Social Sciences

During this course, students will travel around the ancient world to discover when and how civilizations developed. The course will start with the early Stone Age and end with Ancient China. We will closely examine the daily life, issues, and accomplishments of each civilization. Through this study students will learn the political, social, and economic impact these civilizations had during their existence and on the contemporary world.

Throughout this course, students will analyze the geography, society, culture, politics, economy, and contributions of various civilizations. They will study medieval Europe, the Islamic world, Africa, China, Japan, the Renaissance, the Reformation, the Scientific Revolution, the Enlightenment, and the Age of Exploration. Students will compare the different civilizations that developed around the same time across the world and study their interactions.

Learning about history allows people to see how far we have come and what awaits us on our path to the future. In this course, students will explore the history of the United States and analyze the cause and effect in historical events. They will investigate history by using the tools of a historian to examine the historical, geographic, political, economic, and sociological events that influenced the development of the United States.