Unit 1 Ancient Greek Culture and Wisdom…1 Section A Greek Mythology…1 Section B City-States: Athens and Sparta…8 Section C Socrates …14 Unit 2 Roman Empire and Latin Culture…24 Section A History of Roman Empire…24 Section B All Roads Lead to Rome…30 Section C Cleopatra, the Egyptian Queen and Her Love Affairs…36 Unit 3 The Bible and Its History…46 Section A History of the Bible…46 Section B The Christmas Story of the Birth of Jesus…53 Section C Genesis…58 Unit 4 The Middle Ages and the Rise of Modern Europe…69 Section A The Middle Ages…69 Section B The Rise of the States…77 Section C The Rise of Universities in the Middle Ages…83 Unit 5 Renaissance and Church Reformation…95 Section A Renaissance…95 Section B The Reformation…102 Section C Henry VIII and His Six Wives…109 Unit 6 Enlightenment and the Origin of Modern Science…120 Section A The Age of Enlightenment…120 Section B On the Shoulders of Giants: Isaac Newton and Modern Science…127 Section C Francis Bacon: Fame and Disgrace…132 Unit 7 Romanticism and Realism…143 Section A Romanticism in Europe…143 Section B Romanticism in America…151 Section C Realism in Europe…157 Unit 8 Modernism and Contemporary Western Culture…172 Section A Modernism and Modernist Movement…172 Section B The Distinct Character of Contemporary American Culture …180 Section C How Contemporary American Society Tramples on Principles of Integrity…187 Glossary…198
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