Important Documents for World History to the End of the Fifteenth Century (CHW3M)
course_outline_world_history_to_the_end_of_the_fifteenth_century_2018.docx | |
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evaluation_chart_world_history_to_the_end_of_the_fifteenth_century_2018.docx | |
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Suggested readings for enrichment throughout the course:
Lone Survivors by Chris Stringer - Outlines the evolution of human ancestors and humans
Guns Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond - Explores geographic reasons for the ascendancy of particular civilizations
The Epic of Gilgamesh - Sumerian, Babylonian tale of heroism and its limits
The Bible - The struggles of Judaism and the life and times of Jesus
The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt by Toby Wilkinson - An overview of the history of Ancient Egypt
The Iliad and The Odyssey by Homer - The epic stories of Achilles and Odysseus and their plights around the Trojan War
Histories by Herodotus - An early history of the World with a focus on the Persian Wars
History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides - A historical account of the Peloponnesian War
The Republic by Plato - The elusive nature of justice and the construction of a just society
Oedipus the King by Sophocles - Tragic Athenian play
The History of Rome by Livy - Account of the foundation of Rome through to the Punic Wars (later books are missing)
The Histories by Polybius - Account of Rome and the Punic Wars
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon - A chronicle of the declining and collapsing Roman Empire
Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer - 24 stories about life in Medieval England
Collapse by Jared Diamond - Case studies on the collapse, or survival, of various civilizations and societies
A Short History of Progress by Ronald Wright - The environmental and political mistakes that led civilizations to collapse
Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder - A history of Western Philosophy intertwined with a mystery
Lone Survivors by Chris Stringer - Outlines the evolution of human ancestors and humans
Guns Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond - Explores geographic reasons for the ascendancy of particular civilizations
The Epic of Gilgamesh - Sumerian, Babylonian tale of heroism and its limits
The Bible - The struggles of Judaism and the life and times of Jesus
The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt by Toby Wilkinson - An overview of the history of Ancient Egypt
The Iliad and The Odyssey by Homer - The epic stories of Achilles and Odysseus and their plights around the Trojan War
Histories by Herodotus - An early history of the World with a focus on the Persian Wars
History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides - A historical account of the Peloponnesian War
The Republic by Plato - The elusive nature of justice and the construction of a just society
Oedipus the King by Sophocles - Tragic Athenian play
The History of Rome by Livy - Account of the foundation of Rome through to the Punic Wars (later books are missing)
The Histories by Polybius - Account of Rome and the Punic Wars
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon - A chronicle of the declining and collapsing Roman Empire
Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer - 24 stories about life in Medieval England
Collapse by Jared Diamond - Case studies on the collapse, or survival, of various civilizations and societies
A Short History of Progress by Ronald Wright - The environmental and political mistakes that led civilizations to collapse
Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder - A history of Western Philosophy intertwined with a mystery
History Detectives
Preliminary Step - Essay Outline (Due Friday September 29)
History Detectives (Due Wednesday October 11)
Preliminary Step - Essay Outline (Due Friday September 29)
History Detectives (Due Wednesday October 11)
history_detectives_2018.docx | |
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Gossip Girl
Preliminary Step - Guess Who (Due Monday October 23)
Gossip Girl (Due Monday November 6)
Preliminary Step - Guess Who (Due Monday October 23)
Gossip Girl (Due Monday November 6)
gossip_girl_2018.docx | |
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Test I - The Journey to Civilization, Ancient Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt (Tuesday November 14)
The following websites may be helpful for review or enrichment:
Human Evolution at the Smithsonian http://humanorigins.si.edu/
Mesopotamia at the British Museum http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/
Mesopotamia at the University of Chicago http://mesopotamia.lib.uchicago.edu/
Ancient Egypt at the British Museum http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/
Ancient Egypt at the BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/
The following websites may be helpful for review or enrichment:
Human Evolution at the Smithsonian http://humanorigins.si.edu/
Mesopotamia at the British Museum http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/
Mesopotamia at the University of Chicago http://mesopotamia.lib.uchicago.edu/
Ancient Egypt at the British Museum http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/
Ancient Egypt at the BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/
test_i_review_-_the_journey_to_civilization_ancient_mesopotamia_and_ancient_egypt_2018.docx | |
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The Shield
Preliminary Step - Polis Travel Brochure (due Thursday December 14)
And complete ONE of the following:
Polis Shield (due January) or Polis Speech (due January)
Preliminary Step - Polis Travel Brochure (due Thursday December 14)
And complete ONE of the following:
Polis Shield (due January) or Polis Speech (due January)
the_shield_2018.docx | |
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A Game of Thrones
Preliminary Step - Illustrated Map (due February)
A Game of Thrones (due March)
Preliminary Step - Illustrated Map (due February)
A Game of Thrones (due March)
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Test II - Classical Civilization, Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome (April)
The following websites may be helpful for review or enrichment:
Ancient Greece at the British Museum http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/
Ancient Rome at the BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/
The following websites may be helpful for review or enrichment:
Ancient Greece at the British Museum http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/
Ancient Rome at the BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/
test_ii_review_-_classical_civilization_ancient_greece_and_ancient_rome_2018.docx | |
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Night at the Museum (due May)
night_at_the_museum_2018.docx | |
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This is the End (due June)
this_is_the_end_2018.docx | |
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