HIS 4452 - History of the Medieval Middle East

3 Credit Hour(s)

This course covers the Middle East from the time of the birth of Islam through the founding of the Ottoman Empire in 1517. This class will provide a thematic treatment of issues like historiography, religious division, slavery, gender, and the status of Jewish and Christian communities under the Islamic Caliphs and Sultans.
Prerequisite(s): HIS 1101 and HIS 1102 OR HIS 1122 and HIS 1123 or permission of instructor