ABOUT HISTORY 140
This course surveys the political, economic, social and cultural development of World Civilizations from the origins of complex cultures in the Neolithic Era to the emergence of the West in the fifteenth century. This course is transferable to the University of California and the California State University Systems. It can apply to Area 3B: Arts and Humanities or Area 4: Behavioral and Social Sciences of IGETC. It can also be applied to Area C2: Arts and Humanities or Area D: Social Sciences of the CSU GE Breadth.
DISCOVER
Florentine Codex
“The Digital Florentine Codex gives access to a singular manuscript created by Franciscan friar Bernardino de Sahagún and a group of Nahua elders, authors, and artists. Written in parallel columns of Nahuatl and Spanish texts and hand painted with nearly 2,500 images, the encyclopedic codex is widely regarded as the most reliable source of information about Mexica culture, the Aztec Empire, and the conquest of Mexico. Upon completion in 1577 at the Imperial Colegio de la Santa Cruz in Tlatelolco (today Mexico City), the manuscript was sent to Europe where it entered the Medici family’s library in Florence—thus, the Florentine Codex. This digital edition unlocks the manuscript’s content by making the texts and images searchable.” – Digital Florentine Codex
THINKING ABOUT HISTORY
“History is who we are and why we are the way we are.”
—David McCullough
“The main thing history can teach us is that human actions have consequences, and that certain choices, once made, cannot be undone.”
—Gerda Lerner
“History gives answers only to those who know how to ask questions.”
—Hajo Holborn
