WORLD HISTORY SYLLABUS

Marking Period 1

Review Unit: (1 week)

Introduction to Social Studies

The Ancient Civilizations:

River Valley Civilizations (Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, China)

Classical Civilizations:

(Greece & Rome)

Medieval Civilizations:

Feudal Europe, Islam, Byzantine Empire

UNIT I. RENAISSANCE & Reformation (Sept-Oct)

Topics:

-Renaissance

-Reformation

UNIT II. AGE OF EXPLORATION (Oct-Nov)

                Topics:

                                -Colonization

                                -Mercantilism (Africa & Americas)

UNIT III. AGE OF REVOLUTIONS  (Nov-Feb)

Topics:

-Scientific Revolution

-Enlightenment

MIDTERM

-French Revolution

-Revolution in Haiti

-Mexican Independence

-Industrial Revolution

                                -capitalism/communism

                                -Russian Revolution

UNIT IV. EUROPEAN IMPERIALSIM (March-April)

                Topics:

-China (European Incursions into China)

                                -Japan (Tokugawa to Post WWII)

                                -India (British India)

UNIT V. WAR OF THE WORLD: 20^TH CENTURY CONFLICTS (April-June)

                Topics:

-WWI

-Post WWI Period (Middle East focus & Treaty of Versailles)

-WWII

-Genocide

-Cold War (Super power conflict by proxy, i.e. Afghanistan, Angola) 

-Independence Movements (flexible, compare by continent)

Modern conflicts: asymmetrical warfare, international terrorism, global economy, diplomatic history, future trends