Course Course Summary Section 1 Content Section 1 Content Left Section 1 Content Right Credit Type: Exam ACE ID: CLEP-0032 Organization: College Board's College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) Dates Offered: 1/1/2023 - 12/31/2027 7/1/2001 - 12/31/2022 1/1/1978 - 6/30/2001 Credit Recommendation & Competencies Section 2 Content Section 2 Content Left Section 2 Content Right Level Credits (SH) Subject Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Western Civilization Credit is recommended for candidates scoring 50 and above. Description Section 3 Content Section 3 Content Left Section 3 Content Right Objective: The Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648 examination 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. Candidates 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 candidates 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. Skills Measured: The skills measured include 8 - 10 percent: Ancient Near East; 15 - 17 percent: Ancient Greece and hellenistic civilization; 15 - 17 percent: Ancient Rome; 23 - 27 percent: medieval history; 13 - 17 percent Renaissance and Reformation; and 10 - 15 percent: early modern Europe, (1560 - 1648). Instruction & Assessment Section 4 Content Section 4 Content Left Section 4 Content Right Supplemental Materials Section 5 Content Section 5 Content Left Section 5 Content Right Section 6 Content Section 6 Content Left Section 6 Content Right Button Content Rail Content 1 Other offerings from College Board's College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) American Government (CLEP-0007) American Literature (CLEP-0010) Analyzing and Interpreting Literature (CLEP-0011) Biology (CLEP-0018) Calculus (CLEP-0038) Chemistry (CLEP-0019) College Algebra (CLEP-0013) College Composition (CLEP-0040) College Composition Modular (CLEP-0041) College Mathematics (CLEP-0004) View All Courses Page Content