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World History/World Geography Syllabus Mrs. Murphy Course Goal: This is a survey course of world history and world geography. Attention will be given to major periods of history and development of world civilizations. The student will be able to discuss, comprehend, write and effectively communicate about events in the history of the world and the cultures that have resulted from that development. In addition to the textbooks, we will also be reading A World Lit Only By Fire by William Manchester. All students will need to purchase a copy of the book and reading must be complete by November 28th. There will be some essays during the course as well as two projects and a six page research paper. Information on these special projects will be handed out in class in time to prepare. Topics to be covered: 8000 BCE to 900 CE 8/10-8/17 Rise of agriculture and agricultural civilization The Neolithic Revolution Mesopotamia River Valley Civilizations The Classical Period Classical period in China Art, culture and physical geography World religions 8/18- 8/30 Political Institutions Religions and Cultures Hinduism Buddhism Basic Judaism Confusianism and Daoism Classical Civilization: India Art, Culture and Geography Essay 8/31 The Greeks and the Romans 9/1-9/9 Essay- What is an empire? 9/12 Greek and Roman architecture Geography of Greece and Rome Culture The decline and fall of the Greeks and Romans Test 9/12 The Han Empire and the Gupta Empire 9/13-9/21 Comparing empires to Rome The Persian tradition Engineering in major empires Test 9/22 600-1450 CE 9/23-9/30 Rise and spread of Islam The Arabian world Civilizations and gender Early Abbasid Era Artistic refinement, physical geography Islam’s global expansion African Society Latin West and Song empire Vikings Silk Road Project Due 10/3 Byzantine Empire 10/3- 10/7 The spread of Civilization in Europe Russian Christianity Medieval Europe and the world 10/7-10/21 The Crusades Essay on religious views 10/20 Schism Aztecs Archeology The Incas The Americas Geography of each region Project on either the crusades, the Aztecs or Incas due 10/21 Test 10/21 Renaissance 10/24-31 Europe Tang and Song Dynasties Poetry/ art influences in West and East Comparing feudalism systems Essay on period due 10/31 The Spread of Chinese Civilization 11/1-11/8 Imperial Age Japan Warrior Dominance Korea Vietnam Geography of each country Nomadic challenges Mongol Empire 11/9-11/17 Ghenghis Khan Mongol drive to the west Black Death Changing world order Ming treasure ships Calvinism Art Influences Test 11/30 on A World Lit Only By Fire 1450-1750 CE 12/1-12/9 Italian Rennaisance Western expansion Colnial expansion Versailles European conqistadors 1750- 1914 1/5-1/22 Europe and the world Russia under the Tsars Geography of Russia Spaniards and Portuguese Geography of Spain and Portugal Brazil: Plantations/geography Colonial America Latin American civilization and geography Test 1/23 Slave trade and Africa 1/26-2/3 African societies Geography of Africa Slavery and human society Africa and the African Diaspora Essay 2/3 The Ottoman Empire 2/6- 2/10 Frontier warriors Shi’a Challenge Gunpowder empires Asian trading Japanese reunification The Age of Revolution 2/13- 2/17 The French Revolution Napoleon The Industrial Revolution The US during this time Test 2/28 Pre WW1 2/27-3/8 Diplomatic Tensions Land Empires in Asia European world dominance Latin American nations and the world Latin America Geography Fall of the Qing Empire Russian revolution Turkey and geography The Great War 3/9- 3/16 Causes of WWI The war The 1920’s Test 3/16 The Great Depression 3/19-3/23 Decline of the west Latin America Stalinism Military in Japan The depression in America Essay 3/23 WWII 3/26-4/12 Causes of WWII The war The Holocaust Japan during and after New leadership Art project due 4/13 Test 4/13 The Cold War 4/16-4/20 Allies, including geography of Canada, Australia and New Zealand New Soviet culture Latin America after WWII Civil Rights and the 60’s 4/30-5/4 Civil rights movement Kennedy and Martin Luther King Cuban Missile Crisis Space exploration 20th and 21st Centuries 5/5/7-5/27 Cultural Creativity Pacific rim growth Communism in the 20th century Terrorism, current issues Important historical figure essay due 5/16 Research paper due 5/20 Final exam