World History Open House 2018

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, participation, projects, notes, and exams Exams are worth 2X a grade

Syllabus 1st 9 Week Class Introduction Topic 1: Roman Empire (8/20 - 8/29) Topic 2: The Byzantine Empire (8/30 - 9/10) Topic 3: Early Europe Middle Ages (9/12 – 10/6) Topic 4: The Later Middle Ages – Wars and Growth of Nations (10/8-10/19) Topic 6: East Asian Empires during the Middle Ages (10/20-10/27)

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

Syllabus 3rd 9 Week Topic 14: The Enlightenment and the American Revolution (1/24- 2/2) Topic 15: The French Revolution and Revolutions in Latin America (2/3 – 2/13) Topic 16: The Second Industrial Revolution (2/14 – 2/25) Topic 17: Global Imperialism (2/27 – 3/8) Topic 18: Nationalism and Militarism (3/9– 3/18)

Syllabus 4th 9 Week Topic 19: The First World War (3/19 - 4/10) Topic 21: World War II (4/11 - 5/5) Topic 22: Post-World War/Cold War Era: The Western World (5/8- 5/22) Topic 24: Post World War: The Non-Western World (5/24 -5/31) Topic 25: Toward a New World Era (6/1 -6/6)

Exam Question: Stimuli with Prior Knowledge Charles the Man Charles the Administrator Charles the Conqueror Charles the Patron of Learning Was athletic, well-spoken, and charismatic Delegated authority to loyal nobles Was an aggressive warrior Revived classical studies Married four times Retained local laws of conquered areas Strengthened the Frankish military Preserved Latin culture Spoke Latin, understood Greek, but possibly could not write Divided kingdom into districts and used missi dominici to report on areas Expanded and consolidated the Frankish kingdom Established monastic and palace schools   Which achievement above allowed Charlemagne to preserve culture and centralize his authority ? a. Learn additional languages c. Compromise with local administrators B. Utilizing special agents D. Expand his Kingdom

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

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