We will focus on the development of Western Culture, and the ideas, forces, and events that have had the greatest impact on the modern world. Some of the essential questions this year:
· How do ideas spread, change, and inspire people throughout history?
· How do people attempt to solve problems in their communities and change society?
· Under what circumstances is it acceptable for one country to impose its values on another country?
· How did participation in government change over time, and how has governments’ role in people’s lives changed as well?
· How has the distribution of resources among the population changed over time?
Fall Semester
Unit 1: Greeks and Romans - Introduction to the Modern World
The Rise of Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome and Early Christianity
The Middle Ages
Unit 2: The Renaissance and Reformation
The Renaissance
Italy
Freedom of thought
Individualism
Humanism
Printing press - Gutenberg
Galileo
Leonardo da Vinci
Henry VIII
Importance of trade
Medici
Michelangelo
Rafael
The Reformation
Causes/effects
Manifestation of freedom of thought
Indulgence
Secularism
Martin Luther challenged previously held Church Doctrine
New religions
Protestantism
Europe divided religiously
The Religious Wars
Allowed for scientific exploration
Mother of democracy
Expanding Horizons
Absolute Monarchs
Divine right
European countries expanding overseas
Peter the Great
Louis XIV
Unit 3: The Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment
Scientific Revolution
New way of looking at the world
Study of ancient math allowed for advanced ideas
Need for better navigation led to new technology
Applied reason and experimentation - Scientific Method
Copernicus
Newton
The Enlightenment
Natural laws
If the world was ruled by a set of laws, so too were humans
New ideas on government
Montesquieu
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
Mary Wollstonecraft
Rousseau
Social contract
Natural rights - life, liberty and property
Consent of the governed
Absolutism and Constitutionalism
Changing Politics in a re-born Europe
The philosophy of government
Causes - Why was it important
Unit 4: English and American Revolutions
English Revolution
English Civil War
Republic under Oliver Cromwell
Charles II, James II, William and Mary
Common Law
Constitutional Monarchy
Magna Carta
The North American Colonies
American Revolution
Declaration of Independence
Constitution
Bill of Rights
Unit 5: The French Revolution
Manifestation of Enlightened ideas into action
Lower classes demanded rights and a say in the government
Broke down old social structures
Created political ideologies of liberal and conservative
Sparked nationalism in France and other countries
Louis XIV
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
Three Estates
Bourgeoisie
Estates General
Tennis Court Oath
Fall of the Bastille
Declaration of the Rights of Man
Reign of Terror
Maximilien Robespierre
Napoleon
Congress of Vienna
Spring Semester
Unit 6: The Industrial Revolution
Manipulation of the environment to better suit human needs
Foreign land to exploit natural resources
Social and Political Consequences
Adam Smith and Capitalist Theory
Agricultural revolution
Capitalism
Class tensions
Karl Marx and Communism
Factors of production
Laissez-faire
New classes: working and middle
Reform Movement
Socialism
Textile industry
Trade unions
Urbanization problems/solutions
Unit 7: Birth of Modern Nation-State
The Modern Nation-State Emerges
18th and 19th Century Society and Economy
Nationalism
Unification of Germany and Italy
Reform and Revolution in Russia
Cultural Revolution
Democracy and Reform
Unit 8: The Age of Imperialism
Taking over of a foreign land to exploit its resources
Enabling Forces
Asia, Africa, and Latin America
Legacy of racism and hatred
Economic exploitation of colonies
The Great Migration
Mass politics: political parties, trade unions, women's suffrage
Second Scientific Revolution
Opium War
Social Darwinism
White man’s burden
King Leopold’s Congo
Berlin Conference
The Mexican Revolution
Unit 9: The Great War - World War I
The Triple Alliance, Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
The Triple Entente (later the Allies), France, Great Britain, and Russia
Nationalism
Total War
Peace and the Treaty of Versailles
Unit 10: Russian Revolution
Background Marxist Economic Theory and Social Conflict
Czarist Russia and the rise of Russian Communism
Lenin's Communism
Unit 11: Age of Anxiety
New forms of technology
Modern philosophy, art, literature and science
The 1920s
The Great (Worldwide) Depression
Rise of Mussolini Fascism and National Socialist Party
Rise of Hitler and Nazism
Nationalism in Asia, Africa, and Latin America
Unit 12: World War II and the Holocaust
Adolf Hitler, Nazi Germany
Japan attack Pearl Harbor
The Holocaust - Modern Genocide
Atomic bomb on two Japanese cities
Unit 13: Struggles for liberation in a Modern World
Revolution and Nationalism in India and China
Gandhi to Modern India
Mao, People's Republic of China, Modern China
Republic of Turkey, Iran, Egypt
Latin America
Unit 14: The Cold War
U.S. vs. U.S.S.R
Europe divided into Eastern and the Western bloc
The Marshall Plan
The Warsaw Pact
The NATO alliance
Vietnam War
Unit 15: The World in Transition
Africa throwing off colonial past
The fall of communism and a New World Order
Japan
The Middle East
Israel Arab Conflict
Latin America
· How do ideas spread, change, and inspire people throughout history?
· How do people attempt to solve problems in their communities and change society?
· Under what circumstances is it acceptable for one country to impose its values on another country?
· How did participation in government change over time, and how has governments’ role in people’s lives changed as well?
· How has the distribution of resources among the population changed over time?
Fall Semester
Unit 1: Greeks and Romans - Introduction to the Modern World
The Rise of Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome and Early Christianity
The Middle Ages
Unit 2: The Renaissance and Reformation
The Renaissance
Italy
Freedom of thought
Individualism
Humanism
Printing press - Gutenberg
Galileo
Leonardo da Vinci
Henry VIII
Importance of trade
Medici
Michelangelo
Rafael
The Reformation
Causes/effects
Manifestation of freedom of thought
Indulgence
Secularism
Martin Luther challenged previously held Church Doctrine
New religions
Protestantism
Europe divided religiously
The Religious Wars
Allowed for scientific exploration
Mother of democracy
Expanding Horizons
Absolute Monarchs
Divine right
European countries expanding overseas
Peter the Great
Louis XIV
Unit 3: The Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment
Scientific Revolution
New way of looking at the world
Study of ancient math allowed for advanced ideas
Need for better navigation led to new technology
Applied reason and experimentation - Scientific Method
Copernicus
Newton
The Enlightenment
Natural laws
If the world was ruled by a set of laws, so too were humans
New ideas on government
Montesquieu
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
Mary Wollstonecraft
Rousseau
Social contract
Natural rights - life, liberty and property
Consent of the governed
Absolutism and Constitutionalism
Changing Politics in a re-born Europe
The philosophy of government
Causes - Why was it important
Unit 4: English and American Revolutions
English Revolution
English Civil War
Republic under Oliver Cromwell
Charles II, James II, William and Mary
Common Law
Constitutional Monarchy
Magna Carta
The North American Colonies
American Revolution
Declaration of Independence
Constitution
Bill of Rights
Unit 5: The French Revolution
Manifestation of Enlightened ideas into action
Lower classes demanded rights and a say in the government
Broke down old social structures
Created political ideologies of liberal and conservative
Sparked nationalism in France and other countries
Louis XIV
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
Three Estates
Bourgeoisie
Estates General
Tennis Court Oath
Fall of the Bastille
Declaration of the Rights of Man
Reign of Terror
Maximilien Robespierre
Napoleon
Congress of Vienna
Spring Semester
Unit 6: The Industrial Revolution
Manipulation of the environment to better suit human needs
Foreign land to exploit natural resources
Social and Political Consequences
Adam Smith and Capitalist Theory
Agricultural revolution
Capitalism
Class tensions
Karl Marx and Communism
Factors of production
Laissez-faire
New classes: working and middle
Reform Movement
Socialism
Textile industry
Trade unions
Urbanization problems/solutions
Unit 7: Birth of Modern Nation-State
The Modern Nation-State Emerges
18th and 19th Century Society and Economy
Nationalism
Unification of Germany and Italy
Reform and Revolution in Russia
Cultural Revolution
Democracy and Reform
Unit 8: The Age of Imperialism
Taking over of a foreign land to exploit its resources
Enabling Forces
Asia, Africa, and Latin America
Legacy of racism and hatred
Economic exploitation of colonies
The Great Migration
Mass politics: political parties, trade unions, women's suffrage
Second Scientific Revolution
Opium War
Social Darwinism
White man’s burden
King Leopold’s Congo
Berlin Conference
The Mexican Revolution
Unit 9: The Great War - World War I
The Triple Alliance, Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
The Triple Entente (later the Allies), France, Great Britain, and Russia
Nationalism
Total War
Peace and the Treaty of Versailles
Unit 10: Russian Revolution
Background Marxist Economic Theory and Social Conflict
Czarist Russia and the rise of Russian Communism
Lenin's Communism
Unit 11: Age of Anxiety
New forms of technology
Modern philosophy, art, literature and science
The 1920s
The Great (Worldwide) Depression
Rise of Mussolini Fascism and National Socialist Party
Rise of Hitler and Nazism
Nationalism in Asia, Africa, and Latin America
Unit 12: World War II and the Holocaust
Adolf Hitler, Nazi Germany
Japan attack Pearl Harbor
The Holocaust - Modern Genocide
Atomic bomb on two Japanese cities
Unit 13: Struggles for liberation in a Modern World
Revolution and Nationalism in India and China
Gandhi to Modern India
Mao, People's Republic of China, Modern China
Republic of Turkey, Iran, Egypt
Latin America
Unit 14: The Cold War
U.S. vs. U.S.S.R
Europe divided into Eastern and the Western bloc
The Marshall Plan
The Warsaw Pact
The NATO alliance
Vietnam War
Unit 15: The World in Transition
Africa throwing off colonial past
The fall of communism and a New World Order
Japan
The Middle East
Israel Arab Conflict
Latin America