About Me: 

This is my 16th year at Trinity High School and my 23rd year in education. I am a proud graduate of Trinity High School (1989), Texas A&M University (1993-BBA) and Lamar University (2014-M.Ed). I look forward to teaching you World History this year!

School Updates:  Please visit the Trinity High School website for school updates at:https://www.hebisd.edu/trinity 

TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS CLASS YOU MUST:

• Be in your seat, ready to learn when the tardy bell rings

• Have required class supplies (see below)

• Have a fully charged electronic device (laptop, Chromebook, etc) with a charger for the device every day

• Be logged in to Canvas and be ready to complete the warm up by the tardy bell

• Be polite and courteous to others

• Complete and turn all assignments in on time

Required Supplies 

One-inch three-ring binder with pockets, spiral notebook, pencils, pens

Optional (but helpful supplies): kleenex, scissors, glue sticks, rulers

 WORLD HISTORY TIMELINE

World History Scope and Sequence

First Six Weeks (Part A) 25 days

 Unit 1 Foundations of World History (3 days)

 Neolithic Rev., Agriculture, River Valley Civilizations, Characteristics of a Civilization

 Unit 2 Classical Civilizations (8 days)

   Hindu, Buddha, Gupta, Mauryan, Confucianism,  Daoism, Qin, Han, Silk  Road, Persia, Greece, Rome, Judaism, Christianity

Unit 3 Medieval Kingdoms in Europe & the Byzantine Empire (6 days)

Fall of Rome, Fall of China, Byzantine Empire, Feudalism, Culture in the Middle Ages 

Unit 4 Expanding Interactions (8 days)

 Mongols, Plague, Arab Empires, Islam, West African Empires, Crusades, Tang, Song

Review and 6 Weeks Exam (4 days or 8 days)

Second Six Weeks (Part A) 25 Days 

Unit 5 Rebirth and Reform (8 days)

Renaissance, Scientific Revolution, Reformation

Unit 6 Exploration and Trade (8 days)

Absolutism, Age of Discovery, Mings, Ottomans, Mughal, Sikhism 

Unit 7: Political Revolutions (9 days) 

Enlightenment, French Revolution, American Revolution

Review and Final Exam (3 days)

First Six Weeks 26 days (Part B)
Unit 8 Industrial Revolution and Imperialism  (5 days)
Industrial Revolution in Europe European Imperialism, Rise of Japan

Unit 9 The Winds of Global Change (7 days)
WWI, Russian Revolution,
Ho Chi Minh and French Colonialism, Balfour 

Unit 10 Great Depression and the Rise of Totalitarian States- (5 days)
Great Depression, Rise of Totalitarian states

Unit 11 World War II and the Holocaust (7 days)
WWII, Holocaust

 Review and CBA 2 (3 or 7 days)

Second 6 weeks (Part B) 25 days
Unit 12: Cold War- (8 days)
Cold War, Korean War, Vietnam, Pol Pot

Unit 13 Independence and Nationalism in the Developing World (6 days)
South and Southeast Asia, Middle East, Africa, Latin America

Unit 14 Contemporary Global Issues  (5 days)
1989-present day

Unit 15 Human Rights in a Global Society (7 days)
Genocide, Universal Declaration of Human Rights 

Review and Final Exam (3 days)