HIST103: World History in the Early Modern and Modern Eras (1600-Present)

Upon successful completion of this unit, the student will be able to:

• Describe and analyze the Protestant Reformation, and identify the origins of the movement, the various inflections of the Reformation across Europe, and the Catholic Counter Reformation.
• Describe the rise of the prophet Muhammad and his monotheistic religion, Islam; describe its spread in Africa and South Asia.
• Compare and contrast the Umayyad and Abbasid Empires.
• Identify the origins of the European Enlightenment, and assess how this movement altered the social, political, and religious fabric of Europe and the world.
• Describe and assess the origins, main events, consequences, and historical legacies of the French and American Revolutions.