Western Civilization

Western Civilization traces the history of human endeavor from the paleolithic through ancient civilizations, Greece, Rome, the Middle Ages in Europe and into the Renaissance.

Western Civilization approaches history as a continuous dialectics of cause and effect shaping the course of civilization across time. Students will examine the social, economic and political characteristics of human culture starting with Paleolithic man, the agricultural revolution and the rise of civilizations. Students will compare and analyze how the history they are studying has profoundly impacted and shaped the world they live in today.

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