Welcome to Western Civ 40S

I'm looking forward to a terrific semester. I hope that you'll take every opportunity to imagine what times in the past were like. Step into the shoes of the people that we study. This course will help you to make sense of so many things in everyday life - from books to movies to current events. I hope that you enjoy the course and that you leave with a desire to travel and to learn more about the past. (Remember ... the Romans invented cheesecake ... how cool is that!)