Pt. 1. [disc 1]. What and why is world history?
The classical period in world history
Cultural change in the classical period
Social inequalities in classical societies
[disc 2]. The Roman Empire and Han China
The silk road; classical period contacts
The decline of the classical civilizations
The postclassical period, 500-1450
World religions and their consequences
Pt. 2. [disc 3]. Post classical trade and contacts
Post classical patterns of imitation
Western civilization in world context
Civilizations in the Americas and in Africa
[disc 4]. The early modern period, 1450-1750
The world economy, 1450-1750
Transformations in Western Europe
Asian Empires and a Shogunate
Pt. 3. [disc 5]. Abolition of slavery and serfdom
Modernization and nationalisms
Formation of Latin American civilization
China and Japan: 19th century pressures
The 20th and 21st centuries as a new period
The world economy: change and continuity
[disc 6]. An age of revolutions
The United States in world history
Contemporary cultural change
Gender in contemporary world history
Globalization and world history.