Kenneth R. Curtis received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in African and Comparative World History. His research focuses on colonial to postcolonial transitions in East Africa, with a particular focus on the coffee economy of Tanzania. He is Professor of History at California State University Long Beach, where he has taught world history at the introductory level, in special courses designed for future middle and high school teachers, and in graduate seminars. He has worked to advance the teaching of world history at the collegiate and secondary levels in collaboration with the World History Association, the California History/Social Science Project, and the College Board‘s Advanced Placement World History course.
1. ANCIENT WORLDS: Neolithic Era – 500 C.E. 2. FAR-REACHING CIVILIZATIONS AND EMPIRES: 2200 B.C.E. – 1279 C.E. 3. BYZANTINE AND ARAB CIVILIZATIONS: 330 – 1258 4. FEUDAL EUROPE AND IMPERIAL EAST ASIA: 481 – 1500 5. DYNAMICS IN AFRICA AND THE AMERICAS: 3100 B.C.E. – 1532 C.E. 6. GLOBAL EXPLORATIONS AND EXPANSIONS: 1296 – 1850 7. NEW IDEAS AND REVOLUTION: 1543 – 1848 8. INDUSTRIALIZATION AND IMPERIALISM: 1615 – 1928 9. THE WORLD WARS: 1870 – 1945 10. GLOBAL CHALLENGES: 1945 – Present