Human Legacy Course
This course provides students with a thorough survey of the significant political, socio-economic, and cultural features of human history from the beginnings of civilization to the contemporary period. Using both primary and secondary sources and document-based investigation, students trace the emergence of the interdependence between world regions-an interaction stimulated by European invasions and colonizations and sustained by the contributions of the non-western regions.
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In Semester I, students will learn about early urbanization and empire, the origin and spread
of world religious traditions, the diffusion of technology and scientific knowledge, the
development of democratic-republican governments, and the origins and outcomes of major
political revolutions.
In Semester II, students will explore the causes of war, the impact of religion, science, and
technology on human communities, the development of global systems of slavery, colonialism,
and labor migration, the historic origins of contemporary economic systems, the growth of
empires, and the rise of nationalisms and their connection to imperialism and reform.
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Semester 1
- Week 1: The Beginnings of Civilization (Prehistory - 1000 BC)
- Week 2: The Ancient Near East (4000 BC - 550 BC)
- Week 3: Nile Civilizations (5000 BC - 300 AD)
- Week 4: Ancient India & China (2500 BC - 250 BC)
- Week 5: Classical Greece (2100 BC - 150 BC)
- Week 6: Rome & Early Christianity (750 BC - 500 AD)
- Week 7: The Americas (1000 BC - 1500 AD)
- Week 8: Empires of China & India (350 BC - 600 AD)
- Week 9: Muslim Civilization (550 - 1250)
- Week 10: African Kingdoms (100 - 1500)
- Week 11: Cultures of East Asia (550 - 1400)
- Week 12: Kingdoms of Christianity (300 - 1250)
- Week 13: The Early Middle Ages (800 - 1215)
- Week 14: The High Middle Ages (1000 - 1500)
- Week 15: Renaissance & Reformation (1300 - 1650)
- Week 16: Exploration & Expansion (1400 - 1700)
- Week 17: New Asian Empires (1200 - 1800)
Semester 2
- Week 18: The Monarchs of Europe (1500 - 1800)
- Week 19: Enlightenment & Revolution (1550 - 1800)
- Week 20: The French Revolution & Napoleon (1789 - 1815)
- Week 21: The Industrial Revolution (1700 - 1900)
- Week 22: Life in the Industrial Age (1800 - 1900)
- Week 23: Reforms, Revolutions, and War (1800 - 1900)
- Week 24: Nationalism In Europe (1800 - 1920)
- Week 25: The Age of Imperialism (1800 - 1920)
- Week 26: World War I (1914 - 1918)
- Week 27: The Interwar Years (1919 - 1939)
- Week 28: World War II (1930 - 1945)
- Week 29: Europe & North America (1945 - Present)
- Week 30: Asia (1945 - Present)
- Week 31: Africa & The Middle East (1945 - Present)
- Week 32: Latin America (1945 - Present)
- Week 33: Today's World
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