HIST 137:
Early Modern World

In early modern world, you will complete a series of individual and team projects that will give you a better understanding of this historical period.

Additional Information

Following is additional information about the class.

• Text Book

• Course Schedule

• Major Assignments

• Research Project

• Presentation

• Midterm Exam

• Assessment

Course Objectives

I think you have a right to know how various assignments help advance the objectives of the course. Therefore, I have inserted this "Protection Symbol" throughout the course pages. The symbol will be a hot link to an explanation as to how that section of the course advances the course objectives.

Textbook

Throughout my teaching materials, I insert this image of the letter "T" as a way to highlight ways in which the textbook is being connected to course materials. For a more detailed explanation as to why I am doing this--as well as to see a larger version of the image--please go to "Highlighting the Textbook" which appears in my blog.

As a Schoolcraft College student, you can earn an a Global Endorsement as part of your degree. To earn the endorsement, you need to take 15 hours of classes designed as “international.” This class has been approved as an international class and counts toward the Global Endorsement.

Course Description

This course is a survey of the balance of world civilizations in medieval and early modern times: American and African peripheral regions; major civilizations of Asia and Europe in the Middle Ages; 14th-16th century crisis and renewal; expansion of Europe in the age of Renaissance, Reformation and discovery; rise of the Great Power system; the scientific revolution and Enlightenment; the democratic and industrial revolutions; emergence of modern ideologies and nations; and climax of European expansion in the age of imperialism, to the late 19th century.

Prerequisites

None.

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of the course, the student should be able to:

1. Demonstrate a clear, factual and conceptual understanding of the historical development of the world from the medieval period to the late nineteenth century.
2. While focusing on the historical period covered by the course, use research and writing to develop an awareness of history as a means of reflecting and evaluating the human experience, both in the past and in contemporary times.
3. Analyze the unique geographical history of the regions/time-period covered by the course as well as the role geography played in those regions.