World History to 1400CE (or so)
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History
Instructor: Josh Shaine
Fridays at 12:30 pm Eastern, 15 weeks, starting September 4th
(Does not meet on November 27th)
This will be a fast moving survey of world history, covering many centuries in far too short a period. There will be opportunities for side excursions into specific periods or events for interested students. Lots of reading/listening between sessions.
Homework will include lots of reading as well as some video watching. There is an additional component for those who wish to write papers or to do a project.
- What is History
- Prehistory to the Beginnings of History
- The Rise of Agriculture and Its Implications
- Money, Long Before Money
- Art
- City
- Religion
- Government
- Country
- Empire
- War, Religion, and Empire
- Invention
- Transportation and Trade
- Catastrophe and Survival
- One Person's Middle Ages is Another's What, Exactly?
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