world history academic library
​World History continues the process of developing in students an understanding of and appreciation for God’s activity as seen in the record of man and his relationships. With an emphasis on Western Europe, the course surveys ancient civilizations to the end of the 20th century, highlighting early Christianity (through the Reformation) and the two World Wars. These areas of focus target three major content strands: History, Geography, and Social Studies Skills.
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UNIT 1 - ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS I
UNIT 2 - ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS II
  1. Course Overview
  2. Elements of Civilization
  3. Origin of Man
  4. Fall of Man and Flood From God
  5. Origin of Civilization
  6. Origin of Nations
  7. Quiz 1: Meaning and Origin of Civilization
  8. Early Egyptian Geography and History
  9. Early Egyptian Empire
  10. Early Egyptian Civilization
  11. Quiz 2: Early Egyptian Civilization
  12. Babylonian and Assyrian Civilization
  13. Assyrian History
  14. Neo-Babylonian Empire
  15. Quiz 3: Assyrian and Babylonian Civilizations
  16. Persian Civilization
  17. Quiz 4: Ancient Civilizations
  18. Special Project: Write specifically on one of the above civilizations in ancient civilization. You must describe each of these features of civilizations: geographic features, government, religion, art, farming and industry, writing/communication system, achievements, rise and fall. Your writing should be a minimum of 250 words with citations and sources using MLA.
  19. Test: Ancient Civilizations I
  20. Alternate Test: Ancient Civilizations I
  21. Glossary and Credits
  1. The Eastern World: India
  2. The Eastern World: China
  3. Quiz 1: India and China
  4. Greece: Geography and History
  5. Greece: Dark Ages
  6. Greece: 550-405 B.C.
  7. Greece: 359-31 B.C.
  8. Greece: Culture
  9. Quiz 2: The Greek Civilization
  10. Rome: Pre-Republic and Republic
  11. Rome: The Empire
  12. Rome: Decline of the Empire
  13. Christianity and the Roman Empire
  14. Special Project: Write an essay on the rise and fall of the Roman Empire giving particular attention to the various reasons suggested for its fall.  Your report should be a minimum of 600 words following MLA standards.
  15. Quiz 3: The Roman Empire
  16. Test: Ancient Civilizations II
  17. Alternate Test: Ancient Civilizations II
  18. Glossary and Credits
UNIT 3 - THE MEDIEVAL WORLD
UNIT 4 - RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
  1. The Middle Ages: An Introduction
  2. Early Middle Ages
  3. Quiz 1: The Early Middle Ages
  4. Transition: The Continent and New Invasions
  5. Transition: England, the Church, and the Growth of Islam
  6. Quiz 2: The Middle Ages in Transition
  7. High Middle Ages: Setting
  8. High Middle Ages: Monarchies and the Church
  9. High Middle Ages: The Byzantine Empire and Other World Powers
  10. Quiz 3: The High Middle Ages
  11. Test: The Medieval World
  12. Alternate Test: The Medieval World
  13. Glossary and Credits
  1. Renaissance Government: France and England
  2. Renaissance Government: Italy and Spain
  3. Developments in Art
  4. Changes in Literature and Thought
  5. Advances in Science
  6. Quiz 1: The Renaissance
  7. The Reformation: Wycliffe, Huss, and Luther
  8. The Reformation: Zwingli, Grebel, Calvin, and Knox
  9. England: Henry VIII and Edward VI
  10. England: Mary I and Elizabeth I
  11. Reform Within the Catholic Church
  12. Wars of Religion
  13. Quiz 2: The Reformation
  14. Special Project: Select one from each category listed as A and B and write a combined report on the two you select about their works and contributions during the periods known as the Renaissance and Reformation:  A - Leonardo daVinci, Michelangelo, William Shakespeare, Johann Gutenberg, Dante Alighieri – B - Martin Luther, Erasmus, John Calvin, Ignatius of Loyola, Pope Paul III, King Henry VIII.  Your report should be at least 250 words following MLA format.
  15. Test: Renaissance and Reformation
  16. Alternate Test: Renaissance and Reformation
  17. Glossary and Credits
UNIT 5 - GROWTH OF WORLD EMPIRES
UNIT 6 - THE AGE OF REVOLUTION
  1. Absolutism in England: 16-17th Centuries
  2. Absolutism in England: 17th Century
  3. Absolutism in France
  4. English Mercantilism
  5. French Mercantilism and Colonial Rivalry
  6. Quiz 1: England and France
  7. Portugal
  8. Spain
  9. Quiz 2: Portugal and Spain
  10. Austria, Germany, and Italy
  11. Project: Research the rise of the state of Prussia in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Write a report of 800 words. Be sure to include the following information in your report.  Describe the various leaders, their military and economic advances, and the uniting of the many German princes. Discuss the religious problems and think of solutions you might have used if you had been the leader of Prussia at that time.
  12. The Ottoman Empire
  13. Quiz 3: Austria, Germany, Italy, and the Ottoman Empire
  14. Special Project: In a report discuss the economic and political aspects of English and/or French Mercantilism.  In your report show specifically how Mercantilism was a benefit to the home country and how it may have benefited the colonies of the home country, if there were any benefits for the home country’s colonies.  Your report should be a minimum of 200 words following the MLA format.  Your Gale library will be an excellent research tool.
  15. Test: Growth of World Empires
  16. Alternate Test: Growth of World Empires
  17. Glossary and Credits
  1. English Revolution: Divine Right (Cavaliers)
  2. English Revolution: Divine Right (Roundheads)
  3. English Revolution: People's Choice
  4. Quiz 1: English Revolution
  5. American Revolution: British Background
  6. Project - You are an American Patriot involved in the Boston Tea Party. What factors drove you to your involvement in such a rebellious action against the Crown? Explain your motivations in a letter to your parents back home in London. Your report should be approximately 150 words in length.
  7. American Revolution: American Frontier
  8. Report: Constitution  - As one of the creators of the new Constitution of 1788, you are chosen to present its strengths as compared to the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. What areas of importance will you stress in attempting to get it passed unanimously? Give good well-reasoned arguments in a report of approximately 400 words. You will need to research the details of each document, using resources from the library, the Internet, or other sources.
  9. Quiz 2: American Revolution
  10. French Revolution: Old Regime
  11. French Revolution: New Leadership
  12. Quiz 3: French Revolution
  13. Test: The Age of Revolution
  14. Alternate Test: The Age of Revolution
  15. Glossary and Credits
UNIT 7 -THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
UNIT 8 - TWO WORLD WARS
  1. England: Sparks of Preparation
  2. England: Fires of Continuation
  3. Quiz 1: Industrial Revolution in England
  4. United States: Industrial Climate
  5. United States: Industrial Progress
  6. Report: Industrial Revolution Biography - Research one of the leading individuals of the Industrial Revolution. An inventor or one of the corporation tycoons would be especially interesting. Write a biography of a total of 750 words. Recommended people include: Inventor: - Samuel Morse, Henry Ford, Eli Whitney, Thomas Edison, Cyrus W. Field, Alexander Graham Bell.  Tycoon: William Vanderbilt, John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, J.P. Morgan.
  7. Quiz 2: Industrial Revolution in the United States
  8. Social Changes: Negative Drawbacks
  9. Social Changes: Positive Contributions
  10. Report: Socialism or Free Enterprise - Research the advantages socialists/communists claimed they had over the free enterprise system. Prepare a 200 word argument defending either socialism/communism or the free enterprise system. Which system, in your opinion, is the best for a country to follow? This essay is not to be a research report about communism or free enterprise. It is a persuasive essay in which you should state your opinions based upon your knowledge of both economic systems.
  11. Report: Socialism or Free Enterprise
  12. Quiz 3: Social Changes of the Industrial Revolution
  13. Test: The Industrial Revolution
  14. Alternate Test: The Industrial Revolution
  15. Glossary and Credits
  1. World War I: Mounting Tensions
  2. World War I: Erupting Conflicts
  3. World War I: Counter-Aggression
  4. Quiz 1: World War I
  5. The Russian Revolution: 1905
  6. The Russian Revolution: 1917
  7. Peace Initiative
  8. Post-War Attitudes
  9. Report: Comfort in the Depression - Using the library, the Internet, or other sources, research daily life during the Great Depression in America in the 1920s and 1930s. Write an essay of at least 750 words. Questions to answer should include: What did people do to relieve the discouragement and despair? How did they relieve stress? What did they do for recreation? What comfort did the Bible offer to Christians in the Depression? Lastly, comment on the disparity between the "simpler pleasures" that people found during the early 1930s and our society's dependence on material goods, wealth, and electronic forms of entertainment today.
  10. Power Quests
  11. Military Aggression
  12. Quiz 2: Between the Wars
  13. World War II: Battle Fronts
  14. Report: Allied Battle Strategy - Research the Allies' strategy for victory over the Axis powers in Europe after the United States entered into the war (December, 1941). Write a report of at least 350 words. At a minimum, topics to research should include: Allies' strategy against Rommel in Africa, Russia's strategy against Germany, The invasion of Normandy
  15. World War II: Battles in the Pacific
  16. Peace Efforts
  17. Unification
  18. Quiz 3: World War II
  19. Special Project: Using this web site War Letters or another with similar information choose letters portfolio to his loved ones and summarize the feelings, emotions, and fears expressed by those serving in World War II.  Express the sincerity of those as they write making your report worthy of the sacrifice of the men and women who served.
  20. Test: A Revolution and Two World Wars
  21. Alternate Test: A Revolution and Two World Wars
  22. Glossary and Credits
UNIT 9 - THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD
Unit 10 - ANCIENT TIMES TO THE PRESENT
  1. Origins of the Cold War
  2. United Nations and the Marshall Plan
  3. Report: The United Nations - Research the successes and failures, strengths and weaknesses of the United Nations. List as many strengths and weaknesses of the United Nations as you can. Write a report of at least 700 words using correct formatting.
  4. Report: The United Nations
  5. The Course of the Cold War
  6. The Vietnam War and Invasions
  7. The End of the Cold War
  8. Report: The Cold War - Using at least 4 sources (an encyclopedia, the Internet, or other resources), discuss your chosen topic in a detailed report of at least 800 words. Choose one of the following topics for an extended report. Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe: Gorbachev's reforms and decision not to use force to support Communism in the satellites, Unrest in the satellites nations.  Specific examples of what happened in at least three of the countries.  Korean War: Division after World War II, Invasion and Pusan Perimeter, Landing at Inchon, Stalemate on the battlefield and negotiating table, Truce, no treaty, remained divided.  Vietnam War: French colonial war, U.S. support of Diem and opposition of Ho Chi Minh, Gulf of Tonkin incident and Resolution, Tet Offensive, Vietnamization, peace treaty, and U.S. withdrawal, Communist victory.
  9. Quiz 1: The Cold War
  10. North America
  11. Central America and the Caribbean Islands
  12. South America
  13. Quiz 2: The Western Hemisphere Today
  14. Europe
  15. Africa
  16. Asia
  17. The Far East and Australia
  18. Quiz 3: The Eastern Hemisphere Today
  19. Test: The Contemporary World
  20. Alternate Test: The Contemporary World
  21. Glossary and Credits
  1. Ancient Civilizations
  2. Greeks, Romans, and Other Ancient Cultures
  3. Medieval Times: Invasions and Feudalism
  4. Medieval Culture and the Church
  5. Quiz 1: Ancient Civilizations and Medieval Times
  6. Politics of the Renaissance
  7. Art and Sciences of the Renaissance
  8. The Reformation
  9. Absolutism
  10. Exploration
  11. Quiz 2: The Renaissance and Reformation
  12. The Modern World: Revolutions
  13. The Industrial Revolution
  14. Two World Wars and Attempts at Peace
  15. Current Events
  16. Quiz 3: The Modern World
  17. Test: Ancient Times to the Present
  18. Alternate Test: Ancient Times to the Present
  19. Glossary and Credits