SCHEDULE AND NOTES

Topic 1: The West on the Eve of the Reformation

Topic 2: The Reformation

Topic 3: New Worlds

Topic 4: Scientific Revolution

Topic 5: Absolutism, Constitutionalism

Topic 6: Ancien Europe

Topic 7: The Enlightenment Project

Topic 8: The American Revolution

Topic 9: The French Revolution

FILMS

"A Man for All Seasons"

"Amadeus"

"The Patriot"

WEB

Renaissance Literature

Elizabethan Literature

ASSIGNMENTS

6,000 word 'Amundsen Rule' Paper, Topical Reader Responses (5)

DESCRIPTION

In this course on the ascendence of the West as a civilizational dynamo, at the same time it was broken religiously, a focus appears on the development of thought and the arts, along with political life and how Europe's rediscovery of science spurred on the modern world. This course includes a 6,000 word writing requirement. A grade of 2 or higher must be attained. 18 class hours.

READING LIST

Durant, Will, 'The Reformation'.

Durant, Will, 'The Age of Reason Begins'.

Druant, Will, 'The Age of Louis XIV'.

Asimov, Isaac, 'Chronology of the World'.

OBJECTIVES

• Learn as much as possible about the history of our civilization and your place within it
• Spread your understanding to other people who would otherwise never encounter it
• Begin to see the world around you as a place you can make a difference in

GRADING

Reader Responses (5): 25%, Midterm: 25%, Research Paper: 25%, Final: 25%.