Discussion #1 The Ancient Near East, The First Civilizations, The Hebrews: A New View of God and the Individual, The Greeks: From Myth to Reason |
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Rome: From City-State to World Empire, Early Christianity: A World Religion |
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Discussion #3 7. The Middle Ages: The Christian Centuries 500-1400, The Rise of Europe, Fusion of Classical, Christian, and Germanic Traditions, The Flowering and Dissolution of Medieval Civilizations |
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Discussion #4 Chapters 8-10: Modernity From the Renaissance to the Enlightenment, 1350-1789, Renaissance, Reformation, National States, Overseas Expansion, Commercial Revolution, The Scientific Revolution, the Age of Enlightenment |
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Discussion # 5 Chapters 11-14: The Modern West: Progress and Breakdown, 1789-1914, The French Revolution, The Industrial Revolution, Thought and Culture in the Early 19th Century, Liberalism, Nationalism, Revolution, Counterrevolution, Unification |
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Discussion #6 Chapters 15-17: The Modern West: Progress and Breakdown, 1789-1914, Thought and Culture, Modernization, Nationalism, Imperialism, New Views of Nature, Human Nature, and the Arts |
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Discussion #7 Western Civilization in Crisis: World Wars and Totalitarianism 1914-1945 Chapter 18: World War I: The West in Despair Chapter 19: An Era of Totalitarianism |
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Discussion #8 20: World War II: Western Civilization in the Balance 21: Europe After World War II: Recovery and Realignment: 1945-1989 22: The Troubled Present |
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1. Discussion #1 Introduction 1. The City on the Hill, 1492-1707 2. Colonial Adolescence, 1707-1763 3. Colonies No More, 1763-1783 |
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Discussion #2 4. A Nation of Law, 1776-1789 5. Small Republic, Big Shoulders, 1789-1789 |
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Discussion #3 6. The Promise and Perils of Jackson's America, 1815-1836 7. Red Foxes and Bear Flags, 1836-48 8. The House Dividing, 1848-60 9. The Crisis of the Union, 1860-65 10. Ideals and Realities of Reconstruction, 1865-76 |
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Discussion #4 11. Lighting Out for the Territories, 1861-1890 12. Sinews of Democracy, 1876-1896 |
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Discussion #5 13. Building Best, Building Greatly, 1896-1912 14. War, Wilson, and Internationalism, 1912-1920 15. The Roaring Twenties and the Great Crash, 1920-1932 16. Enlarging the Public Sector, 1932-1940 Discussion #6 17: Democracy's Finest Hour, 1941-1945 18. America's "Happy Days," 1946-1959 |
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Discussion #7 19. The Age of Upheaval, 1960-1974 |
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Discussion #8 20. Retreat and Resurrection, 1974-1988 21. The Moral Crossroads, 1989-2000 22. Decline and Restoration: The Twenty-First Century |
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