Course

Course Summary

Credit Type:

Exam

ACE ID:

CLEP-0032

Organization:

College Board's College-Level Examination Program (CLEP)

Location:

Certified CLEP testing centers throughout the U.S.

Length:

1.5 hours

Dates Offered:

Credit Recommendation & Competencies

Level	Credits (SH)	Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate	3	Western Civilization I

Credit is recommended for candidates scoring 50 and above.

Description

Objective:

The Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648 exam covers material that is usually taught in the first semester of a two-semester course in Western civilization. Questions deal with the civilizations of Ancient Greece, Rome, and the Near East; the Middle Ages; the Renaissance and Reformation; and early modern Europe. You may be asked to choose the correct definition of a historical term, select the historical figure whose political viewpoint is described, identify the correct relationship between two historical factors, or detect the inaccurate pairing of an individual with a historical event. Groups of questions may require you to interpret, evaluate, or relate the contents of a passage, a map, or a picture to other information, or to analyze and utilize the data contained in a graph or table.

The exam contains approximately 120 questions to be answered in 90 minutes.

Skills Measured:

Questions on the Western Civilization I exam require candidates to demonstrate one or more of the following abilities:
• Understanding important factual knowledge of developments in Western civilization
• Ability to identify the causes and effects of major historical events
• Ability to analyze, interpret, and evaluate textual and graphic historical materials
• Ability to distinguish the relevant from the irrelevant
• Ability to reach conclusions on the basis of facts

The subject matter of the Western Civilization I exam is drawn from the following topics.
• Ancient Near East (8%–10%)
• Ancient Greece and Hellenistic Civilization (15%–17%)
• Ancient Rome (15%–17%)
• Medieval History (23%–27%)
• Renaissance and Reformation (13%–17%)
• Early Modern Europe, 1560-1648 (10%–15%)

Instruction & Assessment