HIST 140

Fall 2025 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Aug 25-Dec 10

Western Worlds: Ancient and Medieval Societies from the Mediterranean to N. Europe (ACP)

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Credit: 4 hours.

Course is identical to HIST 141 except for the additional writing component. See HIST 141.

Credit is not given for both HIST 140 and HIST 141. Prerequisite: Completion of campus Composition I General Education requirement.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2022 for:

Cultural Studies - Western

Advanced Composition

Humanities – Hist & Phil

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HIST 140 class schedule data for fall 2025
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
32457	Discussion/ Recitation	AD1	1:00PM -1:50PM	TR	1048 Literatures, Cultures, & Ling	Symes, C Trauscht, C	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/25/25-12/10/25 Degree Notes: Advanced Composition, Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - Western course.
32460	Discussion/ Recitation	AD2	3:00PM -3:50PM	TR	1024 Literatures, Cultures, & Ling	Symes, C Trauscht, C	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/25/25-12/10/25 Degree Notes: Advanced Composition, Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - Western course.
32464	Lecture	AL1	11:00AM -11:50AM	TR	134 Temple Hoyne Buell Hall	Symes, C	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/25/25-12/10/25 Degree Notes: Advanced Composition, Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - Western course. Section Info: Advanced Composition Course Meets with HIST 141 Description: This course explores the major processes, ideas, and events that formed societies from ancient Mesopotamia to the European colonization of the Americas: over four thousand years of human endeavor. This history influences our everyday lives in fundamental ways; our languages, living spaces, food, clothing, attitudes toward sexuality, political institutions, values, beliefs, basic assumptions - all are rooted in this past. Students will investigate the shared and contested heritage of the West, shaped and reshaped by peoples from the ethnically and culturally diverse regions of western Asia (often called the "Near East" or "Middle East"), North Africa, and Europe. Major themes include the growth and transformation of empires; the emergence and development of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam; the changing status and roles of women; forms of kingship and law, and the impact of new technologies. This course also serves as an introduction to the craft of history, as both an intellectual discipline and a basic human need.