Unit 1 Ancient Greek Culture and Wisdom
Section A Greek Mythology
Section B City-States�� Athens and Sparta
Section C Socrates

Unit 2 Roman Empire and Latin Culture
Section A History of Roman Empire
Section B All Roads Lead to Rome
Section C Cleopatra�� the Egyptian Queen and Her Love Affairs

Unit 3 The Middle Ages and the Rise of Modern Europe
Section A The Middle Ages
Section B The Rise of the States
Section C The Rise of Universities in the Middle Ages

Unit 4 Renaissance and Shakespeare
Section A Renaissance
Section B William Shakespeare
Section C Henry VIII and His Six Wives

Unit 5 Enlightenment and the Origin of Modern Science
Section A The Age of Enlightenment
Section B On the Shoulders of Giants�� Isaac Newton and Modern Science
Section C Francis Bacon�� Fame and Disgrace

Unit 6 Romanticism and Realism
Section A Romanticism in Europe
Section B Romanticism in America
Section C Realism in Europe

Unit 7 Modernism and Contemporary Western Culture
Section A Modernism and Modernist Movement
Section B The Distinct Character of Contemporary American Culture
Section C How Contemporary American Society Tramples on Principles of Integrity

Supplementary Reading
Passage 1 The Toxic Individualism of Pandemic Politics
Passage 2 False Values Conveyed by American Entertainment and Cultural Industries
Passage 3 What Is the Bamboo Ceiling and How Do We Break It?
Passage 4 White-collar Crime

Glossary