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History 111

 The Early Modern World (c.1485 - 1815)

     "As the twig is bent, so grows the tree."  This course examines the roots of today's "modern world" in the developments of the late 15th Century, through to the beginning of the 19th Century.

  Course Outline (.pdf)
  Student Supplement (.pdf)
 

  1. The New World
    1. Christopher Columbus  - the discoverer of the Modern World?
    2. The Conquest of Mexico web site 
      bullet Dona Marina (La Malinche)
  2. Religious Reform and State Building in Europe
    1. Martin Luther
    2. Henry VIII
    3. Elizabeth I
    4. The English Civil War
    5. The Glorious Revolution
    6. Louis XIV
    7. Frederick the Great
  3. The Muslim Empires
    1. Ottoman
    2. Safavid
    3. Mughal 
  4. The East Asian World 
    1. China (see Ming & Qing Dynasties)
    2. Japan (see Muromachi & Edo Periods)
  5. Revolution: Intellectual, Industrial, American and French
    1. Sir Isaac Newton - see also
    2. James Watt
    3. American Revolution
      1. George Washington
    4. French Revolution
      1. Napoleon I

 
Dr. Foster's Background
Classics 110
History 111
History 112
History 250
History 251
History 260
History 261
Native Studies 210
Native Studies 240
Political Science 221
English 2550