3 units. This class is designed to provide an overview of western European history from the earliest civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt, through the first Western civilizations of Greece and Rome, ...

The ancient world was replete with a myriad of fascinating civilizations, many of which are no longer remembered.

A century ago, UChicago scholars argued a controversial idea: Western civilization had its roots in the ancient Middle East—not in Greece or Rome. Today, scholars at the OI and across the University ...

Until the 19th century, Western scholars believed that “civilization” began in Europe—specifically Greece and Rome. A small but revolutionary group pursued a new idea: That civilization began in the ...

The Eurocentric concept of the “Dark Ages” has often obscured the rich, diverse, and sophisticated developments in Africa.