Course Description

HI120* World History in the Past and Present: An Introduction 1.0

This introduction to world history will begin by exploring conceptions of world history in Western and non-Western cultures. It will study the world order prior to the modern period of Western dominance, and pay particular attention to long-term historical changes in the modern period (1500-2000) which created, sustained and transformed the relationships between cultures and peoples of the world.

Official electronic version updated at 4:25 p.m. December 18, 2003

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