HIST 321 Outline

COURSE NUMBER:

HIST 321

COURSE TITLE:

Themes in World History, 1500-1800

NAME OF INSTRUCTOR:

Dr. Richard Vaudry

CREDIT WEIGHT AND WEEKLY TIME DISTRIBUTION:

credits 3(hrs lect 3 - hrs sem 0 - hrs lab 0)

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course will introduce students to major themes in World History from 1500-1800 and help them think analytically about the interation between the Western and non-Western worlds during this time period. We will also spend a considerable amount of time discussing the Atlantic slave trade as the focus for a significant encounter between West and the world.

Prerequisites: HIST 202 or 204

REQUIRED TEXTS:

Gilbert, Erik and Jonathan T. Reynolds, Trading Tastes: Commodity and Cultural Exchange to 1750, (Pearson/Prentice Hall) – in bookstore
Lindsay, Lisa A., Captives as Commodities: The Transatlantic Slave Trade, (Pearson/Prentice Hall) – in bookstore

MARK DISTRIBUTION IN PERCENT:


The world in your kitchen	5%
Article summaries and critical analysis (5)	25%
Illustrated Essay	40%
Final Exam	30%
	100%

COURSE OUTLINE:

The Big Picture: After 1492 – The Columbian Exchange and the Making of the Early Modern World – including exchange by human agency and non-human agency
Studies in Specific Commodities:

Sugar

Coffee

Slaves

Spices (including salt)

Silk

Tobacco

Wine

Population Movements, Microbes and Disease

Required texts, assignments, and grade distributions may vary from one offering of this course to the next. Please consult the course instructor for up to date details.