World History

Course Description

World History is a survey of important events in the world from the 1500s to the present. We will cover the story of the human community, how they shared ideas, how they ruled and how they fought. Being a survey course, we will cover a variety of topics at the most possible depth. Throughout the year, we will use individual and group activities, reading, discussion, research, and lecture to discover these events.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

1. Identify and describe important events in the development of modern civilizations.

2. Explain the role of early civilizations in the development of later civilizations.

3. Organize events in world history chronologically and interpret cause and effect relationships among those events.

4. Identify ways in which humans have come into contact throughout history and analyze the impact of their interactions.

5. Think about choices humans have made in the past and make decisions about the implications of those choices on the future.

What Students Need

What You Need

Students MUST come to class prepared with the following materials.

- World History Folder

- Paper

- Writing tool (Pen or Pencil)

Grading Policy

All assignments, tests, etc. will be given an individual point total. Chapter and unit assessments, in general, are worth a greater number of points than daily assignments. The number of points you receive for each assignment will be based on the overall quality of the work. Points will be deducted if the assignment is incorrect, incomplete, sloppy, or late.

In calculating students’ final grades, assessments (tests, quizzes, projects, and essays) will be worth 50% of a student’s grade while daily assignments will make up the other 50%.

Cheating/Plagiarism

Cheating is against both class and school policy. Any student found cheating or plagiarizing on any assignment, test, essay, etc. will receive NO CREDIT on that activity. Furthermore, the incident will be reported to administration and further consequences may be given.

Absences/Late Work

Students need to be in class in order for them to optimize both their learning and success. It is the responsibility OF THE STUDENT to request work they missed while absent and to get notes they missed from a reliable peer. If a student knows that he/she will be absent, it is in the best interest of the student to get that work before they leave. Students will have one day for each day they missed to turn in their work. Late work will not be accepted if it is more than two week late and late work will earn no greater than a C grade.

Tests

Tests will not be made up during class time. It is the responsibility of the student to make an appointment with Mr. Radford to make up the test.

Course Outline

September – Start of Civilization

World Religions

Renaissance

October - Reformation

East meets West

Absolutism

November – Enlightenment

Revolutions

December – Revolutions

January - Nationalism in Europe

Growth of Democracy

February - Imperialism & its Impact

WWI

March - WWI

Russian Revolution

April - Post – WWI Uncertainty

WWII

May - The Cold War

The World Since 1945

June - Final Review

Semester 2 Final (Cumulative)

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