Teacher: Mrs. Oldis & Ms. Smith
Room: 250
1) This Course:
Global History & Geography I
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Student:
Course Organizer
The historic, social, economic, political, geographic, and
cultural development of the world from the Neolithic
Revolution to the Age of Exploration.
2) Coursehave
Questions:
What impact does geography
on history?
What are the basic purposes of government?
What are the relationships between people and their environment?
What have been the contributions of classical civilizations to the history of
humankind?
In what ways are varying belief systems similar and different? How have these
belief systems influenced history?
What contributions to human history have been made by the Gupta Empire, the
Tang and Song Dynasty, Byzantine Empire, and medieval Europe?
What role did the Byzantine Empire play in the preservation and transmission of
Greek and Roman knowledge and culture? Of Roman concept of law?
What contributions did Islamic culture make to global history?
What assumptions did medieval Europe make regarding power, authority,
governance, and law?
How are Japanese and European feudalism similar? Dissimilar?
What forces led to the rise and fall of the Mongols?
What was the relationship between the rise in capitalism and the decline of
feudalism?
What forces contributed to the rise and fall of African kingdoms? How did they
compare to the rise and fall of other empires?
How did the Renaissance compare to the Medieval Period? How did they differ?
How did religious reform lead to conflict? To what extent were these conflicts
resolved?
Student Signature:
3) Grading/Course Standards
Your Quarterly Grade will be made up of the
following:
1. Homework
2. Castle Learning
3. Quizzes
20%
4. Class Work
5. Test/Projects
10%
10%
20%
40%
100%
DBQ’s & Thematic Essays may fall under any of the
above categories depending on the assignment.
From time to time, your unit test will be in essay
form.
4) Skills
- Study Skills
- Reading Skills
- Outlining Skills
- Concentration Skills
- Test Taking Skills
-Research Skills
-Organization Skills
-Essay Writing Skills
-Map Skills
- Time Management
Skills
- Geography Concepts
- Ideas in World History
- Critical Thinking
- Analysis Skills
This Course:
Course Map
Parent Signature:
Global History & Geography
- Honesty
- Tolerance
- Bully-Free Zone
- Cellphone-Free Zone
9) Communication
Options
8) Materials and Extra Help
7) Community
Principles
Respect:
Teacher to Student
Student to Teacher
Peer to Peer
Parent Email:
3-Ring Binder with loose-leaf paper
Homework Book
1 folder (to save each quarter’s work)
Pens (blue & black ink only) & #2
pencils
Extra help is
available after
school Tuesday
and Thursday
and before
school
Wednesday.
Contact Information:
Email:
doldis@pmschools.org
jsmith@pmschools.org
687-6500 High School
6) Critical Concepts & Themes
Geography
Human Origins
- Factors of Production
- Belief Systems
-Nationalism Nation
-Economic Systems
- Change
State
-Environment & Society
- Citizenship
- Needs & Wants
-Geography
- Conflict
- Human Rights Imperialism -Political Systems
- Culture & Intellectual -Interdependence
Power
Life Decision Making - Justice
-Scarcity
- Diversity
- Movement of People &Goods- Science & Technology
- Urbanization
5) Units Studied
Age of Exploration
Reformation
River Valley
Civilizations
Renaissance
Rise of Empires
Middle Ages
World Belief Systems Ancient Greece Ancient Rome Ancient Africa Ancient China
Mongols
Feudal Japan