World History Course Outline

WORLD HISTORY COURSE OUTLINE

FALL SEMESTER, 2016

DateTopicReading

Aug. 15School Orientation

Aug. 16Course Introduction

Aug. 17PrehistoryCh. 1, Sec. 1&2

Aug. 18Ancient EgyptCh. 2, Sec. 1

Aug. 19cont’d.Sec. 2

Aug. 22Sumerian CivilizationCh. 2, Sec. 3

Aug. 23Fertile Crescent EmpiresSec. 4

Aug. 24Phoenicians and LydiansSec. 5

Aug. 25The Origins of JudaismSec. 6

Aug. 26Test, Chapters 1&2

Aug. 29Indus Valley CivilizationCh. 3, Sec. 1

Aug. 30Aryan MigrationsSec. 2

Aug. 31HinduismSec. 3

Sept. 1Buddhism

Sept. 2Indian Dynasties and EmpiresSec. 4

Sept. 5Labor Day Holiday

Sept. 6Dynasties and Empires, cont’d.

Sept. 7Ancient Indian Life and CultureCh. 3, Sec. 5

Sept. 8Test, Chapter 3

Sept. 9China and the Shang DynastyCh. 4, Sec. 1&2

Sept. 12Zhou, Qin, and Han ChinaCh. 4, Sec. 3

Sept. 13Chinese PhilosophySec. 4

Sept. 14Chinese Life and CultureSec. 5

Sept. 15Test, Chapter 4

Sept. 16Ancient GreeceCh. 5, Sec. 1

Sept. 19Ancient Greece cont'd.Ch. 5, Sec. 2

Sept. 20Sparta and AthensSec. 3

Sept. 21Daily Life in AthensSec. 4

Sept. 22Greek ExpansionSec. 5

Sept. 23Test, Chapter 5

Sept. 26Greek ArtCh. 6, Sec. 1

Sept. 27Greek PhilosophySec. 2

Sept. 28Alexander the GreatSec. 3

Sept. 29Hellenistic GreeceSec. 4

Sept. 30Test, Chapter 6

Oct. 3The Romans – IntroductionCh. 7, Sec. 1

Oct. 4The Roman Republic

Oct. 5Roman ExpansionCh. 7, Sec. 2

Oct. 6The Roman EmpireSec. 3

Oct. 7Daily Life in RomeSec. 4

Oct. 10The Rise of ChristianityCh. 7, Sec. 5

Oct. 11The Decline of RomeSec. 6

Oct. 12The Fall of Rome

Oct. 13Test, Chapter 7

Oct. 14Africa - A History Denied (video)

Oct. 17Africa’s Early HistoryCh. 8, Sec. 1

Oct. 18Kush and AxumCh. 8, Sec. 2

Oct. 19PSAT

Oct. 20Trading States in AfricaSec. 3

Oct. 21Test, Chapter 8

Oct. 24Early American CulturesCh. 9, Sec. 1

Oct. 25Early American Cultures cont'd.Sec. 2

Oct. 26MesoamericaSec. 3

Oct. 27Andean CulturesSec. 4

Oct. 28Test, Chapter 9

Oct. 31The Byzantine EmpireCh. 10, Sec. 1

Nov. 1The Rise of RussiaSec. 2

Nov. 2The Mongol ConquestsSec. 3

Nov. 3The Mongols cont'd.

Nov. 4Test, Chapter 10

Nov. 7The Rise of IslamCh. 11, Sec. 1

Nov. 8 The Spread of IslamSec. 2

Nov. 9Islamic CivilizationSec. 3

Nov. 10Test, Chapter 11

Nov. 11The Sui, Tang, and Sung Dynasties Ch. 12, Sec. 1

Nov. 14The Mongol EmpireCh. 12, Sec. 2

Nov. 15Japan, Korea, and Southeast AsiaSec. 3

Nov. 16cont’d.

Nov. 17Test, Chapter 12

Nov. 18The Rise of the FranksCh. 13, Sec. 1

Nov. 21FeudalismSec. 2

Nov. 22The Manorial System

Nov. 23Thanksgiving Holiday

Nov. 24Thanksgiving Holiday

Nov. 25Thanksgiving Holiday

Nov. 28The Manorial System cont'd.

Nov. 29The Church in the Middle AgesSec. 3

Nov. 30England and FranceCh. 13, Sec. 4

Dec. 1The Hundred Years War

Dec. 2Germany and ItalySec. 5

Dec. 5Test, Chapter 12

Dec. 6The CrusadesCh. 14, Sec. 1

Dec. 7The Revival of TradeCh. 14, Sec. 2

Dec. 8 The Growth of TownsSec. 3

Dec. 9Medieval Life and CultureCh. 14, Sec. 4

Dec. 12War and the Rise of NationsSec. 5

Dec. 13Challenges to Church PowerSec. 6

Dec. 14Test, Chapter 14

Dec. 15Review

Dec. 16Review

Dec. 19-22 EXAMS