HS 120 - World History to 1500 CE

Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 3

Prerequisites: None

Corequisites: None

College Level Prerequisites: None

Description: The purpose of this course is to provide basic content and methods of history through an introductory study of world cultures before 1500. The course has a special focus on Non-Western societies including Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. This course analyzes and compares the ways in which political, economic, social, cultural, environmental and demographic factors influenced the development of world societies. The course examines the ways in which these societies interacted with one another and with the Western World. Themes of study will include: migration, war, empire, technological development, and religious and cultural diffusion.

Department Consent: No Consent

General Education Distribution Category Met: Humanities and Social Sciences