Foundations of World History Kramer

Topic outline

• General
  

  General

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• Foundations of World History
  

  Foundations of World History

  Course Overview

  This class covers major developments in world history from the end of the prehistoric era to 1500 C.E.  Students will be introduced to ideas, government systems, cultures and the social workings of ancient civilizations.  Students will discover how various civilizations interacted and influenced each other through economic exchange, military conquest and cultural assimilation. Students will learn a critical thinking and writing skills relevant to history as well as other social studies disciplines. The skills that will be emphasized in this class include primary source analysis and the ability to form an effective and convincing argument orally and in writing.

   
• Resources
  

  Resources

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  • TEXTBOOK - HOLT McDOUGAL ANCIENT WORLD HISTORY URL
  • Time Maps URL
  • Five Characteristics of Civilizations Page
  • Ace It Paragraph Format File
  • Command Terms for History File
  • Primary Sources OPVL Rubric File
  • RECIPES CHART File
  • Discussion Rubric 1 File
  • Discussion Rubric 2 File
  • Historical Trend Descriptors File
  • Compare and Contrast Keywords File
  • Compare and Contrast Rubric File
  • Graphic Organizer Rubric File
  • Turnitin.com passwords Page
• Mesopotamia, Egypt and the Hebrews
  

  Mesopotamia, Egypt and the Hebrews

  • 2.1 CITY STATES IN MESOPOTAMIA Page
  • 4.2 THE ASSYRIAN EMPIRE Page
  • 4.3 - THE PERSIAN EMPIRE Page
  • 2.2 - PYRAMIDS ON THE NILE Page
  • 4.1 - THE EGYPTIAN AND NUBIAN EMPIRES Page
  • 3.4 - THE ORIGINS OF JUDAISM Page
  • A Comparison Between Mesopotamia and Egypt URL
  • Primary Sources for Mesopotamia Egypt and the Hebrews File
  • HWK: August 23/24 Page
  • HWK: Aug. 25/26 Page
  • HW: Aug. 27/30 Page
  • HWK: August 31st/Sept. 1 Page
  • HWK: Sept. 6/7 Page
  • Test Review - Mesopotamia Page
  • HWK: Sept. 8/9 Page
  • Sept 13/14 MAP TESTING Page
  • HWK: September 10/15 Page
  • HW: Sept 16/17 Page
  • HWK: Sept. 27/28 -Rosetta Stone URL
  • HWK: Sept. 27/28 Akhenaten and the Amarna Period Page
  • HWK: Sept 29/30 - NO HOMEWORK!!! Page
  • TEST on October 19/20 Page
  • Short Answer Questions for Test on Oct. 19/20 File
• India and China
  

  India and China

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  • 3.1 - THE INDO-EUROPEANS Page
  • 3.2 - HINDUISM AND BUDDHISM DEVELOP Page
  • 7.1 - INDIA'S FIRST EMPIRES Page
  • 4.4 - THE UNIFICATION OF CHINA Page
  • 7.3 - HAN EMPERORS IN CHINA Page
  • 12.1 - TANG AND SONG CHINA Page
  • HWK: Oct. 26/27 Page
  • HWK: Oct. 19/20 Page
  • HWK: Oct. 28/29 Page
  • HWK: Nov. 3/4 Page
  • HWK: Nov. 5/8 Page
  • Comparison Chart for India's First Empires File
  • HWK: Nov 10/11 Page
  • Confucius Analects DBQ URL
  • Introduction to Confucian Thought URL
  • HWK: Nov. 11/12 Page
  • HWK: Nov. 17/18 Page
  • HWK: Nov. 19/22 Page
  • HWK: Nov. 23/24 Page
  • HWK: Nov. 29 Page
• SEMESTER ONE EXAM
  

  SEMESTER ONE EXAM

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  • Review for Semester One Exam File
• Greece
  

  Greece

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  • Video - Bronze Age Collapses URL
  • Greece - Interview Assignment File
  • Podcast - Socrates and the Hemlock Cup URL
  • Jan 27/28 - Lesson Plan and Homework Page
  • Jan 31/Feb. 1 - Homework Page
  • Lecture - 5.1 5.2 File
  • Lecture - 5.3 File
  • Lecture - 5.4 File
  • Lecture - 5.5 File
  • Greece Review Sheet File
  • Exemplar For Athens Essay File
• Research Essay
  

  Research Essay

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  • What is a History Essay? File
  • Picking Your Topic is Research URL
  • MLA In text Citations: The Basics URL
  • MLA Works Cited: Electronic Sources URL
  • MLA Works Cited Page: Basic Format URL
  • HWK: March 1/2 Page
  • Outline for Essay URL
  • Timeline for Research Essay File
  • Video on MLA Work Cited Page URL
  • Research Essay Rubric File
• Rome, Christianity and Islam
  

  Rome, Christianity and Islam

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  • 6.1 - The Roman Republic Page
  • 6.2 - The Roman Empire Page
  • 6.3 - The Rise of Christianity Page
  • 6.4 - The Fall of the Roman Empire Page
  • Roman Republic File
  • Roman Religion URL
  • Rome Wars File
  • Punic Wars Video URL
  • The Josephus Problem Page
  • Crash Course- Roman Republic URL
  • 10.1 - The Rise of Islam Page
  • 10.2 - Islam Expands Page
  • 10.3 - Muslim Culture Page
  • Primary Sources Rome, Christianity and Islam File
  • Technology Islam URL
  • Homework - April 10/11 Page
  • HWK: April 11/12 Page
  • Exhibit H URL
  • HWK: April 14/17 Page
  • HWK: April 18/19 Page
  • Rubric for Discussion File
  • Rome Test Review File
  • HWK: Sept. 27/28 Page
  • Builder of Baghdad URL
  • The Golden Caliphate URL
  • HWK: May 9/10 Page
• European Middle Ages
  

  European Middle Ages

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  • 13.1 - Charlemagne Unites Germanic Kingdoms Page
  • 13.4 - The Power of the Church Page
  • Review for Test on Islam and Middle Ages File
• FINAL EXAM
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  FINAL EXAM

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  • Review for Final Exam - June File