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Exam Composition and Purpose: The CLEP Western Civilization I exam is comprised of approximately $120$ multiple-choice questions. It is designed to evaluate knowledge typically taught in an introductory undergraduate course covering the timeline from the Ancient Near East to $1648$ .
Skills Required: Candidates must demonstrate competencies in: * Factual knowledge of developments in Western civilization. * Identifying causes and effects of major historical events. * Analyzing, interpreting, and evaluating textual and graphic historical materials. * Distinguishing between relevant and irrelevant information. * Reaching conclusions based on historical facts.
Timing: Test-takers have $90$ minutes to complete the exam.
Topic Weights and Subtopics: * Ancient Near East ( $8\text{ to } 10$ %): Political evolution, religion, culture, and technical developments in the Fertile Crescent. * Ancient Greece and Hellenistic Civilization ( $15\text{ to } 17$ %): Evolution to Periclean Athens, the Peloponnesian Wars, Greek thought/religion, and Hellenistic political/cultural structures. * Ancient Rome ( $15\text{ to } 17$ %): Political evolution of the Republic and Empire, thought/culture, Early Christianity, Germanic invasions, and the Late Empire. * Medieval History ( $23\text{ to } 27$ %): Byzantium and Islam, Charlemagne, feudal/manorial institutions, the Medieval Church, rise of towns, and feudal monarchies. *