Grade: 11 & 12 (Elective)
Length of Course: First Semester
Prerequisite: None
CURRICULUM STANDARDS:
· Understands the impact of social issues on society.
· Understands basic physical, emotional, and intellectual needs of human beings.
· Understands personal and public issues.
· Understands features of the local community, state, nation, and the world.
· Understands ways in which people live, change, and adapt in the global environment.
· Understands the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.
· Understands how governing groups grant and distribute power and responsibility.
· Understands that change/continuity are historical constants.
· Understands that throughout history, people have sought to meet needs and satisfy desires.
· Understands the contribution of all races, religions, cultures, and regions to a common cultural heritage.
INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES:
To help students understand:
1) The development of prehistoric man.
2) How ancient civilizations shaped our modern world.
3) Greece and Rome added much to the western world.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This is a general survey course covering man from prehistoric through early civilization. We will study various regions, continents, and nations of the ancient world. The study will look at early civilizations politically, economically, and socially and their impact on the modern world. The course will relate people and places of the past to the present.
WHAT STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO DO:
· Pass a comprehensive exam at the end of each unit and a similar exam each semester.
· Pass all quizzes.
· Complete all class assignment.
· Actively participate in class discussions.
· Be responsible for reading in text.
· Have a general working knowledge of world geography.
· Be aware of current events in local, national, and international news.
· Complete class projects.