CLEP Prep/CLEP Western Civilization I
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CLEP Western Civilization I Prep

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$97

Exam Cost

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75 min

Time

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3-6

Credits

~50/80

Passing

Who this is good for

Students who have seen at least some CLEP Western Civilization I material before, need a focused refresh, and want to know what to study next before paying for the CLEP exam.

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Common traps

Memorizing definitions without practicing application questions, skipping weak units because they feel uncomfortable, and booking before you have taken a timed readiness check.

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What You'll Study

Unit 1: Ancient Near East

Mesopotamian civilizations and cuneiformAncient Egypt: pharaohs, religion, and societyHebrew traditions and monotheismPersian Empire and governance

🎓 Khan Academy — specific sub-units

Unit 2: Greece & Rome

Athenian democracy and Greek philosophyHellenistic world after AlexanderRoman Republic institutions and expansionRoman Empire: Pax Romana and decline

Unit 3: Medieval Europe

Fall of Rome and early medieval kingdomsFeudalism, manorialism, and the ChurchCrusades and East-West cultural exchangeByzantine Empire and Islamic civilization

Unit 4: Renaissance & Reformation

Italian Renaissance: humanism and artNorthern Renaissance and printing pressProtestant Reformation: Luther, Calvin, ZwingliCatholic Counter-Reformation and Council of Trent

Unit 5: Early Modern Europe

Age of Exploration and colonial encountersAbsolutism: Louis XIV, Peter the GreatScientific Revolution: Copernicus to NewtonEarly Enlightenment thought

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Course Notes

- OpenStax World History Volume 1 (CC BY 4.0): https://openstax.org/details/books/world-history-volume-1 - Saylor Academy HIST101 (CC BY): https://learn.saylor.org/course/hist101 - Khan Academy ancient & medieval history: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history

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