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HIST 110 - History of the Ancient World

This course explores the history of the world from the origins of complex communities to around the fifth century CE, marking the decline of the Roman Empire, the Jin dynasty and Teotihuacan, as well as the rise of the Gupta Empire. A focus will be placed on the development of social, economic, and political institutions, and the experience of different classes, genders, and ethnic groups. Taking a different region as the focus of each week’s classes, students will be encouraged to compare and contrast the different experiences and traditions of some of the ancient world’s most iconic, as well as lesser-known, societies.
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