HI 107 - World Civilizations II

Fulfills SUNY General Education – Other World Civilizations.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:

• recognize fundamental characteristics of major world civilizations in the modern period;
• identify major societies of the post-1500 era, and make historical comparisons between them, in regard to political systems, trade and economics, social structures, and religious beliefs;
• identify major stages in the evolution of world civilizations in the modern period;
• demonstrate a basic geographical knowledge of the world, and develop the ability to discuss how geographical and environmental realities, as well as cross-regional interactions, have impacted historical development;
• assess the impact of Western culture on the non-Western world; and
• be able to read, analyze, and discuss both primary and secondary source documents dealing with world history, post-1500.