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Dec 07, 2025
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DRAFT 2026-2027 College Catalog DRAFT [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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HIS 103 - World History Before 1500 [SUN# HIS 1100] 3 Contact Hours, 3 Credits
3 lecture periods 0 lab periods
Survey of World History from prehistory to roughly C.E. 1500, with an emphasis upon the cultural development of Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and the Americas. Includes the development of non-European civilizations, from prehistoric tribal societies to the rise of nation states and their interactions with Europe.
AGEC Gen-Ed: A&H or SBS
CTE Gen-Ed: A&H or SBS and G
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Course Learning Outcomes
- Describe the Indus River Civilization of present-day India/Pakistan.
- Discuss the pre-Columbian civilizations of the Americas.
- Give examples of indigenous civilizations of China, Africa, and the Middle East, and provide examples of their historical and cultural contributions.
- Explain the importance of the Silk Road to World History.
- Discuss the rise of Islam and its impact on World History.
- Describe the role of the Mongol expansion in World History.
Outline:
- Origins of Civilization Prehistory -1500 B.C.E.
- Prehistory.
- Mesopotamia.
- Egypt.
- Indus River of India.
- Other World Civilizations 3000 - 200 B.C.E.
- China.
- Africa.
- Mesoamerica.
- South America.
- The Eastern Mediterranean 2000 - 500 B.C.E.
- Egypt.
- Minoan Crete.
- Mycenaean Greece.
- Assyria.
- Israel.
- Phoenicia.
- India 1500 B.C.-300 B.C.E.
- Iran and the Persian Empire 1000 B.C.E. – C.E. 1.
- Imperial China 300 B.C.E.- C.E. 300.
- The Silk Road 300 B.C.E. – C.E. 600.
- Islam C.E. 570 -1200.
- The Byzantine Empire C.E. 600 -1200.
- The Crusades C.E. 1095 -1300.
- Sui and Tang China C.E. 500 -755.
- The Americas C.E. 200 -1500.
- Mongols C.E. 1200 -1500.
- Ming Dynasty China C.E. 1368-1500.
- Africa C.E. 1200 -1500.
- India C.E. 1200 -1500.
- The Age of Exploration.
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