CHW3M Intro

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CHW3M Course Intro

This course investigates the history of humanity


from earliest times to the sixteenth century.
Students analyze diverse societies from around the
world, with particular regard to the political,
cultural, and economic structures and historical
forces that form the foundation of the modern
world. They examine the influence of selected
individuals and groups, as well as of particular
innovations, and develop skills of historical inquiry,
organization, analysis, and communication.
Purpose:
Unit 1: River Civilizations
Unit 2: The Greeks
Unit 3: The Romans
Unit 4: The Middle Ages
Evaluation Weighting
Tests 30 %
Assignments/Projects 40 %
Culminating Activity 30 %
Total 100%
Assessment and Evaluation
Homework and quizzes make up the assessment component of the course
they serve to inform the teacher and you of how you are progressing in the
course without counting towards your final grade. Your course work (tests,
assignments, and activities) will be evaluated and will make up 70% of your final
grade.

Your final exam will be worth 30%. You should expect to have at least one
test for every unit. You will also have a number of assignments and research
projects in this course.
Recorded history is human history that has been written down or recorded by the use
of language. Recorded history begins around 3500 BC in Southern Mesopotamia,
with the invention of writing.
Prehistory
The period before recorded history is known
as prehistory. There are a lot of different
ideas about prehistory. The main belief
system dealing with the origins of life are:

1. Scientific Creationism
2. Theistic Evolution
3. Naturalistic Evolution


Your idea about prehistory determines the
way you percieve the rest of history. Those
that are theist (1,2) tend to hold to the
belief system that everything happens for a
reason and those of the atheistic mind set
(3) lean towards the idea that historical
events are a series of random chance.
Is history moving towards something or not?

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