This course coordinates with my World Literature courses.  This class is taught at a standard level, however, I am able to offer additional work as well as AP designation on your transcript if you would like your student to take this class at an AP level, as I am AP authorized--please contact me about this option.

This course is the 1st half of a rhetorical level course intended to introduce the student to the major themes and moments in world history.  This course will involve both writing and reading.  We will be reading a full-range of primary documents from each time period and geographical area we study.  You will be learning how to read, think about, analyze, argue with, and present ideas about history and to connect events to the larger trends and themes in world history.

This class is a discussion-based, Socratic, interactive format.  Each week you will be responsible for reading background material and assigned primary documents.  You will be expected to write a reading response for each of your readings on the background material for each time period in history and the important elements of the work.  You should be building a timeline of major events in world history across geographical boundaries.  In class, we will spend much time discussing our reading, putting themes in their historical context and asking questions about the author’s and our own worldviews.  I expect you to come to class prepared to participate in this discussion. You will also be assigned brief presentations.  These presentations will involve researching the biographical information for significant figures and key information for major moments we will study in class. 

1-What is history?  Neolithic revolution, evaluating documents

2-Mesopotamia and the Near East
	
3-Egypt—introduce DBQ’s and practice in class

4-Ancient China

5-Chinese philosophy and Han dynasty

6-Ancient India

7-Persia

8-Minoans and Mycenaeans

9-Greek city states;  drama

10-Greek philosophy and art

11-presentations on Greek contributions

12-Olmec and Maya

13-Africa

14-East Asia

15-Hellenistic age/Test 1

16-Early Rome

17-Roman Republic

18-Roman Empire

19-Decline of the empire

20-early Christianity/Byzantine

21-Islam

22-Carolingians

23-Economics and social systems of the Middle Ages

24-High Middle Ages

25-Vikings and Mongols

26-Late Middle Ages

27-Renaissance 1

28-Renaissance 2 presentations on art

29-Reformation

30-Test 2