WORLDVIEWS

Why are We Here?

Create meaning for yourself
Write one thing that interests you in pre-1500 history.
Meaning at the University
Goals of this course:
- global citizenship
- historical thinking
- critical thinking skills:
  - Reading: RSGT
  - Listening*: notetaking
  - Speaking
  - Writing
Survival Skills:
- time management
- Student Services

WORLD CIVILIZATIONS AND WORLDVIEWS

Human Existence: why am I here?
- Reader ch. 1: Sagan essay
- Sagan Cosmic Calendar
- human existence versus time * and the cosmos [Alt cosmos]
Worldviews
- nature
- each other
- supernatural
What is your worldview? *

Explore!
Here, and at the bottom of most of the outlines, are links to general sites with information, perspectives, and images to explore according to your own interests. This material is not assigned and is not part of the exams. Be aware of different points of view--and even differences in the presentation of "facts." Where dates or other information differs, refer to the assigned textbooks and lecture material.

Global History Consortium
World Cultures Anthology
Historical and Cultural Atlas Resource
World History Chronology
And now for something completely different: A History of the Universe in 200 Words!

Return to Syllabus Lecture Outline
kjolly@hawaii.edu revised 10/18/02