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Course Description

This one-year course examines societal development from the Renaissance to the present with an emphasis on emerging ideologies, expansion of empires, growth of nations, and an increase of global interdependence.  Students develop an understanding of current world issues and relate them to their historical, geographical, political, economic, and cultural contexts.  Instructional practices incorporate integration of diversity awareness including appreciation of all cultures and their important contributions to society.  The appropriate use of technology is an integral part of this course.  This course fulfills the World History/Geography and the Arts/Humanities credits required for high school graduation.

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Unit 0: Preamble

Major Points of Interest:
  • Why study history?
  • What are the professions that make up the Social Sciences?
  • What are the 4 Themes of Geography?
  • How is this "Distance Learning" going to work?
To-Do List:
  • read Course Expectations & Syllabus
  • COMPLETE and SUBMIT Deep Thoughts on Entrance assignment in Canvas
  • Read and answer (for discussion) Steven Kreis' essay Why Study History?
  • COMPLETE and SUBMIT Professionals of the Social Sciences assignment in Canvas
  • Watch lecture: 4 Themes of Geography

Course Expectations for Sherer's Honors World History

Deep Thoughts on Entrance for Honors World History

Why Study History? by Steven Kreis

Professionals of the Social Sciences

12 of the major disciplines that fall under the umbrella term "Social Sciences" and how they contribute to our understanding of the past, present and perhaps future. Though we are not "professionals," we will need some of their skills in our studies this year. 

4 Themes of Geography

Big Ideas:
  • ​LOCATION: using lines of Latitude (ex. Equator) and lines of Longitude (ex. Prime Meridian) to create coordinates for specific places on the Earth.
  • REGIONS: groups of locations that share a similar physical feature or human characteristic, like a regional map of climate zones or of governmental systems of dominant language or religion.
  • HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION (HEI) - humans societies are shaped by their surrounding environment and also affect and change their surrounding environment too.
  • MOVEMENT: Things move, like plants, animals, humans, language, religion, technology or disease. If a religion begins in location A and spreads to location B, we can say that the religion diffused. When multiple ideas merge into a new location and blends, we can say that it has become syncretic.
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