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- Effective Term:
- Winter 2015 through Summer 2015
- Course Number:
- HST 101
- Course Title:
- History of Western Civilization: Ancient to Medieval
- Credit Hours:
- 4
- Lecture Hours:
- 40
- Lecture/Lab Hours:
- 0
- Lab Hours:
- 0
Course Description
Explores the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome. Covers development of Judeo-Christian beliefs, early Islamic civilization, Byzantine civilization, and early medieval Europe. Audit available.
Intended Outcomes for the course
Upon successful completion, student should be able to:
- Articulate an understanding of key events in the history of the ancient world and early medieval Europe and use critical thinking in order to evaluate historical changes and their impact on western civilization.
- Recognize the different groups that interacted in the ancient world and early medieval Europe in order to evaluate and appreciate their historical contributions to western civilization.
- Identify the influence of culturally?based practices, values, and beliefs to assess how historically defined meanings of difference affect human behavior.
- Communicate effectively using historical analysis.
- Connect the past with present?day events to enhance contemporary understanding and encourage civic activities
Social Inquiry and Analysis
Students completing an associate degree at Portland Community College will be able to apply methods of inquiry and analysis to examine social contexts and the diversity of human thought and experience.
Outcome Assessment Strategies
Assess by using any combination of the following:
- Exams
- Essays
- Oral presentations
- Research Projects
- Service-Learning projects
- Class participation and discussion
- Other Creative Assignments
Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)
1. Competencies and Skills:
- Analyze and evaluate primary and secondary sources
- Identify a historian's thesis and supporting evidence
- 欧洲杯决赛竞猜app_欧洲杯足球网-投注|官网 your own thesis and historical interpretation, using evidence to support it
- Think critically about the relationships between past and present events and issues
- Compare and contrast the experience of diverse groups in the ancient world and early medieval Europe
- Demonstrate college-level communications skills
Themes, Concepts, Issues:
- Prehistory
- Mesopotamia
- Egypt
- Persia
- Hebrews
- Minoans & Mycenaeans
- Greeks: Hellenic and Hellenistic
- Roman Republic
- Imperial Rome
- Christianity
- Church Doctrine and Structure
- Byzantine Civilization
- Islamic Civilization
- Invasions of Europe
- Early medieval Europe
Considering such factors as:
- Geography
- Social hierarchy
- Political, legal, and economic structures
- Cultural contributions
- Philosophies and religions