The American University of Rome

HST 201 - Survey of Western Civilization I - Fall 2008


Class schedule with readings and tasks
 
Syllabus Fall 2008 - Prof. Higueras (Word format)

Prof. Higueras: CV and website
 


News of the course

> Session 2 : thinking of the conception of the state and its functions in today's society...
> Session 2 : the winding power of the priests, as the loss of control of political power
> Session 2 : Formation of the State. For those who are open to try reading a module  in Spanish on the formation of the State
> Explore the site for the textbook Western Civilization
> Session 3 : We will talk about the expansion of the state and formation of Empires...
> Session 4: Globalization in the past...the Mediterranean world...Polities meet in trade and war
> Session 4, 9/17 : The questions of the 1st take-home exam. Due on 9/29.

> Session 11, 10/13 : The questions of the 2nd take-home exam. Due on 10/20.

> At 2.11 pm on 10/13 module 11 has been updated (substantially)
Power Point overviews
Date Session Theme Size Status
M 8 Sep. Session 1 Introduction 1.4mb Updated
W 10 Sep. Session 2 The Beginnings of Civilization: The Advent of the State and Empire. 2.1mb Updated
M 15 Sep. Session 3 The International Bronze Age and its Aftermath .33mb UP
W 17 Sep. Session 4 Building the Classical World .65mb UP
M 22 Sep. Session 5 Classical Greece .86mb UP
W 24 Sep. Session 6 The Hellenistic Age: Expansion of Greek Ideals .69mb UP
M 29 Sep. Session 7 The Early Roman Empire .56mb UP
W 1 Oct. Session 8 Roman Empire and the Strategies of an Imperial Power .98mb UP
M 6 Oct. Session 9 Late Antiquity 1.2mb UP
W 8 Oct. Session 10 Rise of Christianity .35mb UP
M 13 Oct. Session 11 Rome's Three Heirs .7 UP
W 15 Oct. Session 12 Diversity in Cultural Traditions. An overview of periodization of the Middle Ages 1.2 UP
M 20 Oct.   Review Session for the Mid-term Exam - -
M 27 Oct. Session 13 The Early Middle Ages.
1st topic of analysis: Cordoba and the culture of the Middle Ages		    
M 29 Oct. Session 14 The High Middle Ages I.
2nd topic of analysis: The Feudal political system in Europe. What occurs elsewhere?		    
M 10 Nov. Session 15 The High Middle Ages II.
3rd topic of analysis: The evolution of cities and urbanization in the Mediterranean world.		    
W 12 Nov. Session 16 The Late Middle Ages
4th topic of analysis: Evolution of art in the Middle Ages...the trajectories in the Mediterranean world.		    
M 17 Nov. Session 17 The Renaissance and the financial strength of the Late Middle Ages.    
W 19 Nov. Session 18 The Renaissance and the politics of art. Humanism.    
M 24 Nov. Session 19 The West and the World: A new stage in globalization expanding European lands.    
W 26 Nov.   Visit to Markets of Trajan and Classroom debate 1 - -
M 1 Dec. Session 20 The Protestant Reformation    
W 3 Dec. Session 21 Classroom debate 2: the meaning of “Civilization”    
W 10 Dec. Session 22 Politics and Religion    
F 12 Dec.   Review Session for the Final Exam - -

 


> Grading Rubric for Research Paper (Word format)
> AUR's Academic policies & integrity (Word format)
> AUR's Student integrity statement...to be attached to your final paper (Word format)
> Bruce Owen (Sonoma State University) on plagiarism (Pdf format)
 

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