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In the sixteenth century, the Spanish explored and colonized what became the southern tier of the United States, interacting with diverse indigenous groups in multiple ways. The movement of French and Anglo-Americans into areas of Spanish control in the eighteenth century, and later political and economic changes such as Texas independence, Manifest destiny, and the growth of ranching added new dimensions. Discussion of export agriculture and manufacturing, twentieth century immigration, and contemporary class and ethnic relations along the US/Mexico border bring the course to current issues. Credits: 3 hours
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Survey of history and culture of African-Americans from colonial times to the present; emphasis on cultural achievements and diversity, myths and prejudices of non-African-Americans, struggle for civil and human rights, and the dilemmas of integration versus separate identity. Brief survey of United States in a pan-Diaspora context. Credits: 3 hours
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Political, economic and social development of Michigan with emphasis on its relation to the history of the United States. Credits: 3 hours
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A survey of Canada from the sixteenth century to the present. Special attention to the sources of Anglo-French discord and Canada's changing relationship with the United States. Credits: 3 hours
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945 Themes in global history and global interdependence from the late nineteenth century to the cataclysm of World War II. Topics include globalization of technology, commerce, communication and human expectations; economic integration and international cooperation; the dichotomy of nationalism and ethnicity and the emergence of a world culture; the world at war. Credits: 3 hours
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Examination of the major developments of the second half of the twentieth century and the dichotomies of continuity and revolutionary change they present. Credits: 3 hours
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Examination of the condition of women in various periods of European history, with particular attention to women's changing status and experiences in the family and workplace. Study of various institutions, associations, and activities in which women expressed themselves becomes the basis for conclusions about women's contributions to European history and culture. Credits: 3 hours
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Ancient history of Near Eastern lands which also figure prominently in biblical accounts. Archaeology, prehistory, and the cradles of civilization in Mesopotamia and the Nile Valley. Survey of ancient Sumerian, Babylonian, Egyptian, Hittite, Phoenician, and Hebrew cultures, as well as the emergence of the Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, and Persian empires. Credits: 3 hours
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Origins of the ancient Greeks and their role in the Aegean civilizations of Crete, Troy, and Mycenae; the Homeric age, and development of the polis. Examination of the contrasting city-states of Athens and Sparta, as well as the unique cultural achievements and legacy of Hellenism; Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic world. Credits: 3 hours
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Roman history from earliest beginnings to the decline and fall of the Roman empire. The early Italic, Etruscan, and Greek cultures of ancient Italy prior to the emergence of Rome; rise of the Roman republic and conquest of the Mediterranean; civil wars, development of the empire and its ultimate collapse; cultural achievements of the age. Credits: 3 hours
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