HIST332

Prerequisite: HIST112 or HIST111; or permission of instructor. Also offered as: RELS342. Credit only granted for: HIST332 or RELS342. Intellectual developments in Italy and Northern Europe from 1300 to 1550 and their influence on the arts and religion; social and economic trends, including the rise of the commercial economy in cities; the family and the role of women in society; expansion of Europe overseas and the beginnings of colonization; emergence of the state and consequent changes in political theory.