HIST 125: Introduction to Global History

HIST 125-002: Introduction to World History
(Fall 2012)

01:30 PM to 02:45 PM TR

Art & Design Building 2003

Section Information for Fall 2012

This course examines the history and interaction of the major world societies. We begin with a brief overview of prehistoric peoples, and migration and settlement patterns. We will also discuss empire building, religion, culture, and trade as they contribute to exchange of ideas between these groups through the classical and medieval periods. Finally, we will discuss these regions in the context of the early modern and modern periods, ending with the processes of globalization in the late twentieth- and early twenty-first centuries.

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

By focusing on historical experiences that reflect the diversity of Mason’s student body, students will be able to see how their families and communities fit within, and contribute to, global history from the pre-modern period to our present day. This course offers a long-term historical perspective on structural issues challenging our world today, including demographic and environmental changes, national and global inequalities, and the underrepresentation of marginalized groups. Students will gain an understanding of how interconnections and inter-dependencies have been forged through the global movement of people, pathogens, goods, and ideas. Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Global History
Schedule Type: Lecture, Recitation
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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