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- Teacher: Jim Berkowitz
In Economics & Government, we will examine how the two interact and relate to each other in American society, which has been described as a “capitalist republic.” For the first semester, we will focus on topics relating to Personal Participation in both the economy and the political community. In the second semester, we will focus on topics related to both Structure & Theory dealing with both economics and government. The goal of the class is to prepare you to become independent, intelligent & active participants in both the American economy and political system.- COURSE DESCRIPTION
This is a two-semester survey course of ancient history that introduces the students to some of the major civilizations of the Mediterranean world (e.g. Phoenicia/Carthage, Israel and Greece/Macedonia) and also encompasses the entire range of history of the Roman civilization, from the city’s legendary founding in 753 BC to the traditional date of the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 AD. We will conclude the course with a cursory discussion of the successor states of Rome, such as the Byzantine Empire and the Holy Roman Empire. The course is organized into two sections: a chronological and a thematic one. In the chronological section, scheduled to complete during the Fall semester, we will, after an introductory unit on the ancient Mediterranean, examine the political and military history of the Roman state from its inception to the reign of Augustus. During the Spring semester we will turn to the imperial period of Rome, whilst placing a greater emphasis on economic, social and cultural aspects of the Roman civilization. Within the framework of this course, students will explore such topics as the evolution of the Roman government and its social structure, Roman family and daily lives of Roman citizens, Roman technology, the Latin language and its influence on modern languages, including English; Roman literature, art and entertainment, and many others. The main objective of this course is to use the history of ancient Rome as a model for studying history as a discipline by following patterns of continuity and change, working with sources, forming and testing hypotheses and drawing useful conclusions about the past and the present.
Course Summary
This course will be a survey course of American History,concentrating on the 20th century. We will go chronologically for the most part, although we will begin with 2 topics that form a foundation for many of the issues important to 20th century America: The Constitution & The Civil War/Reconstruction Period of the 1860s and 1870s.
Course SummaryWe will examine America in the Twentieth Century, from about 1900 to 1990. We will concentrate mostly on American culture & society, though the political and economic material will serve as a foundation for our understanding of societal issues.
