History 100 - Western Thought to 1600

Fall
2016
01
4.00
Daniel Gordon
TU TH 10:00AM 11:15AM
UMass Amherst
72267
Survey of the history and culture of Western Civilization through the age of the Reformation. Topics: Greece and Rome; rise of Christianity; "decline and fall" of the Roman Empire; formation of the Medieval World; Renaissance and Reformation. (Gen.Ed. HS)
This lecture course focuses on major thinkers and schools of thought from ancient times through the age of the Reformation. Authors include: Homer, Plato, Aristotle, Old Testament, New Testament, Augustine, Aquinas, Christine de Pisan, Machiavelli, Leonardo da Vinci, and Montaigne.

The course also covers the modern interpretations of certain older texts; for example, the debate in the 19th and 20th centuries about how to interpret particularly violent sections of the Old Testament. Two essays and final exam.
Permission is required for interchange registration during all registration periods.