HIST 265 Medieval and Early Modern World, 1200-1800

Not open to students who have completed both HIST 262 and HIST 263. This course surveys political, economic, social, and cultural contours of the global human experience from 1200 to 1800. The course focuses on challenges and changes to societies and human interactions during the period, including the development of global trade networks and the rise and fall of early modern societies in Africa, the Americas, India, the Middle East, China, Japan, and Europe.