Chapter One Greek Culture:Origin of Western CivilizationPART A Greek Culture

1.1.1 General Introduction

1.1.2 Influence of Ancient Greek Culture

PART B Greek Literature

1.2.1 Homer's Epics in Early Greece

1.2.2 Mythology in Greece

1.2.3 Drama in Greece

PART C Greek Philosophy

1.3.1 General Introduction

1.3.2 Famous Philosophers

PARTD Greek Art and Science

1.4.1 Art in Greece

1.4.2 Science in Greece

Chapter Two Roman Culture

PART A History

2.1.1 Legend of the Founding of Rome

2.1.2 Kings' Period

2.1.3 The Roman Republic

2.1.4 The Roman Empire

PART B Cultural Achievements

2.2.1 Political System

2.2.2 Laws

2.2.3 Latin Alphabets and Language

2.2.4 Latin Literature

2.2.5 History

2.2.6 Architecture and Engineering

2.2.7 Science

2.2.8 Philosophy

2.2.9 Christianity

Chapter Three Jewish Culture and the Old TestamentPARTA Judaism and the Old Testament

3.1.1 The Origin and Development of Judaism

3.1.2 Pentateuch

3.1.3 Historical Books

3.1.4 Poetical Books

3.1.5 Prophetic Books

PART B The Ancestors and States of Israel

3.2.1 Until the Time of Solomon

3.2.2 From the Division to the Babylonian Conquest

3.2.3 Reconstruction of Jerusalem

3.2.4 The Jewish Diaspora as an International Issue

PART C Zionism and Its Cultural Connotation

3.3.1 The Origin of Zionism

3.3.2 The Formation and Development of Zionism

3.3.3 The Cultural Connotation of Zionisrn

PART D Cultural Achievements of the Jews

3.4.1 Talmud

3.4.2 Literature

3.4.3 Art

3.4.4 Natural and Social Science

Chapter Four Christian Culture and the New TestamentPART A Historical and Cultural Backgrounds

4.1.1 Greco-Roman Philosophy and Religions

4.1.2 The Roman Domination and Jewish Revolts

PARTB The New Testament

4.2.1 Four Gospels

4.2.2 The Book of Acts

4.2.3 The Epistles

4.2.4 The Book of Revelation

PART C A Brief History of the Early Church

4.3.1 Founding of Jerusalem Church

4.3.2 Peter's Ministry

4.3.3 Paul's Ministry

PART D Beyond the New Testament Period

4.4.1 Constantine the Great

4.4.2 St.Augustine of Hippo

4.4.3 Christian World View

4.4.4 The Church and the Secular World

Chapter Five The Middle Ages

PART A Europe and Its Politics

5.1.1 Holy Roman Empire

5.1.2 Byzantine Empire

PART B The Church

5.2.1 Establishment of Papacy

5.2.2 The Dynamics between the Popes and Kings

5.2.3 Roman Catholic Church and Orthodox Church

5.2.4 Civilizing the Barbarians

PART C The Crusades

5.3.1 The Islam

5.3.2 The Crusades

PART D Dante and the Divine Comedy

5.4.1 Beatrice

5.4.2 Exile

5.4.3 Divine Comedy

PART E Scholasticism:Aquinas and Anselm

5.5.1 Scholasticism

5.5.2 Anselm of Canterbury

5.5.3 Thomas Aquinas

5.5.4 Materialism

PART F The Establishment of Banking and Universities

5.6.1 Banking

5.6.2 University

Chapter Six Renaissance and Reformation

PART A Renaissance

6.1.1 General Introduction

6.1.2 Italy:Source of the Renaissance

6.1.3 Humanism:Guiding Ideology of the Renaissance

6.1.4 Western Europe:Spread of the Renaissance

PART B Literature and Art

6.2.1 Italy

6.2.2 France

6.2.3 England

6.2.4 Germany

6.2.5 Spain

6.2.6 Netherlands

PART C Political and Social Ideology

PART D Science and Technology and Philosophy

6.4.1 Scientists

6.4.2 Geographical Discoveries

6.4.3 Philosophers

6.4.4 Printing

PART E The Religious Reformation

6.5.1 Background

6.5.2 Germany:Martin Luther

6.5.3 England:Henry Ⅷ

6.5.4 Swiss:John Calvin

6.5.5 Significance of the Reformation

Chapter Seven Age of Enlightenment

PART A Enlightenment:the Age of Reason

7.1.1 General Introduction

7.1.2 Representatives of the Enlightenment

7.1.3 The Significance and Impact of the Enlightenment

PART B Revolutionary Era

7.2.1 The American Revolution(1775～1783)

7.2.2 The French Revolution(1789～1799)

7.2.3 The Industrial Revolution(1700s～1800s)

PART C English Literature

PART D Art

7.4.1 Baroque Style

7.4.2 Rococo Style

7.4.3 Neo-Classical Style

PART E Music

7.5.1 Baroque Period(1600～1750)

7.5.2 Classical Period(1750～1820)

Chapter Eight Passionate Romanticism

PART A General Introduction

PART B The Origin of the Romantic Ideological Trend

PART C Romantic Philosophy and Social Thought

8.3.1 Three Major Classic Philosophers

8.3.2 Voluntarism

8.3.3 Liberalism

8.3.4 Utilitarianism

PART D Romantic Poems of Nature and Humanity in English

PART E Emotion and Freedom in Romantic Music

8.5.1 General Introduction

8.5.2 Famous Musicians

Chapter Nine The Industrialized Realism

PART A General Introduction

PART B Realism in Literature

9.2.1 Characteristics and Origin

9.2.2 Famous French Writers

PART C Realism in Painting

9.3.1 Famous Painter

9.3.2 Impressionism and Post-Impressionism

PART D Realism in Architecture and Sculpture

9.4.1 Architecture

9.4.2 Sculpture

Chapter Ten Modernism:New Perspective Denying TraditionPART A Modemist Culture:Surpassing and Innovation

PART B Modernist Ideology and Philosophy

10.2.1 Famous Philosophers

10.2.2 Stream of Consciousness

10.2.3 Existentialism

PART C Modernist Literature

10.3.1 Modernist Literature in Britain

10.3.2 Modern American Literature

10.3.3 Modernist Literature in Other Countries

PART D Modemist Achievements

10.4.1 Modern Art Movements

10.4.2 Modern Architecture

10.4.3 Modern Music

10.4.4 Some Important Figures

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