Summary of the course: Students will study World Civilizations to uncover trends from prehistory to present day. Students will learn what defines civilizations and how geography played a factor in the exchanges, expansion, and formation among and between them. Students will inquire about the various social hierarchies of world civilizations and the changes and continuities of social systems. Students will learn about ancient and classical civilizations and explore their enduring cultural, intellectual, and technological influences. Students will learn about how increased global interactions led to transformations among and between world civilizations. Students will inquire into the development of world civilizations past and present and the connections between Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe. Students will continue to explore how these global interactions and exchanges led to cultural, intellectual, and technological advances that have continued to increase. 

Content Exploration:

Students will explore Africa and how it is a geographically diverse continent with a variety of physical features and social structures. The physical and cultural regional conditions create unique African landscapes, an understanding of which lays the foundation for learning about the continent’s connection to the other peoples and places on Earth. 2: Asia Students will explore Asia and how it is a geographically diverse continent with a variety of physical features and social structures. The physical and cultural regional conditions create unique Asian landscapes, an understanding of which lays the foundation for learning about the continent’s connection to the other peoples and places on Earth. 3: Australia, Oceania, and Antarctica Students will explore Australia and the southern Pacific (including Antarctica) and how it is a geographically diverse area with a variety of physical features and social structures. The physical and cultural regional conditions create unique landscapes, an understanding of which lays the foundation for learning about the area’s connection to the other peoples and places on Earth. 4: Europe Students will explore Europe and how it is a geographically diverse continent with a variety of physical features and social structures. The physical and cultural regional conditions create unique European landscapes, an understanding of which lays the foundation for learning about the continent’s connection to the other peoples and places on Earth. 5: North America Students will explore North America and how it is a geographically diverse continent with a variety of physical features and social structures. The physical and cultural regional conditions create unique North American landscapes, an understanding of which lays the foundation for learning about the continent’s connection to the other peoples and places on Earth. 6. South America Students will explore South America and how it is a geographical structure. The physical and cultural regional conditions create unique South American landscapes, an understanding of which lays the foundation for learning about the continent’s connection to the other peoples and places on Earth.