This course will examine the general geographical, political, and economic aspects of the southern Appalachian region. The impact upon the Mountain State of the patterns of settlement, the heritage of sectional conflict, the statehood movement, legal and political developments accompanying the assimilation of the area into the national economy, and national events will be considered. The student will view the current problems of the area and contemporary Appalachian society. This survey course traces the historical development of the American economy from the Colonial Period to the 20th century. Based on the broad social, cultural, and legal context of economic growth, it devotes attention to the major historiographical debates about various phases of United States economic history.
Major emphasis is upon military strategy and the campaigns.
An interdisciplinary examination of Sub-Saharan Africa, including the great migrations, the genesis of modern Africa in the nineteenth century, the impact of imperialism, and the rise and consequences of nationalism. A study of Renaissance politics, literary and intellectual contributions, and the conditions of social and religious unrest which led to the successes and failures of the Reformation. A history of early Christianity with a strong emphasis on its Judaic and Greek roots. The process by which civilizations develop and the application of this process to the ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean with special emphasis on the Hebrew and the classical civilizations of Greece and Rome. Concerns the development of Western traditions during this formative period of history from the fall of Rome to the Renaissance.