Advanced Topics
The remaining sections are deeper or thematic extensions. They are not required for everyone, but they allow you to go further in directions that interest you.
- Regional Histories (Intermediate Depth): These are area-focused studies (Africa, East Asia, Middle East & Islamic Worlds, Latin America). Choose 1–3 regions that interest you most, or that connect to your long-term goals (career, travel, family heritage, language study, etc.).
- Thematic Global History (Advanced Foundations): These cut across regions and time periods, focusing on big forces: economy & environment, science & technology, social & gender history, war & empire. Pick 1–3 themes that excite you or seem most relevant to understanding the modern world.
- Comparative & Trans-Regional Perspectives: These zoom out again to look at large-scale connections and movements (Atlantic world, global trade networks). Use these to tie regional and thematic knowledge back into a bigger global picture. They work especially well after you have done some regional or thematic reading.
Thematic Global History (Advanced Foundations)
Comparative & Trans-Regional Perspectives