Syllabus

World History 

 World History is a course designed to develop critical thinking skills.  With an emphasis on world history, students will explore human history from prehistoric times through the present.  Students will be introduced to basic themes that will help reveal patterns and connections among historical events throughout the ages.  The course will involve textbook requirements, class discussions, oral presentations, and the writing of short research papers.

This is the final social studies class the seniors will take at Fosston High School.  As such, it is designed to help create mature, responsible citizens who will be America's leaders of tomorrow, the future defenders of America's freedoms.      

The World History course is organized as follows:  

 Prehistory - c. 2500 B.C. 

 Early Africa, Asia, Europe

 People and Ideas on the Move (c. 2000 B.C. - 250 B.C.) 

 Religion - Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism

 First Age of Empires (1570 B.C. - 200 B.C.) 

 Empires (Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian)

 Classical Greece (2000 B.C. - 300 B.C.) 

 City-States

 Democracy

 Alexander 

 Ancient Rome and Early Christianity (500 B.C. - A.D. 500) 

 Roman Republic

 Roman Empire 

 Fall of Rome

 Roots of Western Civilization 

 India and China and African Civilizations 

 The Americas

 The Muslim World    

 Byzantine Empire, Russians, Turks 

 Middle Ages 

 Crusades 

 Plague 

 People and Empires in the Americas (500 - 1500) 

 Renaissance and Reformation 

 Explorations and Isolation

 Atlantic World, America, the Columbian Exchange 

 Enlightenment and Revolution 

 French Revolution 

 Industrial Revolution 

 Democracy and Progress 

 Imperialism 

 The Great War

 World War II 

 Cold War Era 

 Modern Pitfalls and Future Possibilities