<p> WORLD HISTORY COURSE OUTLINE FALL SEMESTER, 2016</p><p>Date Topic Reading Aug. 15 School Orientation Aug. 16 Course Introduction Aug. 17 Prehistory Ch. 1, Sec. 1&2 Aug. 18 Ancient Egypt Ch. 2, Sec. 1 Aug. 19 cont’d. Sec. 2</p><p>Aug. 22 Sumerian Civilization Ch. 2, Sec. 3 Aug. 23 Fertile Crescent Empires Sec. 4 Aug. 24 Phoenicians and Lydians Sec. 5 Aug. 25 The Origins of Judaism Sec. 6 Aug. 26 Test, Chapters 1&2</p><p>Aug. 29 Indus Valley Civilization Ch. 3, Sec. 1 Aug. 30 Aryan Migrations Sec. 2 Aug. 31 Hinduism Sec. 3 Sept. 1 Buddhism Sept. 2 Indian Dynasties and Empires Sec. 4</p><p>Sept. 5 Labor Day Holiday Sept. 6 Dynasties and Empires, cont’d. Sept. 7 Ancient Indian Life and Culture Ch. 3, Sec. 5 Sept. 8 Test, Chapter 3 Sept. 9 China and the Shang Dynasty Ch. 4, Sec. 1&2</p><p>Sept. 12 Zhou, Qin, and Han China Ch. 4, Sec. 3 Sept. 13 Chinese Philosophy Sec. 4 Sept. 14 Chinese Life and Culture Sec. 5 Sept. 15 Test, Chapter 4 Sept. 16 Ancient Greece Ch. 5, Sec. 1</p><p>Sept. 19 Ancient Greece cont'd. Ch. 5, Sec. 2 Sept. 20 Sparta and Athens Sec. 3 Sept. 21 Daily Life in Athens Sec. 4 Sept. 22 Greek Expansion Sec. 5 Sept. 23 Test, Chapter 5</p><p>Sept. 26 Greek Art Ch. 6, Sec. 1 Sept. 27 Greek Philosophy Sec. 2 Sept. 28 Alexander the Great Sec. 3 Sept. 29 Hellenistic Greece Sec. 4 Sept. 30 Test, Chapter 6 Oct. 3 The Romans – Introduction Ch. 7, Sec. 1 Oct. 4 The Roman Republic Oct. 5 Roman Expansion Ch. 7, Sec. 2 Oct. 6 The Roman Empire Sec. 3 Oct. 7 Daily Life in Rome Sec. 4</p><p>Oct. 10 The Rise of Christianity Ch. 7, Sec. 5 Oct. 11 The Decline of Rome Sec. 6 Oct. 12 The Fall of Rome Oct. 13 Test, Chapter 7 Oct. 14 Africa - A History Denied (video)</p><p>Oct. 17 Africa’s Early History Ch. 8, Sec. 1 Oct. 18 Kush and Axum Ch. 8, Sec. 2 Oct. 19 PSAT Oct. 20 Trading States in Africa Sec. 3 Oct. 21 Test, Chapter 8</p><p>Oct. 24 Early American Cultures Ch. 9, Sec. 1 Oct. 25 Early American Cultures cont'd. Sec. 2 Oct. 26 Mesoamerica Sec. 3 Oct. 27 Andean Cultures Sec. 4 Oct. 28 Test, Chapter 9</p><p>Oct. 31 The Byzantine Empire Ch. 10, Sec. 1 Nov. 1 The Rise of Russia Sec. 2 Nov. 2 The Mongol Conquests Sec. 3 Nov. 3 The Mongols cont'd. Nov. 4 Test, Chapter 10</p><p>Nov. 7 The Rise of Islam Ch. 11, Sec. 1 Nov. 8 The Spread of Islam Sec. 2 Nov. 9 Islamic Civilization Sec. 3 Nov. 10 Test, Chapter 11 Nov. 11 The Sui, Tang, and Sung Dynasties Ch. 12, Sec. 1</p><p>Nov. 14 The Mongol Empire Ch. 12, Sec. 2 Nov. 15 Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia Sec. 3 Nov. 16 cont’d. Nov. 17 Test, Chapter 12 Nov. 18 The Rise of the Franks Ch. 13, Sec. 1 Nov. 21 Feudalism Sec. 2 Nov. 22 The Manorial System Nov. 23 Thanksgiving Holiday Nov. 24 Thanksgiving Holiday Nov. 25 Thanksgiving Holiday</p><p>Nov. 28 The Manorial System cont'd. Nov. 29 The Church in the Middle Ages Sec. 3 Nov. 30 England and France Ch. 13, Sec. 4 Dec. 1 The Hundred Years War Dec. 2 Germany and Italy Sec. 5</p><p>Dec. 5 Test, Chapter 12 Dec. 6 The Crusades Ch. 14, Sec. 1 Dec. 7 The Revival of Trade Ch. 14, Sec. 2 Dec. 8 The Growth of Towns Sec. 3 Dec. 9 Medieval Life and Culture Ch. 14, Sec. 4</p><p>Dec. 12 War and the Rise of Nations Sec. 5 Dec. 13 Challenges to Church Power Sec. 6 Dec. 14 Test, Chapter 14 Dec. 15 Review Dec. 16 Review</p><p>Dec. 19-22 EXAMS</p>