HSTR - History-World

HSTR 101IH Western Civilization I: 4 Credits (3 Lec, 1 Other)

(F, Su) Survey of the ancient Near East, Greece, Rome, and the European world through 1600. Emphasis on social, economic, and cultural history.

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Interpret original (primary) historical materials (documents and images)
Demonstrate an understanding of the most important events and developments in the history of the Western World, from the time of the Babylonians to the 14th century
Interpret historical events independently, including causation
Write an analytical paper that uses historical evidence to support a thesis

HSTR 102IH Western Civilization II: 4 Credits (3 Lec, 1 Other)

(Sp) This course explores the political, social, and cultural transformation of Europe from the absolute monarchies of the 1600s through the birth of the European Union. Topics include global overseas trade, revolutions, cityscapes, class and gender identities, environmental transformations, and the experience and memory of war. Introduces students to historical methods for analyzing primary sources such as architectural plans, maps, paintings, photographs, music, diaries, political treaties, and propaganda films.

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Analyze information from primary and secondary source historical documents, including written, visual, or auditory documents.\\n
Investigate and respectfully consider human experiences of historical events from multiple perspectives by comparing the viewpoints of government leaders and civilians, women and men, and persons from Western and non-Western cultures.\\n
Analyze historical evidence to discover and demonstrate—through collaborative discussion and individual written reflection—the mutual influences of cultural, social, economic and political change.\\n
Use written, visual, and oral communication to construct persuasive arguments based on the careful and balanced use of historical evidence.\\n
Construct new historical knowledge through gathering evidence, engaging in creative thinking, and effectively presenting evidence to the class.\\n
Engage in a collaborative construction of new historical knowledge by working with peers on joint projects, receiving feedback, and using that feedback to revise and improve their own communication, discussion, and the effective presentation of historical evidence.\\n
Share historical knowledge and persuasive arguments in an environment of mutual respect and respectful communication. \\n

HSTR 105IH Making Our World-Ten Events: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

This course identifies the ten most important events in world history by exploring the role of the past in creating today's world.

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Develop the skills to think historically by viewing the present as a product of past decisions and events.
Think critically by evaluating the past and making and defending analytical assertions in class assignments.
Read strategically and write logically and coherently through paper assignments that stress the mechanics of effective analytical writing.
Become familiarized with critical historical events, ones that are global in nature and that derive from diverse contexts.
Learn about the intricacies of key decisions, and how they were made and why.
Learn to narrate key historical events both orally and in writing—become more intelligent.

HSTR 130D Latin American History: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

The history of Latin America, and the Caribbean from the Pre-Columbian period to the present, with emphasis focused on the origins and legacies of colonialism and imperialism.

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interpret and analyze different kinds of historical sources in order to tease out unique Latin American perspectives and experiences
summarize some of the major eras of the region’s history
describe how historical knowledge changes over time
identify and explain some of the historical roots of contemporary issues (“historical legacies”)

HSTR 135D The Modern Middle East: 4 Credits (3 Lec, 1 Other)

This introductory course examines the Middle East from the early twentieth century until the present day. Beginning with the Ottoman and Safavid empires, this course explores a variety of themes relating to the region and its place in the world.

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Demonstrating a general understanding of the major events and developments taking place in the modern Middle East (1800-today)
Successfully employing this knowledge in your written and verbal discussions of both contemporary issues and earlier developments taking place during the era under review. \\n
Demonstrating improved skills relating to writing, verbal articulation, and the evaluation and use sources,
Strengthening critical thinking skills such as analyzing events thematically and comparatively; developing a better perspective regarding the worldviews and historical memory of people living in other parts of the world; recognizing and articulating historical patterns. \\n
Becoming more cognizant of our roles as local and global citizens through the analysis and discussion of current events and international relations.\\n

HSTR 140D Modern Asia: 4 Credits (3 Lec, 1 Other)

Explores the legacies of imperialism, war, and revolution in the rise of modern East Asia, primarily Japan and China.

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Skill sets:\\nDemonstrate the skills to think historically by viewing the present as a product of past decisions and events. \\n
Demonstrate critical thinking by evaluating the past and making and defending analytical assertions in class assignments. \\n
Read strategically and write logically and coherently through paper assignments that stress the mechanics of effective analytical writing. \\n
Content:\\nDiscuss critical historical events, ones that demonstrate the role of diversity and identity in shaping modern East Asian culture.\\n
Describe the enduring legacies of imperialism, and how it continues to shape relations between the West and East Asia.\\n
Describe the role of competing ideologies and revolutions in East Asia, and how they shape the political contours of life today.\\n

HSTR 145D Reinventing Japan: 4 Credits (3 Lec, 1 Other)

xplores the political and cultural development of Japan from earliest time to the present. Special attention will be given to Japanese relations with Asia and the West.

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Skill sets:\\nDevelop the skills to think historically by viewing the present as a product of past decisions and events. \\n
Think critically by evaluating the past and making and defending analytical assertions in class assignments.
Read strategically and write logically and coherently through paper assignments that stress the mechanics of effective analytical writing. \\n
Content:\\nDemonstrate familiarity with critical historical events, ones that demonstrate the role of diversity and identity in shaping modern Japan.
Describe the enduring legacies of isolationism, imperialism, war, and occupation continue to shape modern Japan, as well as its international rivalries and alliances.
Explain the role of competing ideologies in the formation of the Japanese nation and nationalism, and how it drove the Greater East Asian War and shaped the postwar peace.

HSTR 146IH The Silk Road: Religion and Globalization: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

(F, Sp) 3 Lec) On-line only, F, S, Su Introduction to the role of cross-cultural exchange as a driving force in history. Surveys the cultures, art and religions found along the ancient trade route known as the Silk Road.

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Identify formative historical events, religious movements and political empires along the Silk Road over two millennia
Analyze the methods used to discover and create historical knowledge
Describe the dynamics of cultural contact as the driving force behind History

HSTR 160D Modern World History: 4 Credits (4 Lec)

Introduction to themes important for understanding the world historical roots of conflict through an examination of religion and belief, social and cultural identities and differences, politics, and global interconnections.

HSTR 205CS The World Environment: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

(Su) Examines the history, science, and ethics of risk, focusing on the complex relationship of science, technology, and risk in modern age. Includes exploration of knowledge production in science and technology; case studies such as industrial health and safety, the atomic age, "natural" disasters, and global warming to understand how risk has been defined, perceived, and remedied; and team research projects on such topics as automobile safety, earthquakes, and maquiladores.

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Skill set: \\nFrame problems and fashion arguments using interdisciplinary methodologies comprised of scientific and humanistic inquiry;\\n
Build critical thinking skills through original written work; and\\n
Contextualize environmental problems in causal relationship to natural and human-made forces.\\n
Content:\\nComprehend the historical consequences of the Agricultural Transition and Industrial Revolution;\\n
Understand the environmental and cultural transformations caused by globalization; and\\n
Frame historical questions in the context of climate change and other environmental challenges.\\n

HSTR 207CS Sci and Tech in World History: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

Surveys the role of science and technology in relation to social, political, and economic change in global history. Special attention is given to the historical development of scientific and technological knowledge, the ways different societies have linked ideas of progress and science and how history can provide valuable perspective to contemporary debates over potentially revolutionary scientific and technological practices.

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Critically analyze s technological advance from a humanistic perspective, including the political, economic, religious, social, and cultural forces that interact with scientific and technological advance in a global context.\\n
Analyze different approaches to science and technology in geographical regions outside of the United States and Europe, including Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America. Contemplate how these geographical regions produced scientific and technological advance in their own right, as well as how they contributed to Western notions of scientific and technological advance.
Analyze historical change over time in non-Western countries, as viewed through the lens of science and technology.\\n
Become familiar with library resources, including online databases, archives, and journals, in the field of technology and world history.

HSTR 208RH Sci,Envir,Tech,Soc: Common Exp: 3 Credits (3 Other)

Science and technology have become pervasive instigators of social change. This course aims to understand the nature, causes, and consequences of the growth of science and technology from a humanistic perspective, including recent advances in stem-cell research, the human genome, atomic energy and weapons, and space technology. We will explore the immense social, cultural, political, and economic consequences of these advances and how they have affected our relationship to the natural world.

HSTR 210IH History of the Bible: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

This course explores the history of the peoples, places, ideas, and texts that combined over hundreds of years to produce the Bible as a single book, and examines the influence of this book on the development of western thought and culture.

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Students will understand the long formative and historical processes that produced the modern Bible in its current form.
Students will analyze the origins, formation, and transmission of the ideas found in the Bible, and how they changed over time, and were influenced by different peoples, cultures, and points of view
Students will understand how this material came to hold authoritative positions in traditions, histories, and developments of the “western” world and analyze its subsequent influence on western interaction with other peoples, places, and cultures
Students will analyze, read, and write critically about the Bible and biblical studies in a scholarly format suitable to an academic environment

HSTR 221IH God - Past, Puzzle, Present: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

(Su) The history and roots and of varieties of concepts of the divine in various religious traditions.

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To become acquainted with the ways in which humans; present, define, depict, and describe the divine and their own relationship it.
To learn to use texts, visual images, and other evidence to examine human methods of divine representation and expressions of the divine-human relationship.
To learn to read, examine, and discuss human concepts of the divine as an academic subject.

HSTR 282CS Darwinian Revolution: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

(F) Covers the history, philosophy, and our current understanding of the biological sciences, focusing especially on the theory of evolution. Explores Darwin's ideas, the manner in which he came to them, his argument's explanatory power, and the diverse ramifications of evolutionary theory, including the modern debates in science and religion, stem cell research, cloning, sociobiology, and other tricky contemporary issues.

HSTR 291 Special Topics: 1-4 Credits (1-4 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: None required but some may be determined necessary by each offering department. Course not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular one-time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability and demand before requesting a regular course number
Repeatable up to 12 credits.

HSTR 298 World History Internship: 1-12 Credits (1-12 Other)

PREREQUISITE: Consent of instructor, and approval of department head. An individualized assignment arranged with an agency, business, or other organization to provide guided experience in the field
Repeatable up to 12 credits.

HSTR 302 Ancient Greece: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: HSTR 101IH or HSTR 102IH
Origins to Alexander the Great with special attention to life in classical Athens. Emphasis on reading ancient sources in translation.

HSTR 304 Ancient Rome: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: HSTR 101IH or HSTR 102IH
From the foundations of the city to the fall of the empire, with special attention to social and military history. Emphasis on reading ancient sources in translation.

HSTR 308 Ancient Egypt: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: HSTR 101IH or HSTR 102IH or HSTR 160D
Survey of ancient Egyptian history, religion, and society from its earliest origins as a unified kingdom in the mid-third millennium BC through the Greek conquest of Egypt by Alexander the Great in 332 BC.
Department of History Philosophy.

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1) to become acquainted with the history, society and religion of ancient Egypt.

2) to examine the ancient Egyptian worldview and the Egyptian view of history, culture, and religion.

3) to read the texts produced by this ancient culture in order to understand its self-perception, its views of the divine, and its religion.

4) to learn to analyze the religion, history, art, and literature of ancient Egypt as an expression of a distinct culture and society.

HSTR 313 Religion and Violence: 3 Credits (3 Other)

PREREQUISITE: Any RLST course. This course will examine the religious roots of various social and political categories in today's world which might include, among others, nationalism, fundamentalism, or sexism, and examine the means by which these categories affect contemporary society and events

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Examine the religious roots of violence in the western religious traditions, and to trace their historical development.
Engage in critical reading and analysis of materials to understand the ways in which interconnections between religious belief and violent thought and action has been expressed in different societies and religions at different times
Analyze the ways in which violent expression of religious convictions affects current social and political actions and responses

HSTR 316 Ancient India: Text and Ritual: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: RLST 202D or RLST 203D or HSTR 146IH or HSTR 101IH or HSTR 102IH or HSTR 105IH or HSTR 135D or HSTR 140D or HSTR 145D or HSTR 210IH or PHL 270. close analysis of primary texts and ritual traditions in ancient India

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Explore the history, society and religion of ancient India\\n
Analyze and evaluate primary source literature from ancient sources\\n
Critically apply theories and data to address historical questions in ancient India \\n
Demonstrate written communication sufficient to present work to peers \\n

HSTR 322 19th Century Europe: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: HSTR 101IH or HSTR 102IH
A comparative and transnational approach to the history of modern Europe from the French Revolution to the First World War.

HSTR 324 20th Century Europe: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: HSTR 101IH or HSTR 102IH
Events and forces in 20th century Europe from World War I to the present. The rise of fascism, communism, and the interwar crisis along with post-World War II developments.

HSTR 330 History of Mexico: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: HSTA 101IH, HSTA 102IH or HSTR 130D. This course examines the historical processes that resulted in the creation of Modern Mexico

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Build a strong base of knowledge about Mexico from pre-colonial times to the present, with special focus onestablishing a general narrative of historical events
exploring Mexico's relations with the United States and other world powers
understanding the historical origins of 21st-century concerns (e.g., economics, drug trafficking, out-migration)
practice skills in critically analyzing historical documents and secondary sources
evaluate and compare different perspectives and arguments
practice general research skills
practice oral and written communication skills

HSTR 331 Archaeology, Exploration, and Religion: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: HSTR 101IH or HSTR 102IH or HSTR 105IH or HSTR 210IH or consent of the instructor. This course will utilize archaeology and archaeological method and theory as a means to study the history and development of the peoples, places, writings, and religious beliefs of the ancient Near Eastern world

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Analyze the interface between religion and archaeology in order to discuss how archaeological and historical interpretation becomes subject to religious belief and how religious belief may affect archaeological and historical interpretation.
Discuss the history of the interconnection between religion and archaeology as it developed during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries
Apply critical thinking of these interconnections and interactions to specific case studies in archaeology in order to examine and evaluate the scholarly arguments regarding the history of the human past.

HSTR 340 Age of the Shoguns: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: HSTR 140D or HSTR 145D. Explores the political, cultural, and diplomatic issues involved in the development of the Tokugawa state and the emergence of modern Japanese identity

HSTR 342 Japan's Meiji Revolution: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: HSTR 140D or HSTR 145D. Investigates the revolutionary changes that Japan underwent between the 1770's and 1910 and the emergence of modern Japanese nationalism

HSTR 345 Modern China: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: Any 100-level HSTR, HSTA, or AMST course; 100-level PHL or RLST Course; 100/200 level CHIN course, or 300-level JPNS course or consent of instructor. Social, political, and economic history of the People's Republic of China

HSTR 346 Modern India: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: Sophomore standing. (F) Social, economic, political, and intellectual history of India during the 19th and 20th centuries

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Critically analyze and discuss primary source materials
Participate knowledgably in group discussions
Complete original research
Compare and contrast cross-cultural data.
Place contemporary issues in modern India in their social and political and contexts, such as race, religion, class and gender.
Demonstrate knowledge of the historical background that contributed to the formation of modern India, such as imperialism and colonialism.

HSTR 350 Modern Britain: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: HSTR 102IH. The emergence and fall of Britain as a world power. Topics of study may include industrialization, the slow emergence of democracy in Britain, the role of the family in Victorian Britain, and the impact of the empire within Britain

HSTR 352 France Revolution: 1789-1848: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

This class introduces students to the major political, social, economic, and environmental changes that took place in Revolutionary-era France, from 1789-1848. Particular emphasis will be placed on the transformation of subjects into citizens through participation in democratic institutions as well as street politics. Who became a French revolutionary and why? What drove revolutionaries to overturn the French government in 1789, 1830, and 1848? What is the lasting legacy of France's legendary revolutionary past?.

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Students will learn to analyze, critique, and compare primary source documents from the past
Students will learn to analyze historical events from multiple perspectives (comparing the viewpoints of governments and civilians, rich and poor, women and men, etc.)
Students will learn to identify the mutual influences of cultural, social, environmental, economic and political change in Revolutionary France from 1789-1848.
Students will learn to write an effective and clear argument based on the careful and balanced use of historical evidence
Students will learn oral communication skills through in-class group work and group presentations.

HSTR 353 Modern France: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

A survey of French history from 1750 to the present, focusing on revolutions, the emergence of modern French culture, dynamics between Paris and provincial France, and the experience of war.

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Students will analyze, critique, and compare primary source documents from the past\\n
Students will analyze historical events from multiple perspectives (comparing the viewpoints of governments and civilians, rich and poor, women and men, etc.)\\n
Students will identify the mutual influences of cultural, social, environmental, economic and political change in Modern France from 1852-Present.\\n
Students will write an effective and clear argument based on the careful and balanced use of historical evidence\\n
Students will communicate orally through in-class group work and group presentations.

HSTR 359 Russia to 1917: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: Any HSTR course or junior standing, or consent of instructor. Examines the emergence and development of the Russian Empire with a focus upon the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries

HSTR 360 Cold War Europe: 3 Credits ()

PREREQUISITE: Sophomore standing or higher. (F) This class explores the cultural, diplomatic, and political history of Eastern Europe during the Cold War era (1945-1989). Beginning with a discussion of the region’s imperial past, we then examine the political conditions surrounding Eastern Europe during the interwar years. Whereas the Cold War is typically thought of in terms of a single era, we discover that there were actually several eras taking place in the region within this time period. We also see that relations between the Soviet Union and its Eastern European satellites (and non-satellites) were not always so simple. This course goes up to the present day, underscoring the historical roots of the region’s contemporary issues and concerns involving the European Union, NATO, and relations with Russia

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Describe and analyze the major political developments taking place in Eastern Europe during the course of the history of the Cold War.
Connect Eastern Europe’s past to present-day realities in Central and Eastern Europe
Describe US-Soviet relations in the context of the Cold War
Demonstrate writing skills through the writing and development of essays pertaining to this course’s themes.

HSTR 362 Modern Germany: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: HSTR 101IH or HSTR 102IH. An in-depth look at the economic, social, and political developments of modern Germany

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Analyze and interpret primary and secondary source documents
Analyze an historical event from multiple perspectives (comparing the viewpoints of monarchs and subjects, generals and soldiers, women and men, etc.)
Understand how German government, culture, and society evolved over time from 1750-present
Write an effective and clear essay based on the careful and balanced use of historical evidence

HSTR 364 Modern Austria: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: HSTR 101IH or HSTR 102IH or permission of instructor. An in-depth look at the historical, social, political, and cultural developments of the Habsburg Empire and Modern Austria

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Compare/contrast major events in the Habsburg and Austrian Empires
Categorize theoretical concepts related to “empire” that can be used in comparative and cross-disciplinary contexts (ie: Colonialism, Capitalism, Conflict, Culture)
Evaluate primary and secondary sources including diaries and historical maps
Devise logical, evidence-based arguments in discussion and writing

HSTR 365 The History of the Ancient Near East: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: HSTR 101IH or HSTR 102IH or HSTR 105IH or HSTR 210IH. Using primary texts, archaeological materials, and historical studies, the course examines human culture and society in the ancient Near East from its earliest beginnings (ca. 500 BCE) to the conquests of Alexander the Great (332 BCE)

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students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of the history of the major regions and cultures of the ancient Near Eastern world.\\n
students will be able to read and analyze primary and secondary sources relevant to the history of the ancient Near East, and to write critically about their use for understanding past cultures.\\n
students will be able to analyze the development of social, cultural, and religious traditions of the peoples of the ancient Near Eastern world and understand their influence on later cultures.

HSTR 366 Middle East/20th Century: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: Any HSTR course, junior standing, or consent of instructor. Investigates major diplomatic, economic, cultural and religious themes from the Middle East in the 20th century. Students will choose topics and countries of interest for specific, instructor-guided research

HSTR 367 Nazi Art and Propaganda: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: WRIT 101, or equivalent, or consent of instructor. (Su) HSTR 367 examines the art and propaganda of the Third Reich through historical lenses

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By the end of this course, students will be able to:
Integrate key events that influenced Nazi artworks into broader historical timelines
Create sophisticated arguments about visual and textual forms of propaganda
Interpret formalistic and rhetorical discourses surrounding art in Nazi Germany

HSTR 372 The World at War: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: HSTR 101IH, or HSTR 102IH, or HSTA 101IH, or HSTA 102IH, or HSTA 160D. (F) The First or Second World War examined through political, military, technological, and social history, in the contexts of the early decades of the 20th century and consequences up to the present

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Students will gain knowledge of the geography, basic chronology, technology, and military aspects of WWI and/or WWII.
Students will demonstrate an understanding of the longer era of the conflict beyond the conventional definition of 1914-18 and 1941-1945
Students will understand and be able to analyze the crucial consequences of the world wars upon the rest of the 20th century and to the present

HSTR 375 Eurasian Borderlands: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: Any HSTR course, or junior standing, or consent of instructor. Provides a comparative and thematic approach to a series of issues related to the theme of cross-cultural contact. Draws on scholarly literature pertaining to the Balkans, the Middle East, and the former Soviet Union to examine imperialism, national and religious identity, human mobility, and genocide

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Acquire familiarity with the countries of the region, the communities living within them, and the changes taking place in the region from the nineteenth century onwards.
Develop a more thematic and comparative understanding of the region. ;
Develop general intellectual skills. Effort is made to create assignments which provide opportunities to improve skills related to formal writing, reading comprehension, note-taking, public speaking, and critical thinking.
Learn about history as a field. As this is a history class, special emphasis is placed upon continuity and change over time. ;

HSTR 376 Twentieth Century War: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

Why was the 20th century the most violent period in human history? In this course, we will examine the fascinating causes and histories of the great military conflicts in the Pacific and Europe, including WWI and WWII and ending with the American war in Vietnam.

HSTR 391 Special Topics: 1-4 Credits (1-4 Lec)

Courses not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular one-time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability and demand.
Repeatable up to 12 credits.

HSTR 405 American Holy Land: 3 Credits (3 Other)

PREREQUISITE: Any two of the following: HSTR 101IH or HSTA 101IH or HSTR 210IH or HSTA 220IH. (Sp) This course examines the ways in which the historical development of the idea of the "holy land" influenced both American culture and society as well as American views of and interactions with these regions in the modern world

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evaluate the ways in which American views of the “holy land” helped shape American history, culture, and society.
demonstrate the history of American interests and actions in the “holy land” and the ways in which these helped shaped American ideas of these regions.
analyze how the combination of American perspectives and American actions regarding the idea of the “holy Land” have influenced and are influenced by events in the modern world.
demonstrate correct application of the methodologies used in the study of history and in academic religious studies in the analyses of the topics above.

HSTR 407 Soviet Union: Rise & Fall: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: Any HSTR course, or junior standing, or consent of instructor. This course examines the history of the USSR and its successor states in Europe and Asia. Beginning with the late imperial era, it examines the major political, cultural, and social developments taking place in the region to the present day

HSTR 415 Gender and Technology: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: Any 100-level HSTR, HSTA, or AMST course or consent of instructor. This class explores the relationship between gender and technology in comparative cultural, social, and historical perspective

HSTR 416 Global History of Food: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: Any course in U.S. or World History or consent of the instructor. (Sp) In this course food functions as a gateway to examine issues of trade, globalization, labor systems, ways of knowing, imperial encounters, and the development, transmission, and transformation of various world cuisines

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Students will demonstrate an understanding of the role of food in the history of globalization
Students will demonstrate an understanding of the role of imperialism in the creation of new foodways in both "mother countries" and colonies
Students will demonstrate an understanding of the role of gender in food preparation and consumption in different cultures
Students will be able to read advanced scholarly articles in global history
Students will be able to formulate discussion questions on each week’s reading assignment & participate in leading the class discussion
Students will be able to write a summary of scholarly article
Students will be able to present a formal oral presentation on their reading and analysis
Students will be able to produce a research paper using both primary and secondary sources

HSTR 417 Early Modern Science: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: HSTA 101IH, HSTR 101IH, HSTR 102IH, or HSTR 282CS. Topics of study may include the relationships between religion and science, science and gender, and technological change and the structure of society

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Be able to critically analyze scientific and technological advance from a humanistic perspective.
Be able to analyze political, economic, religious, social, and cultural forces that interact with scientific and technological advance in selected episodes in the history of early modern science.
Understand the basic principles underlying some of the most important scientific theories as they were developed in the early modern period.
Research and write an original research paper based on primary sources on a significant topic in early modern science.
Become familiar with library resources, including online databases, archives, and journals, in the field of the history of science.

HSTR 419 Modern Science: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: HSTR 102IH, or HSTA 102IH. The emergence of modern science in Europe and America from the Scientific Revolution to the Atomic Age. Special emphasis will be given to the cultural, political, and economic rise of science and technology within society

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Be able to critically analyze scientific and technological advance from a humanistic perspective, including how political, economic, religious, social, and cultural forces that interact with scientific and technological advance in selected episodes in the history of modern science.\\n
Understand the basic principles underlying some of the most important scientific theories that have informed our age.\\n
Be able to enter, with an informed judgment, into contemporary debates concerning the role of science in modern society.\\n
Research and write an original research paper based on primary sources.\\n
Become familiar with library resources, including online databases, archives, and journals, in the field of the history of science.

HSTR 423 European Intellectual History: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: HSTR 101IH or HSTR 102IH. The ideologies and major thinkers who have influenced European history from the French Revolution to the present day

HSTR 425 Mapping the World: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE:HSTR 101IH or HSTR 102IH. This course explores the role of map-making in global history from the 1600's through the present. Class discussions will focus on the role of cartographic images in modern state formation, maritime exploration, nation building, colonial conquest, and urban social geography

HSTR 426 History of Yoga: East and West: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: RLST 203D or HSTR 146IH or PHL 101IH or instructor consent. (Every other Spring) examines the history of yoga in the East (India) and West; from ancient origins to modern appropriations

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Critically analyze the history of yoga and its appropriation in western culture\\n
Apply theories, methodologies and knowledge to address fundamental questions in the history of yoga\\n
Conduct research and synthesize sources in an interdisciplinary creative project \\n
Demonstrate oral and written communication sufficient to present work to peers\\n

HSTR 427 Nature & Culture in European History: 3 Credits (3 Other)

This course explores the connections between nature and culture in the historical context of modern Europe from 1600-present. Topics include natural disasters such as fires and floods, resource extraction in European colonies, the environmental impacts of World War I and World War II, attitudes toward nature among European political groups such as fascists and communists, and the historical development of conservation and sustainability movements in European countries. The course culminates in a primary source research paper on an environmental history topic of each student's choosing.

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Students will learn to analyze, critique, and compare primary source historical documents from the European past
Students will learn to analyze, critique, and compare historical arguments presented in secondary source books and articles focused on environments in the European past
Students will learn to analyze the political and cultural outcomes of environmental crises in European history from 1600-present ;
Students will learn to conduct independent archival research on a topic of their choosing related to nature and culture in European history
Students will learn to write an effective and clear argument based on the careful and balanced use of historical evidence
Students will learn oral communication skills through in-class group work and powerpoint presentations.

HSTR 430 Latin Amer Social History: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: Junior standing or consent of instructor. . Introduces students to field of social history through case studies of social movements in Latin America. Case studies may include the Mexican Revolution, resistance to military dictatorship in Brazil, indigenous movements in the Andes, and environmental justice movements in the circum-Caribbean

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Gain factual knowledgeestablish a definition of social movements and an understanding of why they were (and continue to be) so prevalent in Latin America
build expertise in specific case studies
finesse skills in critically reading and analyzing historical documents and secondary sources
evaluate and compare different perspectives and arguments
practice general research skills
practice oral and written communication skills

HSTR 431 Race in Latin America: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: HSTR 130D, HSTA 101IH or HSTA 102IH. This course explores the history of race relations in Latin America, focusing on the traditional links between "race" and power. Topics may include examinations of Indigenous, African, and European cultures/ethnicities, from the Conquest to the present day

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Build a strong base of knowledge about race and ethnicity in Latin America and the Caribbean from colonial times to the presentgain familiarity with the experiences of and relations between Africans, indigenous groups, Europeans, and Asians in the Latin American and Caribbean contexts
understand key terminology and processes including mestizaje, indigenismo, eugenics, and whitening
explore race and ethnicity as social and political constructs, and identity in general as a process rather than a static "thing"
develop knowledge through active reading, discussion, and debate
practice general research skills
finesse writing skills by developing an extended argument and supporting it with evidence

HSTR 432 Colonial Latin America: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: Junior standing or consent of instructor. This seminar-style course examines the colonial period in Latin America, with special attention to cross-cultural contact and conflict, religion, and social hierarchies of race and gender

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Build a strong base of knowledge about major events and themes in early Latin American history.
Eamine first contacts, military conquests, and colonization.
Compare the experiences of centers (Mesoamerica, Andes, Brazil) and peripheries (Caribbean, frontiers).
Explore themes of gender, race, and economic class.
Gain experience with the historian's craft.
Develop knowledge through active reading, discussion, and debate.
Develop a dialogue between archival materials (primary sources) and scholarly works (secondary sources).

HSTR 433 Latin American Perspectives: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

This course approaches historical developments, literature, and construction of identity in twentieth-century Latin America. Taught in English with Spanish reading/writing option. Focus will vary by instructor. Cross-listed with SPNS 430, however, SPNS has a language component that HSTR does not contain as an assessment outcome.

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Students will develop an understanding of how the Americas came into the “gaze” of European colonizers, and later, the United States. ;
Students will demonstrate an understanding of how twentieth century Latin American authors writing across genres (fiction, nonfiction, and poetry) comprehended the region’s experience with European and North American empires.
Students will be expected to develop advanced analytical composition skills.

HSTR 434 Gender in Latin America: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: HSTR 130D. An exploration of the ways in which transformations in the historical construction of gender and sexuality shaped and were shaped by broader processes of socioeconomic, political, and cultural change in Latin American history

HSTR 435 Latin America: Human Rights: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: Junior standing or consent of instructor. . Seeks deeper understanding of phenomenon of violence in modern world and development of international human rights norms by examining case studies from Latin America. Topics may include military dictatorships, revolutions, foreign interventions, drug cartels, and street gangs

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Learning fundamental principles and concepts including:
international principles relating to human rights (e.g., Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
concepts relating to violence and resistance
structural violence, grey zones, hidden transcripts)
Gaining experience with the historian’s craft by
developing knowledge through active reading and discussion (oral and written)
comparing different cases, types of sources, and perspectives
applying new knowledge (e.g., using principles/concepts to better understand case studies)
Acquiring an interest in learning more by
recognizing the gaps in our knowledge about Latin America and the United States, which will inspire surprise and (perhaps) dismay
asking difficult questions worthy of consideration
thinking more critically about issues relating to violence and human rights in both historical and contemporary cases

HSTR 436 Armed Conflict in Modern Latin America: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

(Su) Considers the roots and outcomes of different armed conflicts in modern Latin America, including foreign intervention, revolutionary conflict, state violence, and extralegal violence.

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Students will understand the underlying causes and outcomes of different kinds of armed conflict in modern Latin America: social upheaval and revolutions; foreign military intervention; state-sponsored violence; and extrastate violence, and militarization of law enforcement. This content will be delivered in part through lectures and in part through readings.
students will develop their capabilities as critical thinkers through the following activities: an in-class routine of shaping and asking analytical questions about primary and secondary sources; frequent short written responses to sources; and a few short formal essays

HSTR 438 Latin American Nature in History and Culture: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

(Sp) Examines Latin American history and culture through the intersection of human and natural worlds from Precolumbian times to the present day. Topics will include: the globalization of biota and the making of modern Latin American societies; various human constructions of nature and their real-world implications; how the region's environmental diversity has shaped human societies; and nature's role in shaping Latin American identites and cultures.

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Understand how nature has shaped human history in Latin America, and how human actions have transformed nature.
Understand how human societies in Latin America have construed their relationship with the natural world through cultural expression.
Develop cross-disciplinary analytical aptitudes by working with historical documents and literary sources.
Construct coherent, evidence-based, historical arguments in written and oral forms of communication, and correctly employ the stylistic standards of the discipline laid out in the Chicago Manual of Style.

HSTR 443 Gender in Asia: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: Any 100-level HSTR, HSTA or AMST course or 100-level PHL or RLST course or 100- or 200-level CHIN course or 100- or 300-level JPNS course or WS 491 or consent of instructor
Explores the ways in which constructions of gender in China, Japan, and Korea shaped and were shaped by broad social, political, and cultural factors, from the pre-modern period to the present.

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To gain a better understanding of women’s histories in China, Japan, and Korea, from the pre-modern period to the present\\n\\n
To attain a better understanding of interdisciplinary approaches to historical inquiry\\n\\n
To further hone the ability to read, discuss and write about cultural objects (including film, fiction, and material culture) in a thoughtful, critical manner

HSTR 445 Environ, Health & Sci in Japan: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: HSTR 140D or HSTR 145D
Investigates the complex relationship between the Japanese and the natural world, including the history of disease and medicine.

HSTR 446 Science and Medicine in China: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: HSTR 140D or HSTR 145D or consent of instructor
An exploration of the transformations of medicine, technology, and natural knowledge in imperial and modern China.

HSTR 462 Holocaust in Nazi Occupied Europe: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

(Su) HSTR 462 undertakes the important historical task of engaging with the Holocaust in memory and film. While the Holocaust was largely first imagined and engineered in 1930s Nazi Germany, it impacted most of Europe if not the world and continues to stand as a crucial warning against the horrors of Fascism and Genocide for societies today.

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describe key events in postwar Holocaust discourse as they pertain to film and memory
distinguish representations of the Holocaust across media
critique the relationship between historical discourses and Holocaust cinema
construct written and visual synthesis of student research on memory cultures and the Holocaust

HSTR 467 History of Mountaineering: 3 Credits (3 Other)

PREREQUISITES: Any 100 or 200-level HSTA or HSTR course
This course will focus on the dynamic relationship between the advance of science and the exploration, conception, and use of the world's mountains. Environmental history will form a major component of the course.

HSTR 468 From Empire to Republic: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: Any HSTR course or junior standing or consent of instructor. This course looks systematically at the transitions taking place from an imperial world to that of a post-imperial one. What are the qualities of empire, and how do they differ from those of a republic? What, if anything, can we learn today from imperial approaches to managing diverse populations?

HSTR 469 Memoir & Biography in History: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: Sophomore standing or consent of instructor. (F, Sp) This class investigates the employment of memoir, biography, and documentary film as sources for the writing of history. Drawing upon a wide array of memoir, other biographical material, and secondary theoretical literature relating to the writing of biography and memoirs, this class helps students develop a set of critical tools for assessing personal narrative and its place within the research, writing, and teaching of history

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Utilize the personal stories of individuals as a means of thinking more broadly and critically with regard to developments in non-American regions of the world.
Develop critical skills relating to the use of biographical materials as sources in the reading, writing, researching, and teaching of history.
Contextualize the lives of the individuals we read about into broader developments taking place in different world regions.
Strengthen practical intellectual skills relating to reading, writing, and public speaking.
Participate in regular interactions with classmates and instructor, developing habits of preparedness with respect to completing reading assignments ahead of discussion sessions.

HSTR 474 Foundations of Public History: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: Junior and Senior level standing and any 100-level HSTR or HSTA or AMST course, or consent of instructor. (Sp) This course introduces students to the world of non-academic historical careers such as in museums, archives, and historical parks. Students will learn the theory and practice of public history, historical interpretation for diverse audiences and agencies, and methodologies that support collaborative, creative historical approaches. Class combines readings and discussion, interaction with practicing professionals, and participation in public history projects

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Use traditional historians’ skills and knowledge to address public history questions.
Articulate the issues and ethics particular to the public history practice.
Employ analysis of materiality in interpreting history.
Utilize the basic tools of public history such as oral history and local history sources.
Apply knowledge of the field’s fundamental principles, procedures, laws, terminologies, and bureaucracies to a project.
Produce projects that both benefit a public agency and give students practical experience.

HSTR 475 Public History Lab: 3 Credits (3 Lab)

PREREQUISITE: Junior or Senior Standing; and Consent of Instructor. Learn about the intellectual and technical skills necessary for public history projects, then apply those skills to real-world projects in collaboration with professionals and community partners. Projects may include exhibit curation, oral history, archival preservation, cultural resources reporting, etc

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described the field of public history and identified its distinguishing characteristics
analyzed and synthesized scholarly literature related to public history (and associated with the specific project undertaken during the semester)
acquired and applied new intellectual and technical skills relevant to public history projects (through the semester’s specific project)
designed and created a public history product

HSTR 476 Oral History: Theory and Practice: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: Senior standing or consent of instructor. (F) Examines the evolution of the field of oral history; explores its theory and best practices; discusses challenges relating to authorship, truth, and memory; and applies lessons to real-world projects in collaboration with community partners

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Describe the development of oral history as a scholarly field (including origins, significance, best practices)
Explain how professional standards and best practices in oral history have evolved over time and through global and national historical contexts
Identify and evaluate leading theoretical frameworks in the field of oral history
Explain how the field’s professional standards, best practices, and leading theoretical frameworks inform your own scholarship
Design and conduct an oral history project (e.g., background research, development of interview questions, interviews, indexing and transcription, interpretation and analysis, dissemination of findings for different audiences)

HSTR 482 Animal Histories: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: Junior standing or consent of instructor. . What is technology and how has it shaped the history of the United States and the broader globe? Does technology drive history? What are the sources of technological innovation and to what degree do humans guide and direct these? What is the relationship technology and nature? Between technology and power?

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Demonstrate knowledge of the role that animals have played in human history, while highlighting events and actors, including animal actors, as introduced in the course readings and lectures
Demonstrate an understanding of the historiographical interpretations and debates regarding historical events as laid out in the course readings and lectures
Draw on the above course material to write their own original analytical essays that include a clear thesis statement and adequate supporting historical evidence
Learn to build causal links between ideas and events and their historical consequences, including the development of a proto-industrial economy
Discuss and analyze the above course material in an informed and intellectually incisive manner
Demonstrate creative problem solving by answering strategic questions posed through paper assignments and examinations

HSTR 483 Africa: Colonial Through Modern Era: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: HSTR 101IH or HSTR 102IH. This course addresses the history of Africa beginning in the late fifteenth century through the period of high colonialism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to the era of decolonization and its aftermath in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. The course is designed to explore the themes of early Euro-African communities, Atlantic slavery, dominant tribal groupings and ethnicity, colonial economy, European conquest, indigenous resistance to European invasion, the European “Scramble,” African nationalism, gender, education, independence, post-colonial chaos, genocide, and the re-emergence of militant Islam

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Think historically by examining the present as a product of past decisions and events.
Think critically by evaluating the past.
Posit and defend scholarly arguments for course assignments.
Read analytically and write coherently through paper assignments that emphasize the structure and logic of effective academic writing.
Become familiarized with key historical events in Africa during the proto-colonial, colonial, and post-colonial eras.
Learn about the cultural, religious, and political intricacies of the continent’s dominant tribal ethnicities.
Learn to describe the dynamics of European conquest of the African continent —both in terms of oral presentation and in scholarly writing.
Understand the dynamics of post-colonial Africa, including social, political, and economic instability which fostered periods of genocide and more recently, the re-emergence of Islamic radicalism.

HSTR 484 World Environmental History: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: Any 100- or 200-level HSTR course. This course examines the intersection of the natural world with major themes in world history. Topics may include diseases, agriculture, pollution, and environmentalism in global context

HSTR 486 Museum History: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: History major (any concentration) or Museum studies minor and Any 100 or 200-level HSTA or HSTR course. An examination of the development of American museums and their relationship to other exhibitionary forms including wild west shows and world's fairs. The course also introduces students to theoretical arguments about the nature and function of cultural representations

HSTR 488 The Nuclear World: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: Sophomore Standing Nuclear science, weapons, and power in modern world history with emphasis on scientists, engineers, military personnel, laboratory and test site workers, downwinders, colonized people and other nuclear-affected populations in the landscapes and environments in which they lived and worked

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Content: Identify, describe, and analyze the major themes, issues, and events in the development of nuclear science, weapons, and power from global to locals levels, from 1895 to the present, especially as experienced by ordinary people such as military, laboratory, and test site personnel; scientists and engineers; downwinders and other nuclear-affected and colonized populations; proponents of arms control and non-proliferation; and protesters, dissidents, artists, writers, filmmakers, and others.
Skills and Methods: Apply skills in historical research, learning, and communication, with emphasis on the methods of social, cultural, political, environmental, technological, and science history.
Citizenship: Apply critical thinking and other skills essential to democratic citizenship and self-governance under the political constraints characteristic of national security states founded on secrecy, the suppression of information, propaganda, and the repression of protesters, resisters, dissidents, intellectuals, scholars, and artists. ;

HSTR 490R Undergraduate Research: 1-6 Credits (1 Other)

PREREQUISITE: Consent of instructor and consent of department head. (F, Sp, Su) Course will address responsible conduct of research. Directed research on an individual basis
Repeatable up to 12 credits.

HSTR 491 Special Topics: 1-4 Credits (1-4 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: Course prerequisites as determined for each offering. Courses not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular one-time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability and demand before requesting a regular course number
Repeatable up to 99 credits.

HSTR 492 Independent Study: 1-4 Credits (1-4 Other)

PREREQUISITE: Consent of instructor, and approval of department head. (F, Sp, Su) Directed research and study on an individual basis
Repeatable up to 6 credits.

HSTR 498 Internship: 1-12 Credits (1-12 Other)

HSTR 499R Senior Capstone: History Methodology: 3 Credits (3 Other)

PREREQUISITE: Senior standing and consent of instructor. (F, Sp) Must register in History Department Office. History majors practice sound research and writing methods, using appropriate bibliographical tools and in light of contemporary historiography

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Develop research skills, including those related to: citation, plagiarism and good citizenship; developing a good thesis; evaluating and diversifying sources, etc. \\n
Improve writing skills, including those related to: developing an argument; using topic sentences; signposting; quoting from sources; punctuation; writing good introductions and conclusions, etc.\\n
Produce a 20-25 (double-spaced) paper. This paper should have at least 20 citations, and draw from at least 15 sources (including both primary and secondary sources), using one-inch margins and 12-point fonts in Times New Roman. \\n
Establish a better understanding of historical periodization and the making of eras. Demonstrate improved thematic analytical skills.\\n
Engage your World History research subject matter in a way that reflects an awareness and focus upon local and global communities. \\n