Lead Faculty: Dr. Alex Zukas
Prerequisite
ENG 100/101
Course Description
An explanation of how the cultures, economies and societies of the world developed through the interaction of diverse peoples and civilizations since 1500 C.E. Examines the era of the European Renaissance and such civilizations as Ming China, Mughal India, Ottoman Turkey and Aztec Mexico. Explores issues of class and class conflict, personal and cultural identity, race, work, industrial development, colonialism, ecology and political and economic life to explain the development of the modern world.