This course introduces students to the main events, themes and issues of American history from the colonial period to the present. Coverage is broad and particular emphases may vary from year to year. A historical survey of the major political, economic and social structures, as well as the legal, moral, philosophical and religious ideas of traditional China from the beginnings to the meeting with the West. An examination of archaic and classical Greek history and civilization from the emergence of the polis to the fall of the Athenian empire. Main themes include the development of political institutions, warfare, and gender relations.
Emphasis is placed on historical methods and the interpretation of ancient evidence.
This course is cross-listed as Classics 3001 and may therefore count for three credits in either discipline. This document maintained by the WWW Designer .