May 04, 2024  
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2022-23 
    
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2022-23 [Archived Catalog]

Add to Portfolio (opens a new window)

HIST 3370 - Middle East History 600 to 1500


Middle East history from the rise of Islam up to the emergence of the Gunpowder Empires of the Ottomans and Safavids. Topics include the establishment of the first Muslim community, the development and expansion of the Muslim state under various caliphates, the Islamic Golden Age, the Crusades, Mongol and Turkic invasions, developments in Islamic theologies and movements, and the nature of relations between Arab, Armenian, Kurdish, Persian, and Turkic communities.

Requisites: Soph or Jr or Sr
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will be able to discuss major historical themes and time periods in Middle Eastern history, and basic, general trends in Middle Eastern historiography.
  • Students will be able to identify geographical, historical, and contemporary features of maps of the Middle East.
  • Students will be able to explain how Middle Eastern political, economic, and social/cultural systems changed over time.
  • Students will be able to identify different Middle Eastern cultural groups and their historical developments during the seventh through sixteenth centuries.



Add to Portfolio (opens a new window)