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Global Studies Syllabus



CREDIT: 1 CREDIT

TEXTBOOK: ANCIENT WORLD HISTORY:PATTERNS OF INTERACTION/MCDOUGAL LITTELL

PREREQUISITES: NONE

COURSE DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE IS A STUDY OF THE MAJOR PERIODS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF PEOPLES OF THE WORLD. IT EMPHASIZES THE MOST SIGNIFICANT PERSONALITIES, EVENTS, AND PLACES OF THE WORLD. THE MAIN TOPICS WILL CONSIST OF ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS, MEDIEVAL HISTORY, AND THE RENAISSANCE,AND THE REFORMATION.

TIMELINES UNITS/TOPICS
1ST Q: 10,000BC-27BC PRE-HISTORY AND EARLY CIVILIZATIONS

2ND Q: 1500 AD RELIGION, GREECE AND ROME, AFRICA,THE AMERICAS
SC STANDARDS-- GS 1.1,1.2,1.3,1.4,2.1

3RD Q: 500-1500 AD, RISE OF ISLAM, EAST ASIA, THE MIDDLE AGES
SC STANDARDS -– GS2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

4TH Q: THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION, THE ATLANTIC WORLD
SC STANDARDS—GS3.1,3.2,3.3,3.4S