Grade: 11 & 12 (Elective)
Length of Course: Second 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.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This is a general survey course covering world history from early civilization to modern day. We will study various regions, continents, and nations of the modern world. The study will look at past and present civilizations politically, economically, and socially and their impact on today’s world. The course will relate people and places of the past to the present. Topics covered include:
· The great political revolutions, the rise of nationalism and democracy.
· The age of imperialism and nationalism leads to World War I and II.
· The problems and challenges of the second half of the twentieth century.
· How cultural clashes have shaped society.
· How throughout history, people have sought to meet needs and satisfy desires.
· The characteristics of different economic systems, institutions, and incentives.
· Geographical and political boundaries of the world.
· How shortages of resources can affect us.
· What it takes to become an informed, participating, and productive member of the world.
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.