Open to Juniors and Lowers who have not taken a 200-level course. This course examines the emergence of European civilization during the period between the collapse of the Roman empire and the Black Death of 1348. Particular emphasis is placed on life in the High Middle Ages and on the institutions that provided stability and meaning to medieval people. Open to Juniors and Lowers who have not taken a 200-level course. This survey begins with the entry of prehistoric peoples into North America, their distribution over the continent, and the patterns of their cultural evolution.
Students then analyze the effects of European contact with native peoples.
Library projects are integrated with laboratory sessions in which students work with archaeological and ethnographic materials. Field trips are taken to museums in Boston and to archaeological sites in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. History 130 does not fulfill the non-U.S. history requirement. Open to Juniors and Lowers. Beginning with the origins of Asian civilizations, students examine and compare the development of various Asian societies and governments and analyze the effect that these civilizations had upon each other.