Pt. 1. lecture 1. What and why is world history? ; lecture 2. The Neolithic revolution ; lecture 3. What is a civilization? ; lecture 4. The Classical period in world history ; lecture 5. Cultural change in the Classical period ; lecture 6. Social inequalities in Classical societies ; lecture 7. The Roman Empire and Han China ; lecture 8. The Silk Road ; Classical period contacts ; lecture 9. The decline of the Classical civilizations ; lecture 10. The Postclassical period, 500-1450 ; lecture 11. World religions and their consequences ; lecture 12. The impact of Islam --
pt. 2. lecture 13. Postclassical trade and contacts ; lecture 14. Postclassical patterns of imitation ; lecture 15. Western civilization in world context ; lecture 16. The Mongol years ; lecture 17. Civilizations in the Americas and in Africa ; lecture 18. The world in 1450 ; lecture 19. The early modern period, 1450-1750 ; lecture 20. The world economy, 1450-1750 ; lecture 21. Transformations in Western Europe ; lecture 22. The rise of Russia ; lecture 23. Asian Empires and a Shogunate ; lecture 24. The long 19th century --
pt. 3. lecture 25. Abolition of slavery and serfdom ; lecture 26. Modernization and nationalisms ; lecture 27. Formation of Latin American civilization ; lecture 28. China and Japan : 19th century pressures ; lecture 29. The 20th-21st centuries as a new period ; lecture 30. The world economy : change and continuity ; lecture 31. An age of revolutions ; lecture 32. The United States in world history ; lecture 33. Contemporary democracy ; lecture 34. Contemporary cultural change ; lecture 35. Gender in contemporary world history ; lecture 36. Globalization and world history.
