Dr. Paul Hillmer

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Dr. Paul Hillmer
Associate Professor, History Department

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HIS-111: Western Civilizations

Course Description: 
This course traces the development and enumerates the many influences on what we have come to know as "Western Civilization."  Cultural, religious, military, agricultural, artistic, literary, and other influences will be discussed in as much detail as possible (we're covering 6000 years of human history in 14 weeks!).  Lectures, discussions, slides, films, videos, study guide assignments, textbook and other selected readings will all be employed to assist us in the endeavor of better understanding how the intersection of many cultures and peoples have brought Western culture to its present state.

 Course Outline

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Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

Ancient Mesopotamia

Ancient Egypt

Debate over the Link Between Egypt and Greece

Ancient Greece & Hellenistic Age

Ancient Stories for Story-Tellers

Warfare in the Ancient World

Ancient Rome

William the Conqueror and the Norman Invasion

Chartres Cathedral

Renaissance Art

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