HST 104 - World History |
World History is the story of peoples on a global stage. This course will look at the origin and diffusion of civilizations in the ancient world including Asia, Africa, Middle East and Mediterranean, Europe and the Americas. Themes and topics will include world religions, early empires, communication, interaction and exchange. These survey courses will use the global approach, which focuses on the big picture and looks at the convergence of peoples across the earth's surface into an integrated world system begun in early times and intensified after the rise of capitalism in the early modern era. All of the courses will consider the connections of select topics and concepts to the shaping of our present world.
4.000 Credit hours 40.000 TO 48.000 Lecture hours Syllabus Available Levels: Credit Schedule Types: Lecture Social Science Division Social Science Department Course Attributes: Tuition, Cultural Literacy, Social Science |