2018-19 CURRICULUM CATALOG World History from the Age of Enlightenment to the Present (450835)
Table of Contents COURSE OVERVIEW... 1 UNIT 1: FOUNDATIONS OF ENLIGHTENMENT... 2 UNIT 2: STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS... 2 UNIT 3: POLITICAL REVOLUTIONS AND IMPERIALISM... 2 UNIT 4: INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTIONS... 2 UNIT 5: EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY... 3 UNIT 6: SEMESTER EXAM... 3 UNIT 7: CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF THE WORLD WARS... 3 UNIT 8: THE 20TH CENTURY SINCE 1945: PROMISES AND PARADOXES... 3 UNIT 9: THE 20TH CENTURY SINCE 1945: ASIA, AFRICA, THE MIDDLE EAST... 4 UNIT 10: WORLD HISTORY ACROSS THE ERAS... 4 UNIT 11: TURNING POINTS IN HUMAN HISTORY... 4 UNIT 12: SEMESTER EXAM... 4 2018 Glynlyon, Inc. i
Course Overview explores the people, events, and ideas that have shaped history from the classic civilizations (so that we may see how they influenced the Enlightenment) to the present day. Students will study such topics as exploration, the world wars, immigration, and globalization. Students will also gain practice in research using technology and writing through various projects. In addition to the default course program, this course includes alternate lessons, projects, essays, and tests for use in enhancing instruction or addressing individual needs. Foundations of Enlightenment: Students will discover that societies are made up of various cultures that share many things in common. Students will examine the foundations of the Enlightenment, as well as the start of Imperialism. Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: Students will show an understanding of the exploration and colonization by European countries. They will examine the history of Imperialism, the Renaissance, and the Reformation. Political Revolutions and Imperialism: Students will explore the common need to be free in these lessons about different revolutions throughout the world. They will also come to understand that the American Revolution inspired many others. Industrial Revolutions: Students will explain how the Industrial Revolution began in England and ended up affecting the entire world. Early Twentieth Century: Students will understand that as the Twentieth Century dawned, Imperialism was still going strong, and the War to End All Wars was on its way. Causes and Effects of the World Wars: Students will recall the reasons for and effects of the Second World War, including independence movements and the Cold War. The 20th Century Since 1945: Promises and Paradoxes: Students will explore the world s reactions to Imperialism, look at the culture shaped by society and politics, and visit the trend toward globalism. The 20th Century Since 1945: Asia, Africa, The Middle East: Students will explore the effects of imperialism and the end of the Cold War in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. World History Across the Eras: Students will understand the implications of overpopulating the earth and what might be done about it. The effects of a global economy and different types of markets are also examined. Turning Points in Human History: Students will describe the major issues affecting nations today, including globalization, population growth, pandemics, and immigration. They will also examine types of economic systems and the history of capitalism. 2018 Glynlyon, Inc. 1
Unit 1: FOUNDATIONS OF ENLIGHTENMENT 1. Course Overview 11. European Monarchies and City-States 2. Culture: Western Europe 12. Portuguese Influence 3. Spread of Judaism 13. Spanish Influence at Home and Abroad 4. Legacy of Athens 14. Project: Exploratory Routes 5. Quiz 1 15. Economic Transformation 6. All Roads Lead to Rome 16. Encounter and Expansion in Africa 7. Emergence of Christianity 17. Quiz 3 8. Compare the Greek and Roman Societies 18. Special Project* 9. Project: Legal Traditions 19. Test 10. Quiz 2 20. Alternate Test* Unit 2: STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS 1. The Renaissance 12. Romanticism 2. The Protestant Reformation 13. Continuity in Societies 3. Project: Christianity, Individualism, and Secularism 14. Quiz 2 4. France 15. The Mughal Empire 5. Japan and the Shoguns 16. Two Great Middle East Empires: Ottoman and Safavid 6. Essay: Shogun and the Bourbon 17. Late Chinese Dynasties 7. Quiz 1 18. European Imperialism in Asia 8. The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment 19. Quiz 3 9. Political, Social, and Economic Factors of the European 20. Special Project* World View 21. Test 10. The Enlightenment and Neoclassicism 22. Alternate Test* 11. European Political Transformation Unit 3: POLITICAL REVOLUTIONS AND IMPERIALISM 1. Second Continental Congress 10. Quiz 2 2. The French Revolution 11. China 3. Latin American Revolutions 12. Japan 4. Project: Impact of American and French Revolutions 13. Trade 5. Quiz 1 14. New Imperialism in Africa 6. Revolutions 15. Quiz 3 7. Russia 16. Special Project* 8. Revolutions of 1848 17. Test 9. New Imperialism in Asia 18. Alternate Test* Unit 4: INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTIONS 1. The Industrial Revolution 11. Quiz 2 2. Industrialization in England 12. Ideologies 3. Project: Comparison 13. Ideology and Reforms in the Industrial Age 4. Europe 14. Social and Political Reform 5. Quiz 1 15. European Immigration 6. Slavery and Abolition 16. Quiz 3 7. Industrialists and Big Business 17. Special Project* 8. Entering the Industrial Age 18. Test 9. The American Workforce 19. Alternate Test* 10. Growth of Cities 2018 Glynlyon, Inc. 2
Unit 5: EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY 1. Global Imperialism 12. Flappers and Popular Culture 2. South African War 13. Rise of a Consumer Culture 3. Reforms in the Ottoman Empire 14. Quiz 2 4. Revolting in Russia 15. India's Struggle for Independence 5. Cultural Movement and Change 16. Nationalist Movement 6. Quiz 1 17. Chinese Transformations of the 1920s-1930s 7. Causes of World War I 18. World Is Depressed 8. World War I 19. Quiz 3 9. Project: Themes in Relationships 20. Special Project* 10. Discoveries 21. Test 11. Harlem Renaissance 22. Alternate Test* Unit 6: SEMESTER EXAM 1. Exam 2. Alternate Exam* Unit 7: CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF THE WORLD WARS 1. Causes of World War II 11. Quiz 2 2. Holocaust of World War II 12. The Cold War, 1947-1970 3. Consequences of the World Wars 13. The Cold War, 1970-1991 4. Project: Change the World 14. The Cold War 5. Political Effects of World War II 15. Project: Cold War 6. Quiz 1 16. Project: The Cold War 7. Postwar Reconstruction 17. Quiz 3 8. Global Trends to World War II 18. Special Project* 9. The United Nations 19. Test 10. Totalitarianism 20. Alternate Test* Unit 8: THE 20TH CENTURY SINCE 1945: PROMISES AND PARADOXES 1. Nationalism and Asia 10. Changes in Contemporary Society 2. The "Scramble for Africa" and Independence 11. Fundamentalism and Terrorism 3. Nationalism in Eastern Europe 12. Global Economics 4. Project: Government Violence 13. Information and Technological Revolution 5. Quiz 1 14. Quiz 3 6. Nifty Fifties 15. Special Project* 7. Era of Activism 16. Test 8. Project: Women in History 17. Alternate Test* 9. Quiz 2 2018 Glynlyon, Inc. 3
Unit 9: THE 20TH CENTURY SINCE 1945: ASIA, AFRICA, THE MIDDLE EAST 1. Economics of Southern Asia 9. Middle East: Government and Geography 2. Project: Economic Growth in Asia 10. Middle East: Economics and Culture 3. Political Boundaries 11. Project: The Middle East: Compare and Contrast 4. Israel and Palestine 12. Project: September 11, 2001 5. Quiz 1 13. Quiz 2 6. Africa: Government 14. Special Project* 7. Africa: Economics 15. Test 8. Africa: Culture and Apartheid 16. Alternate Test* Unit 10: WORLD HISTORY ACROSS THE ERAS 1. Revolutions 11. The Environment 2. The Emergence of a Global Culture 12. Quiz 3 3. Global Economy 13. Comparing Economic Systems 4. Quiz 1 14. The History of Capitalism 5. Changes in World Population 15. Project: Market and Command Economies 6. Population Trends 16. Quiz 4 7. Essay: Population Growth 17. Special Project* 8. Quiz 2 18. Test 9. Immigration and Migration 19. Alternate Test* 10. Pandemics Unit 11: TURNING POINTS IN HUMAN HISTORY 1. Four Turning Points 10. Project: Citizenship 2. Impact of the Scientific Revolution 11. Nation-States 3. Project: Scientists and Inventors 12. Quiz 2 4. Changing World Population 13. Comparative Economic Systems 5. Project: U.S. Population 14. The History of Capitalism 6. Pandemics of the World 15. Quiz 3 7. Quiz 1 16. Special Project* 8. European Dominance 17. Test 9. Political Revolutions 18. Alternate Test* Unit 12: SEMESTER EXAM 1. Exam 2. Alternate Exam* Unit 13: FINAL EXAM 1. Exam 2. Alternate Exam* (*) Indicates alternative assignment 2018 Glynlyon, Inc. 4