Honors World History is a course in which students explore the interdependence of the world’s people. This course is a broad overview of human history from Classical Civilization to 1815. This course builds and assesses competence in knowledge of content, communication (both verbal and written), gathering and researching information, analyzing a variety of historical sources, and making connections. Content will include political geography, historical background, political structure, and cultural information; connections will be made to current affairs. Semester one will cover western civilization from Ancient Greece to 1815. Semester two will include covering the Eastern History and Native Americans from the first humans to 1815. Efficient mastery of content, critical reading of complex texts, focused analysis of sources, and sophisticated persuasive writing will be taught, reinforced, and assessed in this course. Additional supplemental content reading will be required.