Voyages of Discovery

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Class Hours: 3 Lab/Discussion: 0 Credits: 3 Prerequisite: none Corequisite: none Restriction: none Description: Focuses on human diasporas through key explorations and explorers, spanning the period from 40,000 years ago to the late 19th century and touching on every inhabited continent. Through these voyages of discovery, it addresses the diffusion of ideas, the migration of peoples, technological development and its role in culture change, and the historical and cultural circumstances involved in geographic expansion. Cultures from across the globe and throughout time are discussed in terms of their expansion and their responses to the expansion of other cultures. Discusses the historical roots of globalism and its archaeologically visible results.