-Egypt & Sumeria – roots of Western Civilization
             -2 periods: Hellenic & Hellenistic (Alexander the Great & followers)
             -Sophisticated culture–math, philosophy, etc.
             -2 periods: Roman Republic & Roman Empire
             -More practical, expand on Greek culture
             -Roman roads & ships important–carried goods, ideas, people there (clearly connected to outside world)
             -70 CE – Diaspora – Roman Empire says Jews can't have established state; forced to flee; some go to N. Europe, some Africa, etc.
             -Unrest w/ barbarian tribes trying to get in
             -300 Rome divides into W. & E. Roman Empires
             -Paul/Saul–important church father; picks up Christianity & spreads the word
             -Ideas of Christianity become more important
             -Constantine Empire (313) helps with this also
             -Makes Christianity no longer outlawed religion
             -Theodosius – 390 officially declares Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire
             -Important because it marks a change in the mind set of the people
             -476 – official year that W. Roman Empire fell to barbarians (end of Ancient Era)
             -St. Augustine – church father (lived 360-430)
             *Came up with idea of original sin; salvation was given to us by grace of God
             -Helped set framework of the Church dogma
             -Wrote The City of God around 411-412
             -People saying Christianity responsible for the fall of the R.E.
             -His response to this was that salvation was the more important thing, so be it if the R.E. fell, it doesn't matter
             -Dualism – physical world as well as spiritual (valued most) world
             -Negative view of this period caused by 2 major things:
             -Giorgio Vasari; 16th century Italian who felt he as living in the new exciting age; wrote The Lives of the Artists
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