HISTORY
Welcome to World History!
This course, year one of a two year world history sequence, covers the origins of the modern world. We focus on leadership, government, religion, and citizenship through many different societies, from the Ancient World through the Middle Ages, and the beginning of the Modern Age. Topic areas include; the Fall of Rome, Byzantine Empire, Origins of Christianity, Rise and Expansion of Islam, Medieval Europe, Renaissance and Reformation, Sub-Saharan Africa, Dynastic China, and Medieval Japan. The goal of the course is to provide students with a strong historical foundation and research and analytical skills to be successful in future learning and understanding the contemporary world.
HOMEWORK
Week of June 10th
June 10th - Part VI & VII (Renaissance & the Reformation) of Final Study Guide
June 11th - Part VIII & IX (China & Japan) of Final Study Guide
June 12th - STUDY FOR YOUR FINAL TOMORROW!!!
Week of June 3rd
June 3rd - Civics Vocabulary Part I
June 5th - Civics Vocabulary Part II
June 6th - Part I & X (Fall of Rome and Civics) of Final Study Guide
June 7th - Part II - V (Byzantine Empire, Islam, and the Middle Ages) of Final Study Guide
TEXTBOOK
World History: The Human Journey, Ancient World by Holt, Rinehardt, and Winston, 2005 ed.
ISBN 0-03-038399-4
On-line at http://my.hrw.com username: ottoson password: oms8th
You can download a pdf file of the entire textbook below. This works especially well on tablets. It is a large file- about 250MB. There are also audio summaries of the chapters. They are close, but not exact translations of the text.
GOOGLE CLASSROOM CODE
Red History xd38pw
Blue History mugo1n