“A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin, and culture is like a tree without roots”
-Marcus Garvey
This course is designed to cover important events that have shaped the World and History from 3500 BC to the present; that's a heap of history to cover in 18 weeks! Students will be viewing and interpreting periods in World History from various perspectives, including historical, geographical, political, economic, and cultural. Together, these perspectives can help students to understand how the past has led to our present and to appreciate their role in shaping our future.
Georgia Standards of Excellence
Here is a link to the standards we will be covering throughout the semester. These standards are also listed in the syllabus.