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History 209 (World Civilizations, 1500-present)
(scroll down for readings and powerpoint presentations)
Description: This course examines some of the major issues that have shaped the human experience in various regions of the world from 1500 C.E. up to the present. The major theme of the course is the gradual integration of the various regions of the world into a single interconnected world system, beginning with the expansion of trans-oceanic trade centered on Europe in the sixteenth century. We will also attempt to examine the internal dynamics of change in the various parts of this growing world system. Our goal is to assimilate factual knowledge about the human experience over the past 500 years within the interpretive framework of the modern world system.
NOTE: You will need a username and password to access course files. If you are registered for the course and do not have it, you will be able to acquire it from the "Announcements" tab on WebCampus. Otherwise, it will be given on the first day of class. You will need to have a version of the Adobe Acrobat reader (PDF file-reader) to access files. See me if this will be a problem.
Course Syllabus, Study Guides and Extra Credit Assignment
(Study Guide links will be posted in the week before exams)
WEB-BASED History 209 Course Syllabus [PDF]
WEB-BASED Accessibility Syllabus for History 209 [PDF]
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Midterm Study Guide [PDF] (AVAILABLE NOW!)
Final Exam Study Guide [PDF] (AVAILABLE NOW!)
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Extra Credit Assignment [PDF] (AVAILABLE NOW!)
Course Readings by date and format
(PDF = Adobe Acrobat file)
0. The Great Maritime Expansions and the Portuguese
Due January 28 @ 11:59pm; practice session [PDF]
1. The Renaissance and Reformation in Europe
Due February 2 @ 11:59pm [PDF]
2. Early modern Europe to 1750
Due Febriaru 4 @ 11:59pm [PDF]
3. Spanish and Portuguese colonies in the Americas
Due February 9 @ 11:59pm [PDF]
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FEBRUARY 11 -- DBQ QUESTION (1) ON WEBCAMPUS
FEBRUARY 16 -- PRESIDENTS' DAY HOLIDAY
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4. The Atlantic Circuit and the slave trade
Due February 18 @ 11:59pm [PDF]
5. Gunpowder Empires I--The Ottoman Empire
Due February 23 @ 11:59pm [PDF]
6. Gunpowder Empires II--The Safavids and the Mughals
Due February 25 @ 11:59pm [PDF]
7. The Russian Empire and colonial North America
Due March 2 @ 11:59pm [PDF]
8. Early modern China and Japan
Due March 4 @ 11:59pm [PDF]
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MARCH 4 -- REVIEW FOR MIDTERM
MARCH 9 -- MIDTERM EXAM
MARCH 16 & 18 -- SPRING BREAK
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9. The Age of Revolutions in America, France and Haiti
Due March 23 @ 11:59pm [PDF]
10. The First Industrial Revolution
Due March 25 @ 11:59pm [PDF]
11. Changes in Europe in the 19th century
Due March 30 @ 11:59pm [PDF]
12. Nation-building in the Americas
Due April 1 @ 11:59pm [PDF]
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APRIL 6 -- DBQ QUESTION (2) ON WEBCAMPUS
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13. Asian Empires in 19th century--Ottomans, Russia, China
Due April 8 @ 11:59pm [PDF]
14. The British in India
Due April 13 @ 11:59pm [PDF]
15. Imperialism and the Scramble for Africa
Due April 15 @ 11:59pm [PDF]
16. The Great War / World War I
Due April 20 @ 11:59pm [PDF]
17. The Great Depression and the 1930s
Due April 22 @ 11:59pm [PDF]
18. Interwar Middle East and India
Due April 27 @ 11:59pm [PDF]
19. Interwar Africa and Latin America
Due April 29 @ 11:59pm [PDF]
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MAY 4 & 6 -- EXAM REVIEW; READING WEEK
MAY 11 -- SCHEDULED ONLINE FINAL EXAM
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(** NOTE: This schedule subject to revision based on our progress over the course of the semester, sick days, etc.)
Session notes (powerpoint program is required to view)
Introductory Session Notes (1)
Introductory Session Notes (2)
Section 0--Portuguese Maritime Expansion
Section 1--The Renaissance in Europe
Section 2--Crisis in Early Modern Europe
Section 3--Spanish Colonization in the Americas
Section 4--The Atlantic Circuit and Columbian Exchange
Section 5--The Ottoman Empire
Section 6--The Safavids and the Mughals
Section 7--Russia and North America, 1500-1750
Section 8--China and Japan to 1800
Section 9--Political revolutions in the eighteenth century
Section 10--The Industrial Revolution
Section 11--Nationalism and socialism in Europe
Section 12--Nation-building in the Americas
Section 13--Nineteenth-century Asian Empires
Section 14--The British Expansion in India
Section 15--The New Imperialism; "Scramble for Africa"
Section 16--The Great War
Section 17--The Great Depression
Section 18--National feeling in India and the Middle East
Section 19--National feeling in Africa and Latin America
John J. Curry
Assistant Professor
4505 S. Maryland Parkway
Box 455020
Las Vegas, NV 89154
Office: (702) 895-0891
All course materials are property of webmaster
Not to be used or shared without permission 
Assistant Professor
4505 S. Maryland Parkway
Box 455020
Las Vegas, NV 89154
Office: (702) 895-0891
All course materials are property of webmaster
Not to be used or shared without permission