HIST 201 - The Rise of World Civilizations

This course covers world history from pre-historic times through the Middle Ages, emphasizing discoveries in paleontology, paleoanthropology, archaeology, the earliest centers of civilizations, the origins of civic culture in Asia and the Mediterranean world, the impact of the great world religions, and the intellectual achievements of the Middle Ages. Cultural and physical geography will be stressed in this course. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits