World History
Credits: 1 Unit
Course ID: SSG01
Course Area: Social Studies
Description:
This course details the many changes in cultures, ruling empires, religion, philosophies, arts, science and literature that have occurred since the beginning of civilization. You'll explore the times of the Pharoahs, the invention of the alphabet, the building of the pyramids, the Greek and Roman empire, the Renaissance, the slave trade, the American Revolution, industrialization, World Wars, the Holocaust and the formation of the U.N.
Course Outline:
- Unit 1:
- Lesson 1: Prehistory and the Stone Age
- Lesson 2: The Bronze Age
- Lesson 3: India and China
- Lesson 4: The Sumerians
- Lesson 5: The Akkadians and the Babylonians
- Lesson 6: The Phoenicians and the Hebrews
- Lesson 7: The Assyrians, Chaldeans and Persians
- Lesson 8: The Old Kingdom
- Lesson 9: The Middle Kingdom
- Lesson 10: The New Kingdom
- Unit 2:
- Lesson 11: Athens, Sparta and the Trojan War
- Lesson 12: Greek myths: the gods
- Lesson 13: Greek myths: mortal man
- Lesson 14: Greek culture spreads and contributions are made
- Lesson 15: Early Rome
- Lesson 16: Rise of the Roman Empire
- Lesson 17: Role of religion in the Middle Ages
- Lesson 18: Feudalism and manor life
- Lesson 19: Art and literature in the Renaissance
- Lesson 20: Science in the Renaissance
- Unit 3:
- Lesson 21: Challenge of the Church
- Lesson 22: Martin Luther
- Lesson 23: War of religion
- Lesson 24: Calvinism
- Lesson 25: Counter-reformation
- Lesson 26: Spanish conquer the Americas
- Lesson 27: The slave trade
- Lesson 28: American Revolution
- Lesson 29: Change and problems
- Lesson 30: Nationalism vs imperialism
- Unit 4:
- Lesson 31: World War I: causes
- Lesson 32: World War I: the war
- Lesson 33: World War I: peace
- Lesson 34: Bolsheviks and revolution
- Lesson 35: Bolsheviks and Soviets
- Lesson 36: World War II: causes
- Lesson 37: World War II: Axis successes and failures
- Lesson 38: World War II: Allies successes and failures
- Lesson 39: The Holocaust
- Lesson 40: The United Nations
Items Provided by Students: None
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