For Undergraduates.
The undergraduate courses in History will be based not only
upon the idea that "the proper study of mankind is man," and that,
therefore, all important human events, even those of the remote past,
are of interest to human beings, but also upon the idea that every highly
educated man should have an intelligent comprehension of himself
and the age in which he lives—which intelligent comprehension it
is as impossible to gain without a study of the past as it would be
to comprehend thoroughly an oak tree without studying the acorn
from which it sprang as well as the soil, climate and other features
of the environment that have modified its development in the course
of time. The barbarian tribes that overthrew the Roman Empire
were the acorns from which the modern national oaks have sprung;
and the literature, art, and thought of Greece, the imperialism of
Rome, and the Christian religion are the chief influences that have
affected the development of these acorns through the centuries.
No man can have a scientific understanding of himself and the modern
world without a fair knowledge of these things; and every student
who desires such an understanding is therefore advised to take
at least the two courses, B1 and B2, in which they are treated.
Credit will be given for either course separately; but students electing
History in 1912-13 will be required to take B1 unless there be
some good reason for their taking B2. Under special circumstances
both courses may be taken simultaneously.
Course B1: General History to the close of the Middle Age.—
The chief topics treated will be Greek civilization, Roman imperialism,
the rise and spread of Christianity, Monasticism, the Barbarian
Invasions, the Papacy, the Holy Roman Empire, Feudalism, Mohammedanism,
the Crusades, and the early development of Nationalism
in Europe. (B. A. or B. S. credit, 3 session-hours.) Monday,
Wednesday, Friday, 10-11. Cabell Hall. Professor Dabney.
Course B2: Modern History.—Course B1, or Units A and B of
History (p. 74 prerequisite.—The chief topics treated will be the Renaissance,
the Protestant Revolution, the Thirty Years' War, the
Puritan Revolution, the development of Spain, France, England
and Prussia, the French Revolution, the Napoleonic Empire, and
the leading events of the nineteenth century. (B. A. or B. S. credit,
3 session-hours.) Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 11-12. Cabell Hall
Professor Dabney.
