Cleveland High School
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Welcome to the online headquarters of Mr. Benefield's history classes.
Parents and students, this site can be an invaluable tool for keeping track
of our progress in class. So, take a look around, send me an email, if
there is any way i can improve this site, let me know.
Thanks! Let's have a great year!
EUROPEAN HISTORY:
European HIstory at Cleveland is a great opportunity for our students. They
can enroll either as an Advanced Placement student or as a Duel Enrollment
student. Therefore, students can earn college credit either upon successful
completeion of the national exam given by the College Board or by completing
the requirement set out by our partner university or college. This course
covers European history from the Renaissance to the present. Just as in
World History, the students will explore Europe's history socially,
economically, politically, and culturally but with greater attention to
detail and practice of the historian's craft.
MODERN WORLD HISTORY:
Modern World History is generally available during a student's freshmen
year. The chronological scope of the class is from around 1300-present.
Withing this framework, students will be exposed to history on a global
scale. Even so, due to time constraints the course will focus on Europe,
Western, Southern, and East Asia, and Africa during Imperialism. The student
will explore history through an examination of social, economic, and
political structures, all the while becoming acquainted with the "grand
narrative" of the world's past.
ANCIENT WORLD HISTORY:
This course is taught as a humanities course; which is to say, this course
will include a history of the world from the rise of the great river-based
civilizations to the High Medieval period in Europe but incorporating
literature and art as supplements to assist the students in understanding
these early peoples' humanity. Because of this focus the course takes-on a
thematic tone. Generally this course is offered as an elective to sophomores
juniors, and seniors.