Social Studies

World History 1
Course Description

Dr. Eugen Weber
April 24, 1925 - May 17, 2007
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Grade(s): 10, 11, 12
Prerequisite: None
Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 1
This is a broad survey course covering the development of human civilization through representative sampling of the past cultures. Various aspects of human society will be traced from the "Dawn of Civilization" through the "Age of Absolutism." Some of the areas studied are the first civilizations of Africa and Asia (3200 BC-500 BC), early civilizations and empires in India, China, and Japan (2500 BC-550 BC), ancient Greece (1750 BC-133 BC), Ancient Rome (509 BC-476 BC), ancient America (1400 BC-1570 AD), rise of Europe (500-1300 AD), the middle ages (1050 AD-1450 AD), the Byzantine Empire and Russia (330-1613 AD), the Muslim world (622-1650 AD), Renaissance and Reformation (1300-1600 AD), Ocheanic Exploration (1415-1796 AD), and the Age of Absolutism (1550-1800 AD).

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Last Revised: April 7, 2008