Hist 112:
S/World History I

A comparative survey of world societies, from the first human organizations of complex societies in Mesopotamia, the Indus Valley, Egypt, China, Central America, and South America, ending about 1500 C.E. The course will emphasize the interaction of humans and their environments, social organization, family structures, social elites, and cross-cultural contacts. This course is the first half of a two semester survey of world history. Offered: every fall