GATES TO DESTINY AND HUMAN CIVILIZATIONS

GATES TO DESTINY AND HUMAN CIVILIZATIONS
Waterways of the World
SS 310
Format C&B

An eternal question is: Where did humans come from and how? Biomedical research finds the human race originated in Africa. The spread of humanity, its civilizations, and cultures have been possible thru waterways. Rivers, maritime straits, bays, and man-made canals have been the major conduits. We will review the ways humans conquered the world and learn about the history, geography, societal development, economies, cultures and inevitably, politics.

March 16 (C): Rivers: Amazon, Nile, Mississippi, Danube; Suez and Panama Canals
March 23 (B): Straits: Bosporus, Gibraltar, Magellan
March 30 (B): Straits: Tiran, Bab-el-Mandeb, Hormuz; New York and San Francisco Bays
April 6:
Presenter: Edgar M Moran, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Medicine, a popular OLLI speaker

Developer: Carolyn Brothers

Dates:
Wednesdays, March 16, 23, 30; April 6

Time:
10:00 AM - 12:00 Noon (March)
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM (April)

Facilitator:
LaDonna Bornzin