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9Th Grade World History: Semester Class (Part 1)

A 16-week course exploring world history from world religions to the middle ages.
Nelson Vargas, JD; Law/Hist. Professor
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16 live meetings
14 hrs 40 mins in-class hours
Homework
1-2 hours per week. Completion of several worksheets and essay questions will be required. Reading assignments will be assigned weekly..
Assessment
Learners' progress is assessed with a letter grade based on periodic graded quizzes, midterm, and final exams.
Grading
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Class Experience

US Grade 9
This is a semester course that meets once a week for 1 hour. This class examines world history. The class is a lecture- and discussion-based course. Participation is required. The course will provide multiple perspectives, including the historical perspectives of women, as well as exploring the experiences of different civilizations and cultures. 

No prior knowledge is required. 

This course follows the California history and social science standards for ninth-grade history. Students will study the ideas, issues, and events from early civilizations such as China, Greece, and Rome. 

The curriculum will be as follows:

Week 1. Foundational Concepts of World History
Terminology
The Science of History
Taxonomy


Week 2. Age and Eras
Last Glacial Maximum 
Neolithic Revolution
Mesolithic Age 


Week 3. Major Belief Systems of the World
Islam
Kabba at Mecca

Week 4. Early Civilizations 
Carthage
Punic Wars

Week 5. Early Civilizations 
Ottoman Empire

Week 6. Early Civilizations & World Religions
Rome
Christianity

Week 7. Early Civilizations 
Archaic Period (785–481 BC)
Classical Greece (480–323 BC)
Hellenistic Greece (323–146 BC)

Week 8. Hellenism and the Athenian Achievement

Week 10. The Rise of the Roman Republic
The “Foundation of Rome”
 The Creation of the Roman Republic
The Punic Wars
The Hellenization of Rome

Week 11. The Fall of Rome

Week 12. The Rise of Christianity

Week 13. The Eastern Mediterranean
Byzantine empire  
Sasanian interlude and Arab conquests 
Umayyad rule

Week 14. Introduction to the Dark Ages

Week 15. African History

Week 16. India

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Parental Guidance
The class will address armed conflicts. Class discussion will focus on the lasting legacy of these conflicts and how they continue to shape the world today. Students will be expected and required to respect different views and experiences. To this end, we will look at events from varying perspectives, with a focus on objective and provable facts.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
Sources for the class include: Source material such as the National Archive, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services resource library, and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. American Memory Collection - historical collections for the National Digital Library, at the Library of Congress. History Matters. (n.d.)., from http://historymatters.gmu.edu.
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Juris Doctor in Political Science and Government from SUNY at Buffalo School of Law
Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and Government from SUNY at Albany
I have been teaching at Outschool for 3 years. I strive to teach social studies, civics, and history in a way that inspires and entertains while fostering curiosity and critical thinking. 

I love teaching and Outschool allows me to share my passions for various subjects with young minds. I've taught (as a guest) both middle, elementary, and high school social studies, government civics, technology, and history. I’ve taught at the University of Maryland and am currently an adjunct law professor at Catholic University School of Law in Washington, DC. I have also taught at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, in Brunswick, Georgia and have published in several academic legal journals and publications    

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weekly or $410 for 16 classes
1x per week, 16 weeks
55 min

Completed by 13 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 14-15
2-6 learners per class

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