Credit: 1
Grade: 9
Required Course
Prerequisite: None
Fee: No
This course provides a survey of World History with special emphasis on geographic settings, cultural perspectives, economics systems, and various forms of government within Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. The students will analyze these eras and specific events such as the Enlightenment, American & French Revolutions, Industrialization, Imperialism, Nationalism, the Rise of Communism, the two World Wars, the Cold War, Decolonization and Global Issues of today. Historical review and research through analysis of primary source documents will be integral parts of the course. The instruction of this curriculum may be delivered via an accelerated Interdisciplinary approach, a humanities perspective or a departmentalized format. Each will incorporate various forms of enrichment depending on the strengths associated with each instructor and building.