Welcome to Modern Civilizations, first semester. I think you will find this class very informative and interesting. The course will cover a great deal of time ranging from the Greeks and Romans of antiquity to The First World War. We will focus on the California State Standards as our objectives this semester 10.1 – 10.6. See the following breakdown of units of study for further information.
Units of Study
Chapter 1 & 2 – Sources of the Democratic Tradition
Chapter 3 & 4 – Napoleon and the French Revolution
Chapter 5 & 6 – The Industrial Revolution
Chapter 7 & 8 – Nationalism and Growth of Western Democracies
Chapter 9 & 10 – The New Imperialism
Chapter 11 – World War I and the Russian Revolution