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1、西方文明史（英）课程教学大纲、课程基本信息(Basic Course Information)课程代码：Course Code:课程名称：西方文明史(英)Course Name: History of Western Civilization (English)课程类别：学科基础课Course Type: Subject Basic Course学 时：32Period: 32学分：2Credit: 2适用对象：英语专业Target Students: Undergraduates Majoring in English考核方式：考查Assessment: Examination先修课程：综合

2、英语ML英语泛读i-n、英语写作I-II等。Preparatory Course: An Integrated English Course I-II, Extensive Reading I-II, English Writing I-II, etc.二、课程简介（Brief Course Introduction）西方文明史课程针对英语专业二年级学生第一学期开设，旨在全面提高学生 对西方文明史的了解，拓宽学生的历史视野，拓展学生的思维空间，帮助学生进一步 理解西方文明史的发展脉络，增加学生对西方文明史上重要时期的了解。课程计划完 成西方文明史（第五版）（精编普及版），每章内容以历史简介、文

3、本细读、问 题分析、论题讨论为主，强调对历史脉络的理解以及对文本内容的欣赏。学生需完成 课前预习，参与课堂讨论与展示，并完成布置的阅读任务。在“课程思政”的理念背景下，将习近平谈治国理政中的思政内容融于具体 教学，帮助学生在学习西方文明史过程中提高制度自信、理论自信和道路自信。在探 讨西方文明与中国文明的辩证关系的同时，潜移默化地培养其思辨能力、人文素养和 道德情操。The course “History of Western Civilization is designed for second year English Majors. It aims to improve students

4、 understanding of the history of Western civilization, broaden their historical vision, expand their thinking space, help them further understand the development context of Western civilization history and increase their understanding of important periods in the history of western civilization. The

5、course plans to complete the History of Western Civilization (Fifth Edition) (intensive edition and popular edition). Each chapter focuses on history introduction, text close reading, problem analysis and topicINTRODUCTION1. THE MAKING OF THE BARBARIAN KINGDOMS, 500-7501.1 Italy: From Ostrogoths to

6、Lombards1.2 Visigothic Spain: Intolerance and Destruction1.3 The Anglo-Saxons: From Pagan Conquerors to Christian Missionaries1.4 The Franks: An Enduring Legacy1.5 Creating the European AristocracyTHE CAROLINGIAN ARCHIEVEMENTThe Carolingian RenaissanceAFTER THE CAROLINGIANS: FROM EMPIRE TO LORDSHIPS

7、 Disintegration of the Empire2. THE HIGH MIDDLE AGES2.1 The Church: Saints and Monks2.2 Crusaders: Soldiers of God2.3 The Idea of the Crusade2.4 Scholasticism and Urban Intellectual LifeTHE INVENTION OF THE STATE2.5 The Universal States: Empire and Papacy2.6 The Nation-States: France and EnglandTHE

8、SPIRIT OF THE LATER MIDDLE AGES2.7 The Crisis of the Papacy2.8 Discerning the Spirit of God2.9 Heresy and Revolt2.10 Religious Persecution in Spain2.11 Vernacular Literature and the IndividualCONCLUSION2 .基本概念和知识点the commercial revolution;1) the Great Famine;the Crusades;2) the Black Death;the forma

9、tion of nation-states;3) Magna Carta.3 .问题与应用1)Q&A: There were altogether 4 invasions of the British Isles the history. What were they? What were some of the impacts of the last invasion? What is the Magna Carta？ What were some of its causes and effects?2) Mini-Presentation: Prepare a brief oral pre

10、sentation on some of the methods that were believed to be thecures for the Black Death. Prepare a brief oral presentation on some of the “positive“ impacts of the Black Death. Prepare a brief oral presentation （in English） on the Magna Carta.（三）思考与实践What social and political forces encouraged divisi

11、on within the various Gothic, Anglo- Saxon, and Frankish kingdoms?1. What were Charlemagne s achievements?2. Why would Europe? s medieval kings ultimately be more successful than the Holy Roman Emperor or the papacy in establishing strong, centralized states?3. How did the vernacular literature of D

12、ante, Chaucer, and Christine de Pisan represent a departure from previous literary traditions?（四）教学方法与手段采取课堂讲授、讨论与回答问题相结合的教学方法，使用多媒体、网络等教学手段。CHAPTER 7 THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE（一）目的与要求. 了解意大利文艺复兴与欧洲文艺复兴的联系；1 .理解文艺复兴时期的人文主义思想。2 .文艺复兴时期的文学：阅读并分析薄伽丘的十日谈与培根的谈读书的人文 主义思想；.文艺复灸时期的艺术：分析文艺复兴早期、中期及晚期部分画作中的人文主义思

13、想;3 . 了解明朝时期的主要艺术创作、艺术家及其艺术成就。（-）教学内容1.主要内容INTRODUCTIONRENAISSANCE SOCIETY1.1 Cities and Countryside1.2 Production and ConsumptionRENAISSANCE ART1.3 An Architect, a Sculptor, and a Painter1.4 Renaissance Style1.5 MichelangeloRENAISSANCE IDEALS1.6 Humanists and the Liberal Arts1.7 Renaissance Science

14、1.8 Machiavelli and PoliticsTHE POLITICS OF THE ITALIAN CITY-STATES1.9 Venice: A Seaborne Empire1.10 Florence: Spinning Cloth into Gold1.11 The End of Italian Hegemony, 1450-1527CONCLUSION.基本概念和知识点1) the Renaissance ideals: humanism, classicism, individualism, versatility, skepticism, secularism;Fra

15、ncis Bacon and “Of Studies;2) Giovanni Boccaccio and The Decameronthe early Renaissance painting;3) the high Renaissance painting;the late Renaissance painting.2 .问题与应用1)Q&A: What were some of the Renaissance masters in literature, arts, and sciences? What is the Renaissance man”？ What were some of

16、the Renaissance ideals?2) Mini-Presentation: Prepare a brief oral presentation (in English) answering the following questions: What were some of the things that definitely happened during the Middle Ages? What were some of the things that happened during both the Late Middle Ages and the Renaissance

17、?3) Mini-Presentation: Prepare a brief oral presentation (in English) introducing one of the important Renaissance painters. Your mini-presentation should include some of the following aspects:his/her categories of painting; artistic accomplishments; styles; masterpiece(s); fun facts; and so on.(三)思

18、考与实践What social and cultural conditions were peculiar to the Italian peninsula, and how might those conditions have contributed to the Renaissance?1. What were the principal characteristics of the Renaissance style in the visual arts?2. What is humanism, and why was the study of languages so importa

19、nt to the humanists?3. In what ways did the ideas of Niccolo Machiavelli reflect the reality of politics in the city- states of Renaissance Italy?(四)教学方法与手段采取课堂讲授、讨论与回答问题相结合的教学方法，使用多媒体、网络等教学手段。CHAPTER 8 THE REFORM OF RELIGION(一) 目的与要求.大致了解宗教改革的各个阶段及其重要事件、人物与发展；1 . 了解印刷革命与宗教改革的关系；. 了解中国印刷术及造纸术的源头与发展，

20、与西方的印刷革命互相观照；2 .理解并分析新教改革的源头、发展与影响。(二)教学内容1.主要内容INTRODUCTION1. THE INTELLECTUAL REFORMATION1.1 The Print Revolution1.2 Christian Humanism1.3 The Humanist Movement1.4 The Wit of ErasmusTHE LUTHERAN REFORMATION1.5 The Spark of Reform1.6 The Sale of Indulgences1.7 Martin Luther Challenges the Church1.8

21、 Martin Luther9s Faith1.9 From Luther to Lutheranism1.10 The Spread of LutheranismTHE PROTESTANT REFORMATION1.11 Geneva and Calvin1.12 The English Reformation1.13 The Reformation of the RadicalsTHE CATHOLIC REFORMATION1.14 The Spiritual Revival1.15 Loyolas Pilgrimage1.16 The Counter-Reformation1.17

22、The Empire ReactsCONCLUSION2 .基本概念和知识点the Intellectual Reformation;1) the Lutheran Reformation;the Protestant Reformation;2) the Catholic Reformation.3 .问题与应用1)Q&A: What was the relation between the Print Revolution and the Reformation? What was the relation between humanism and Christian Humanism?

23、What were some of the prevalent Catholic practices before the Reformation?2) Mini-Presentation: Prepare a brief oral presentation (in English) introducing one of the following translated versions of the Holy Bible: The Lutheran Bible, or The Polyglot Bible. or King James Bible(三)思考与实践How did humanis

24、m prepare the way for the Reformation?1. What motivated Martin Luther?2. What were the differences between the reforming ideas of Luther, Zwingli, and Calvin?3. How did the Catholic Church respond to the challenges posed by the Protestant Reformation?（四）教学方法与手段采取课堂讲授、讨论与回答问题相结合的教学方法，使用多媒体、网络等教学手段。CH

25、APTER 9 THE PERIOD OF MODERN EUROPE(-)目的与要求.大致了解十七世纪至十八世纪欧洲的重要人物、事件及其影响;2理解绝对王权的概念、表现与影响;.对比大清帝国的皇权概念、表现与影响;3 .理解并分析光荣革命的过程与影响。(二)教学内容1.主要内容INTRODUCTIONECONOMIC LIFE1.1 Rural Life1.2 Town Life1.3 Economic ChangeSOCIAL LIFE1.4 Social Constructs1.5 Social Structure1.6 Social ChangeTHE ROYAL STATE IN T

26、HE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY1.7 The Rise of the Royal State1.8 Divine KingsTHE CRISES OF THE ROYAL STATE1.9 The English Civil War1.10 The English Revolutions. THE ZENITH OF THE ROYAL STATEThe Nature of Absolute MonarchySCIENCE AND COMMERCE IN EARLY MODERN EUROPE1.11 The New Science1.12 Heavenly Revolution

27、s1.13 Science Enthroned1.14 The Marketplace of the World1.15 The Colonial WarsCONCLUSION2 .基本概念和知识点divine kings;1） The English Civil War;The English Revolutions;2） absolute monarchy.3 .问题与应用Q & A: How did the English Revolutions happen, and what were their impacts?1） Mini-Presentation: Prepare a bri

28、ef oral presentation （in English） explaining the distinctions between absolute monarchy and constitutional monarchy.（三）思考与实践How are the terms “stratification“hierarchy, and status“ useful for understanding social relations in early modern Europe?1. How did war in the seventeenth century contribute t

29、o the creation of more powerful monarchical states?2. What religious and political ideas were developed to justify resistance to monarchical authority?3. What was new about the methods and ideas of Copernicus, Brahe, Kepler, and Galileo, and why were they threatening to Catholic doctrine?4. In what

30、ways did the new science build upon traditional ideas associated with alchemy and astrology? In what ways was it a departure?（四）教学方法与手段采取课堂讲授、讨论与回答问题相结合的教学方法，使用多媒体、网络等教学手段。CHAPTER 10 THE ENLIGHTENMENT, FRENCH REVOLUTION AND NAPOLEONIC ERA（一）目的与要求.理解并分析启蒙运动的缘起、发展、重要事件及其影响；1 .理解并分析法国大革命的缘起、发展、重要事件及其影响

31、；.理解并分析拿破仑时代的重要事件、人物及其影响。（二）教学内容1.主要内容INTRODUCTIONTHE ENLIGHTENMENT1.1 The Spirit of the Enlightenment1.2 The Impact of the EnlightenmentEIGHTEENTH-CENTURY SOCIETYThe BourgeoisieTHE FRENCH REVOLUTION AND THE FALL OF THE MONARCHY1.3 Declaring Political Rights1.4 The Trials of Constitutional MonarchyE

32、XPERIMENTING WITH DEMOCRACY, 1792-17991.5 The Revolution of the People1.6 The End of the RevolutionTHE REIGN OF NAPOLEON, 1799-18151.7 Bonaparte Seizes Power1.8 Decline and FallCONCLUSION2.基本概念和知识点the Enlightenment;1) the French Revolution;Thomas Paine and The Rights and Man;2) the Napoleonic Era.3

33、.问题与应用Q & A: What were some of the causes of the breakout of the French Revolution, and how did they become determining factors of the breakout?1) Mini-Presentation: Prepare a brief oral presentation (in English) summarizing the main ideas of The Rights and Man and some of Paines arguments.（三）思考与实践W

34、hat were the main elements of Enlightenment thought?1. What social, moral, and religious traditions were challenged by the ideas of thinkers such as Voltaire, Hume, Montesquieu, and Rousseau?2. What did Napoleon accomplish in France, and what brought about his fall?（四）教学方法与手段采取课堂讲授、讨论与回答问题相结合的教学方法，使

35、用多媒体、网络等教学手段。CHAPTER 11 EUROPE IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY（一）目的与要求.大致了解十九世纪欧洲的重要人物、事件及其影响;1 .学习两次鸦片战争的源头、过程、结果及影响；.理解并分析工业革命的缘起、发展历程与影响；2 .理解并分析马克思主义的缘起、发展历程与影响；.理解并分析有中国特色的社会主义的缘起、发展历彳 （二）教学内容1.主要内容INTRODUCTION1. THE TRADITIONAL ECONOMY The Agricultural RevolutionTHE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION IN BRITAIN1

36、.1 Britain First1.2 Cotton Is King1.3 The Wages of ProgressTHE INDUSTRIALIZATION OF THE CONTINENT2. THE BIRTH OF THE GERMAN EMPIREBUILDING NATIONS: THE POLITICS OF UNIFICATION2.1 The Crimean War2.2 The United States: Civil War and Reunification2.3 Nationalism and ForceREFORMING EUROPEAN SOCIETY2.4 T

37、he Second Empire in France, 1852-18702.5 The Victorian CompromiseCHANGING VALUES AND THE FORCE OF NEW IDEAS2.6 Realism in the Arts2.7 Charles Darwin and the New Science2.8 Karl Marx and the Science of SocietyCONCLUSION2 .基本概念和知识点the Agricultural Revolution;1) the Industrial Revolution;the American C

38、ivil War;2) Karl Marx and the Science of Society.3 .问题与应用Q & A: What were some of the significant theories that appeared in the 19th century, and what are they about?1) Mini-Presentation: Prepare a brief oral presentation (in English) analyzing some of the influences of Karl Marx and his theory of t

39、he science of society.(三)思考与实践How did British society address some of the changes in people? s lives that were brought about by industrialization?1. What social and political circumstances explain the different reforms undertaken in France, Britain, and Russia?2. How did industrialization change wom

40、en? s lives, and how did such changes depend on a woman s social class?3. What were the connections between Darwins ideas about nature and Marxs ideas about society?(四)教学方法与手段采取课堂讲授、讨论与回答问题相结合的教学方法，使用多媒体、网络等教学手段。CHAPTER 12 EUROPE AND THE WORLD 1870-1914(-)目的与要求.大致了解1870-1914的重要人物、事件及其影响；1 . 了解1870-1

41、914欧美列强于亚洲的殖民侵略；.大致了解甲午战争的源头与进程，弘扬民族英雄主义，由此培养学生的民族自豪感;2 . 了解1870-1914欧美列强于非洲的殖民侵略。(二)教学内容1.主要内容INTRODUCTIONEUROPEAN ECONOMY AND THE POLITICS OF MASS SOCIETY1.1 Regulating Boom and Bust1.2 Challenging Liberal EnglandOUTSIDERS IN MASS POLITICSThe Jewish Question and ZionismTHE WEST AND THE WIDER WORLD

42、1.3 African Art and European Artists1.4 Art and the New AgeTHE POLITICS OF MAPMAKING2. THE EUROPEAN BALANCE OF POWER, 1870-1914Upsetting the European Balance of PowerTHE NEW IMPERIALISMMotives for EmpireTHE SEARCH FOR TERRITORY AND MARKETS2.1 The Scramble for Africa: Diplomacy and Conflict2.2 Imperi

43、alism in Asia2.3 The Imperialism of the United StatesRESULTS OF A EUROPEAN-DOMINATED WORLD2.4 A World Economy2.5 Race and CultureCONCLUSION2 .基本概念和知识点African Art and European Artists;1) Imperialism in Asia;Imperialism in Africa.3 .问题与应用Q & A: What were some of the results of a European-dominated wor

44、ld in the 19th century?1) Mini-Presentation: Prepare a brief oral presentation (in English) on the negative impacts of imperialism in Asia/Africa.(三)思考与实践Why did European economies run through cycles of boom and bust in the late nineteenth century, and how did European governments attempt to regulat

45、e the economy?1. What geopolitical factors made the European balance of power so unstable around the run of the century?2. What social, political, and economic forces encouraged the nations of Europe to create overseas empires in the late nineteenth century?（四）教学方法与手段采取课堂讲授、讨论与回答问题相结合的教学方法，使用多媒体、网络等

46、教学手段。CHAPTER 13 WAR AND REVOLUTION, 1914-1920（一）目的与要求.大致了解1914-1920的重要人物、事件及其影响；1 .理解并分析第一次世界大战的起因及结果；.大致了解中国在第一次世界大战中的角色与作用;2 .理解并分析十月革命的起因及结果;.简略学习列宁主义及其对有中国特色社会主义的影响。（二）教学内容1.主要内容 INTRODUCTION1. THE WAR EUROPE EXPECTEDSeparation Friends from FoesA NEW KIND OF WARFARE1.1 Technology and the Trenche

47、s1.2 The German Offensive1.3 War on the Eastern Front1.4 War on the Western Front1.5 War on the PeripheryADJUSTING TO THE UNEXPECTED: TOTAL WAR2. THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION AND ALLIED VICTORYRevolution in RussiaSETTING THE PEACE2.1 Wilsons Fourteen Points2.2 Treaties and TerritoriesCONCLUSION2 .基本概念和知识点

48、World War I;1) Wilsons Fourteen Points;treaties and territories;2) revolution in Russia.3 .问题与应用Q & A: What were some of the causes and results of the revolution in Russia?1) Mini-Presentation: Prepare a brief oral presentation (in English) on Wilsons Fourteen Points and its impacts.(三)思考与实践Why did so many in Europe look forwa