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/93 Louis XI. Emphasizes the institutional development of the state, the vital role of Christianity in the religious, political and intellectual life of France, the evolution of social life and social classes, and the rich artistic and architectural heritage of this era in French history. Fulfills one pre-modern/pre-industrial requirement for the major. One unit. History 234 Medieval Spain Alternate years in spring The historical evolution of the peoples of the Iberian Peninsula from their Roman experience to the creation of Spain as a political entity at the end of the 15th century. Emphasis is placed on political, social, economic, religious and artistic development, and the influence of the Visigothic and Muslim invasions and the Reconquest on the shaping of Luso-Hispania. Fulfills one pre-modern/pre-industrial requirement for the major. One unit. History 236 Renaissance Europe Alternate years in fall Surveys the significant intellectual, cultural, social and political developments across Europe, beginning with the social and economic structures of family life during the early Italian Renaissance, continuing with the political and artistic expressions of the Italian city-states, and tracing the spread of Renaissance influences to northern Europe through the early 16th century. Fulfills one pre-modern/pre-industrial requirement for the major. One unit. History 237 The Reformation Alternate years The most significant political, intellectual, and religious developments of the Protestant and Catholic Reformation movements in 16 th- and 17 th-century Europe. Fulfills one pre-modern/pre-industrial requirement for the major. One unit. History 238 The Papacy in the Modern World Alternate years Examining the evolution of the papacy from the Renaissance to the present, this course considers the various roles played by the popes, not only in church government, but also in the arts, in politics and diplomacy, and in international advocacy of peace and justice. One unit. History 239 Louis XIV�fs France, ca. 1560-1715 Alternate years Studies the politics, religion, society, and culture of early modern France, from the Wars of Religion to the end of the reign of Louis XIV. Considers how and why France was the �esuperpower�f of the seventeenth century. One unit. History 240 French Revolution and Napoleon Alternate years in Spring From the Enlightenment to the Revolutions of 1789, 1830and 1848, the focus is on the history of the French Revolution, its causes and effects and the historical controversies which continue to surround almost every aspect; but the course also includes the transition to an industrial economy, the evolution of new social classes, changing gender roles, designs for social change, and literary and artistic movements. One unit. History 241 Modern France Fall This course is designed to deepen students�f understanding of the role France has played in European culture and in particular in literature, the visual arts and film. A second theme is France�fs ongoing relationship to the rest of the world as France developed and then lost a far-flung empire from New Caledonia to West and North Africa. We will also examine France�fs many contributions to gastronomy and wine-making as part of France�fs cultural patrimony. Most importantly, students should come to appreciate France�fs central role in the movement toward European unity since World War II. One unit. History 245 Imperial Russia Spring Is Russia part of Europe or something other? One of the main themes of Russian history has been her paradoxical and sometimes strained relations with the West, at times based on ideological or technologi- History

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