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High School Western Civilization I (World History) With CLEP Exam Prep
Gina Jude Curriculum--CLEP and AP Specialists
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Are you ready to dive headfirst into the fascinating world of Western Civilization with Gina Jude Curriculum? Get ready to embark on an exhilarating educational journey that will challenge your mind and expand your understanding of history.
Class experience
US Grade 9 - 12
Intermediate Level
The CLEP Western Civilization exam covers a vast array of historical events, figures, and concepts that have shaped the development of Western societies. From ancient civilizations like Greece and Rome to the Renaissance and Enlightenment periods, this exam delves into the political, social, cultural, and economic transformations that have occurred over thousands of years. Students taking this exam must demonstrate their knowledge of key events such as the rise and fall of empires, major wars...
30 lessons//15 Weeks
Week 1Lesson 1The Ancient Near East-Western and Near Eastern Civilizations -The Fertile Crescent -Mesopotamia -Mesopotamian Culture -Egypt and the Nile -Egyptian Culture -The Spread of Civilizations -The Hittites -The Sea Peoples -The Minoans -The Mycenaeans -The Phoenicians -The Assyrians -The Neo-Babylonians (Chaldeans) -The Persians -The HebrewsLesson 2The Ancient Near East-Western and Near Eastern Civilizations -The Fertile Crescent -Mesopotamia -Mesopotamian Culture -Egypt and the Nile -Egyptian Culture -The Spread of Civilizations -The Hittites -The Sea Peoples -The Minoans -The Mycenaeans -The Phoenicians -The Assyrians -The Neo-Babylonians (Chaldeans) -The Persians -The HebrewsWeek 2Lesson 3The Ancient Near East-Western and Near Eastern Civilizations -The Fertile Crescent -Mesopotamia -Mesopotamian Culture -Egypt and the Nile -Egyptian Culture -The Spread of Civilizations -The Hittites -The Sea Peoples -The Minoans -The Mycenaeans -The Phoenicians -The Assyrians -The Neo-Babylonians (Chaldeans) -The Persians -The HebrewsLesson 4The Ancient Near East-Western and Near Eastern Civilizations -The Fertile Crescent -Mesopotamia -Mesopotamian Culture -Egypt and the Nile -Egyptian Culture -The Spread of Civilizations -The Hittites -The Sea Peoples -The Minoans -The Mycenaeans -The Phoenicians -The Assyrians -The Neo-Babylonians (Chaldeans) -The Persians -The HebrewsWeek 3Lesson 5Ancient Greece-The Mycenean Bronze Era -The Dark Ages -The Archaic Period -Sparta -Athens -The Persian Wars -Periclean Athens -The Peloponnesian War -Greek Classical Culture -Religion -Literature -Art and Architecture -The Hellenistic Age -Hellenistic CultureLesson 6Ancient Greece-The Mycenean Bronze Era -The Dark Ages -The Archaic Period -Sparta -Athens -The Persian Wars -Periclean Athens -The Peloponnesian War -Greek Classical Culture -Religion -Literature -Art and Architecture -The Hellenistic Age -Hellenistic CultureWeek 4Lesson 7Ancient Greece-The Mycenean Bronze Era -The Dark Ages -The Archaic Period -Sparta -Athens -The Persian Wars -Periclean Athens -The Peloponnesian War -Greek Classical Culture -Religion -Literature -Art and Architecture -The Hellenistic Age -Hellenistic CultureLesson 8Ancient Greece-The Mycenean Bronze Era -The Dark Ages -The Archaic Period -Sparta -Athens -The Persian Wars -Periclean Athens -The Peloponnesian War -Greek Classical Culture -Religion -Literature -Art and Architecture -The Hellenistic Age -Hellenistic CultureWeek 5Lesson 9Ancient Greece-The Mycenean Bronze Era -The Dark Ages -The Archaic Period -Sparta -Athens -The Persian Wars -Periclean Athens -The Peloponnesian War -Greek Classical Culture -Religion -Literature -Art and Architecture -The Hellenistic Age -Hellenistic CultureLesson 10Ancient Rome-The Republic -The Empire -Literature -Art, Architecture, and Engineering -Religion -The Jews in the Roman Empire -Christianity -Reorganization of the Empire -The Germanic Invasions -The Late Empires -The Fall of the Roman EmpireWeek 6Lesson 11Ancient Rome-The Republic -The Empire -Literature -Art, Architecture, and Engineering -Religion -The Jews in the Roman Empire -Christianity -Reorganization of the Empire -The Germanic Invasions -The Late Empires -The Fall of the Roman EmpireLesson 12Ancient Rome-The Republic -The Empire -Literature -Art, Architecture, and Engineering -Religion -The Jews in the Roman Empire -Christianity -Reorganization of the Empire -The Germanic Invasions -The Late Empires -The Fall of the Roman EmpireWeek 7Lesson 13Ancient Rome-The Republic -The Empire -Literature -Art, Architecture, and Engineering -Religion -The Jews in the Roman Empire -Christianity -Reorganization of the Empire -The Germanic Invasions -The Late Empires -The Fall of the Roman EmpireLesson 14Ancient Rome-The Republic -The Empire -Literature -Art, Architecture, and Engineering -Religion -The Jews in the Roman Empire -Christianity -Reorganization of the Empire -The Germanic Invasions -The Late Empires -The Fall of the Roman EmpireWeek 8Lesson 15The Middle Ages-The Byzantine Empire -Islam -Byzantium to 1000 BCE -The Germanic Kingdoms -The Medieval Church -Feudalism and Manorialism -Population Growth -Trade and Towns -Church and State -The Rise of Centralized Monarchies -The Holy Roman Empire -England -France -The Hundred Years War -Spain -Eastern Europe -The Church in the Late Middle Ages -The Medieval Cultural Tradition -The Intellectual Tradition -The Vernacular Tradition -The Black Death -Architecture and ArtLesson 16The Middle Ages-The Byzantine Empire -Islam -Byzantium to 1000 BCE -The Germanic Kingdoms -The Medieval Church -Feudalism and Manorialism -Population Growth -Trade and Towns -Church and State -The Rise of Centralized Monarchies -The Holy Roman Empire -England -France -The Hundred Years War -Spain -Eastern Europe -The Church in the Late Middle Ages -The Medieval Cultural Tradition -The Intellectual Tradition -The Vernacular Tradition -The Black Death -Architecture and ArtWeek 9Lesson 17The Middle Ages-The Byzantine Empire -Islam -Byzantium to 1000 BCE -The Germanic Kingdoms -The Medieval Church -Feudalism and Manorialism -Population Growth -Trade and Towns -Church and State -The Rise of Centralized Monarchies -The Holy Roman Empire -England -France -The Hundred Years War -Spain -Eastern Europe -The Church in the Late Middle Ages -The Medieval Cultural Tradition -The Intellectual Tradition -The Vernacular Tradition -The Black Death -Architecture and ArtLesson 18The Middle Ages-The Byzantine Empire -Islam -Byzantium to 1000 BCE -The Germanic Kingdoms -The Medieval Church -Feudalism and Manorialism -Population Growth -Trade and Towns -Church and State -The Rise of Centralized Monarchies -The Holy Roman Empire -England -France -The Hundred Years War -Spain -Eastern Europe -The Church in the Late Middle Ages -The Medieval Cultural Tradition -The Intellectual Tradition -The Vernacular Tradition -The Black Death -Architecture and ArtWeek 10Lesson 19The Middle Ages-The Byzantine Empire -Islam -Byzantium to 1000 BCE -The Germanic Kingdoms -The Medieval Church -Feudalism and Manorialism -Population Growth -Trade and Towns -Church and State -The Rise of Centralized Monarchies -The Holy Roman Empire -England -France -The Hundred Years War -Spain -Eastern Europe -The Church in the Late Middle Ages -The Medieval Cultural Tradition -The Intellectual Tradition -The Vernacular Tradition -The Black Death -Architecture and ArtLesson 20The Middle Ages-The Byzantine Empire -Islam -Byzantium to 1000 BCE -The Germanic Kingdoms -The Medieval Church -Feudalism and Manorialism -Population Growth -Trade and Towns -Church and State -The Rise of Centralized Monarchies -The Holy Roman Empire -England -France -The Hundred Years War -Spain -Eastern Europe -The Church in the Late Middle Ages -The Medieval Cultural Tradition -The Intellectual Tradition -The Vernacular Tradition -The Black Death -Architecture and ArtWeek 11Lesson 21Renaissance and Reformation-The Italian Renaissance -Florence -Italian Politics -Art and Architecture -Literature -Economic Innovations -The Northern Renaissance -Christian Humanism -The Protestant Revolution -Diversification of Protestantism -The Catholic Reformation -The New MonarchiesLesson 22Renaissance and Reformation-The Italian Renaissance -Florence -Italian Politics -Art and Architecture -Literature -Economic Innovations -The Northern Renaissance -Christian Humanism -The Protestant Revolution -Diversification of Protestantism -The Catholic Reformation -The New MonarchiesWeek 12Lesson 23Renaissance and Reformation-The Italian Renaissance -Florence -Italian Politics -Art and Architecture -Literature -Economic Innovations -The Northern Renaissance -Christian Humanism -The Protestant Revolution -Diversification of Protestantism -The Catholic Reformation -The New MonarchiesLesson 24Renaissance and Reformation-The Italian Renaissance -Florence -Italian Politics -Art and Architecture -Literature -Economic Innovations -The Northern Renaissance -Christian Humanism -The Protestant Revolution -Diversification of Protestantism -The Catholic Reformation -The New MonarchiesWeek 13Lesson 25Renaissance and Reformation-The Italian Renaissance -Florence -Italian Politics -Art and Architecture -Literature -Economic Innovations -The Northern Renaissance -Christian Humanism -The Protestant Revolution -Diversification of Protestantism -The Catholic Reformation -The New MonarchiesLesson 26Early Modern Europe-The Age of Exploration -The Commercial Revolution -Nation-States and Wars of Religion -France -Spain -England -Dutch Independence -The Thirty Years War -An Revolution in World View -ModernityWeek 14Lesson 27Early Modern Europe-The Age of Exploration -The Commercial Revolution -Nation-States and Wars of Religion -France -Spain -England -Dutch Independence -The Thirty Years War -An Revolution in World View -ModernityLesson 28Early Modern Europe-The Age of Exploration -The Commercial Revolution -Nation-States and Wars of Religion -France -Spain -England -Dutch Independence -The Thirty Years War -An Revolution in World View -ModernityWeek 15Lesson 29Early Modern Europe-The Age of Exploration -The Commercial Revolution -Nation-States and Wars of Religion -France -Spain -England -Dutch Independence -The Thirty Years War -An Revolution in World View -ModernityLesson 30Early Modern Europe-The Age of Exploration -The Commercial Revolution -Nation-States and Wars of Religion -France -Spain -England -Dutch Independence -The Thirty Years War -An Revolution in World View -Modernity
Understanding important factual knowledge of developments in Western civilization Ability to identify the causes and effects of major historical events Ability to analyze, interpret, and evaluate textual and graphic historical materials Ability to distinguish the relevant from the irrelevant Ability to reach conclusions on the basis of facts
Gina Jude Curriculum is a certified teacher-tutoring and online teaching service. We offer online courses for homeschool students in a variety of subjects, including math, science, English, history, and more. We also provide tutoring services for students who are struggling in a particular subject. Our mission is to provide quality education to all students, regardless of their learning style or ability. We believe that every student has the potential to succeed when given the proper tools and support. The teacher for this class is certified in 7th-12th grade biology, chemistry, physics, and earth/space science. She has taught AP Biology, Chemistry, Physics, American History, and World History in both brick & mortar schools and on the Outschool platform.
Homework Offered
Homework will be assigned 3-4 times per week. Assessments will be assigned to students to do outside of class time. It is up to the student if they want to do the assessments as open or closed book. Assessments will be material similar to the CLEP World History.1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Assessments will be assigned to students to do outside of class time. It is up to the student if they want to do the assessments as open or closed book. Assessments will be material similar to the CLEP World History.Grades Offered
Grades will be given for all assignments so student can track progress and readiness to take the AP Exam.
This course can be adjusted to accommodate any special learning needs of the student.
--Magna Carta --National Geographic Maps --Library of Congress Resources --World History: Patterns of Interactions by McDougal Littell --Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People --The 1619 Project--https://pulitzercenter.org/lesson-plan-grouping/1619-project-curriculum --Teaching Tolerance--https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/teaching-tolerance/ --Howard Zinn--"A People's History of the United States" --PBS (Public Broadcasting Service, funded by U.S. government) Image, “Triangular” Trade --Ronald Takaki, A Different Mirror for Young People: A History of Multicultural America --Technology in America--Eli Whitney --Woodrow Wilson, Fourteen Points Address to Congress, January 8, 1918 --Henry Cabot Lodge, Opposition to the Treaty of Versailles, August 12, 1919 --World War I Propaganda Posters --Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s speech December 8, 1941 (“A Date Which Will Live in Infamy”) --"Iron Curtain Speech", by Winston Churchill, March 5, 1946 World Religion Sources -- PBS Learning Media: World Religions -- History.com --Myrtle Langely, DK Eyewitness Religion --Carla Mooney, Comparative Religion: Investigate the World Through Religious Tradition --Major Texts of Several Religions--The Qur'an, The Veda, The Torah, and The Bible.
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NOTE: As of March 13, 2024 Fall Classes can be scheduled at the times you want them so if you see a class at a time that doesn't work for you, please contact us and we can reschedule that class. Once classes start filling up in the summer times...
Group Class
$34
weekly or $500 for 30 classes2x per week, 15 weeks
50 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 14-18
1-6 learners per class
