The achievements of the Chinese in politics, art, literature, history, philosophy, and religion during the defined period are identified and assessed. Satisfies the general education requirement in non-Western heritage. Satisfies the general education requirement in non-Western heritage. Satisfies the general education requirement in non-Western heritage. The Mediterranean world from the Neolithic Revolution to the fall of the Roman Empire.
Special emphasis is given to the forces that have contributed to the formation of modern Europe.
Major topics covered are Egypt, Mesopotamia, the Hebrews, Classical and Hellenistic Greece, Rome, and the rise of Christianity. Special emphasis is given to the medieval synthesis achieved in the high Middle Ages in such areas as Romanesque and Gothic architecture, the rise of the universities, the development of scholastic philosophy, and the growth of the nation-state. The Age of Reason is examined with special emphasis on Enlightenment rationalism and its effects on politics, economics, religion, philosophy, education, art, and literature. The age of Louis XIV and absolute monarchy, the rise of Prussia and Russia in European power politics, the destruction of absolute monarchy in England, and the pre-Revolutionary world of the eighteenth century are covered. The French Revolution and its impact of Europe, the rise and fall of Napoleon, the relationship of Napoleon to the French and European past, and the significance of the Emperor's accomplishments are studied.