HIST 1061 - World History since 1500

Credits: 4
Hours/Week: Lecture 4 Lab None
Course Description: This course surveys global connections and disconnections from the early modern era to the present via the examination of global themes and regional variations. Topics include issues of diversity, power imbalances, and the intersection of factors such as race, ethnicity, class, and gender. Students also explore intended and unexpected consequences as regions and peoples confronted connection and change. In addition to examining the past, the course familiarizes students with the uses and limitations of historical sources, how knowledge about the past is produced, and the relevance of history to contemporary issues and questions.
MnTC Goals
5 History/Social/Behavioral Science, 8 Global Perspective

Prerequisite(s): Course placement into college-level English and Reading OR completion of ENGL 0950  with a grade of C or higher OR completion of RDNG 0940  with a grade of C or higher and qualifying English Placement Exam OR completion of RDNG 0950  with a grade of C or higher and ENGL 0090  with a grade of C or higher OR completion of ESOL 0051  with a grade of C or higher and ESOL 0052  with a grade of C or higher.
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: None

Major Content

1. Early Modern Era
2. The Near East
3. South Asia and East Asia
4. The Americas and Oceana
5. Africa, the Slave Trade, and the Atlantic World
6. The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment
7. Revolutions in Religion and Philosophy
8. Revolutions in Politics and Ideologies
9. Revolutions in Industry and Economics
10. Nations, Nationalism, and Nation Building
11. Empires and Imperialism
12. Global Systems of Trade and Commerce
13. Global Systems of Control and Exploitation
14. Global Wars and Conflicts
15. Changing Perspectives of Class, Gender, and Sexuality
16. Challenges and Promise of Globalization

1. explain the relationship of events, people, and developments in World History from the early modern era through the present.
2. make use of historical thinking by evaluating the relevance of World History to the modern world and to their own lives.
3. analyze diverse historical materials, distinguishing primary from secondary sources.
4. demonstrate effective use of historical evidence and methods.
5. evaluate varied perspectives of human history using knowledge of diverse peoples within their distinctive historical contexts.

05. 02. Examine social institutions and processes across a range of historical periods and cultures.

05. 03. Use and critique alternative explanatory systems or theories.
Theme Goals (MnTC Goals 7-10)
08. 01. Describe and analyze political, economic, and cultural elements which influence relations of states and societies in their historical and contemporary dimensions.

08. 02. Demonstrate knowledge of cultural, social, religious and linguistic differences.

08. 03. Analyze specific international problems, illustrating the cultural, economic, and political differences that affect their solution.

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