WORLD HISTORY I: FROM THE FIRST CIVILIZATIONS THROUGH THE RENAISSANCE

FIRST SEMESTER

1. The First Civilizations: Egyptians and Hebrews

2.Ancient India, Hinduism and Buddhism

3.Ancient China, Daoism and Confucianism3.

4. Ancient Greece, Democracy, Literature and Art

SECOND SEMESTER

5. Ancient Rome and the Origins of Christianity

6. Medieval Arabia and the Origins of Islam

7. The Medieval Age(500-1350)

8. Medieval Far East

9. The Renaissance and the Dawn of the Modern Era

Grades of World History students will be determined each semester in the following manner:

Q = Quizzes, In-Class Essays, Student PowerPoints, all quick assessments of student progress: 32.5%

S = Student Notebooks, Homework, Class Assignments, all forms of student-generated input: 15%

T = Tests, Major Essays, all major assessments of student progress: 32.5%

E = Semester Exam: 20%