World History Open House 2017

Class Objectives Develop reading, writing, speaking, listening and organizational skills; Understand important events shaping World History; Examine principles of democracy; Explore tendencies and conditions causing conflict; Question moral choices.

Academic Policy Grades are based on classwork, homework, projects, notes, and exams Exams are worth 3-4X a grade

Syllabus 1st 9 Week Class Introduction Topic 1: Roman Empire (8/23 - 8/29) (5 days) * Topic 2: The Byzantine Empire (8/30 - 9/6) (5 days) Topic 3: The Rise of Islam and the First Islamic Empires (9/7 - 9/26) (5 days ---Irma delay) Topic 4: Early Europe Middle Ages (9/27 – 10/7) (6 days) Topic 5: The Later Middle Ages – Wars and Growth of Nations (10/10-10/19) (7 days) Topic 6: East Asian Empires during the Middle Ages (10/20-10/27) (7 days)

Syllabus 2nd 9 Week Topic 7: East Asia in transition (10/28 -11/7) (7 days) Topic 9-10: African Civilizations (11/9– 11/18) (7 days) Topic 10: Meso and South American Civilizations (11/21 – 12/2) (7 days) Topic 11: The Renaissance and Reformation (12/5 - 12/14) (8 days) Topic 12: The Age of Exploration, Conquest and Colonization (12/15 - 12/23) (7 days) Topic 13: A New Era of Absolutism (1/9 -1/20) (9 days

Syllabus 3rd 9 Week Topic 14: The Enlightenment and the American Revolution (1/24- 2/2) (8 days) Topic 15: The French Revolution and Revolutions in Latin America (2/3 – 2/ 13) (7 days) Topic 16: The Second Industrial Revolution (2/14 – 2/23) (7 days) Topic 17: The Age of Progress and Social Movements (2/24 – 3/3) (6 days) Topic 18: Global Imperialism (3/6 – 3/14) (7 days) Topic 19: Nationalism and Militarism (3/15 – 3/23) (7 days)

Syllabus 4th 9 Week Topic 20: The First World War (3/ 27 - 4/5) (8 days) Topic 21: The Interwar Era (4/6 - 4/21) (7 days) Topic 22: The Course of World War II (4/24 - 5/5) (10 days) Topic 23: Post-World War/Cold War Era: The Western World (5/8- 5/19) (10 days) Topic 24: Post World War: The Non-Western World (5/22 -5/31) (7 days) Topic 25: Toward a New World Era (6/1 -6/8) (6 days)

Exam Question: Stimuli with Prior Knowledge “By the time I was [10] I had mastered the Quran and a great deal of literature. There followed training in philosophy . . . then I took to reading texts by myself . . . mastering logic, geometry and astronomy. I now occupied myself with mastering the various texts and commentaries on natural science and metaphysics … Next I decided to study medicine, and proceeded to read all the books that have been written on this subject. At the same time I continued to study and dispute on law, being now sixteen years of age.” ---- Autobiography, Ibn Sina The person writing this account of his life most likely conducted many of the activities in a ….. a. Mosque c. Bazaar B Palace D. House of Wisdom

Essay Information. Students will complete one essays each 9 weeks. Students will examine a group of documents and then respond to an essay. This question is designed to test his or her ability to work with and understand historical documents. Students will write a response that: Has a relevant thesis and supports that thesis with evidence from the documents. Cites evidence from documents. Analyzes the documents Takes into account the author’s points of view.

Class Materials bring sufficient paper pens/pencils three ring binder Notes, Tablets

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