History of Human Discovery

Course Description

This course seeks to provide an interdisciplinary approach to human discovery by investigating the minds, hearts, and actions of some of the significant individuals and events in the history of human development.

Topics and Objectives

Construction of Time

  • Examine the human need to measure time.
  • Describe how the ability to measure time impacts human behavior.

Exploring Beyond the Boundaries

  • Give examples of how discoveries advanced civilization.
  • Summarize the challenges of exploration.

Inventors and Inventions

  • Integrate inventions and discoveries into their historical context.
  • Critique inventions and discoveries that charted the course of Western civilization.

Expanding the Limits of Science

  • Assess how scientific progress changed the relationship of humans to the world.
  • Determine how scientific knowledge challenged traditional beliefs and led to the discovery of multiple truths through controversy.

The Making of Modern Society

  • Relate the invention of the printing press to the process of globalization.
  • Evaluate the impact of printing on education.

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