World History

Unit 1: Prehistory

• Introduction

• The Study of History

• Tools Used to Study History

• Hunter-Gatherer Communities (The Paleolithic Era)

• Agrarian Societies (The Neolithic Era)

Unit 2: Ancient River Valley Civilizations

• Introduction

• What Makes a Civilization?

• Mesopotamia

• Ancient Egypt

• Indus River Valley (India)

• The Yellow River Valley (China)

Unit 3: Ancient Greece

• Introduction

• Minoans and Mycenaeans

• The City-States of Athens and Sparta

• The Golden Age of Greece

• Warfare and the Hellenistic Era

Unit 4: Ancient Rome

• Introduction

• The Geography of Rome

• The Beginnings of the Roman Empire

• The Roman Empire

• Religion in Rome

• The Fall of Rome

Unit 5: The Byzantines, Islam, and the Mongols

• Introduction

• The Byzantine Empire

• The Rise of Islam

• The Mongolian Empire

Unit 6: Early African and Mesoamerican Societies

• Introduction

• Africa

• North & Central America

• South America

Unit 7: Medieval Europe

• Introduction

• Early Middle Ages

• The Roman Catholic Church

• Medieval Rulers

• The Crusades

• The High Middle Ages (1000-1500 CE)

Unit 8: Renaissance and Reformation

• Introduction

• Rise of the Renaissance

• Cultural Achievements of the Renaissance

• Reformation and Counter Reformation

Unit 1: Exploration and Colonization

• Introduction

• Age of Exploration, 1450-1750 CE

• Finding the New World

• Africa and the African Slave Trade

Unit 2: Empires and Nation Building

• Introduction

• Nation Building

• Gun Powder Empires

• East Asia

Unit 3: The Enlightenment and Revolution

• Introduction

• The World Before the Age of Revolutions

• Scientific Revolution

• Enlightenment "Inspired" Revolutions

• French Revolution

• The New World

Unit 4: Industrialization and Imperialism

• Introduction

• Industrial Revolution

• Winners of Imperialism

• Losers of Imperialism

• An Unsettled Time

Unit 5: World War I & It's Aftermath

• Introduction

• Prelude to World War I

• Battles, New Fighting Tactics, & New Technologies

• End of WWI, Its Results, & The Treaty of Versailles

• Russian Revolution

• Anti-Colonialism Movements

• Modernism

Unit 6: World War II

• Introduction

• Setting the Stage

• The Course of World War II

• International Reaction to WWII

• Holocaust

• Rebuilding the Defeated Powers

Unit 7: The Cold War and the Continuation of Independence Movements

• Introduction

• Rivalries Between the West & East

• Chinese Revolution

• Korean & Vietnam Wars

• Post WWII Decolonization

Unit 8: Modern History 1945 - Present Day

• Introduction

• Development of Globalization

• Cold War Activity in the 1950s

• Cold War Tensions of the 1960s

• Tumultuous 1970s

• End of the Cold War to 2004