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=Mr. Young's Western Civilization Class=

Welcome to Western Civilization
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World History: Connections to Today (online textbook)

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====For some of you this will be your favorite class. You have always loved history and you have always done well in history classes because you have a natural affinity for all things categorical and concrete. For others in the class Social Studies or History has been one of your weakest links in the chain of academic resume building. You see no particular relevance to studying history because it is all in the past and just does not seem to have any connection with your life.====

====My goal in this class is to challenge the conventional wisdom on why we study history and why it **is** relevant. Not because you want to focus on the "names, dates and places and the specific events" as though that is what you need to know. Rather, what is the essence of what happened, what is the less tangible elements that were really in the background of the events, the space which they occupied.====

====You occupy space in history. You have a history. You will, over your lifetime most certainly produce one or more ripples on the pond of time, that will influence not only your life but the lives of others who do not seem to be particularly close either physically or relationally.====

Set 1 A-C Days Room 110 (by appointment) Set 4 D Days Room 110 (by appointment Set 6 D Days Help Center  RAM Periods Student or Teacher Scheduled
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Prerequisite: Grade of “A” or “B” in African-Asian Studies CP or H Students of Honors Western Civilization examine the political, social, cultural, economic, gender, and military history of Europe beginning in the Late Middle Ages and ending with the Cold War. Through a variety of primary and secondary sources, students will examine the ways in which individuals, ideologies religions, wars and revolutions impact society. This course is for students who want an in-depth, scholarly approach to studying history. It emphasizes critical analysis of multiple sources of historical knowledge, as well as effective written and oral communication **. **
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 * Course Goals and Objectives: Students will be able to describe and explain **


 * Driving questions of this course are: **
 * 1) Who maintains power and why?
 * 2) What is the role of the individual in society?
 * 3) How has religion been a unifying and divisive force in European history?
 * 4) Is European history a history of progress?
 * 5) What causes war and revolution?


 * Course Outline: **
 * Quarter 1:** Late Middle Ages and the Renaissance
 * Quarter 2:** The Age of Reformation and The Age of Exploration and Exploitation
 * Quarter 3:** Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment, French Revolution, and Industrial Revolution
 * Quarter 4:** WWI, Rise of Dictatorships, and WWII