HIST 1010 - World Civilizations I: World History from the Origins to c. 1000

(3) Credit Hours

This course will introduce students to human achievements of civilizations and cultures in Eurasia, Africa, and the Americas from the origins of civilization to about the year 1000. Rather than taking a strictly chronological approach, it will focus more on the emerging cultures or traditions as expressions of their time and place. The creation of myths, gods and goddesses, Hellenism, Confucianism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Latin Christianity, and Islam will be examined as value systems that gave meaning and organization to human life, reflected in political, social, technological, and artistic achievements. It will also show that these traditions constrained human alternatives, providing a kind of cultural hegemony within cultures, and that these traditions remain important in our modern world. Pre- or corequisite: ENGL 1010 or ENGL 1011 or UHON 1010 or department head approval.