World History Syllabus
2008-2009

H. Hardy, P. McDonel, J. Easterwood

August:
• The Beginnings of Civilization (Prehistory – 1000 BC)
• The Ancient Near East (4000 BC – 550 BC)
• Nile Civilizations (5000 BC - AD 300)

September:
• Ancient India and China (2500 BC – 250 BC)
• Classical Greece (2100 BC – 150 BC)
• Rome and Early Christianity (750 BC – AD 500)
• The Americas (1000 BC – AD 1500)

October:
• Empires of China and India (350 BC – AD 600)
• Muslim Civilization (550 – 1250)
• African Kingdoms (100 – 1500)
• Cultures of East Asia (550 – 1400)

November:
• Kingdoms and Christianity (300 – 1250)
• The Early Middle Ages (800 – 1215)
• The High Middle Ages (1000 – 1500)

December:
• Renaissance and Reformation (1300 – 1650)
• Exploration and Expansion (1400 – 1700)
• New Asian Empires (1200 – 1800)

January:
• The Monarchs of Europe (1500 – 1800)
• The Enlightenment and Revolution (1550 – 1800)
• The French Revolution and Napoleon (1789 – 1815)

February:
• The Industrial Revolution Begins (1700 – 1900)
• Life in the Industrial Age (1700 – 1900)
• Reforms, Revolutions, and War (1800 – 1900)

March:
• Nationalism in Europe (1800 – 1920)
• The Age of Imperialism (1800 – 1920)
• World War I (1914 – 1919)

April:
• The Interwar Years (1919 – 1939)
• World War II (1930 – 1945)

May:
• Europe and North America (1945 – present)
• Asia (1945 – present)
• Africa and the Middle East (1945 – present)
• Latin America (1945 – present)
• Today’s World