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Using Anne Carroll’s Christ the King, Lord of History as a framework and guide for a year-long study, this course roughly traces Christendom through the years 1500-1990. This includes the Reformation; Counter-Reformation; the Enlightenment; French Revolution; European Communism; and Pope Saint John Paul II.
Total classes: 14
Prerequisite: None
Suggested grade level: 9th through 12th grade. (Note: Adjustments can be made to assignments in order to accommodate middle school students.)
Suggested credit: One full semester European or World History
Description
Using Anne Carroll’s Christ the King, Lord of History as a framework and guide for a year-long study, this course roughly traces Christendom through the years 1500-1990. This includes the Reformation; Counter-Reformation; the Enlightenment; French Revolution; European Communism; and Pope Saint John Paul II.
Outline
Class 1: Introduction and overview of syllabus and assignments
Classes 2-6: “The Cleaving of Christendom”
Class 2: Medieval Synthesis, Luther
Class 3: The English Reformation
Class 4: Calvinist Reformation
Class 5: Counter Reformation
Class 6: England and Spain
Classes 7-10 : “The Revolution against Christendom”
Class 7: The English Civil War
Class 8: The Glorious Revolution
Class 9: The Enlightenment
Class 10: The French Revolution
Classes 11-14: “The Crisis of Christendom”
Class 11: The Revolution Expands
Class 12: Imperialism and WWI
Class 13: The Communist Revolution
Class 14: Totalitarianism and JPII
Materials and Homework
Course Materials: Christ the King, Lord of History by Anne Carroll, ISBN-10: 9780895555038 / ISBN-13: 978-0895555038. Available from your favorite Catholic homeschool vendor or used from BookFinder.com.
Homework:
Approximately 15 pages, per week, of reading from the textbook. (Note: Middle school students taking this course are exempt from the readings.)
Writing is an integral part of demonstrating both the assimilation of knowledge, and the articulation thereof. Therefore, students will be guided through the process of writing a short (3-5 page, double-spaced) review of a book of their choice relevant to the subject matter. (Note: Middle school students taking this course must instead write a 1-2 page book report.)
Weekly, review, extra-credit, quizzes based on classroom lectures and discussions.
