HIST 125: Introduction to Global History

HIST 125-DL8: Introduction to World History
(Fall 2023)

Online

Section Information for Fall 2023

In this course, we will investigate the changes in the human experience that created the world of today. Beginning around 1200 with the political and economic transformation of the Eurasian landmass under the Mongol Empire and extending to the end of the 20th century, we will trace the key processes that produced the world we live in today. During this period, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas became entangled into a global system in which technological, political, religious, and ideological developments had far-reaching impacts and implications. We will investigate the transformations related to these developments using both primary and secondary documents. By the end of the class, students will have improved their critical thinking skills and the ability to apply them to global changes as well as written evidence.

HIST 125 DL8 is an online asynchronous section.

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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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