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HIST 3380: World Civilizations Since 1500

HIST 3380: World Civilizations Since 1500 (University of Houston). Instructor: Professor Thomas O'Brien. This course provides an overview of the interactions among seven major cultural traditions (Judeo-Christian, Graeco-Roman, Indian, Chinese, African, Islamic, American Indian), from 1500 CE.

Introduction

Lecture 01 - Introduction: A Brief History of World Civilizations

Lecture 02 - Course Logistics

Lecture 03 - Religion, Ideology and Power

Lecture 04 - The Imperial Faith: Christianity

Lecture 05 - Social Organizations and Political Economy

Lecture 06 - Trade: The Critical Link

Lecture 07 - Epidemic Diseases in the Ancient World and Early Modern World

Lecture 08 - Epidemic Diseases in the Modern World and Their Effects

Lecture 09 - The Rise of the Trading Empires

Lecture 10 - The Rise of the Trading Empires (cont.)

Lecture 11 - The Consummate New Empire: Spain in the Americas

Lecture 12 - Trading Empires and Precious Goods

Lecture 13 - Critical Events Launched the Modern World

Lecture 14 - Revolutions: The English Civil War, The French Revolution

Lecture 15 - The Rise of European Imperialism

Lecture 16 - European Imperialism

Lecture 17 - Modernity Old and New, The Problems of Modernity

Lecture 18 - Modernization in Russia and China

Lecture 19 - The Decline of Imperialism

Lecture 20 - Liberation Movements in Africa and the Middle East

Lecture 21 - The Development of the United States to WWII

Lecture 22 - The Development of the United States Since WWII

Lecture 23 - Challenges to Americanization

Lecture 24 - Struggling to Maintain a Global Market

Lecture 25 - Review