WORLD HISTORY Mrs. Jackson Email: Kjackson@fpausa.org Week Numbers/Dates Reading Assignments Chapter/Topic Discussion Individual Report Assignments Week 1 August 28 th &30 th Class Introduction Course Syllabus What is World History? Discussion Labor Day/Sep. 6 th Chapter 1 Chapter 1: The 1. Compare Paleolithic Week 2 Birth of Civilization to Neolithic age. B.C. 2. Why was mono- theism a radical concept? 3. Success of Persian E. Week 3 Chapter 2 Chapter2: Greek 4. Bronze Age/Minoan Sep. 11th/13th Civilization 5. Value Homer Epics 6. Greek/Persian Wars QUIZ 1: Published on Sep.14 th at 4 p.m. CST, due no later than Sat. 16th 10 p.m. CST Week 4 Chapter 3 Classical/Hellenistic 7. Athenian/Spartan W Sep. 18th/20th Greece 8. Alexander the Great
Week 5 Sep. 25th/27th Quiz #2: Published on Sep. 28 th at 4 p.m. CST, due no later than Sep.29 th at 10 pm CST. Week 6 Oct. 2nd/4th Week 7 Oct. 9th/11th Quiz #3: Published on Oct. 12 th at 4 p.m. CST Chapter 4 Rome, From Republic to Empire 10. Roman Republic 11. Causes for the Fall of the Republic 12. Imperial Rome Chapter 5 The Roman Empire 13. Rise of Christianity 14. Eastern/Western Roman Empire Chapter 6 The Late Antiquity to Early Middle Ages (476-1000) 15. Feudal Society 16. The Byzantine Empire 17. Islam/Islamic World 18. Developing Christian Church 19. Feudal Society Week 8 Oct. 16th/18th Week 9 Oct. 23rd/25th Study Guide Test #1 Published on Oct. 26 th at 4 p.m. CS Chapter 7 Study Guide Test Review The High Middle Ages (1000-1300 AD) Review Chapters 1-8 20. Otto the I 21. The Reviving Catholic Church 22. Wiliam the Conqueror 23. Magna Carta No Paper/Unit Test Week 10 Oct. 30th/Nov. 1 Week 11 Nov. 6th/8th Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Medieval Society: Towns, Universities, and Families The Late Middle Ages: Social/Political Breakdown 24. Towns/Townspeople 25. Schools/Universities 26. Women and Children 27. The Black Death 28. The Hundred Years War 29. Medieval Russia
Week 12 Nov. 13th/15th Week 13 Nov. 20th/22nd Week 14 Nov. 27th/29th Week 15 Dec. 4th/6th Week 16 Dec. 11th/13th Chapter 10 Chapter 11 THANKSGIVING BREAK Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Renaissance and Discovery The Age of Reformation The Age of Religious Wars European State Consolidation New Directions in XVI/XVII Centuries 31. The Renaissance in Italy 32. French Invasions of Italy 33. Revival of Monarchy 34. Voyages of Discovery 35. Michelangelo 36. John Locke 37. Martin Luther 38. Reformation in Western Europe 39. Calvinism vs. Catholics 40. The 30 Years War 41. Two Models of Political Development 42. Rise of Absolute Monarchy 43. Russian Romanovs 44. The Scientific 45. Science/Religious Faith 46. Baroque Art/Music Week 17 Dec. 18th Christmas Break: Dec.19 th -Jan. 1st Week 18 Jan. 3 rd Chapter 15 Chapter 15 Test #2 Published on January 4 th 4:00 p.m. CST, due no later than January 6 th 10 p.m.cst Society/Economy Under the Old Regime Study Guide Test Review Society/Economy Under the Old Regime Study Guide Test Review 47. The Old Regime 48. The Aristocracy 49. The Peasants 50. Agricultural/Industrial
Week 19 Jan. 8th/10th Chapter 16 The Transatlantic Economy Trade Wars 51. Mercantile Conflict between France and England 52. Understanding Slavery in the World during this era. Week 20 Jan. 15th/17th Quiz 6 published on Jan. 18 th at 4 p.m. CST, due Jan. 20 th at 10 p.m. CST Chapter 17 The Age of Enlightenment 53. Enlightenment and the various religions 54. Political Thoughts in the Enlightenment Era Week 21 Jan. 22nd/24th Week 22 Jan. 29th/31st Quiz 7 published on Jan. 20 th at 4 p.m. CST, due Feb. 2 nd at 10 p.m. CST Chapter 18 The French 55. The Crisis of the French Monarchy 56. of 1789 57. The Reign of Terror Chapter 19 The Age of Napoleon 58. The Life of Napoleon 59. Understanding the Romantic Movement 60. Romantic Art/LIterature Week 23 Feb. 5th/7th Week 24 Feb. 12th/14th Quiz 8 published on Jan. 15 th at 4 p.m. CST, due on Jan. 17 th at 10 p.m. CST Chapter 20 Chapter 21 The Challenge of Reform Economic Advance and Social Unrest 61.Nationalism/Liberalism 62. Wars of Independence in Latin America 63. Family Structures and the Industrial 64. 1848: The Year of Week 25 Feb. 19/21st Chapter 22 The Age of Nation States 65. The Crimean War 66. Italian, German Unification 67. France's Republic
Week 26 Feb. 26th/28th Study Guide Test 3- Published Mar. 1 st at 4 p.m. CST Study Guide Review INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH PART I Review Important Issues/Events from Chapters 16-22 68. The Second Industrial 69. Labor, Socialism, and Politics 70. Jewish Emancipation Week 27 Mar. 5th/7 th Research Topics Due Week 28 Mar. 12th/14th Quiz 9: Published on March 14 th 4 p.m. Chapter 23 INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH PART II Chapter 24 RESEARCH TOPICS DUE The Building of European Supremacy The Birth of Modern European Thought 71. The New Reading Public 72. Science at Mid- Century 73. 20 th Century Frame of Mind Week 29 Mar. 19th/21st Chapter 25 LOCATE 5 RESEARCH SOURCES Imperialism, Alliances, and War 74. The Road to WWI 75. The Settlement at Paris Week 30 Mar. 26th/28th Quiz 10: Published on Mar. 29 th at 4 p.m. CST Week 31 Apr. 2nd/4th Easter Break Chapter 26 RESEARCH SOURCES DUE Chapter 27 Creating Research Notecards, Thesis Statements, Introductory Paragraph Political Experiments of the 1920's Europe and The Great Depression of the 1930's 76. Economic/Political Disorder after WWI 77. The Fascist Experiment in Italy. 78. The Weimer Republic in Germany 79. Causes leading to the Great Depression in the world. 80. Germany: Seizure of Power by the Nazi Party Week 32 Apr. 9th/11th Quiz 11: Published on April 12 th at 4 p.m. CST Chapter 28 Creating the Body Paragraphs, avoiding plagiarism WWII 81. WWII 82. Racism and the Holocaust
Week 33 Apr. 16th/18 th RESEARCH PAPERS DUE by April 21 st at 10 p.m. CST Chapter 29 Bibliography/MLA STYLE/EDITING THE ROUGH DRAFT The Cold War Era 83. The Rise of Radical Islamism 84. The Collapse of European Communism Week 34 Apr. 23rd/25th Quiz 12: Published on April 26 th at 4 p.m. CST Chapter 30 The West at the Dawn of the 21 st Century 85. Toward a Welfare State Society 86. New Patterns in Work Week 35 Apr. 30/May 2 nd Week 36 May 7th/9th Week 37 May 14th/16th Chapter 31 Final Exam due by May 11 th at 10 p.m. CST SPECIAL TOPICS IN MODERN HISTORY FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE Part I: Writing the essay FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE Part II: Review of time periods/major events TBA Week 38 May 21st/23rd Week 39 May 28 th /3oth CURRENT EVENTS IN THE USA MEMORIAL DAY TBA LAST DAY OF CLASS History prediction: In class writing ENJOY YOUR SUMMER