During his years as a graduate student, Professor Noble held a FulbrightHays Fellowship, which took him to Belgium for a year and gave him the opportunity to study with François-Louis Ganshof and Léopold Génicot. in medieval history at Michigan State University, where he studied with the distinguished medievalist Richard E. in history at Ohio University and his M.A. He assumed his current position in January of 2001 after teaching for 20 years at the University of Virginia and 4 years at Texas Tech University. Conway Director of the Medieval Institute and a professor of history at the University of Notre Dame. Professor of History, University of Notre Dame Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), without the prior written permission of The Teaching Company. Printed in the United States of America This book is in copyright. PUBLISHED BY: THE GREAT COURSES Corporate Headquarters 4840 Westﬁelds Boulevard, Suite 500 Chantilly, Virginia 20151-2299 Phone: 1-80 Fax: 70 Copyright © The Teaching Company, 2002 The Foundations of Western Civilization Course Guidebook Professor Thomas F. THE GREAT COURSES ® Corporate Headquarters 4840 Westfields Boulevard, Suite 500 Chantilly, VA 20151-2299 USA Phone: 1-80 Subtopic Civilization & Culture

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