WORLD HISTORY SINCE THE 16TH CENTURY

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History is a complex subject that involves the analysis of visual and textual documents.  History is also a very synthetic subject.  It includes the study of science and mathematics, cultural accommodation and confrontation, and the history of politics.   It is not simply a matter of remembering names and dates and other pieces of factual information.  In this class, you will develop a number of critical thinking skills as you learn about the various forces and events that have shaped our contemporary world.  By the end of the class, you should be able to demonstrate that you have mastered the following learning goals:

1.To understand holistically the origins and historical development of world civilizations
within a global context.
2.To describe and analyze critically the reciprocal influence of Western and non-Western
institutions, values, and ideas.
3.To recognize the forces that contributed to the particular development of diverse
societies and shaped our present world.
4.To recognize and understand the contributions of ethnic and gender groups to past and
present societies in contexts of accommodation and resistance.
5.To understand and describe critically major political, economic, intellectual, and cultural
themes recurring throughout the history of the world.

Last Updated February 21, 2008