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2024 Fall

WORLD HISTORY I - HIS103/2 Fall 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

Sep 2

2. The Ancient Near East

Sep 7

3. Ancient Indus Valley and the Nile

Sep 14

4. Ancient China

Sep 28

5. Ancient Greek World

Oct 5

6. The Ancient Roman World

Oct 12

7. Birth of Christianity

Oct 14

8. Midterm

Oct 19

9. Islam and its Frontiers

Nov 2

10. Medieval Contacts: The Indian Ocean World

Nov 9

11. Medieval Contacts: the Old World

Nov 16

12. America On the Eve of Invasion

13. Medieval Prague (Field Trip)

Dec 14

Location TBA

14. Final Exam

Dec 20
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