College Prep World History

Description:
An in-depth study of our global community's past, emphasizing the people and events that changed past societies and how these changes effect our modern society. Additional skills learned throughout the course will culminate in one final research project. College Prep Program requirement

This High School Course is also offered as part of the College Prep Correspondence Diploma program.

Credits: 1 Unit

Course ID: SS05

Course Area: Social Studies

Course Type: College Prep

Study Method: Correspondence

Key Topics:
The dawn of history; ancient kingdoms of Africa and Asia; early Indian and Chinese civilizations; empires of India and China; ancient Greece and Rome; the rise of Christianity; civilizations of the Americas; the rise of Europe; the high Middle Ages; the Byzantine Empire and Russia; the Muslim world; kingdoms and trading states of Africa; spread of civilizations in East Asia; the Renaissance and Reformation; East Asia encounters; conquest in the Americas; the age of absolutism; the Enlightenment and the American Revolution; the French Revolution; the Industrial Revolution; nationalism triumphs in Europe; Western Democracies; the new Imperialism; the global patterns; WWI, WWII, and their aftermath; the modern world since 1945.

Text:
World History—Connections to Today, Pearson Custom Publishing