Stress is placed on social institutions, culture, and regionalism. A survey of the history of the Muslim Middle East from Muhammad to the rise of the Ottoman Empire. A survey of the political, social, economic, and cultural development of the societies of the Balkan Peninsula, from the late Middle Ages to the present. Examines methods, materials, and problems of teaching history, sociology, political science, geography, and economics. Courses may cover a single broad development or one important event.
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An examination of the rise and development of the classical civilizations of Greece and Rome, focusing on their political history and their social, political, and cultural evolution. The course will cover the period from the first Greek civilizations to the decline of the Roman Empire. Emphasis is placed on the development of major English institutions, e.g., Parliament and the cannon law. An exploration of the paradoxes of the modem mind as seen through formative thinkers, popular attitudes, and various cultural movements. A study of the major political, economic, social, and cultural developments in Europe from the fall of the Roman Empire to the 15th century.