50:510:101Western Civilization I (G) (R) (3) A broad view of the society we live in and the ideals we live by, starting with the ancient Near East, Greece, and Rome and continuing through the "divine right" monarchies and the revolutions of the 17th century.

50:510:102Western Civilization II (G) (R) (3) Continuation of 50:510:101, with emphasis on the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, industrialization, socialism, imperialism, and the wars of the 20th century.

50:510:221Women in Modern Europe (G) (3) Exploration of the role of women in Europe from the 18th to the 20th centuries and the function of gender in history. Topics include women in the Enlightenment, in the French Revolution, at work, in Victorian society, in socialist movements, in wartime, and the evolution of feminism.

50:510:231East Asia I: East Asia before 1800 (G) (3) Covers the general history of China, Japan, and Korea from the beginning to 1800. Introductory course designed to help students develop a sense of what East Asia was like before the major impacts from the West during the 19th century. Also provides helpful background information for those interested in modern East Asia.

50:510:232East Asia II: East Asia from 1800 to the Present (G) (3) Introductory survey covering broad trends and developments in East Asia in this period. Can be taken by itself or as a sequel to East Asia I. Should be of interest to those who wish to build or strengthen their general understanding of modern East Asia.

50:510:241Precolonial Africa (G) (3) Surveys of the rise of early African civilizations, such as Egypt, Nubia, and Axum. Origins of slavery and trans-Saharan trade.

50:510:242Africa since 1800 (G) (3) Precolonial times to the present, with emphasis on colonization, imperialism, and the process of decolonization.

50:510:255The Rise of the City (G) (3) Architectural, social, and cultural aspects of the development of urban civilizations.

50:510:258Chinese Revolutions (G) (3) Study of the Chinese revolutions in the 20th century, from the 1911 revolution that overthrew the Manchu Ch`ing dynasty to the cultural revolution (1966-76) and its aftermath. Chinese history in the 19th and early 20th centuries also discussed briefly as essential background information.

50:510:260Revolution (G) (3) A thematic treatment of one or more of the great political and social upheavals that have disrupted numerous countries during the last several centuries.

50:510:265Imperialism (G) (3) The rise and fall of European power in the third world during the 19th and 20th centuries.

50:510:280Introductory Topics in World History (G) (3) A theme in European, African, Asian, or world history.

50:510:291Military History to World War I (G) (3) Introduction to military technology, strategies, tactics, and battles from the ancient world to World War I.

50:510:292Military History from World War I (G) (3) Development of military policies, weapons, and warfare from 1914 to the present.

50:510:299Perspectives on History (W) (3) Introduces majors to the process and practice of historical research. Emphasizes skills development in interpreting primary and secondary sources, online and print-based searches, developing practical questions and projects, and oral/written presentations of original research. Intended for history majors; should be taken as soon as the major is declared, preferably by the end of the sophomore year. Must be completed before senior seminar.

50:510:301The Ancient Near East (G) (3) The civilizations that developed in Egypt and Mesopotamia from the beginnings of history (ca. 3000 b.c.) to their disappearance under the Greeks and Romans.

50:510:302Ancient Israel (G) (3) From the founding of the Davidic kingdom (ca. 1000 b.c.) and the building of the First Temple by Solomon to the destruction of the Second Temple by the Romans (70 a.d.)

50:510:303Athens: The Golden Age (G) (3) The most famous Greek city-state, its political development as well as its artistic accomplishments, during the fifth and fourth centuries b.c.

50:510:304Rome of the First Caesars (G) (3) The transformation of the Roman republic under its most famous leaders (Caesar, Cicero, Pompey, Marc Antony, and others) into the empire under Augustus and the Julio-Claudian line (Caligula and Nero among others).

50:510:305The Fall of Rome (G) (3) The disappearance of the Roman empire during the third, fourth, and fifth centuries a.d. as barbarian invaders conquered the West.

50:510:311Medieval Society (G) (3) Traces the history of Europe between 410 and 1450. Shows the Middle Ages not only as an age of faith but also as an age in which new technologies and political ideas came to the fore. This period shown not as a "dark age" but as an age of political and religious evolution. Many of the elements of modern politics and philosophy are reflected in this distant mirror.

50:510:315The Renaissance and the Reformation (G) (3) Shows the Renaissance as an age of both tradition and discovery. See how elite urban Italians created the idea of individual achievement and how the rest of Europe appropriated this idea. A look also at the effects of "humanism" on religion and on common people through firsthand accounts and films.

50:510:316Spain and the Golden Age (G) (3) Traces the rise and fall of the greatest empire in human history. In the 16th century, Spain controlled much of Europe; South, Central, and North America; parts of Africa; and parts of Asia. By the mid-17th century, Spain`s empire was crumbling and Spain itself was a second-rate power; yet paradoxically, Spanish arts were flourishing. Looking at Spain, Portugal, their empires, European relations, and cultural production, we try to grasp the processes involved with Spain`s dramatic grandeur and loss.

50:510:320Science and Discovery (G) (3) Shows the origins and outcomes of what is called the "scientific revolution." Also shows how medieval science was reformed in the 16th and 17th centuries and how these shifts in the way Europeans viewed nature formed the very basis of our own modern society.

50:510:321Absolutism and Enlightenment in France and Europe (G) (3) Traces the development of the absolutist modern state and how the enlightenment of thought formed the basis of the French Revolution. How European monarchs created machines for governing and how philosophers criticized these systems and, in reaction to tyranny, created ideas of human progress.

50:510:322The Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon (G) (3) Considered by some the greatest single event in human history, the French Revolution shook the world. Examines how and why this social and political explosion took place in France, how it affected the world, and why Napoleon and his warring ways were the outcome of such a cataclysmic event.

50:510:325Europe, 1815-1914 (G) (3) European political, social, and cultural history between the fall of Napoleon and the outbreak of the First World War.

50:510:331Europe in the Era of the First World War, 1890-1939 (G) (3) The background to and the course and after-effects of the conflict of 1914-1918, through the 1930s.

50:510:332Europe in the Era of the Second World War and the Cold War, 1939-1991 (G) (3) From Nazi aggression to the fall of the Soviet Union.

50:510:340Modern Japan (G) (3) Focuses on the period of Japanese history from the Meiji restoration in 1868 to the present. The only East Asian country reaching the same level of economic development as the major Western powers. Traces Japan`s transformation from an isolated and island country to an aggressive colonial power and then to a peaceful economic giant.

50:510:342Japan under Warrior Government (G) (3) Focuses on the period from shortly before the founding of the first warrior government (Kamakura Bakufu) in the 12th century to the Meiji restoration in the 19th century. Important for understanding the most unique characteristics of Japanese culture. Earlier periods of Japanese history also discussed as essential background information.

50:510:344Ideas and Images in Chinese Culture (G) (3) Study of the most influential ideas in Chinese culture and some important features of Chinese art. Focus on traditional Chinese culture, also modern developments. Readings mostly of translations of Chinese sources, such as fiction, drama, religious and philosophical works, jokes, etc. Some modern interpretive works included.

50:510:346Family and Gender in East Asian Cultures (G) (3) Examines the changing conditions of family life and gender roles in East Asia (China, Japan, Korea) from a historical perspective. Readings of historical accounts pertaining to family life and gender roles and works of fiction that represent people`s ideas on such issues. Premodern and modern periods covered.

50:510:352Modern Britain (3) The development of the first modern society, with particular attention to the social and cultural impact of the industrial revolution and Britain`s role as a world power.

50:510:355Modern Germany (G) (3) Political, social, and intellectual changes since the mid-19th century, with particular attention to the relationships between authority and freedom. Focus on the years between the rise of Bismarck and the fall of Hitler.

50:510:360Modern Italy (G) (3) From the 19th-century struggle for unification, through the dictatorship of Mussolini up to the present.

50:510:373Gender in Russian and Soviet History (G) (3) Exploration of notions about gender and the roles of women in tsarist Russia and the Soviet Union. Topics include women in literature, the rise of a feminist movement, women in revolution, and women in Russian and Soviet reality.

50:510:375Russia under the Tsars (G) (3) Survey of Russia from the advent of the Romanov dynasty through the revolution of 1905. Topics include the growth and decline of the autocratic state, the consequences of Russia`s identification with the West, serfdom and the peasantry, the "parting of ways" between state and society, and the rise of a revolutionary opposition to tsarism.

50:510:376Revolutionary and Communist Russia (G) (3) Survey of the major historical developments in Russia and the USSR since the revolution of 1905. Topics include the fall of tsarism, the Bolshevik victory, Stalinism, the consequences of revolutionary change, de-Stalinization, the "nationality question," perestroika, glasnost`, and the collapse of Soviet communism.

50:510:378Communist Dreams and Soviet Realities (G) (3) Thematic analysis of Russian historical issues. Topics include the Bolshevik Revolution, ideology, Stalinism, gender, industrialization, collectivization of agriculture, the Terror, Soviet Jewry, and dissident movements.

50:510:380Special Topics in European, African, or Asian History (G) (3) A theme in European, African, or Asian history. Open to majors and nonmajors.

50:510:396Imagining European History on Film (G) (3) European film as a historical document that illuminates key moments in 20th-century European history. Themes include the world wars, fascism and Nazism, revolutionary and oppositional movements, gender and sexuality, nationalism, decolonization, racism, and anti-Semitism.

50:510:480Senior Seminar in World History (W) (3) Intensive study of a major historical problem or period in European, African, or Asian history. Requires a paper based upon the use of research techniques. Open in general only to senior history majors. Permission of instructor required. Students should complete 50:510:101, 102, 299 and 50:512:201, 202 before enrolling.

50:510:495-496Honors Program in History (W) (3,3) A two-term course of research and writing.

50:510:499Independent Study in History (BA) Independent readings under the supervision of a member of the department. Prerequisite: Permission of a faculty supervisor.