HIST 6C History of the Middle East

Units: 3
Advisories: ENG 1A with a grade of “C” or better and ability to read at the 12th grade level.
This course is a survey of Middle Eastern history from its origins to the present. Topics emphasized include the political, cultural, social, and economic developments: the pre-Islamic period, the rise of Islam, its expansion, imperialism, nationalism, independence, the Arabic world in conflict, religious revival, and the problems of modernizations. (UC, CSU)