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Week 4 edited This is the content for Week 4. We will finish our section on ancient empires near the Fertile Cr…

This is the content for Week 4.
We will finish our section on ancient empires near the Fertile Crescent with Persia.
Persia
Persian Empire
Persian Culture
Persian Endurance
Comparisons of Persia and the other Empires
Assignments:
Essay Comparing the Three Empires
Optional Extra Credit: Essay comparing an empire to a city-state
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Week 3 edited This is the content for Week 3. For this week, we will split the time between the ancient empires…

This is the content for Week 3.
For this week, we will split the time between the ancient empires of Assyria and Babylon-the superpowers of their day.
Assyria
Warring Civilization
Culture
Babylon
Empire
Culture
Downfall
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Week 2 edited This is the content for Week 2. For the second week, we will learn about ancient Egypt's history,…

This is the content for Week 2.
For the second week, we will learn about ancient Egypt's history, culture, and the lessons it has for us today.
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Week 1 edited This is the content for Week One. For the first two days, we will cover the basics. Class Rules …

This is the content for Week One.
For the first two days, we will cover the basics.
Class Rules and Policies
Why History is Relevant and How it Applies to Our Lives Today
Class Introductions-Who You Are, What You Want to Do with Your Life, Other Relevant Details
For the first week, we will cover the beginnings of civilization in the Fertile Crescent of Mesopotamia.
Origins of mankind-different beliefs about how man came to be in this part of the world
City-states: government and life of the early people
Assignments:
History Paper on your profession-a history of the job, or "what you want to do with your life" that we covered the first day or two of class
City-State Drawings-a drawing, or model for the really creative, of an ancient city-state
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Overview edited In this class, we will cover history (shocking!) Our main theme will be that history is relevant a…

In this class, we will cover history (shocking!) Our main theme will be that history is relevant and that we can pull lessons from history and apply them to our lives today. Since this is a world history course, this will be the overall outline of the material covered:
Ancient Mesopotamia
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Empires-Assyria, Babylon, and Persia
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
Ancient Asia-China
The Middle Ages
The Renaissance and Enlightenment
The Founding of the New World
The United States (1776-1900)
Industrialization
Imperialistic Europe
Japan until the US Arrival
Causes of the First World War
World War I
Between the Wars-the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
World War II
Cold War
Globalization

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