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2026-2027 Undergraduate Bulletin [DRAFT]

HIS 1400 - World Empires (3) [FAD] [GenEd: HS]

When Offered: Fall; Spring
Satisfies the Foundations of American Democracy (FAD) graduation requirement.
GEN ED: Historical Studies Designation; Humanity and its Systems​
Empires are as old as written history, perhaps older. Most of the globe at one time or another was subject to empires: Africa (Carthage, Kingdom of Kush), the Americas (Aztec and Inca), Asia (Assyria, Babylonia, the great Chinese Empires), and Europe (Portugal, Spain, France). The United States itself was born of empire, the British empire. This course explores different empires in history in their emergence and decline and in their politics, ideology, society, culture, and global interconnectedness. Instructors determine the specific focus of each class.