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Using a colorful, engaging text, discover the origins of world cultures — from the Renaissance to China, India, Japan, North America, Latin America, and more.
Total classes: 14
Prerequisite: None
Suggested grade level: 6th to 8th grade. Interested high school students are also welcome. Assignments will be adjusted for older students.
Suggested credit: World History, History of Western Civilization
Description
Using All Ye Lands for the Catholic Textbook Project as a framework and guide, this course roughly traces the course of Human Civilization from the Renaissance up through the modern age. This includes the Reformation, the World Wars, and Russia. This course is best when preceded by Part One.
Outline
Class 1: Introduction and overview of syllabus and assignments
Class 2-3: The Renaissance
Class 4-5: China into the modern age
Class 6: India
Class 7-9: The tragedy of Russia
Class 10: Japan
Class 11-13: North America becomes a Superpower
Class 14: Latin America
Materials and Homework
Course Materials: All Ye Lands: Origins of World Cultures [Catholic Textbook Project], https://www.catholictextbookproject.com/all-ye-lands, ISBN # 978-1935644422 or 978-1935644170.
Note: There have been significant updates since the original 2002 edition of All Ye Lands (with a different subtitle). Therefore the original edition of the required textbook is not recommended for this course. The 2011 to 2018 editions will work. There is no need to purchase the workbook; only the textbook is needed.
Homework:
Selections from each unit of the textbook – approximately 15 pages of reading per week. (High school students in this course will have a higher reading load.)
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 (1-2 page, double-spaced) review of a book of their choice relevant to the subject matter. (High school students in the course must instead write a three- to a five-page book report.)
Weekly extra-credit review quizzes based on classroom lectures and discussions. Quizzes are graded automatically by the computer.
No answer key booklet is included with this course.
