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Foundations c.8000 BCE to 600 CE. Locating world history in the environment and time Developing agriculture and technology Basic features of early civilizations in different environments: culture, state, and social structure. Classical civilizations Major belief systems
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Foundationsc.8000 BCE to 600 CE • Locating world history in the environment and time • Developing agriculture and technology • Basic features of early civilizations in different environments: culture, state, and social structure. • Classical civilizations • Major belief systems • Late Classical period (200 C.E. to 600 C.E.)
Post-Classical600 CE - 1450 • Questions of periodization including nature of change, new empires and systems, and continuities and breaks • The Islamic world • Interregional networks and contacts • Political systems and cultural patterns • Demographics and environmental changes • Diverse interpretations
Early Modern1450-1750 • Questions of periodization / continuities / breaks / causes of change from previous period and within this period • Changes in Trade, Technology and Global Interactions • Knowledge of major empires, political units, and social systems • Slave systems and slave trade • Demographic and environmental changes • Cultural and intellectual developments • Diverse interpretations
Revolutions and Empire1750 - 1914 • Questions of periodization / continuities / breaks / causes of change from previous period & within period • Changes in global commerce, communications, and technology (Industrial revolution and changes in world trade patterns) • Demographic and environmental changes • Changes in social and gender structure • Political revolutions and independence movements • Rise of Western dominance • Patterns of cultural and artistic interactions among global societies • Diverse interpretations
Modern World1914-Present • Questions of periodization / continuities / breaks / causes of change from previous period & within period • War and Peace in a global conquest • New patterns of nationalism • Effects of major global economic developments • New forces of revolution and political innovations • Social reform and social revolution • Globalization of science, technology, and culture • Demographic and environmental changes • Diverse Interpretations