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.

Credits

4

General Education Requirements

Social Science, Cultural Literacy

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Apply analytical skills to social phenomena in order to understand human behavior
2. Identify important concepts, movements, and themes to understand peoples of ancient and medieval societies from 5000 BCE to late Medieval times
3. Evaluate different studies including their methods of inquiry
4. Use relevant evidence to illustrate and support questions and perspectives about the past, as well as conclusions drawn from them
5. Draw comparisons between the past and the present