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2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog [NOTE!!!! THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG. FOR THE CURRENT CATALOG, GO TO CATALOG.NIU.EDU]

HIST 302 - Age of Alexander the Great


Greek and Near Eastern world from 404 B.C.E. to 31 B.C.E., centering on conquests of Alexander and the spread of Greek culture throughout western Asia and Egypt. Themes include individual human experience in the Hellenistic Age, rise of new religious and philosophical movements, interaction of Greco-Macedonian civilization with conquered cultures, transformation of economy and society throughout eastern Mediterrean and western Asia, and challenges presented by the advent of Rome.

Credits: 3