History

Unit 1

• How archaeologists have learned about past cultures and activities
• Climate changes and human adaptations
• Patterns of settlement and movement over time
• Agriculture and domestication of animals
• The river civilizations: Mesopotamia, Indus River Valley, Yellow River Valley, and the Nile River Valley

Unit 2

• Major religions and belief systems and impact on the USA
• Lasting influences of various belief systems
• The classical civilizations
• Lasting influences of the classical civilizations especially on the USA
• Comparison of the Chinese and Greco-Roman civilizations

Unit 3

• The rise and fall of Roman Empire
• Development of feudalism
• The Byzantine Empire
• Spread of Islam
• The Crusades

Unit 4

• Afro-Eurasian trade and its effects
• The Mongol Empire
• The Middle Ages
• Spread of the Bubonic Plague
• The Renaissance (Early Modern Period)
• Technology and transportation changes
• Detailed study of the history of USA