History 304 - The Ancient and Classical World (Three semester hours)

World Civilization differs from traditional Western Civilization not only in its greater geographic scale but also in its greater chronological scope. This course, instead of beginning with Greco-Roman Culture, starts with the earliest human organizations and ends just after the fall of the classical world, namely, with a consideration
of the rise of Islam. Topics include the origins of human culture, the development of cradles of civilization in the eastern and western hemispheres, the growth and decline of classical cultures, interactions among classical and nomadic cultures, and the establishment of great world religions. In addition, this course addresses the historiography of the ancient world, that is, how historians research and conceptualize ancient human
societies.

Prerequisite or co-requisite: History 253