Course Schedule and Catalog

Department: Medieval Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group II

Credit Hours: 3

Description: THE MIDDLE EAST FROM THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD TO MUHAMMAD ALI ***** DISTRIBUTION COURSE GROUP 2 ***** An introduction to the history of the Middle East, from the rise of Islam to the beginning of the 19th century. Topics include the Islamic conquests and the classical Islamic state, Arabization, Jewish and Christian communities, the impact of the Turkic peoples, and the Ottoman Empire, with an emphasis on the long-term social, cultural, and political trends that shaped the history of the region in the pre-modern period. ***** Also offered as HIST 281.