Chabot College
Fall 2002
Replaced Fall 2010
Course Outline for History 1
HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION TO 1600
Catalog Description:
1 - History of Western Civilization to 1600
3 units
Origin and development of civilization in the Mediterranean and its expansion into Europe the Near East, Greece, Rome the Middle Ages, Renaissance and the Reformation. 3 hours.
[Typical contact hours: 52.5]
Prerequisite Skills:
None.
Expected Outcomes for Students:
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
1.
2.
identify the growth of Mediterranean culture from the dawn of history through the
reformation, including the interaction of religious, political, economic and cultural
development;
analyze and appreciate the history of the Renaissance through the French Revolution
and Napoleon, including the interaction of religious, political, economic, and
cultural developments.
Course Content:
1.
2.
3.
The Ancient Civilizations
a.
Egypt - the achievement of stability
b.
Mesopotamia - the search for order
c.
Israel - a chosen people
d.
Persia - empire and religion
e.
Overriding considerations of religion and economics as forces of
stability and of change
Classical Civilization: Greece and Rome
a.
Greek City States in the Early age - Homer; Athenian democracy emphasis on values: philosophy, drama and citizenship
b.
Hellenistic culture
c.
Rome - the Republic - its development, stagnation and decay: literature,
government, traditions, and values. The Empire: Caesar, Augustus and the
development of the imperial system, its stagnation and decay: philosophy,
literature, and values
The rise of Christianity and the decline of Rome. St. Paul and Christian
persecutions
Chabot College
Course Outline for History 1
Fall 2002
Page 2
Course Content (Cont'd):
4.
5.
6.
7.
The Byzantine Empire
The Middle Ages
a.
Charlemagne - the quest for Empire
b.
Feudalism and the medieval economy - the growth of the city
c.
Chivalry, the Crusades, and Islam
d.
The spirit of the Church - Augustine and Thomas Acquinas
e.
The Gregorian Church and the Holy Roman Empire
f.
The Germanic invasions and the new Germanic States
g.
Development of the National State
h.
Intellectual synthesis, Dante
The Renaissance
a.
New emphasis on the role of the individual - humanism
b.
Government - a state of chaos, Machiavelli - the Prince
c.
Achievements in the fields of art and literature: Michelangelo, da Vinci,
Raphael, Titian, Rembrandt, Erasmus, etc.
d.
Emphasis on the past, rather than the future
The Reformation
a.
Status of Roman Catholic Church - the "Renaissance Papacy"
b.
Heroes and Heretics - Albigensians and Wycliffe and Hus
c.
Martin Luther
Ulrich Zwingli
John Calvin
Thomas Cranmer
d.
The Church of England and Henry VIII
e.
The Counter Reformation
Methods of Presentation:
1.
2.
3.
Lecture-discussion
Student reports
Appropriate Audio-Visual materials
Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
1.
Typical Assignments
a.
Assigned reading and class discussion
b.
Three or four essay examinations of 1500-2000 words each
c.
Regular attendance
Chabot College
Course Outline for History 1
Fall 2002
Page 3
Assignment and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress (Cont'd)
2.
Methods of Evaluating Student Progress
a.
Essays
b.
Grades A through F according to performance
c.
Final Exam
Textbook(s) (Typical):
A Short History of Western Civilization, Harrison, Sullivan, Sherman, Knopf Publishing
Co., 2001 or latest edition.
Special Student Materials:
None.
tf MW:FILES\HIST.1
REVISED: 2-28-2002