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Bishop Carroll Catholic High School
World History Syllabus
2016-2017
MISSION STATEMENT:
Bishop Carroll is to assist parents in forming Disciples of Christ who enrich the culture as stewards of
God’s gifts.
Instructor: Chris Faires
Room: 204
Email: [email protected]
Edmodo: jp9kjx
Office Hours: 7:20-7:50 or by appointment after school.
Textbook: WORLD HISTORY – MODERN TIMES by GLENCOE
Course Description: Benchmarks that will allow students to analyze the key Political, Social,
Economic, developments from Italian Renaissance (mid 1300’s C.E. to Treaty of Versailles.)
Unit 1: THE EARLY MODERN WORLD (1350 – 1815)
In this unit students will learn how Asian empires and European countries expanded their influence
through exploration, which, which led to colonialism, trade and conflict. By the eighteenth century,
political and social revolutions resulted in new democratic nations
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Analyze the impact of the Renaissance, Reformation, and the Scientific Revolution
Describe the reasons for and the results of European exploration in the Americas, Africa, and
Asia
Discuss the causes and consequences of the African slave trade
Outline the constitutional government in England
Discuss the Enlightenment and its influences on the American and French Revolutions.
Discuss the French Revolution and the rise of Napoleon
Unit 2: An Era of European Imperialism (1800-1914)
Students should know that most of the items we use in our daily lives are machine-made in factories, but
only 200 years ago most items were handmade in people’s homes. Great change from handmade to
machine-made products is the result of the Industrial Revolution in which students will be studying in
this unit
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Explain the factors that made the Industrial Revolution possible and evaluate the effects of the
Industrial Revolution
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Discuss economic theories, physical, biological, and social sciences during the 1800’s and the
1900’s
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Examine how the rise of nationalism led to the unification of Italy and Germany.
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Identify how Industrial Prosperity emerged in Western Europe and with electricity, petroleum,
and chemicals triggered the development of a world economy.
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Discuss how people’s decisions to move to cities for jobs impacted local governments decisions on
public health and working conditions or lack of them.
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Look at the connection of how prosperity in the 1850’s contributed to the expansion of democracy
in Western Europe.
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Trace the routes of European powers that began to seek and acquire additional territory and
natural resources through Imperialism.
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Learn about what caused the revolution in China and how the “Modern Japan” emerged.
Unit 3: The Twentieth-Century Crisis
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Discuss how European alliances and increased military sizes triggered global conflict.
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Examine World War I through a “European Perspective” and identify causes, outcomes, and
results. Include the seeds that were sown that would lead to WWII.
Course Materials:
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Textbook, notebook, loose leaf paper, agenda book and writing materials with you each day
unless I specifically announce in advance that you will not need them.
Others as announced by the teacher.
Course Procedures:
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Students will be in their seats with all required materials before the bell rings.
Late Work: All homework and projects will be due at the beginning of the hour on the date which
it is due, unless otherwise specified. Homework turned in after this is late. Late homework will
be given a possible 50% credit.
Suspension: Half credit will be awarded for completed work.
Cheating : Will result in a zero both for the cheater and any willing accomplices. Incidents will be
reviewed on a case-by-case basis, but generally, cheating will result in no credit for that
particular assignment.
Acquaint yourself with the general rules and procedures found in your agenda book.
Absences
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Work assigned prior to an excused absence is due on the date of return or on the due date.
All quizzes and tests must be made up by appointment within three days
Assignments, quizzes, and tests missed because of suspension will be made up for 50% credit.
Assignments missed because of school-related activities must be turned in prior to the absence
or on the day of return.
Any assignment missed because of an unexcused absence will be a zero.
Course Evaluation:
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Homework: Due at the beginning of the hour.
Document Analysis: In class DBQ’s and other primary source analysis.
Quizzes: May be announced or unannounced.
Tests: Given at the end of each chapter or group of chapters.
Projects: Projects will be assigned throughout the course. Students will be provided rubrics to
follow and graded on their ability to meet its requirements.
Semester Finals: The fall semester final will be comprehensive. The spring semester final will be
given as the part of the Bishop Carroll Social Studies department/Diocesan Standardized exam to
be given May 25th. If student does not pass the exam by the necessary percentage, the student
will take remediation after the school year is complete.
Grading Information:
I grade on the total point system. To figure your grade divide the total points possible into your total
points earned. The grading scale is as follows:
A+ 99-100
A
94-98
A- 92-93
B+ 90-91
B
85-89
B- 83-84
C+ 81-82
C
76-80
C- 74-75
D+ 72-73
D
67-71
D- 65-66
F Below 65
Your semester grade is based on the following
Semester Grade = 90% Semester Test = 10%
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