This course surveys the development of world cultures and trends from the earliest settlements to the year 1500. Students will compare various cultures to recognize their different, similar, and interconnected aspects. Students will also examine the social, political, economic, military, and religious forces and trends that shaped the cultures collectively or independently, while exploring the methods of the discipline of history and critically analyzing both primary and secondary sources throughout the course. This course fulfills a social science or humanities elective.
Semester Offered
All semesters
Notes
(Fulfills Social Science or Foreign Language/Humanities/Fine Arts)