HIST 1A
Introduction to Western Civilization: Ancient Civilizations, Prehistory to circa AD 843
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Survey of diverse cultures that shaped foundation of Western civilization to onset of 9th century AD. Investigation of first civilizations in Near East and Egypt. Analysis of worlds of Greeks and Romans. Examination of ways in which western European societies created new syntheses through selective appropriation of Greek and Roman cultures and introduction of new cultural forms. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 5.0
Units: 5.0
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Fall 2020 - I really liked this class (maybe because I'm a history major). The content is interesting and you get to read a lot of primary source texts that are cool (like the Iliad etc). There is a lot of weekly reading though and we had 2 midterms as well as a final. The exams consist of a few short answer identifying key terms and then an essay based off a prompt. You're given a list of all the possible prompts and terms so you can prepare pretty well. We also had a final paper which was very open ended so you could pick a topic that you find interesting. Overall, if you like history this class is has good writing practice and the lectures are funny. If you don't like history, don't take this class for a GE.
Fall 2020 - I really liked this class (maybe because I'm a history major). The content is interesting and you get to read a lot of primary source texts that are cool (like the Iliad etc). There is a lot of weekly reading though and we had 2 midterms as well as a final. The exams consist of a few short answer identifying key terms and then an essay based off a prompt. You're given a list of all the possible prompts and terms so you can prepare pretty well. We also had a final paper which was very open ended so you could pick a topic that you find interesting. Overall, if you like history this class is has good writing practice and the lectures are funny. If you don't like history, don't take this class for a GE.
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