Prerequisites: none
Description: Emphasis on the unique characteristics of world cul- tures as they entered into a critical period of increas- ing interaction, a process that led to the shaping of the modern world order. Specific themes include reli- gious, economic, and political revolution; the develop- ment of modern science; continuity and change in agrarian societies; industrialism; imperialism; and changes in the patterns of everyday life.
Credit: Credit is awarded for only one of HIST 015 or HIST 015H.