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World History Syllabus
2013-14
Unit 1: Class Introductions
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Class Introduction Sheet, Syllabus, Why Study History, Timeline Activity, Aug. 26-27
Unit 2: The Ancient World
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Ch. 5: The Rise of River Valley Civilizations, Aug. 28-Sep. 11
o TEST Sep. 10-11
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Ch. 6: The “Classical Era” in the West, Sep. 12-27
o Constitution Week Sep. 16-20
o TEST Sep. 26-27
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Ch. 7: The “Classical Era” in the East, Sep. 30-Oct. 11
o TEST Oct. 10-11
Unit 3: The Post-Classical Era
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Ch. 8: The Middle Ages in Europe, Oct. 15-30
o TEST Oct. 29-30
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Ch. 9: The Islamic World and Africa, Oct. 31-Nov. 15
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Ch. 10: Post-Classical Asia and Beyond, Nov. 18-Dec. 4
o TEST Dec. 3-4
Unit 4: Connecting Hemispheres (1450-1750)
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Ch. 11: The Renaissance and Reformation, Dec. 5-20
o Extra Credit Project, Dec. 19-20
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Review: Midterm Review and TEST, Jan. 6-16
World History Syllabus
2013-14
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Ch. 12: The Americans: Pre-Columbian Empires to Colonies, Jan. 21-Feb. 3
o TEST Jan. 31-Feb. 3
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Ch. 13: The Old Regime: Absolutism and Enlightenment, Feb. 4-18
o TEST Feb. 14-18
Unit 5: The Age of Revolution (1750-1914)
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Ch. 14: The Age of Democratic Revolution, Feb. 19-Mar. 4
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Ch. 15: The Industrial Revolution, Mar. 5-21
o TEST Mar. 20-21
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Ch. 16: Imperialism: Europe Reaches Out, Mar. 24-Apr. 4
Unit 6: The Modern World (1914 to Present)
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Ch. 17: World War I and the Russian Revolution, Apr. 7-16
o TEST Apr. 15-16
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Ch. 18: The Great Depression and World War II, Apr. 17-29
o TEST Apr. 28-29
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Ch. 19: Decolonization and the Cold War, Apr. 30-May 15
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Ch. 20: Challenges in Our World Today, May 16-23
o Extra Credit Project, May 22-23
PBA (Project Based Assessment), Review, Final, May 27-June 5