Class information
HST121 World History, Ancient
- CRN: 32209
- Credits: 4
- Locations, days, times, and instructors:
- Online (no scheduled meetings), Available 24/7
From June 23 through August 30, 2025, Chris D Brooks
- Online (no scheduled meetings), Available 24/7
Class materials
Textbooks
No textbooks required
Open educational resources (OER)
The following free or inexpensive materials are used for this class:
Details about this class
This class is fully online - there are no in-person or remote meetings over Zoom. The class focuses on case studies in ancient history, including topics like ancient empires, the origins of world religions, class, gender, and slavery in ancient history, and how ancient states evolved, changed, and sometimes fell apart. Among other ancient cultures, we consider Egypt, China, Mesoamerica, Greece, Rome, and the Ghana Empire of West Africa.
There are short weekly assignments focuses on analyzing sources from ancient history, three quizzes on the readings over the course of the term, one essay, and an optional extra credit assignment that asks you to consider a video game, movie, show, or any other fictionalized depiction of something from ancient history. No prior knowledge of history is required and the readings are kept concise and focused so that there isn't an overwhelming amount of work.
Feel free to contact me at christopher.brooks3@pcc.edu if you have any questions about the class.
Technology
No special technology is required for the class, just a web browser and access to D2L.
No show policy
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Online technical requirements
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Students with disabilities
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