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World History A
Course Description
Covers the period of world history from ancient Egypt through the French revolution (1789). Map skills and other social studies skills are taught.
Required Course Materials
Ellis, Elisabeth Gaynor, and Anthony Esler, World History: Connections to Today, Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1999, ISBN 0-13-434326-3
Course Lesson Organization
Objectives. The objectives for each lesson will help you
focus your efforts. They indicate the concepts and skills you must understand
or master when you complete the lesson.
Reading Assignments. Each lesson specifies the selections
that must be read.
Introduction. The Introduction section of each lesson provides key terms and
concepts that give you background for the lesson.
Self-Assessment Activities. These activities help
to build your knowledge and skills and to identify your specific strengths
and weaknesses. Some activities direct you to Internet sites with supplemental
material for the lesson. All activities prepare you for the graded
assignments and for mastering course materials.
Graded Assignments. Each assignment provides information
about how your work will be assessed and how credit will be given for
your responses. Most assignments will be submitted online and graded
by your instructor. Some assignments will be computer-graded. The average
of your assignments counts as 75 percent of your course grade. The
Final Examination counts as the other 25 percent. You can apply to
take the Final Exam after 70 percent of your graded assignments have
been completed, graded, and returned to you.
Final Examination
The final examination is comprehensive; it covers the material from all of
the lessons. To pass the course, you must receive a grade of 70 percent or
better.
Format: Multiple-choice, identification, essay.
Time Allowed: 3 hours
Materials Allowed: Pen required, answer sheet provided
Course Outline
Total Number of Lessons: 10
Total Number of Graded Assignments: 10
Instructor Graded (Online submission): 1
Instructor Graded (US Mail submission): 5
Computer Graded: 4
Lesson 1: Growth and Development of Civilization
Lesson 2: Birth of Empire
Lesson 3: The Roman World and New World Civilizations
Lesson 4: The Middle Ages in Europe
Lesson 5: The Byzantine Empire, Russia, and the Muslim World
Lesson 6: Early Civilizations in Africa and Asia
Lesson 7: The Age of Change: Renaissance, Reformation, and the Beginning of the Global Age
Lesson 8: The Global Age Continues and European Absolutism Grows
Lesson 9: The Age of Enlightenment and Revolution
Lesson 10: The Sweep of Revolutions in the West Continues
