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The CLEP Western Civilization I exam covers Ancient Greece, Rome, and the Near East; the Middle Ages; Renaissance and Reformation.
The CLEP Western Civilization I exam contains approximately 120 questions to be answered in 90 minutes.
Note: This exam uses the chronological designations b.c.e. (before the common era) and c.e. (common era). The labels correspond to b.c. (before Christ) and a.d. (anno Domini), which are used in some textbooks.
Exam contents:
Ancient Near East (8%–10%) Political evolution Religion, culture, and technical developments in and near the Fertile Crescent
Ancient Greece and Hellenistic Civilization (15%–17%) Political evolution to Periclean Athens Periclean Athens through the Peloponnesian Wars Culture, religion, and thought of Ancient Greece The Hellenistic political structure The culture, religion, and thought of Hellenistic Greece
Ancient Rome (15%–17%) Political evolution of the Republic and of the Empire (economic and geographical context) Roman thought and culture Early Christianity The Germanic invasions The late empire
Medieval History (23%–27%) Byzantium and Islam Early medieval politics and culture through Charlemagne Feudal and manorial institutions The medieval Church Medieval thought and culture Rise of the towns and changing economic forms Feudal monarchies The late medieval church
Renaissance and Reformation (13%–17%) The Renaissance in Italy The Renaissance outside Italy The New Monarchies Protestantism and Catholicism reformed and reorganized
Early Modern Europe, 1560-1648 (10%–15%) The opening of the Atlantic The Commercial Revolution Dynastic and religious conflicts Thought and culture
Related: CLEP Western Civilization I Practice Test 1: Ancient Near East to 1648
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