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Medieval to Modern World History
 

Recommended for 7th grade

(may be taken by students in grades 6-8)

In this discussion and activity-based course, students take a global trip around the world through the Middle Ages. Through Socratic discussions, games, group and personal research projects, weekly homework assignments, and unit exams, students will learn the ways people thought, worked, played, worshipped, and died from the medieval period through the early modern age. 

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Medieval to Modern World History

Unit 1 - Expansion and Fall of Rome

  • Rise and Expansion of Rome

  • Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

  • Early Byzantine Empire

  • Legacy of Rome

 

Unit 2 - Rise and Growth of Islam

  • Life on the Arabian Peninsula 

  • Origins of Islam 

  • Expansion of Muslim Rule

  • Golden-Age of the East

 

Unit 3 - African Civilizations

  • West African Culture

  • Empires of Ghana and Mali

  • Growth of Coastal Trading Cities

  • Empires Built on Gold and Trade

  • Kongo Kingdom

 

Unit 4 - Asian Civilizations

  • Reunifying China

  • Mongol Empire

  • Land of the Rising Sun

  • Growth of Japanese Culture

  • Korea and Southeast Asia

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Unit 5 - Medieval Europe

  • Development of Feudalism

  • Daily Life in Medieval Europe

  • Role of the Catholic Church

  • Crusades

  • Bubonic Plaguettoman Empire 

 

Unit 6 - Civilizations of the Americas

  • Geography and Agriculture in Meso-America

  • Olmec Civilization

  • Mayan Civilization

  • Aztec Civilization

  • Inca Civilization

 

Unit 7 - European Renaissance and Reformation

  • Origins, Rise, and Spread of the Renaissance 

  • Protestant Reformation and Reaction

  • Expansion of Christianity

 

Unit 8 - Early Modern Europe & The Age of Exploration

  • History of Scientific Thought

  • Scientific Revolution

  • Age of Exploration

  • Enlightenment

  • Democratic Development

Class Materials

Required Textbook

REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS

​McDougal Littell World History Medieval to Early Modern Times

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Lined paper and paper/pens in class
All other materials will be provided by the instructor
This class requires printing several materials at home. Please have paper and ink in your printer! 

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