Catalog 2011 - 2012

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HIS 102 World History to 1500

The course surveys the development of agriculture and urban settlements; the several major civilizations of the ancient world; the emergence of the great religions; the medieval periods in a number of cultures; the history of Africa and the Americas before the European onslaught; the European Renaissance and Reformation; and the impact of Western technological progress and explorations on the rest of the world.

Credit Hours: 4
(IG) (NW)

HIS 103 World History from 1500 to the Present

The course surveys Western absolutism and the age of reason; the scientific, political and industrial revolutions; the development and spread of capitalism, socialism, nationalism and imperialism; the two world wars; fascism and communism; the resurgence around the world of ethnic strife and neo-nationalism; the nuclear age and the cold war; and the collapse of the Soviet empire.

Credit Hours: 4
(IG) (NW)