Explore how tiny Portugal played an outsized role in world history. We will examine its fifteenth and sixteenth century maritime expansion and central role in the transatlantic slave trade. We will trace Portugal's rise as the Iberian Peninsula's only independent kingdom, its global reach from Brazil to Japan, and its later decline into twentieth-century poverty under Europe's longest dictatorship. We will see how democracy reshaped Portuguese culture and survey its landscape, art, architecture, and food. Note: The new refund policy applies.

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Tuesdays, July 7, 14, 21, 28, Aug 4, 11, Synchronous Online ( No seats currently available )