This course is designed to introduce students to the major themes of World History from the prehistoric era until today's world. The attempt is made to demonstrate the ideas, inventions, innovations, and actions that have shaped the modern world.
The topics covered are:
Prehistoric man
Early Civilizations
Greece, Rome. and the Middle East
The rise and impact of Christianity
The Middle Ages
The Renaissance and the Reformation
The Age of Exploration
The Era of Revolution
The Industrial Revolution
The Revolution of Ideas
The dawn of the Twentieth Century
World War I
The global effects of the Great Depression
World War II
The Cold War
The Middle East in the 20th Century
The collapse of global communism
Economic globalization
Challenges of the 21st Century