Occidental History
| Course Purpose |
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| This course mainly deals with History of Ancient Near East, Classical World (Greek-Roman), and Medieval Europe. Its objective for students to understand how the Western World and its culture developed by looking at politics, society, culture and religion, and learn about approaches history from a scientific perspectives, and recent research trends. |
| Learning Goals |
| ・Students will acquire a basic knowledge of the history of the Ancient Near East, Ancient Greece, Hellenism, Ancient Rome, and Medieval History. ・Students will acquire a deeper understanding of historical descriptions, epigraphs, papyri, money and archaeological materials, all of which are indispensable in the study of ancient history. ・Students will be taught ideas and theories that are common throughout the history of science. |
| Topic | |
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| Session 1 | Introduction |
| Session 2 | Ancient Mesopotamian civilization and the Old Testament |
| Session 3 | The Mediterranean world at the time of the Trojan war |
| Session 4 | The birth of "Police" |
| Session 5 | The Persian wars and the Parthenon |
| Session 6 | Alexander the great's eastern expedition |
| Session 7 | The Rosetta stone and Hellenistic culture |
| Session 8 | Roman imperial society: The achievements of Augustus |
| Session 9 | The Roman empire and Christianity |
| Session 10 | The world of late antiquity |
| Session 11 | The Byzantine empire and the western medieval world |
| Session 12 | The sacred and the secular in the western middle ages |
| Session 13 | Society and culture in medieval cities |
| Session 14 | Summary |