What is Social Studies?
Social Studies is the study of people. How people relate to one another and their world; it is our societies, cultures, histories, governments, and interconnectedness. This year we'll be focusing on World History from the Renaissance, and hopefully making it to present day. We will cover a wide-range of topics to get a fuller picture of the world we live in and help to understand current events throughout the world.
There are six main components of social studies, and we will use each of them to develop a more complete understanding of our world.
History
Geography
Economics
Civics and Government
Behavioral Sciences
Inquiry
Topics we will cover this year
Review of Social Studies Basics
Renaissance and Reformation
Age of Exploration
Scientific Revolution
The Enlightenment
Political Revolutions
Industrial Revolution
Imperialism
World War I & II
The Cold War
The Modern World