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About Our Author | |
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About Research & Education Association | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Passing the CLEP Western Civilization I Exam | |
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Getting Started | |
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The REA Study Center | |
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An Overview of the Exam | |
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All About the CLEP Program | |
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Options for Military Personnel and Veterans | |
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SSD Accommodations for Candidates with Disabilities | |
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6-Week Study Plan | |
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Test-Taking Tips | |
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The Day of the Exam | |
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Online Diagnostic Test | |
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The Ancient Near East | |
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Western and Near Eastern Civilizations | |
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The Fertile Crescent | |
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Mesopotamia | |
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Mesopotamian Culture | |
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Egypt and the Nile | |
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Egyptian Culture | |
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The Spread of Civilization | |
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The Hittites | |
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The Sea Peoples | |
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The Minoans | |
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The Mycenaeans | |
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The Phoenician | |
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The Assyrians | |
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The Neo-Babylonians (Chaldeans) | |
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The Persians | |
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The Hebrews | |
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Ancient Greece | |
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The Mycenaean Bronze Age (c. 2300-1100 B.C.E.) | |
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The Dark Age (c. 1100-800 B.C.E.) | |
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The Archaic Period (c. 800-500 B.C.E.) | |
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Sparta | |
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Athens | |
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The Persian Wars | |
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Periclean Athens | |
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The Peloponnesian War (431-404 B.C.E.) | |
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Greek Classical Culture | |
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Religion | |
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Literature | |
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Art and Architecture | |
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The Hellenistic Age | |
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Hellenistic Culture | |
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Ancient Rome | |
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The Republic | |
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The Empire | |
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Literature | |
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Art, Architecture, and Engineering | |
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Religion | |
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The Jews in the Roman Empire | |
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Christianity | |
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Reorganization of the Empire | |
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The Germanic Invasions | |
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The Late Empire | |
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The Fall of Rome | |
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The Middle Ages | |
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The Byzantine Empire | |
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Islam | |
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Byzantium to 1000 B.C.E | |
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The Germanic Kingdoms | |
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The Medieval Church | |
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Feudalism and Manorialism | |
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Population Growth | |
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Trade and Towns | |
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Church and State | |
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The Rise of Centralized Monarchies | |
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The Holy Roman Empire | |
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England | |
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France | |
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The Hundred Years' War (1337-1453) | |
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Spain | |
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Eastern Europe | |
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The Church in the Late Middle Ages | |
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The Medieval Cultural Tradition | |
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The Intellectual Tradition | |
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The Vernacular Tradition | |
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The Black Death | |
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Architecture and Art | |
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Renaissance and Reformation | |
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The Italian Renaissance | |
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Florence | |
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Italian Politics | |
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Art and Architecture | |
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Literature | |
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Economic Innovations | |
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The Northern Renaissance | |
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Christian Humanism | |
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The Protestant Reformation | |
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Diversification of Protestantism | |
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The Catholic Reformation | |
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The New Monarchies | |
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Early Modern Europe | |
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The Age of Exploration | |
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The Commercial Revolution | |
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Nation-States and Wars of Religion | |
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France | |
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Spain | |
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England | |
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Dutch Independence | |
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The Thirty Years' War | |
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A Revolution in World View | |
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Modernity | |
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Practice Test 1 (also available online at www.rea.com/studycenter) | |
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Answer Key | |
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Detailed Explanations of Answers | |
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Practice Test 2 (also available online at www.rea.com/studycenter) | |
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Answer Key | |
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Detailed Explanations of Answers | |
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Bibliography | |
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Answer Sheets | |
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Glossary | |
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Index | |