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Undergraduate Day Catalog 2018-2019 
    
Undergraduate Day Catalog 2018-2019 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HUM 1013 - Humanities I: Prehistory through 1000 A.D.

3 Credit Hour(s)
First semester of the humanities sequence, covering prehistory to 1000A.D. Examines the roots of world civilization (with emphasis on western civilization), the founding of major world religions in China, India and the Western World, and the origins of literary and cultural expression. Focusing on the reading of primary texts, topics covered include Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilization, the emergence of Chinese and Indian culture, Classical Greece, the Roman Republic and Empire, and Byzantium. Readings may include: Homer, the Greek Playwrights, Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Einhard, Beowulf, Buddhist and Hindu texts and the Bible.

Availability: Fall/Spring/Summer


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