World History “A”
PREREQUISITES: None
LENGTH: 1 Trimester
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
World History “A” examines some of the most momentous events in the Western World. Our focus of study will center on the Renaissance, the Reformation, the Enlightenment & Scientific Revolution, the French Revolution finishing with the rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte. Accompanying these events will be the cause and lasting effects of how these events impact our world today. The causes and effects will be broken down specifically by political, economic and social impact.
CORE MATERIALS:
1. Text: World History Patterns of Civilization by Prentice Hall
2. Class Notes
3. Video and Internet Supplements
4. Newspaper/Magazines Sources
LENGTH: 1 Trimester
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
World History “A” examines some of the most momentous events in the Western World. Our focus of study will center on the Renaissance, the Reformation, the Enlightenment & Scientific Revolution, the French Revolution finishing with the rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte. Accompanying these events will be the cause and lasting effects of how these events impact our world today. The causes and effects will be broken down specifically by political, economic and social impact.
CORE MATERIALS:
1. Text: World History Patterns of Civilization by Prentice Hall
2. Class Notes
3. Video and Internet Supplements
4. Newspaper/Magazines Sources