This is part one of a four part series covering early World History. If all four parts are taken it will cover both Ancient World History and the Middle Ages. There are in class and/or homework assignments each week, plus students will be encouraged to study the topics outside of class either through reading a history text of their choosing or watching Crash Course videos. If a student completes all in class assignments, homework, and studying outside the classroom, this four part class could be used a credit on a high school transcript depending on your state's homeschool requirements.

**Want to try a one-time class before committing to this 8-week class? I offer two trial classes that are structured exactly like my year long US and World History classes, so that students can see if they enjoy my teaching style before signing up. These are located at the following links: https://outschool.com/classes/battle-of-little-bighorn-trial-class-for-united-states-2UAshzBt#us1N2EG6kM  and  https://outschool.com/classes/analyzing-civil-war-photographs-trial-class-for-united-states-Evrv5D1d#us1N2EG6kM 

*Note: this four part class only covers World History through roughly 1500 CE. If you are looking for Modern World History, I have a full year of World History II available in my profile.*

All of my classes, are inclusive and anti-racist. We will be covering tough subjects and tackling tough topics from the point of view of the people involved, particularly the marginalized groups involved.

Part One covers World History beginning with the empires of Mesopotamia through Ancient Greece and Ancient China. For the first week of class, I will introduce students to the concept of historical thinking through a fun activity that is not tied to a specific time period but students will be able to apply the skills they learn to the rest of the weeks of class. After the first week, we will jump into the historical topics in roughly chronological order. I have included a full breakdown of topics studied each week in the syllabus, along with probable assignments, but assignments are subject to change depending on time/pace once we start the class.

It is not required, but it is very strongly suggested that the student do some studying of their own on each topic prior to attending class. Since I only have an hour a week with them, it is impossible to fit everything in and learning about the era before we study it in class will help them tremendously! Generally I suggest a book for students to read along with the class, but for World History this often means purchasing several books. Instead, I will be listing the topics we will cover for each week and will suggest a Crash Course video for students to watch to prepare for class. After enrolling, you will get a detailed list of videos for each week. If your student is a visual learner, Crash Course videos are a wonderful way to introduce them to the topics we will cover in World History. If your student prefers to read, any World History book you already have will likely cover the same topics we are covering in class. By following along with the topics chronologically, your student can keep up with the class material!

Each week, materials will be posted inside the classroom for students to bring with them to class. Materials can be printed or uploaded to a website like kamiapp.com where you type directly onto the worksheet. Additionally, many of the worksheets will be editable in Adobe so that students can write directly onto them after opening the pdf. No work needs to be done prior to class! We will work on the materials inside the classroom and on a few occasions we will not get everything completed so the pages we did not get to will be homework.