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CLASSICS 76

Global History: The World's Foundations (HISTORY 1A)

UNITS:3-5
GRADING:Letter or Credit/No Credit
LEVEL:Undergrad
GER:WAY-SI

World history from the origins of humanity to the Black Death. Focuses on the evolution of complex societies, wealth, violence, hierarchy, and large-scale belief systems.

Syllabus for selected term:
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Sections

1 Term
Lecture 1Open
ID: 7771
0 / 40 enrolled
DAYS:Monday, Wednesday
TIME:1:30 PM – 2:50 PM
LOCATION:200-303
INSTRUCTOR:
Scheidel, Walter
units
Discussion 1Open
ID: 12913
0 / 20 enrolled
DAYS:TBD
TIME:TBD
LOCATION:TBD
units
Discussion 2Open
ID: 12914
0 / 20 enrolled
DAYS:TBD
TIME:TBD
LOCATION:TBD
units

CLASSICS 76: Global History: The World's Foundations (HISTORY 1A)

3-5 units · Letter or Credit/No Credit · GER: WAY-SI

World history from the origins of humanity to the Black Death. Focuses on the evolution of complex societies, wealth, violence, hierarchy, and large-scale belief systems.

Offered in Autumn 2026 at Stanford University.

Autumn 2026 sections

  • Discussion — TBA TBA (Undergrad)
  • Discussion — TBA TBA (Undergrad)
  • Lecture — Monday Wednesday 1:30 PM – 2:50 PM — 200-303 — Scheidel, Walter (Undergrad)

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