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Mr. Webster Room 111 6th period planning Email: [email protected] World Civilization 2013-14 Text: World History Human Legacy World Civ Alive Modern World History Active Classroom Curriculum COURSE DESCRIPTION This class is important because you should know your country’s history and how our history affects events today. (Also, passing this course is a requirement for graduation!) Kentucky Course Content & Units: Unit 1: Orientation/ Review {8 days} A. Orientation to Class Rules & Procedures Overview of Course B. What Is History? Why Study It? C. Review of 7th grade content: Ancient History– Medieval Periods Unit 2: Early Modern Europe (1200 -1650) {30 days} A. The Renaissance (1300-1650) – Ch. 1/ Sec.1-2 B. The Reformation (1300-1650) – Ch. 1/ Sec.3-4 C. Age of Exploration (1450-1650) – Ch. 2 Unit 3: The Age of Revolutions (1500 -1815) {34 days} A. The Monarchs of Europe ; The Glorious Revolution(1500-1750) – Ch. 4 B. The Enlightenment and the American Revolution (1550-1800) – Ch.5 C. The French Revolution and Napoleon (1789-1815) – Ch. 6 Unit 4: Industrialization and Nationalism (1700-1900) {28 days} A. The Industrial Revolution (1700-1900) – Ch. 7 B. Life in the Industrial Age (1800-1900) – Ch. 8 C. Reforms, Revolution, and War (1800-1900) – Ch. 9 Unit 5: The Road to War (1914 – 1945) {32 days} A. Nationalism in Europe (1800-1920) – Ch. 10 B. Age of Imperialism(1800-1920) – Ch. 11 C. World War I (1914-1918) – Ch. 12 Unit 6: Interwar Years and World War II (1919-1945) {25 days} A. The Interwar Years (1919-1939) – Ch. 13 B. World War II (1930-1945) – Ch. 14 Unit 7: The Contemporary World (1945 – Present) {21 days} A. Europe and North America – Ch. 15 B. Asia – Ch. 16 C. Africa and the Middle East – Ch. 17 Big Picture Themes: 1. Social-people, and their actions/interactions 2. Political-government and power 3. Economic-money, use of and abuse of, who had and who didn’t Class Activities: In order to keep class interesting and enjoyable (Yes, a social studies class can be, dare I say it......enjoyable!), we will do many different types of class activities including: collaborative work, historical simulations, discussions, visual discovery, skill builders, writing, note taking, problem solving, and projects. I expect that every student will participate in class by contributing to discussions and activities through active participation, asking questions, and completing all assignments!