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Pre AP World History Syllabus FIRST NINE WEEKS CONTENT Introduction—Topics include: Key Events in the Modern World Standard 15— Topics include: World Religions: Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam Standard 2— Topics include: Major Kingdoms and Empires and Trade Patterns in AD 1500; the intellectual, technological, and artistic developments of the Italian and Northern Renaissance Standard 3— Topics include: The Protestant Reformation, including the role of Martin Luther, John Calvin, Henry VIII, and Elizabeth I; the Catholic or Counter Reformation; Religious conflicts including the Thirty Years’ War; the role of the printing press Standard 4—Topics include: The motives and outcomes of the European Age of Discovery; the Colombian Exchange and Triangular Trade; the impact of precious metal exports from the Americas SECOND NINE WEEKS CONTENT Standard 5—Topics include: the impact of global trade on regional civilizations including the Ottoman Empire, the Mughal Empire, China, the Japanese shogunate; and Africa; the Commercial Revolution and Mercantilism Standard 6—Topics include: the Scientific Revolution; the Age of Absolutism; the English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution; the Enlightenment; the French Revolution; and developments in art, literature, and technology from the Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Century Standard 7—Topics include: the Colonial system in Latin America; Revolutions in Latin America including the influence of the American and French Revolutions and the role of L’Overture, Bolivar, and Hidalgo; the impact of the Monroe Doctrine Standard 8—Topics include: the Legacy of Napoleon; the Congress of Vienna; the Revolution of 1848; the Unification of Italy and Germany THIRD NINE WEEKS CONTENT Standard 9—Topics include: the Agricultural Revolution and cottage industry; the Industrial Revolution and the factory system; the impact of industrialization on women and children; the emergence of capitalism, socialism, and communism; the Age of Imperialism Standard 10—Topics include: the causes, major leaders, and major evens of World War I; the Russian Revolution; and the Treaty of Versailles Standard 11—Topics include: the League of Nations and the mandate system; the Great Depression; the rise of totalitarian regimes in the Soviet Union, Germany, Italy, and Japan Standard 12—Topics include: the causes, major events and major leaders of World War II; the Holocaust and other examples of genocide in the Twentieth Century; the outcomes of World War II FOURTH NINE WEEKS CONTENT Standard 13—Topics include: Key events of the Cold War; the impact of nuclear weapons; conflicts and revolutionary movements in China, Korea, and Japan; the collapse of communism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe Standard 14—Topics include: independence movements in India and Africa; the end of the mandate system and the creation of new states in the Middle East; major world leaders of the late Twentieth Century Standard 16—Topics include: developed and developing nations; contemporary ethnic, religious, and political conflicts; the impact of economic development and global population growth on the environment and society; economic interdependence; the increasing impact of terrorism SOL Review and SOL Testing ASSESSMENT Tests Quizzes Guided Reading Assignments Worksheets Written Assignments Video Questions Book Reports Semester Exams Grading Guidelines A = 90 – 100 B = 80 – 89.5 C = 70 – 79.5 D = 60 – 69.5 F = 0 -- 59.5