Brief Introduction to Western Civilization
---Selected Readings from Encarta Reference Library---
For Translation Students
Chapter 1: The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations
Chapter 2: The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires
Chapter 3: The Greek Civilization
Chapter 4: The Roman Republic
Chapter 5: The Roman Empire
Chapter 6: Transformations of the Roman World
Chapter 7: Early Middle Ages
Chapter 8: Central Middle Ages (Part 1)
Chapter 9: Central Middle Ages (Part 2)
Chapter 10: Late Middle Ages : Crisis and Renewal
Chapter 11: The Renaissance (Part 1)
Chapter 12:The Renaissance (Part 2)
Chapter 13: Reformation and Puritanism
Chapter 14: 17 th – 18 th Century
Chapter 15: French Revolution
Chapter 16: 18 th – 20 th Century
Reference Key to Some Revision Questions
Appendix I 中国与欧洲大事对照表
Appendix II 《西方文化史》各章PPT
Appendix III 相关著作
Appendix IV Cultural Literacy Tests
Appendix V Writing a Book Report
Exterior Links:
Your In-Class Presentations:
1. Art and Architecture in Central Middle Ages
4. Laocoon - A Great Work of Art
6. Realism in French Art and Literature
8. The Knight
9. Unity & Diversity - A Lesson We Learned From the Past
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