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2024 Spring

WORLD HISTORY I - HIS103 Spring 2024


Course
Ebru Akcasu
For information about registration please contact our admissions.

Course Contents: From Ancient Civilizations to 1500 - Ancient Mesopotamia, Near East, India, China, the Greeks, the Roman Republic, the Roman Empire, rise of Christianity, end of the Roman Empire, Middle Ages in Europe, the rise and growth of Islam, Medieval Africa, S. E. Asia, China, and Japan in the Middle ages, Europe and the world by 1500.

Here is the course outline:

1. Stories About the Past

Feb 2

2. The Ancient Near East

Feb 7

3. Ancient Indus Valley and the Nile

Feb 14

4. Ancient China

Feb 28

5. Ancient Greek World

Mar 6

6. The Ancient Roman World

Mar 13

7. Birth of Christianity

Mar 15

8. Midterm

Mar 20

9. Islam and its Frontiers

Apr 3

10. Medieval Contacts: The Indian Ocean World

Apr 10

11. Medieval Contacts: the Old World

Apr 17

12. America On the Eve of Invasion

13. Medieval Prague (Field Trip)

May 15

Location TBA

14. Final Exam

May 21
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