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CLEP* WESTERN CIVILIZATION I Everything you need to pass the CLEP* Western Civilization I exam and get the college credits you deserve. CLEP* is the most popular credit-by-examination program in the country, accepted by more than 2,900 colleges and universities. For over 15 years, REA has helped students pass their CLEP* exams and earn college credits while reducing their tuition costs.
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Our targeted review covers all the material youll be expected to know for the CLEP* Western Civilization I exam and includes a glossary of important persons, events, and developments of western civilization. TWO FULL-LENGTH PRACTICE EXAMS
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About the Author
Robert Ziomkowski, Ph.D., received a postdoctoral degree at the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, Toronto, in 2002. He earned his doctorate in History from Cornell University in 2000.
Dr. Ziomkowskis teaching repertoire includes courses in western civilization, medieval history, ancient history, science in the western tradition, Islamic civilization and Latin, as well as seminars on witchcraft and heresy, the soul in medieval culture, and paleography. His current research focuses on the medieval reception of ancient Greek science, especially as seen in commentaries on the creation narratives in the Book of Genesis and Platos Timaeus.
In 2003 he curated an exhibition of Cornell Universitys medieval manuscripts and published an online version, From Manuscript to Print: The Evolution of the Medieval Book (http://rmc. library.cornell.edu/medievalbook/). He currently teaches at Ithaca College.
Table of Contents
About Our Author
About Research & Education Association
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1
Passing the CLEP Western Civilization I Exam
Getting Started
The REA Study Center
An Overview of the Exam
All About the CLEP Program
Options for Military Personnel and Veterans
SSD Accommodations for Candidates with Disabilities
6-Week Study Plan
Test-Taking Tips
The Day of the Exam
Online Diagnostic Test
Chapter 2
The Ancient Near East
Western and Near Eastern Civilizations
The Fertile Crescent
Mesopotamia
Mesopotamian Culture
Egypt and the Nile
Egyptian Culture
The Spread of Civilization
The Hittites
The Sea Peoples
The Minoans
The Mycenaeans
The Phoenicians
The Assyrians
The Neo-Babylonians (Chaldeans)
The Persians
The Hebrews
Chapter 3
Ancient Greece
The Mycenaean Bronze Age (c. 2300-1100 b.c.e.)
The Dark Age (c. 1100-800 b.c.e)
The Archaic Period (c. 800-500 b.c.e.)
Sparta
Athens
The Persian Wars
Periclean Athens
The Peloponnesian War (431-404 b.c.e.)
Greek Classical Culture
Religion
Literature
Art and Architecture
The Hellenistic Age
Hellenistic Culture
Chapter 4
Ancient Rome
The Republic
The Empire
Literature
Art, Architecture, and Engineering
Religion
The Jews in the Roman Empire
Christianity
Reorganization of the Empire
The Germanic Invasions
The Late Empire
The Fall of Rome
Chapter 5
The Middle Ages
The Byzantine Empire
Islam
Byzantium to 1000 b.c.e.
The Germanic Kingdoms
The Medieval Church
Feudalism and Manorialism
Population Growth
Trade and Towns
Church and State
The Rise of Centralized Monarchies
The Holy Roman Empire
England
France
The Hundred Years War (1337-1453)
Spain
Eastern Europe
The Church in the Late Middle Ages
The Medieval Cultural Tradition
The Intellectual Tradition
The Vernacular Tradition
The Black Death
Architecture and Art
Chapter 6
Renaissance and Reformation
The Italian Renaissance
Florence
Italian Politics
Art and Architecture
Literature
Economic Innovations
The Northern Renaissance
Christian Humanism
The Protestant Reformation
Diversification of Protestantism
The Catholic Reformation
The New Monarchies
Chapter 7
Early Modern Europe
The Age of Exploration
The Commercial Revolution
Nation-States and Wars of Religion
France
Spain
England
Dutch Independence
The Thirty Years War
A Revolution in World View
Modernity
Practice Test 1
Answer Key
Detailed Explanations of Answers
Practice Test 2
Answer Key
Detailed Explanations of Answers
Bibliography
Answer Sheets
Glossary
Index