[Recommended Preparation: RDG 158 or equivalent or through the Southwestern College multiple measures placement processes.] Covers world history from human origins to the emergence of modernity at the beginning of the sixteenth century. Emphasizes not only the history of the world's major civilizations but explains how the diverse peoples of these different societies often helped influence and shape each other's cultural experiences and worldviews. [D; CSU; UC; C-ID HIST 150]