Fates of Empires

Catalog description

Fates of Empire looks at several different historical empires to gain an interdisciplinary perspective on what makes empires succeed or fall apart. The course will apply a variety of theoretical approaches from history, political science, economics and geography to consider each case study and the broader concept of empire. This class is particularly aimed at students in the social studies teacher licensure programs, to help them learn how to apply the history in middle and high school classrooms.