World History Course Outline

WORLD HISTORY SYLLABUS
MRS. HUMPHREYS
JHUMPHREYS@BEHS.COM

First Quarter

I.Renaissance

II.Reformation

III.Exploration

IV. Empires of Asia (combine Chs.14 and 18)
       A.  Mongols
       B.  Chinese Dynasties
       C.  Japanese Empire

V.Rise of Absolute Monarchs

VI. Enlightenment (ch. 20.2,.3)


SECOND QUARTER
I.English and American Revolutions

II.French Revolution

III.Industrial Revolution/Cultural Revolution

IV.Democratic Reform Movements

V.Increased Nationalism

THIRD QUARTER
I. World War I

II. World War II

III.Changes in Post War Africa  (ch.34)

IV.The Cold War (ch. 32)

FOURTH QUARTER
I. Role of Asia and the Pacific in the World Since 1945

II.The Middle East since 1945

III.Political and Economic Reform in Latin America

IV. The Cold War Ends/A World in Transition