HIS120: WORLD HISTORY I

M4A4: Learning Reflections

The reflective prompt below is intended to help you reflect on your own learning for this module. Your participation and learning process are the important concepts, not simply the "correct" answers. Your answers can be used to help scaffold and guide your own learning, and to create a pathway through this course that meets your individual needs.

Your response should be no more than 5 sentences. You must use full sentences and should refer to the concepts from the week, but do not need to worry about using proper APA citations, references, or formatting.

• What is one important concept or idea you learned this week and why does it matter to you?

Module 4: Overview & Outcomes

You have probably heard of Alexander the Great, the Han Dynasty. the Silk Road, and the Roman Empire. This week, we will be learning a bit more about some of these famous people and places, as they represent our topic: large-scale empires. As human civilization developed and more people began interacting across longer distances, networks grew.

This week we’ll learn about military/political structures, such as the Roman Empire, and economic and cooperative ones, such as the Silk Road. All of these represented the collective “growing together” of more parts of the world.

For more information about what you will learn, watch this week’s Module Presentation!

Course Outcomes (CO)

The course outcomes that will be addressed in this module are:

• CO 1: Examine significant people, places, societies, and cultural interactions to determine their influence on world history.
• CO 2: Assess the impact of various belief systems and political structures on the development of world cultures.
• CO 4: Explain how social, political, economic, or cultural forces shape relations between individuals and groups around the world (Gen. Ed. Career Competency 5.1).
• CO 5: Interpret the past in context, showing an understanding of diverse cultures and perspectives. (History Program Outcome 2).

Module Outcomes (MO)

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

• MO 1: Articulate factual knowledge about the development of trade networks, Hellenistic Greece, Dynastic China, and Imperial Rome (CO1, CO4).
• MO 2: Analyze the role of political and economic structures in connecting east and west Afro-Eurasia (CO2, CO5).
• MO 3: Compare the Hellenistic Greek Empire, the Roman Empire, and the Han Dynasty (CO2).
• MO 4: Defend the importance of a selected person, society, event, or idea in world history (CO1, CO4).