HIST 21 Lecture 12: History 21 Midterm Reviewer (Weeks 1-6)
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Middle era between classical antiquity and modern times. First part of the course: formation of regional societies and cultures in eurasia, africa and. Mesoamerica (emphasis on the spread of religious traditions and their impact on government and society as well as belief) Second part of the course: growing economic integration in afro-eurasia and during the. Writing assignments include weekly response papers in ta sections. Textbook: worlds together, worlds apart 4th edition, volume b:600-1850. Stuart schwartz, victors and vanquished: spanish and nahua views of the conquest of mexico (bedford/st. martin"s) David northrup, africa"s discover of europe, 1450-1850 (oxford) Relies on evidence to construct accounts of the past. Question the reliability of each piece of evidence. Any single piece of evidence is insufficient to build a plausible account. *problem of the forgery (for hundreds of years, people have been faking things) *need to be skeptical about what you find.
