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This course will have students examine ancient civilizations through the Greeks to the Roman Empire. Then they survey India; Asia; and Africa on their way to the Middle Ages; the Renaissance; and the Reformation; upon which modern history is founded. They are challenged to discover the forces; issues; people; and movements that have shaped our modern world. Students will listen retell; and place in sequence accounts of the history to show their knowledge and understanding of people; events; or places in the past.
Lecture and Activity Schedule:

Unit 1: The Ancient World
• Foundations of World History
• Early civilizations: Mesopotamia; Egypt; Land of Canaan; Near Eastern Empires
• Greek Civilizations: Early Greek World; Greek city-states; Alexander’s Empire; Culture
• Roman Republic: Early Rome; Mediterranean; Dictatorship
• Roman Empire: Pax Romana; Roman Culture and Achievement; Introduction of Christianity; Collapse of Roman Empire

Unit 2: The Eastern World
• Byzantine Empire
• Early Russia
• Islamic Civilization
• India
• China
• Japan
• Mongol Empire
• Africa

Unit 3: The Medieval World
• Early Medieval History/Culture
• European Empire
• Rise of Feudal Monarchies
• The Holy Land
• Revival of Trade
• Growth of Towns
• Learning and Art in Medieval Times
• National States
• Decline of Roman Catholic Church

Unit 4: The Awakening World
• Renaissance
• Consequences of the Renaissance
• The Reformation
• Exploration and Discovery
• Colombus
• Aztec Religion

Unit 5: The Enlightened World
• Power of Kings
• Balance of Power
• Age of Reason
• Scientific Discoveries
• Intellectual Attitudes
• Spiritual Awakening
• Artistic Reflection
• American Liberty
• French Destruction of the Old Regime
• Napoleonic Era

Unit 6: The European World
• Triumph of Nationalism
• Protest of Romanticism
• Industrial Revolution
• European Society
• European Culture
• European Power

Unit 7: The Modern World
• The Great War
• The Conflict and Pursuit of Peace
• Weakness within Democracies
• Rise of Totalitarian Dictatorships
• Second World War
• The Cold War Era
• Present Democracy
• Communist and Post-Communist Countries
• Developing Nations
• The Middle East.

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• SSCI
• 1 year of other Social Science

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