Honors World History Syllabus

Honors World History
Needle/Robinson
Ben.needle@cobbk12.org
STEVEN.ROBINSON@cobbk12.org

Course Description: Today, humans are found everywhere on Earth, in jungle and desert, in boulevard and bazaar. But how did we get there? Where did we come from? And why do we all look and act so differently? This course answers those questions by tracing the human race from its origins to modern times. Beginning with earliest human history, we will chart the course of humanity through its earliest civilizations forward on to the global community of the 21st century.

Text Book: World History: Patterns of Interaction

Make Up Work Policy: See agenda for Cobb County School District policies in place concerning student absences and make up work.

Late work: No full credit for late work (any exceptions to this rule is teacher discretion). Fifty percent of the total grade for a particular assignment is the maximum awarded for any late work. Those who habitually hand in late work will risk the chance of late work no longer being accepted.

Class Requirements: You must pass this class to graduate! Bring all required items to class everyday, unless told in advance by teacher. These items include: Textbook, Notebook paper, Writing utensil

Food/Drink: The only item allowed in class during insturcitional time is water unless otherwise specified. Lunch time is for consuming lunch.

Restroom Policy: Passes granted only in emergency cases (Teacher is final judge as to the validity/severity of an emergency). No passes during the first 10 minutes of class will be issued.

Projects: We will have multiple projects throughout the course. Some are individual and some are group efforts. Sufficient advanced notice of project requirements and deadlines will be given. Late projects will result in a deduction of one letter grade per day.

NO NAME Policy: NO NAME = 20% lost credit on assignment
Cheating Policy: Policy set forth in student handbook will be adhered to.

Grading:
Tasks/Classwork 20% Chapter Quizzes 20%
Projects 20% Tests/Exams 30%
Final Exam 10% Cheating = 0


Course Outline:

Unit 1 Beginnings of Civilization
A) Earliest Humans
B) Early River Valley Civilizations
C) Spread of Civilization
Unit 2 Age of Empires
A) The Near East
B) The Far East
C) Southern Europe
D) Africa
E) The Americas
Unit 3 The Age of Exchange and Encouter
A) Muslim World
B) Christian Europe
C) Far Eastern Empires
D) Wealth of Africa
Unit 4 When Worlds Collide
A) The Americas
B) Europe in Transition (Renaissance and Reformation)
C) Ottoman Empire
D) India
Unit 5 Absolutism to Revolution
A) Absolute Monarchs
B) Enlightenment and Revolution
Unit 6 The Industrial World
A) Industrial Revolution
B) Democracy
C) Imperialism
Unit 7 The Great War
A) World War I
B) Revolution and Nationalism
C) Postwar Uncertainty
Unit 8 World War II
A) Causes
B) Effects
Unit 9 The Modern World
A) The Cold War
B) Era of New Nations
C) Struggle for Democracy
D) Global Interdependence


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