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World History: content outline
I. Introduction: A sense of History
The scale of earth and human
time; an overview of evolution;
the earliest societies; the idea of civilization ; and a rationale
for the focus on Europe. study
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II. The World of Classical Greece
and Rome
The geographic setting of the
Mediterranean world; the cultural explosion of Athens in the "Golden Age"
of the 5th Century BC; the rise of the Roman empire; the "Pax Romana;"
and the legacies of Rome, including the emergence of the Christian churches.
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III. The Medieval World
The aftermath of Rome's collapse;
the Vikings; the Catholic Church; feudalism and the manor system; chivalry---the
ideals of knighthood vs. the reality of war as a way of life; Eleanor of
Aquitaine; the Crusades; and the Islamic world. study
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IV. The Age of Elizabeth I: Renaissance
and Reformation
The Age of Exploration; the
Renaissance; breakthroughs in science and technology; Luther, Henry VIII,
and the Reformation; the wars of religion and the witch mania; the rise
of England as a world power. study
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V. The Communist Revolution in China
The theory and historical background
of Marx and his theories on class struggle and communism; the traditional
culture of China; the Europeans in China in the 19th century; Japanese
imperialism; the Chinese civil war; Mao Zedung and the CCP; the Great Proletarian
Cultural Revolution; & the complexities of modern China. study
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