HIS 1163 - World Civilization I

Institution:

Pearl River Community College

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Prerequisite: A score of 16 on the Reading portion of the Enhanced ACT or REA 1013 with a grade of "C" or better.This course introduces students to the themes, events, people and ideas that gave shape to human societies and human experiences in every area of the globe during the first 5000 years of human history. From the invention of writing in Mesopotamia (3500 BC) until the conclusion of the first HmodernF war (1648 AD), humans established civilizations and destroyed them, expressed themselves through art, architecture, philosophy and religion, and in every other way imaginable communicated their ideas about family, society and the nature of the universe. These areas are explored as a part of the human story as told by Africans, Middle Easterners, Asians, Europeans and the first Americans through readings, discussions. Three lecture hours per week.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.prcc.edu

Phone Number:

(601) 403-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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