World History

WORLD HISTORY SYLLABUS

Mr. Warren

Course Overview:

Unit 1: Ancient History – The students will analyze the origins, structures, and interactions of ancient civilizations.

Unit 2: The Greeks – The students will examine the development of the first “Western” civilization.

Unit 3: The Romans – The students will evaluate the rise, extent, and collapse of the greatest empire in history.

Unit 4: Medieval History (East) – The students will analyze the importance of the Byzantines, Muslims, and Mongols.

Unit 5: Medieval History (West) – The students will identify the key features of the medieval era in Western Europe.

Unit 6: Renaissance & Reformation – The students will analyze change and continuity in the Renaissance and Reformation.

Unit 7: The Age of Europe – The students will evaluate the world and its interactions between 1500 and 1815.

Unit 8: Industrialism & Imperialism – The students will examine the impact of industrialization and worldwide imperialism.

Unit 9: World War I – The students will demonstrate an understanding of the causes, nature, and global impact of WWI.

Unit 10: World War II – The students will demonstrate an understanding of the causes, nature, and global impact of WWII.

Unit 11: The Post-War World – The students will analyze the major events and patterns that have developed since WWII.

Textbook - World History: Patterns of Interaction. Cost: about $52.00

Grading Policies -

Nine Weeks Grade Semester Grade Grading Scale - A= 90-100

Tests =50% First Nine Weeks =42.5% B= 80-89

Quizzes =25% Second Nine Weeks =42.5% C= 75-79

Daily/HW =25% Semester Exam =15% D= 70-74

=100% =100% F= 0-69

Class Rules -

1. Be prepared. Learning requires work and students must be prepared with all necessary materials. Bring paper, writing utensils, class notebook, text, and a lengthy attention span to class everyday.

2. Be respectful. Treat your classmates better than you want to be treated. Do not do anything to damage school property (desks, books, walls, etc.). Pick up any trash you create.

3. Follow directions. Education is priceless. Learn as much as you can as quickly as you can. The following are not considered to be following directions: writing notes during class, talking during times of instruction, having your head down, ignoring videos, etc.

4. Remain seated unless otherwise instructed. You may only visit the pencil sharpener or garbage can with permission while I am instructing. Emergencies are an exception to this rule.

5. Expect to work.

Procedures -

1. Attendance – If a student misses more than 6 days (unexcused) during one semester, they will not receive credit for the class.

2. Be on time – You are considered tardy unless you are in the room (with your admit slip if you have been absent) when the bell begins to ring. Accumulation of five tardies will equal an absence.

3. Gum, Food, Drinks – Only water bottles are allowed.

4. Phone Use - The phone is not for student use. Electronic devices that are made visible or audible will be turned in to the office.

5. Sleeping - If you look asleep you will be treated as though you are asleep. It does not matter if you have not yet fallen asleep.

6. Late Work - It is the responsibility of the student to find out work that needs to be made up and to have it completed within the number of days missed (+1) or else the grade automatically becomes a “0”. Unless you are absent the day before a test you are expected to take the test on the same day as the rest of the class.

Chronology: All of the underlined parts of the following chronology will be memorized through the course of the semester.

	5. Sumer	First river valley civilization to develop. (c. 2500 BC)
	6. Egypt	Second river valley civilization to develop. (c. 2500 BC)
1. Ancient History	7. India	Third river valley civilizations to develop. (c. 2200 BC)
	8. China	Fourth river valley civilizations to develop. (c. 1800 BC)
	9. Early Empires	An era in which many early river valleys were united in different combinations by different political and military leaders. (c. 2200-500 BC)
2. Classical History	10. Greece	This civilization spread its language and philosophy all through the known world. (c. 800-323 BC)
	11. Rome	This civilization surpassed all before it in terms of military, economic, and political power. (753 BC – AD 476)
	12. Byzantines	This was the name of empire that continued the legacy of Rome. (476-1453)
3. Medieval History	13. Muslims	They conquered the Mid. East and N. Africa in the name of their “prophet” Muhammad. (622-???)
	14. Mongols	They conquered the largest land empire in the history of the world. (1206-1368)
	15. Medieval Europe	This era was known for its feudalism, manorialism, and Catholicism. (c. 500-1492)
(transition)	16. Renaissance	This era was known for its new art styles and secular learning. (1350-1600)
	17. Reformation	This era was known for its attempt to reduce the corruption and false teaching in Christianity. (1517-1648)
	18. Age of Explorations	This era was known as the era when Europe began exploring & conquering the rest of the world. (1500s-1600s)
	19. Scientific Revolution	This era was known for its increased learning about the physical world. (1600s)
	20. Enlightenment	This era was known for its philosophers and emphasis on reason. (1700s)
4. Modern History	21. Industrialism	This era was known for its use of artificial power and tremendous productivity. (1800s)
	22. Imperialism	This era was known for the political, economic, and social control Europe exercised over the rest of the world. (late 1800s)
	23. World War I	This war was famous for the bloody stalemate and trench warfare that developed along its “Western Front.” (1914-1918)
	24. World War II	This war was the largest and most destructive war in the history of the world. It was also known for the Holocaust. (1939-1945)
	25. Cold War	This was an era of intense hostility and rivalry between communism and democracy that never broke out into open warfare. (1945-1989)