World History Honors Course Syllabus
Mr. Sultz, iPrep Academy
Course Description
This is a survey course of world history. Students will learn about the socio-economic, political, and ideological conditions of various time periods as they study historical events and cultural achievements of world regions. Using primary and secondary sources, students will use critical thinking and problem-solving skills to conduct inquiry-based research, participate in interactive discussions, and complete assignments establishing real-world connections.
This course will be using online content from Florida Virtual School and other digital resources. We will be using a blended approach whereby you will use online curriculum content but your face-to-face teacher will be supplementing and interpreting the online content as well as assisting you with any content issues that may arise with your online curriculum.
Course Objectives
After completing the course, the student will be able to:
1. Identify how and why people, goods, and ideas migrated throughout global history.
2. Explain how the geography of a region impacted the growth and development of a civilization.
3. Identify social, political, economic, and ideological conditions of major eras in world history.
4. Describe the structure of society and family in historical cultures based on societal factors.
5. Interpret and analyze statistics and data from maps, charts, and graphs.
6. Summarize the achievements of civilizations, particularly in the fields of science, technology, and the arts, and how they spread through cultural diffusion.
7. Compare and contrast the development and beliefs of the major world religions and philosophical traditions, and explain how they spread to other regions.
8. Summarize the characteristics of early political systems and their influence on modern-day governments.
9. Discuss the impact of European imperialism and colonization, and defend the connection between revolution and reform.
10. Identify the effect of industrialization and urbanization on the global economy.
11. Articulate the relationship between historical occurrences and contemporary situations.
12. Predict how contemporary issues will affect future generations, based on historical evidence.
Course Outline
1st Semester (Segment I-FLVS)
Unit 1 – West Meets East Meets West
Unit 2 – Medieval Europe & Japan
Unit 3 – Great Empires of the World
Unit 4 – The Birth of New Ideas
2nd Semester (Segment II-FLVS)
Unit 5 - The Enlightenment & Revolutions
Unit 6 – Nineteenth Century Changes
Unit 7 – The World at War and the Fires Between
Unit 8 – The Modern Era
Mr. Sultz, iPrep Academy
Course Description
This is a survey course of world history. Students will learn about the socio-economic, political, and ideological conditions of various time periods as they study historical events and cultural achievements of world regions. Using primary and secondary sources, students will use critical thinking and problem-solving skills to conduct inquiry-based research, participate in interactive discussions, and complete assignments establishing real-world connections.
This course will be using online content from Florida Virtual School and other digital resources. We will be using a blended approach whereby you will use online curriculum content but your face-to-face teacher will be supplementing and interpreting the online content as well as assisting you with any content issues that may arise with your online curriculum.
Course Objectives
After completing the course, the student will be able to:
1. Identify how and why people, goods, and ideas migrated throughout global history.
2. Explain how the geography of a region impacted the growth and development of a civilization.
3. Identify social, political, economic, and ideological conditions of major eras in world history.
4. Describe the structure of society and family in historical cultures based on societal factors.
5. Interpret and analyze statistics and data from maps, charts, and graphs.
6. Summarize the achievements of civilizations, particularly in the fields of science, technology, and the arts, and how they spread through cultural diffusion.
7. Compare and contrast the development and beliefs of the major world religions and philosophical traditions, and explain how they spread to other regions.
8. Summarize the characteristics of early political systems and their influence on modern-day governments.
9. Discuss the impact of European imperialism and colonization, and defend the connection between revolution and reform.
10. Identify the effect of industrialization and urbanization on the global economy.
11. Articulate the relationship between historical occurrences and contemporary situations.
12. Predict how contemporary issues will affect future generations, based on historical evidence.
Course Outline
1st Semester (Segment I-FLVS)
Unit 1 – West Meets East Meets West
Unit 2 – Medieval Europe & Japan
Unit 3 – Great Empires of the World
Unit 4 – The Birth of New Ideas
2nd Semester (Segment II-FLVS)
Unit 5 - The Enlightenment & Revolutions
Unit 6 – Nineteenth Century Changes
Unit 7 – The World at War and the Fires Between
Unit 8 – The Modern Era