1962-1963 Academic Catalog

210 HISTORY OF ANCIENT NEAR EAST AND GREECE*** ('63-'64) A study of the rise, development, and decline of civiliza– tion in the Mesopotamian, Nile, and Aegean areas. Particular attention will be directed toward the development of Hellenic and Hellenistic cultures and their contributions to Western Civilization. Three credit hours 300 HISTORY OF RECENT AND CONTEMPORARY EUROPE** ('62-'63) A thorough study of Europe from 1900 to the present. Emphasis is upon the alliance system; World War I; post-war political and economic problems, the rise of dictatorship; and World War II and its aftermath. Three credit hours 303, 304 HISTORY OF ENGLAND*** ('62-'63) A survey study of Great Britain from 55 B.C. to the pres– ent. Emphasis is upon the political, social, economic, cultural and institutional development of the English people. Particu– lar attention is focused upon the relationships between Eng– land and the United States. Three credit hours each semester 305, 306 HISTORY OF RUSSIA*** ('61-'62) A survey study of the major developments in ancient, mod– ern, and contemporary Russia. After a brief review of Russian history to the time of Peter the Great, emphasis is upon the Russian background of communist ideas, organization and prac– tices. Three credit hours each semester 307, 308 HISTORY OF LATIN AMERICA*** ('63-'64) A survey study of the Latin American Republics. Emphasis is upon their political, religious, social and cultural develop– ment as well as their relations with the United States and other nations of the world. Three credit hours each semester 400 HISTORY OF THE SOUTH*** ('62-'63) A study of the South from 1820 to the present. Special at- 74