This course will survey architectural culture in various parts of the world over a broad span of history from the Neolithic period up to the Roman period c. 300 C.E. It will include both an account of the rise of Western civilization and non-Western cultures. During this semester you will become acquainted with architectural forms and style, the use of building materials and technologies, a range of building types, and issues of siting and program. You will see how architecture and urbanism are linked to climate and geography (the natural world), and governmental, religious and philosophical systems (the socio-cultural world).