History 1
World Civilizations to 1500
Instructor: Dino E. Buenviaje
E-mail: dino.buenviaje@rcc.edu

SYLLABUS

Lectures for History 1
Before Civilization
Beginnings of Civilization: Mesopotamia
The Rise of Persia
The Rise of Islam
Beginnings of Civilization: China
The Unification of China
The Rise of China (Again)
Beginnings of Civilization: Egypt
States and Societies in Subsaharan Africa
Beginnings of Civilization: India
The Political and Social Structure of Classical India
India and the Indian Ocean Basin
Beginnings of Civilization: The Americas
The Americas Revisited
The Rise of Greece
The Rise of Rome
The Byzantine Empire
Europe after the Roman Empire
Medieval Europe
The Rise of Nomadic Empires
Cross-Cultural Exchanges on the Silk Roads
Cross-Cultural Interactions

 

 

People and Terms for History 1
Before History
Early Societies in Southwest Asia and Indo-European Migrations
Early African Societies and the Bantu Migrations
Early Socieities in South Asia
Early Society in East Asia
Early Socieites in the Americas and Oceania
The Empires of Persia
The Unification of China
State, Society, and the Quest for Salvation in India
Mediterranean Society: The Greek Phase
Mediterranean Society: The Roman Phase
Cross Cultural Exchanges: The Silk Roads
The Commonwealth of Byzantium
The Expansive Realm of Islam
The Resurgence of Empire in East Asia
India and the Indian Ocean Basin
The Foundations of Christian Society in Western Europe
Nomadic Empires and Eurasian Integration
States and Societies in Sub-Saharan Africa
Western Europe during the High Middle Ages
Worlds Apart: The Americas and Oceania
Reaching Out: Cross-Cultural Interactions

 

History 2
World Civilizations Since 1500
Instructor: Dino E. Buenviaje
E-mail: dino.buenviaje@rcc.edu

 

 

 

Lectures
Transoceanic Encounters and Global Encounters
The Transformation of Europe
America and Oceania 1500-1800
Africa and the Atlantic World
Tradition and Change in East Asia
Revolutions and National States in the Atlantic World
Americas in the Age of Independence
The Islamic Empires
Societies at Crossroads
The Making of Industrial Society
The Building of Global Empires
The Great War
The Post World War I Order
Nationalism and Political Identities in Asia, Africa, and Latin America
The Great Depression and the Causes of World War II
World War II and the Holocaust
The Bipolar World
The End of the Cold War and After

 

 

People and Terms for History 2
Transoceanic Encounters and Global Encounters
The Transformation of Europe
Tradition and Change in East Asia
The Americas and Oceania
Africa and the Atlantic World
Revolutions and National States in the Atlantic World
Americas in the Age of Independence
The Islamic Empires
Societies at Crossroads
The Making of Industrial Society
The Building of Global Empires
The Great War
The Post World War I Order
An Age of Anxiety
Nationalism and Political Identity in Africa, Asia, and Latin America
The Great Depression and the Causes of World War II
World War II
The Bipolar World
The End of Empire
A World without Borders