Topic outline

  • General

    World Civilizations Q2

    World Civilizations is a survey course that examines historic and cultural events from five time periods in world history. Students learn about early civilizations, classical civilizations focusing on Greece, Rome and China, and interregional contact which lead to exploration and cultural diffusion during the middle ages. From there students investigate the role of revolution and social change and finally culminate their study of world history with a look at the march towards global integration during the 20th and 21st centuries. This is a rich and interactive course offering students opportunities for students to become eye-witnesses of history


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    • World Civilizations Q2 Moodle Course File

  • Topic 1

    Fall of the Roman Empire

    • Christianity

    • WATCH: Christianity Page

    • Constantine

    • Fall of the Roman Empire

    • WATCH: Decline of the Roman Empire Page

    • Week Culminating Activity:

  • Topic 2

    The Middle Ages

    • 2.1 Moving to the Medieval Times

    • WATCH: Dark Ages Page

    • 2.2 Feudal System

    • WATCH: Feudal System Page

    • 2.3 Daily Life

  • Topic 3

    Importance of the Church in the Middle Ages

    • Christianity

    • WATCH: Christianity Overview Page
    • READ: Overview of Christianity URL
    • WATCH: Organization of the Church Page
    • WATCH: Why the Church Was So Powerful Page

    • Architecture

    • WATCH: New Architecture Page

    • Lifestyles

    • READ: LIfe in the Ministry Page
    • WATCH: Monastic Life Page

  • Topic 4

    The Crusades and End of Unit Exam

    • The Crusades

    • WATCH: Understanding the Crusades Page
    • WATCH: The Crusades Page
    • WATCH: The Effects of the Call to War Page
    • WATCH: The First Crusade Page

    • Effects of the Crusades

    • READ: Effect of Crusades Presentation Page

    • Life After the Crusades

    • WATCH: Life after Crusades Page

    • Magna Carta

    • READ: Magna Carta URL
    • READ: Overview of the document URL

    • Middle Ages Unit Exam

  • Topic 5

    The Americas

    • EXPLORE: Ancient American Map Page
    • GAME: Ancient America's Basketball Page

    • Mayan

    • WATCH: Mayan People Page
    • WATCH: Understanding the Mayan People Page
    • WATCH: Cracking the Mayan Code Page

    • Inca

    • WATCH: *Brainpop* Incan Life Page
    • WATCH: Incan Civilization Page
    • READ: Life for the Incans (Read all 3 Parts) URL

    • Aztec

    • WATCH: Aztec Civilization Page
    • WATCH: Aztec History Page
    • WATCH: Aztec Culture and Sacrifice Page

    • Week Culminating Activity

  • Topic 6

    The Renaissance

    • Beginnings of the Renaissance

    • READ: Intro to the Renaissance URL
    • WATCH: The Renaissance Page
    • WATCH: You Got Yourself A Rensaissance! Page

    • Renaissance Art and Artist

    • WATCH: Italian Renaissance Art Page

    • Science and Technology

    • INTERACTIVE: Exploring the Renaissance Page
    • WATCH: BRAINPOP Galileo Galilei Page
    • WATCH: BRAINPOP Isaac Newton Page

    • Spread of Ideas

    • WATCH: Spread of the Renaissance Page
    • INTERACTIVITY: You Are The Trader Page

  • Topic 7

    The Reformation

    • Power of the Church

    • EXPLORE: A Monk's Life Page

    • Martin Luther

    • READ: About Martin Luther Page
    • WATCH: Luther's Challenge to the Church Page
    • READ: Martin Luther's 95 Theses URL

    • Effects

    • WATCH: Effects of Martin Luther Page
    • WATCH: English Refomation (King Henry VII) Page
    • WATCH: Origins of Calvanism Page

    • REVIEW AND TEST

  • Topic 8

    Age of Exploration

    • THE AGE OF EXPLORATION

    • WATCH: Age of Exploration Page
    • WATCH: Exploration Tools Interactivity File
    • WATCH: Important Explorers Page

    • Spain Joins the Exploring Race

    • WATCH: Reconquista Page
    • WATCH: Strength of Spain Page

    • Christopher Columbus

    • WATCH: Overview of Christopher Columbus Page
    • READ: Christopher Columbus Log URL
    • READ: Columbus Writes Home URL

    • Conquistadors

    • READ: Spanish Conquistadors Page
    • WATCH: Montezuma and Cortez Page
    • WATCH: Pizarro and the Incas Page

  • Topic 9

    Triangular Trade and Americas


    • Understand the Trade

    • WATCH: Triangular Trade Page
    • WATCH: Overview of Triangular Trade Page
    • LISTEN: Molasses to Rum Page

    • The Middle Passage

    • WATCH: The Middle Passage Page
    • WATCH: Slave Narrative Page

    • Life in the Americas

    • READ: Sugar and Slavery Page

    • Age of Exploration Exam