Course Description

HI485* Europe and the Overseas World, 1450-1700 1.0

This seminar course will study European exploration, trade and colonization during the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries, and will assess the resultant interaction of African, Amerindian, Asian and European cultures by the examination of selected cases using primary historical sources.†

Official electronic version updated on November 10, 2000

M. Watson, Editor