization; the American Revolution; development of the U.S. Constitution; growth of political, economic, social and religious institutions to 1800. 308 NINETEENTH CENTURY UNITED STATES TO RECONSTRUCTION (3) Nationalism and the growth of sectionalism; reform movements; Manifest Destiny; disruption of American democracy, Civil War, and political reconstruction to 1877. 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 1980-81. 311 LATIN AMERICA TO 1825 (3) Pre-Columbian 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 1981-82. 312 LATIN AMERICA SINCE 1825 (3) Latin American Republics from 1825 to present; historical and representative government; socio-economic and cultural changes; the role of the United States foreign policy in this era. Alternate years, offered 1981-82.

Europe from the fall of Rome through the fourteenth century emphasizing medieval institutions, feudalism, church and manor, the rise of towns and intellectual developments undermining feudalism. 314 RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION (3) Europe from the late-fourteenth to early seventeenth century. Stress on changes inaugurated by the Renaissance and Reformation; rise of nation-states and foundations of modem European society. 318 STUDIES IN MODERN EUROPE (3) Thematic or period studies in sixteenth through nineteenth century Europe including: Exploration and Colonization; Enlightenment, Age of Baroque, Industrialization, Napoleon to Bismarck. See French 340. 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 1981-82. 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. 327 HISTORIOGRAPHY (3) Philosophies and problems of history; historical methodology. Development of the historical discipline and introduction to research and writing. 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. 332 STUDIES IN ASIAN CIVILIZATIONS (3) In-depth study of specific regions of Asia. One or more sections offered every year in such areas as Emergent China, Emergent Japan, Emergent India, and Emergent Southeast Asia and the undergraduate colloquia on topics of relevance dealing with Asia in the modem world. 340 FRENCH CIVILIZATION AND CULTURE (3) Typical aspects of French civilization and the significant historical events and major contributions of the French people . Reading in records of historical, literary and cultural importance. See French 340. 360 ECONOMIC HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES (3) Growth and development of the American economy from the Colonial period to contemporary times. Emphasis on such dynamic factors as political, social, legal, technological and international developments affecting changes in agriculture, transportation, communication, commerce, industry, and finance. 401 THE RISE OF MODERN AMERICA, 1865-1920 (3) Post-Civil War economic growth, immigration, trans-Mississippi settlement, industrialization, urbanization; America' s rise to world power , Progressive Era and World War I.

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