World History
Unit Content Outline
Intro
What is History and What do Historians Do?
Human Rights
Communal Cultures
Anthropology
Hunting and Gathering Economy
Nomadic, Non-accumulative, Communal lifestyle
Elders as Political Leaders
Kinship Social Structure
Nature-based Religions
Technology
Native Australian Case Study
Yanomamo Case Study
Agri-cultures
Neolithic Revolution
Agricultural Domestication
Sedentary Villages
Nomadic Pastoralists
Material Wealth
Warrior Kings
Natufian Case Study
Hebrew Case Study
Maasai Case Study
Urban Cultures
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Agricultural Surplus
Job Specialization
Engineering Feats & Public Works
Cities & Civilization
Social Classes
Slavery
Patriarchy
Trade Networks
Written Language
Large Government
Bureaucratization of Religion
Mesopotamia Case Study
Egypt Case Study
Indus River Valley Case Study
Shang Dynasty (E. China) Case Study
Olmec Case Study (N. America)
Chavin Case Study (C. America)
World Religions
Interplay of Cultures/History and Religions
Moral Codes
Custom, Tradition, & Ritual
Polytheism & Monotheism
Orthopraxy & Orthodoxy
Mystic, Prophet, & “Priest”
Reincarnation-Release Religions
Ethical Monotheism Religions
Hinduism Case Study
Buddhism Case Study
Judaism Case Study
Christianity Case Study
Islam Case Study
Empires
Conquest & Power
Engineering Grandeur
Impressive Cultural Expressions
Slavery & Poverty
Patriarchy
Ethnocentrism
The “Orient” Versus The “Occident” in Historical Paradigms
Persian Empire Case Study
Greek Empire Case Study
Roman Empire Case Study
Byzantine Empire Case Study
Islamic Empires Case Study
African Empires Case Study
Modern Europe
The Renaissance
Scientific Revolution
Economic, Technological, & Artistic Rebirth of Europe
Baghdad’s The House of Wisdom
The Protestant Reformation and Diversification of Christianity
The Catholic Counter-Reformation
Christian Reform and Competition
The Age of Exploration
Cultural, Economic, and Biological Exchange
Culture Clashes and Conquest
Guns, Germs, & Steel -- The Luck of Geography
European Shift from Mediterranean to Atlantic Focus
Modern Western Civilizations
The Enlightenment
French Philosophes Rousseau and Voltaire
England’s John Locke
Rationalism
Printing Press
Philosophies on Government
Nationalism
An Era of Pivotal Revolutions
Haitian Case Study
French Case Study
United States Case Study