TITLE:  World History Redux III

AREA:  History

COURSE LEADER:  Charlotte Staelin

DAY AND TIME:  Wednesdays, January 30 – March 5

4:00 – 5:15 PM Six Weeks

FORMAT:  Lecture/Discussion

This course will be a (highly personalized) review of major events and trends in the world between 1500 and 1800, framed around the question:  Why did world power shift from areas in Asia, Africa and the Middle East to Europe during this early modern period?

Week One:  The World in 1500, Empires and Trade Routes

Week Two:  The Rise of Europe, A New Power on the World Stage

Week Three:  1500 – 1800, Migration Patterns and the Unification of World Trade

Week Four:  The World Slave Trade and its Abolition

Week Five:  The European Enlightenment and Industrial Revolution

Week Six:  The Idea of Nations

Recommended book to purchase on the Internet or order locally;  Howard Spodek, The World’s History, Volume II:  Since 1100 (Third Edition). This book is lovely but not necessary to take the course.

Charlotte Staelin (History Ph.D. University of Michigan, 1977) has taught many semesters of World History to undergraduates and now loves to discuss world events with more mature students.