None, though it is important to be able to read and write effectively in standard English and to learn through reading.

• Jackson Spielvogel, Western Civilization . 6th edition. Volume 1.

It is the purpose of this course to assist you in gaining familiarity, to a degree, with the history of Western Civilization through Early Modern times. You will learn of the roots and development of many of the factors -- political, economic, social, cultural, religious, intellectual, etc. -- which have gone into making that civilization, including its American component, what it is. The primary focus of the course will be on those ideas which have had the greatest effect in shaping the culture of Western Civilization. In the process, you will develop an awareness of the nature and uses of history.

• Civilizations of the Ancient Near East
• The Greeks
• The Hellenistic Age
• Roman Civilizations
• Medieval Europe
• The Renaissance
• The Reformations
• Early Modern Europe

Lecture, Discussion, Reading

Three tests and a final exam.

Return to Tom Powers's History Page.

Questions? E-mail me at tpowers@uscsumter.edu