| World History Outline
Mr. E. Matlosz
1st Semester
Prologue: The Rise of Democratic Ideas (*Unit completed and tested 9/14)
1. Ancient Greece and Rome (completed 8/20/07)
2. Judeo-Christian Tradition (Introduce on 8/20/07)
3. Democratic Developments in England (completed)
4. The Enlightenment and Democratic Revolutions (completed)
Unit One: Beginnings of the Modern World
Chapter One : The European Renaissance and Reformation 1300-1600
1. Italy: Birthplace of the Renaissance (start 9/17)Completed
2. The Northern Renaissance (completed)
3. Luther Starts the Reformation (completed 10/8)
4. The Reformation Continues (10-9, 10-10) Test over Ch.1 on Friday.
Chapter Two: The Muslim World Expands (completed 11/16)
1. The Ottomans Build a Vast Empire
2. The Safavid Empire
3. The Mughals Establish an Empire in India
Chapter Three: The Age of Exploration and Isolation 1400-1800 (11/20)
1. Europeans Explore the East
2. China Rejects European Outreach
3. Japan Limits Western Contacts
Chapter Four: The Atlantic World 1492-1800 (to be done only as a intro.)
1. Spanish Conquests in the Americas
2. Competing Claims in North America
3. The Atlantic Slave Trade
4. The Columbian Exchange and Global Trade
Unit Two: Absolutism to Revolution
Chapter Five: Absolute Monarchs in Europe 1500-1800 (Group Presentations)
1. Spain’s Empire and European Absolutism
2. France’s Ultimate Monarch
3. Central European Monarchs Clash
4. Russian Czars Increase Power
5. Parliament Limits the English Monarchy
Chapter Six: Enlightenment and Revolution 1550-1789 (Group Presentations)
1. The Scientific Revolution
2. The Enlightenment in Europe
3. The Spread of Enlightenment Ideas
4. American Revolution: The Birth of a Republic
Chapter Seven: The French Revolution and Napoleon 1789-1815
1. Revolution Threatens the French King
2. Revolution Brings Reform and Terror
3. Napoleon Forges an Empire
4. Napoleon’s Empire Collapses
5. The Congress of Vienna Convenes
Chapter Eight: Nationalist Revolutions Sweep the West 1789-1900 (Group
Presentations)
1. Latin American Peoples Win Independence
2. Revolutions Disrupt Europe
3. Nationalism. Italy and Germany
4. Revolutions in the Arts
Unit Three: Industrialism and the Race for Empire
Chapter Nine: The Industrial Revolution 1700-1900
1. The Beginnings of Industrialization
2. Industrialization: Manchester
3. Industrialization Spreads
4. An Age of Reforms
Chapter Ten: The Age of Democracy and Progress 1815-1914
1. Democratic Reform and Activism
2. Self-Rule for British Colonies
3. Expansion and Crisis in the United States
4. Nineteenth-Century Progress.
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