HIS 0900: World History I
05/01/2024 to 05/30/2025 • Modified 04/26/2024Course Description
This year-long course surveys early African, American, Asian, and European cultures from Creation to the establishment of early societies in the Americas. Students will also study the geography of ancient civilizations in an attempt to understand their patterns of behavior, including religion, science, economy, and government. The course uses the Bible as a historical source to complement primary source historical research and study to reveal God as the prime architect in human history and Jesus Christ as central to that history.
Next Start Date*
Next Monday
Prerequisite
None
Schedule
Module 1: World Geography & Pre-history
- Week 1: World Geography
- Week 2: Geography Themes & Pre-history
- Week 3: Pre-history & Test
Module 2: The First Civilizations
- Week 4: Mesopotamia
- Week 5: The Neo-Babylonian Empire and Introduction to Egypt
- Week 6: Egypt
- Week 7: History in the News Project
- Week 8: The Indus Valley and China
- Week 9: Exam: Quarter 1
Module 3: Ancient & Classical Civilizations
- Week 10: Ancient Near East
- Week 11: Classical India and China
Module 4: The Greek World
- Week 12: Greek History
- Week 13: Greek Culture & Alexander the Great
- Week 14: The Greek World Assessments
Module 5: The Roman World
- Week 15: The Roman Republic and Empire
- Week 16: The Rise of Rome & the Birth of Christianity
- Week 17: The Spread of Christianity & the Fall of Rome
- Week 18: Exam: Quarter 2
Module 6: The Early Medieval World
- Week 19: Medieval Christendom & Charlemagne
- Week 20: Medieval Groups & Feudalism
- Week 21: Medieval Architecture, Feudalism, and Test
Module 7: The Ashes of Rome & the Near Eastern World
- Week 22: The New Romes
- Week 23: Islam
Module 8: The World of Trade (Asia & Africa)
- Week 24: World of Trade – Asia
- Week 25: World of Trade – Africa
- Week 26: Tracking the World of Trade
- Week 27: Exam: Quarter 3
Module 9: The Indigenous American World
- Week 28: Native American Civilizations
- Week 29: Investigating American Civilizations
- Week 30: The Indigenous American World Assessments
Module 10: High & Late Medieval World
- Week 31: Ruling Europe
- Week 32: The Crusades
- Week 33: War and Pestilence
- Week 34: The Bayeux Tapestry and Renaissance Art
- Week 35: Renaissance Art and Literature
- Week 36: Exam: Quarter 4
