History 394TI - Mongol &Turkish Empires

Spring
2019
01
4.00
Anne Broadbridge
M W F 2:30PM 3:20PM
UMass Amherst
15423
Herter Hall room 206
broadbridge@history.umass.edu
In this course students investigate the history of Genghis Khan and the Great Mongol Empire, the Mongol Successor Empires, and the copycat Temurid Empire, covering the time period 1150-1500. They look at the rise, expansion and fall of these empires, and at the complexities that make this history so gripping. They also learn unexpected secrets about the contributions made by Chinggis Khan?s womenfolk to this history, based on new research. Course fulfills the History Department?s pre-1500 requirement and one of its two non-Western requirements. In it students will reflect on themselves as students and history majors, on their college careers so far, and on what they have learned in their college careers. They will then make connections between these reflections and the diverse topics we cover in Mongol and Turkish history. This will be through a special paper, on two of four response papers, on both exams, and in guided discussion during most lectures. At the end of the course, they will not only have gained insight into the class material, but also insight into themselves and into their own personal knowledge of the world. Satisfies the Integrative Experience requirement for BA-Hist majors.
Open to Seniors, Juniors & Sophomores only. Full fills the IE Gen Ed Requirement

Open to Sophomore, Junior and Seniors in all Majors. IE only applies to history primary majors.
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.