Robert M. Ziomkowski - CLEP Western Civilization I with Online Practice Exams (CLEP Test Preparation)

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Robert Ziomkowski

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CLEP Western Civilization I

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ABOUT OUR AUTHOR

Robert Ziomkowski, Ph.D., received a postdoctoral degree at the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, Toronto, in 2002. He earned his doctorate in History from Cornell University in 2000. Dr. Ziomkowskis teaching repertoire includes courses in western civilization, medieval history, ancient history, science in the western tradition, Islamic civilization and Latin, as well as seminars on witchcraft and heresy, the soul in medieval culture, and paleography. His current research focuses on the medieval reception of ancient Greek science, especially as seen in commentaries on the creation narratives in the Book of Genesis and Platos Timaeus. Dr. Ziomkowskis publications include a monograph on a controversial medieval thinker, Manegold of Lautenbach: Liber contra Wolfelmum (Louvain: Peeters Press, 2002; Dallas Medieval Texts and Translations, vol. 1), as well as articles in The Journal of Neoplatonic Studies and Scribners New Dictionary of the History of Ideas. In 20022003 he curated an exhibition of Cornell Universitys medieval manuscripts and published an online version, From Manuscript to Print: The Evolution of the Medieval Book (http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/medievalbook/). He currently teaches at Ithaca College.

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CHAPTER 1

Passing the CLEP Western Civilization I Exam

CHAPTER 1

PASSING THE CLEP WESTERN CIVILIZATION I EXAM

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