Overview
Description
Critical survey of Near East, Greece, Rome and Middle Ages; origins of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, philosophy and science; concepts like heroism, justice, and romantic love.
Requirements
Prerequisites
ENG 101ENG 100IENG 100LENG 105LENG 113
Corequisites
ENG 104
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
ENG 101 or (ENG 100I and ENG 100L and ENG 105L) or ENG 113
Corequisites
ENG 104
Units
Lecture2
Discussion Recitation1
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall, Spring, and Summer
Terms
fall, spring, summer
Core
CO5
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- express ideas clearly and persuasively, using relevant evidence to support their arguments.
- analyze primary source texts with attention to content, historical and cultural context, and rhetorical techniques.
- trace the sources and development of ancient and medieval traditions and cultural institutions, with attention to the diversity of experiences and voices that shaped them.
- identify how arts, technologies, scientific knowledge, political ideologies, and religious beliefs contributed to ancient and medieval identities.
- recognize ways in which ancient and medieval ideas provide the foundation for the modern world.
- compare the ethical principles and notions of morality or justice in varying systems of belief, religions, and philosophies of ancient and medieval cultures.