MCCCD Program Description

World History to 1500

Course: HIS110

First Term: 2024 Fall

Lecture 3.0 Credit(s) 3.0 Period(s) 3.0 Load
Subject Type: Academic
Load Formula: S - Standard Load

Description: A global survey of the economic, social, cultural, environmental, and political elements of world history to 1500.

MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Analyze the elements of early world civilizations and factors leading to their development and decline. (I-III) 2. Describe the elements of river civilizations and their adaptability to the environment. (I-III) 3. Examine the origins and growth of civilizations in Africa and the Near East prior to the Common Era. (III-IV) 4. Assess the diffusion of civilizations into the Americas with specific examples. (III, X) 5. Explain Hellenic Greek civilization and the role of the Hellenistic Greek world in transmitting this civilization to the Western world. (IV) 6. Differentiate between the factors shaping the Roman Republic and elements contributing to its collapse. (VI, VIII, IX) 7. Examine the growth of the Roman Empire and the role that Christianity and Germanic migrations had on its collapse. (VI) 8. Explain the survival of the Byzantine empire and its contribution to subsequent civilizations. (VI, IX) 9. Review the origins of Islam and subsequent empires. (VII) 10. Identify the major developments in medieval Asian civilization and how they reflect the continuities of their respective civilizations. (V, VII, VIII) 11. Analyze the development of pre-Renaissance Europe. (VII, IX)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.

MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Introduction to early world civilizations A. Ancient Mesopotamia 1. Summer 2. Babylon B. Ancient Egypt C. Ancient Africa D. The Near East 1. Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations 2. Israelite and Hebrew civilizations II. East Asia A. Ancient India 1. Origins 2. Indian society 3. Indian religion a. Hinduism b. Buddhism B. Early China 1. Prehistory 2. Shang dynasty 3. Chou dynasty 4. Confucianism III. Early civilizations in the Americas A. Caral B. Mississippi Valley C. American Southwest D. Olmec E. Teotihuacan IV. The classical West A. Hellenic Greece B. Hellenistic Greece V. Medieval Asia A. India 1. Alexander`s arrival 2. The Maurya Empire 3. The Gupta empire 4. The arrival of Islam B. China 1. The Ch`in 2. T`ang China 3. The Sung dynasties C. Japan 1. The Chinese influence 2. Feudal anarchy VI. The Roman world A. The Roman Republic B. The Roman Empire C. Shift to monotheism 1. Judaism in the Roman World 2. Zoroastrians 3. The development and impact of Christianity D. Fall of Rome 1. Dividing the Roman Empire 2. The Germanic invasions E. The rise of Byzantium VII. Islamic Empire A. The origins and spread of Islam B. The Abbasid caliphate C. The Umayyad caliphate D. Seljuk E. Ottoman Empire origins VIII. Remaking of the East A. Development of Russia B. Mongols IX. Medieval Europe A. The origins of Europe B. Feudal society C. The crises of the later Middle Ages D. Origins of the Renaissance X. Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican A. Inca B. Maya C. Aztec

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: May 23, 2023

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