Course Number: 202A/202B
Offered: Every year
Required for grade 9 (unless enrolled in AP Human Geography)
Prerequisite: None
Two Quarters - 1 Credit
Credit Group: Social Studies
NCAA Approved Course
This course studies the beginnings of human culture and journeys through early civilizations. Classical traditions, major religions and empires are just a part of the major global trends examined throughout this course. Students will explore the expanding zones of exchange and interaction as they emerge and intensify in what is considered the first global age.
This course begins with the Middle Ages, comparing western Europe, eastern Europe, and the rising Islamic empires. Next, students analyze the Renaissance, Reformation, Age of Exploration, and the Scientific Revolution to see how it spurred progressive thinking. Students end the term with examining the political revolutions of France, Haiti, and Latin America.