1:25-2:15P     MW     BH109

Above section open to freshmen and sophomores only
Above section carries culture studies credit

This is a basic survey course in European history from the Renaissance
through Napoleon.  The lectures focus on two areas of great historical
change:  1) cultural and intellectual (Renaissance, Reformation,
Scientific Revolution, and Enlightenment);  and 2) socio-political
(Renaissance urban economies, rise of the nation-state, beginnings of
capitalism, Enlightened despotism and causes of the French
Revolution).  The course will emphasize the reading and analysis of
the primary sources.  Course requirements include participation in
weekly discussion sections, three map quizzes, two short papers, two
hourly exams, and a final exam.