The purpose of this course is to provide students with a very broad overview of Western Civilization, mainly from its ancient beginnings up to the early modern era. Topics include ancient Greece, ancient Roman, Christianity, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and Protestant Reformation, the Enlightenment, the Industrial Revolution and so on. While aiming broadly to outline the western history, its key events and figures, this course will also try to provide a straight forward and relatively traditional account of the rise of western civilization, and help students to think critically on western political, social and cultural developments.