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The Development of World Civilization: The Neolithic Age to the Renaissance

X19 (3 semester units in History)

This course is a comparative study of world civilizations from prehistoric times to the time of the European Renaissance, focusing on spiritual, political, intellectual, and artistic developments. You learn about ancient civilizations of Sumer, Egypt, Persia, and Greece; the beliefs and social organizations of India, China, and Japan; the rise and fall of imperial Rome and China; pre-Columbian America and early African cultures; the Mongol conquest of Eurasia; medieval culture and tension between East and West; and the shift toward modernity in the Renaissance.

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ARTHUR KANE SCOTT, M.A., is an author who teaches at several California colleges and universities. He brings a global perspective to his history classes, which cover a wide range of cultures: Asian, Russian, U.S., Western, and Islamic. His approach emphasizes the psychological, cultural, and artistic expressions of particular peoples and eras.

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• $770 (EDP 867747)

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Textbook(s) for this course:
Note: Students may also use ISBN 0534587267.
World History, Vol 1: Before 1600: The Development of Early Civilizations
Author: Jiu-Hwa L. Upshur, Janice J. Terry, James P. Holoka, Richard D. Goff, and George H. Cassar
Publisher: Wadsworth
Edition: 4th
Publication Year: 2001
ISBN: 0495500658

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