1. COURSE DESCRIPTION
The World History course aims to provide undegradute students of any background with basic, fundamental and comprehensive understanding of the world development from the first appereance of the humankind until today. The course covers some main topics such as the first civilizations of humankind (to 500 B.C.E); the classical era (500 B.C.E. – 500 C.E); the age of accelerating connections (500-1500); the early modern world (1450-1750); the European moment in world history (1750-1914) and the most recent century (1914-today). The students would like to take this course because it equipes them with very concrete and practical understanding the world they are living in.
2. Course Content
1 First Things First: Beginning in History (to 500 B.C.E)
2 First Things First: Beginning in History (to 500 B.C.E)
3 The Classical Era in World History (500 B.C.E - 500 C.E.)
4 The Classical Era in World History (500 B.C.E - 500 C.E.)
5 An Age of Accelerating Connections (500-1500)
6 An Age of Accelerating Connections (500-1500)
7 Early Modern World (1450-1750)
8 Early Modern World (1450-1750), The most Recent Century (1940-today)
9 The European Moment in World History (1750-1914)
10 The European Moment in World History (1750-1914)
11 The Most Recent Century (1914- today)
12 The Most Recent Century (1914- today)
13~15 Group Presentation
3. Textbook
・ M. Roberts - The New History of the World Oxford University Press, USA (2003).pdf Parker, Phillip - World history from the ancient wild to the information age-Dk (2017),pdf
・Richard Bulliet - The Earth and Its Peoples_ A Global History 7th Edition.pdf
・Robert W. Strayer, Eric W. Nelson - Ways of the World_ A Brief Global History with Sources
4. Course Assessment
Participation: 10%
Midterm test (presentation, essay): 30%
Final exam: 60%