Welcome To World History

Mrs. Abraham

Room 300

Supplies & Expectations

Supplies:• What you will need:

• Purple 2-pocket folder (provided)

• Spiral notebook (provided)

• Writing Utensil

• World History Human Legacy textbook (MUST stay in the room)

Expectations• Come to school

• Give your best effort

• Be respectful of the teacher & your peers.

• Do your work

Modern World History 1600-Present

We will explore:• Impact of democratic &

industrial revolutions

• Wars that changed empires

• Ideas that led to independence movements

• Impact of global interdependence

Skill/Strategy focus:• Historical thinking

• Analyze primary/secondary sources

• Explore multiple perspectives

• Draw conclusions

• Research

Daily Activities

Current events(10 min)• Watch CNN Student news

daily broadcast

• Complete news response sheet (due on Friday)

• Every Friday—oral report on 1 story from the week.

Skills/methods (10min)• Vocabulary

• Reading like a historian

• Primary/Secondary sources

• Political cartoons

• Support/refute a thesis

• Cause/effect of historical event

Quarter 11600-1800 Unit 1: Age of Enlightenment • Chapter 5

• Scientific revolution

• Enlightenment thinkers

• Enlightenment Ideas

1750-1914 Unit 2: Age of Revolutions• Chapters 6-9

• French Revolution

• Industrialization

• Reforms, revolutions & war

Quarter 2

1800-1914 Unit 3: Imperialism• Chapter 10 & 11

• Nationalism

• European Imperialism• Political, economic, social

• What, why, how?

• Consequences of imperialism for colonized & colonizer

1900-1945 Unit 4: Achievements & Crisis• Chapters 12 & 13

• Causes & consequences of WWI

• Oppressions & Discrimination

Quarter 31900-1945 Unit 4: Achievements & Crisis• Chapter 14

• WWII Devastation

• Holocaust

• End of the war

1945-1991 Unit 5: Cold War• Chapters 15 & excerpts from

16-18

• World Superpowers

• Treaties & agreements

• Religious diversity

• Postwar global politics & social struggles

Quarter 41991-Present Unit 6: Globalization• Chapter 19

• Breakup of Soviet Union

• Regional & Ethnic conflicts

• Political & cultural group struggles

• Economic powers & technology

• Nuclear weapons & effects

• Global population

• Environmental concerns

Test/Assessments• World History pre-test given in the first

week of school

• Semester exams will be given in December & May to access student progress

• World Hiostory post-test given at the end of the year to access student progress

• Quizzes, chapter tests, projects & other assessments performed throughout the quarter.

How to talk to Mrs. Abraham

• Email (best way to reach me)• AbrahamT@nwls.education

• Phone• 937-964-3233 ext. 2701

• In person• Plan period = 3rd period 9:10-9:57 am

• After school Until 3:00 pm.

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