HIST 2310 - Early World History

3 sem hrs cr

This course is a survey of human history that examines the major social, political, intellectual, military, and religious events in world history from prehistory through the Reformation. Prerequisite: Exemption from or completion of ENGL 0810  and READ 0810  

In rare and unusual circumstances, a course prerequisite can be overridden with the permission of the Department Lead for the discipline.

This course may include proctored exams which must be completed on campus or at an instructor approved proctoring center which may require additional costs to the student. Please consult your instructor for additional details.

  Formerly/Same As (Formerly HIS 1110, HIST 1110)

Transfer (UT) or Non-Transfer Course (UN): UT

Students will…

• be able to explain in their work how humans in the past shaped their own unique historical moments and were in turn shaped by those moments, and how culture, politics, society, and foreign policy changed over the time period.
• distinguish between primary and secondary sources, identify and evaluate evidence, and analyze human behavior in their historical context.
• summarize and appraise different historical interpretations and evidence in order to construct past events.
• identify historical arguments in a variety of sources and explain how they were constructed while evaluating credibility, perspective, and relevance.
• apply historical knowledge and historical thinking in order to connect and understand human motivations and actions in the past and the present.

Course Objectives

Students will demonstrate knowledge of the development of distinctive features, events, and institutions in Early World History:

• Ancient Mesopotamian civilization
• Ancient Egyptian civilization
• Ancient India(n) civilization
• Ancient Chinese civilization
• Ancient Hebrew civilization
• Early Civilizations in the Americas
• Islamic Civilization
• Early Civilizations in Africa
• Ancient Greek Civilization
• Ancient Roman Civilization
• Early European Civilizations