HIST102 — World Civilizations II
HIST 102 - World Civilizations II HIST 102 - World Civilizations II 5 Credits This course will provide an introduction to the history of the Early Modern World, from the period of trade and cultural expansion under the Mongols to the Atlantic Revolutions of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The course will emphasize the social, intellectual and political revolutions that shaped different cultures during this period, and it will address points of comparison between them. Points of contact and conflict between cultures and the broader forces that to define those contacts-trade, migration, colonialism, and patterns of disease-will also be discussed. The class will also consider the nature of history and its methods as an academic discipline. Fees Quarters Typically Designed to Serve This class is designed to serve transfer students and all those interested in a history class. Active Date 20190613T09:59:31 Grading Basis Decimal Grade Class Limit 38 Lecture 55 Total Degree Distributions: AA Diversity & Globalism Social Science Area I Course Outline The Age of the Mongols, to c. 1400 East Asian Civilizations to c. 1400 Medieval Europe & W. Asia, c. 800-1450 The European Renaissance & Reformation, c. 1350-1600 Accelerating Global Contact, 1450-1600 The Islamic World Powers, to c. 1800 Science & the Age of Enlightenment, c. 1500-1790 Africa and the World, c. 1400-1800 Continuity and Change in East Asia, c. 1400-1800 The Atlantic Revolutions, c. 1775-1825 Student Learning