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Dive into the past to current times with topics ranging from ancient civilizations to modern revolutions. Earn college credit while exploring world-changing events.
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This fast-paced, but engaging course, examines the world from its beginnings to current times • This weighted course also provides students the ability to earn college credit • The following slides provide glimpses of the topics to be discussed in class
I:Beginnings in History 100,000BCE-600BCE • Where do we come from? Where do we go? • The World’s First Bloody Revolution…Farming • The First Civilizations…Our modern building blocks
II: The Classical World 600BCE-600BCE • When in Rome, India , Greece, Africa and China… • Who, What, Where, When, Why religions formed
III: Accelerating Connections 600CE-1450CE • Global Trade value of gold = value of salt • A New Arrival…The World of Islam • A 12 million square mile empire • Medieval Europe v. The Middle Kingdom
IV: The World Shrinks 1450CE-1750CE • Europeans discovered the Americas…right? • A continent divided…A Reformation, Revolution & Enlightenment • The movement of human cargo
V: The European Moment 1750CE-1900CE • Industrialization…The Rise of the Machines • Age of Imperialism…This is my land • A few Atlantic Revolutions by the by…
VI: A New Globalized World 1900CE-Present • 2 World and 1 Cold War • Communism: Its Rise and Fall • Imperial Rebellions and Modern Uprisings