World History
Class Syllabus
Learning Goals
By the end of this course, you will:
- Update your Geography skills to ensure you can:
- Identify locations using Latitude and Longitude
- Compare and contrast Map Projections with a Globe
- Use Special Purpose Maps to analyze geographical areas
- Identify Landforms and Natural Resources
- Understand how the first civilizations developed and thrived
- Explore how early societies grew into empires
- Learn about:
- the wonders and mysteries of Egypt and India
- the amazing inventions of the Mesopotamians and the Chinese
- the great thinkers of the Chinese and the Greeks
- the complex societies and engineering advances of the Greeks and Romans
- Understand the origins of the first Americans
Your Learning Tools
Launch Pad
Canvas
Our Topics
1st Nine Weeks
- Understanding Geography
- How to Study History
- Early Humans: From Hunter/Gatherers to the Agricultural Revolution
2nd Nine Weeks
River Valley Settlements: Understanding the influence of geography on the origins of early civilization
- Mesopotamia – the Fertile Crescent and the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
- Egypt – The Gift of the Nile
- India – The Indus River Valley
- China – The Huang He and the Chang Jiang Rivers
- Meso-American Settlements
3rd Nine Weeks
Governments, Economics, and Culture
- City-States, Monarchies, Empires and Dynasties, Democracy
- The Expansion of Trade
- Social Structure and Legal Systems
- Religion and Philosophy (a comparative study: early polytheism; Chinese and Greek philosophers; Greek and Roman mythology; Hinduism; Buddhism, Judaism, and Christianity)
4th Nine Weeks
The Legacy of the Ancient World
- The achievements of Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, and China
- The contributions of the Greeks (including Hellenism)
- The Roman Republic and the Holy Roman Empire
The Sphinx
The Great Wall of China
The Colosseum
Grading
Class work - 30% of grade
Common Assessments - 30% of grade
Projects - 30% of grade
Homework - 10% of grade
90 – 100 A
80 – 89 B
70 – 79 C
60 – 69 D
50 – 59 F
Required materials
- Composition Book
- Double Pocket Pronged Folder
- Blue or Black Pens / Mechanical Pencils (No RED pens or Sharpies please!)
- 12 Pack of Colored Pencils
School provided resources
- Lenovo Chromebook Computer and Case
- Digital Textbook
- Canvas Digital Communications Platform
- Lots of Google apps
Mr. Turner
I have a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from the University of Kentucky and a Master of Science Degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from the University of Central Florida -- in addition to repeating 6th grade 10 times. ;-)
Email: frederick.turner@ocps.net
Location: Room 154
Phone: 407-249-6440 (5154329)
11 years old and rockin'
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