World History A

WORLD HISTORY A, the first course of a two-semester series, surveys world history from prehistoric times through medieval civilizations. Students will examine the beginnings of civilization in the ancient East and Nile civilizations; Greek and Roman societies; the Americas; Muslim, African, and Asian cultures; and the European Middle Ages from socio-economic, political, and ideological perspectives. Students will identify how and why people, goods, and ideas migrated throughout global history. They will be able to explain how the geography of a region affected the cultures that arose from it. Students will identify social, political, economic, and ideo­logical conditions of major eras in world history along with the structure of society and family in historical cul­tures. Students will interpret and analyze statistics and dates from maps, charts, and graphs. They will identify the scientific, technological, and artistic achievements of civilizations. Students will compare and contrast the development of religious and philosophical beliefs and traditions and how they spread, along with early political systems and their effects on modern-day governments.