Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · Cal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 4F · IGETC Area 4 · CSU GE Area D6 · CSU GE Area C2 · CSU GE Area DDescriptionThis course surveys world history from the dawn of humankind to the end of the 1300s. Beginning with the earliest transitions of human societies to sedentary communities, this course investigates the original river-based civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, and China; the evolution of early societies in Sub-Saharan Africa and the pre-Columbian Americas; major Eurasian states and empires of antiquity (Hellenic, Persian, Chinese, Indian, Roman); and HIST 8A the transformations of the post-classical world, with emphasis on the impacts of the universalizing traditions of Christianity, Islam and Buddhism. Course is suitable for History majors as well as anyone interested in understanding the foundations of ancient civilizations, including those that still impact the world today. 