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Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval: 2-22-1994 |
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HIS101
1994 Fall – 2005 Fall |
LEC 3.0
Credit(s) 3.0 Period(s) 3.0 Load Acad |
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History
of Western Civilization Middle Ages to 1789 |
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Survey of origin and development of Western civilization
and its institutions from the Renaissance and Reformation through Age of
Enlightenment. Prerequisites: None. |
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MCCCD
Official Course Competencies: |
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HIS101 1994
Fall – 2005 Fall |
History of Western Civilization Middle Ages to 1789 |
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Employ
historical method to analyze patterns of continuity and change which have
shaped American and European society. (I-VII) |
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Describe the impact of European tradition on American
society. (I-VII) |
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Describe the origins of European culture, capitalism, and
the nation state in the Middle Ages. (I) |
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Critique and defend the thesis that the Renaissance was
the beginning of the modern world. (II) |
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Explain the
process by which the unity of Christianity in European society was shattered
by the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century. (III) |
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Analyze the theories that link Protestantism to the rise
of capitalism. (III) |
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Explain the influence of the Protestant/Puritan ethic on
contemporary American life. (III) |
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Compare and contrast the development of European nation
states. (IV) |
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Describe the impact of English institutions and historical
development on American life. (IV) |
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Contrast the success of French Absolutism with the failure
of Stuart Absolutism. (V) |
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Describe the reign of Peter I and the westernization of
Russia. (VI) |
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Describe the stages of the scientific revolution and its
impact upon the thought of the Enlightenment. (VII) |
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MCCCD
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HIS101 19946-99999 |
History of Western Civilization Middle Ages to 1789 |
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I. The early Middle Ages A. Charlemagne B. Feudalism and manorialism C. The Papacy and its
relations with secular authority D. The Crusades E. Commerce and trade F. Babylonian Captivity and
the Great Schism II. The Renaissance A. The Renaissance in Italy
B. Erasmus and Christian
Humanism III. Reformation and
Counter Reformation A. Martin Luther and the
roots of the Reformation in Germany B. Calvinism and the risk
of capitalism C. The Counter Reformation D. Henry VII and the
establishment of the House of Tudor E. Henry VIII and the English
Reformation IV. The Rise of Absolute
Monarchy A. Elizabeth I of England B. Queen of Scots C. England and Spain D. Rise of absolute
monarchy in France V. French Absolutism A. Development of French
Absolutism 1. Cardinal Richelieu and
the French monarchy 2. Mercantilism 3. Louis XIV B. Stuart Absolutism 1. The English Civil War 2. Commonwealth and
protectorate 3. The Restoration 4. The Glorious Revolution
of 1688 VI. Peter I and the
westernization of Russia VII. The scientific
revolution and its impact on the Enlightenment |