A continuation of HIST 131 . Development of Western civilization from 1648 to the present. 3 cl hrs The evolution of the major Eurasian civilizations from the beginning of historical times to the beginning of the 16th century, with special reference to social, political, and cultural developments.
Special attention is paid to the impact of science and technology upon modern civilization.
A consideration of the relationship between humans and the natural world from prehistoric times to the present. Emphasis is on the ways people have adjusted o environmental constraints, as well as on the ideas and practices developed to deal with those constraints. The emergence of a European civilization, from Charlemagne to the decline of chivalry. Topics include feudalism and fiefs, villeins and vassals, the Holy Roman Empire, the papacy, the great cathedrals, the rise of national monarchies, the Crusades. Multicultural creations of Hispanic societies.