WORLD HISTORY STUDY GUIDES

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WORLD HISTORY PATTERNS OF INTERACTION STUDY GUIDES

Volume 1 (Prehistory To 500 AD)

Module 1 "The Beginnings of World History" - Pre-History To 2500 BC

Lesson 1 The Study of World History

Lesson 2 Human Origins In Africa

Lesson 3 Humans Try To Control Nature

Lesson 4 Neolithic Cultures

Module 2 "Early River Valley Civilizations" 3000 BC 1000 BC

Lesson 1 Civilization

Lesson 2 City-States In Mesopotamia

Lesson 3 Pyramids On The Nile

Lesson 4 Planned Cities on The Indus

Lesson 5 River Dynasties In China

Module 3 "People & Ideas On The Move" 2000 BC To 250 BC

Lesson 1 The Indo-Europeans

Lessons 2&3 Hinduism & Buddhism Develop

Lesson 4 Seafaring Traders Minoans & Phoenicians

Lesson 5 The Origins of Judaism

Module 4 "First Empires in Africa and Asia" - 1570 BC To 200 BC

Lesson 1 The Egyptian and Nubian Empires

Lesson 2 The Assyrian Empire

Lesson 3 The Persian Empire

Lesson 4 The Unification of China

Module 5 "Classical Greece" - 2000 BC -300 BC

Lesson 1 Cultures of the Mountains and the Sea

Lesson 2 Warring City-States

Lesson 3 Democracy and Greece's Golden Age

Lesson 4 Achievements of Greek Culture

Lesson 5 Alexander The Great

Lesson 6 Hellenistic Culture

Module 6 The Roman World and Early Christianity - 500 BC- 500 AD

Lesson 1 The Roman Republic

Lesson  4 The Origins of Christianity

Volume 2 (400 BC-1500 AD)

Module 7 India and China Establish Empires 400 BC -AD 550

Module 8 "The Muslim World" - 600 AD To 1700 AD

Lesson 1 The Rise of Islam

Lesson 2 Islam Expands

Lesson 3 Muslim Culture

Module 9 "Empires In East Asia"  600-1400 AD

Lesson 1 Tang and Song China

Lesson 2 The Mongols

Lesson 3 Korean Dynasties

Lesson 4 Feudal Powers In Japan

Lesson 5 Kingdoms of Southeast Asia

Module 10 The Early Middle Ages  500-1200 AD

Lesson 1 The Byzantine Empire

Lesson 2 Kiev & Early Russia

Lesson 3 Charlemagne Unites Germanic Kingdoms

Lesson 4 Feudalism In Europe

Lesson 5  Society in the Feudal Era

Module 11 Church and Society In Western Europe 800-1500 AD 

Lesson 1 The Power of The Church

Lesson 2 Church Reform and The Crusades

Lesson 3 Enrichments in Medieval Society

Lesson 4 England and France Develop

Lesson 5 Troubles of the 14th Century

Volume 3 30,000 BC-1500 AD

Module 12 Societies and Empires of Africa  1500 BC-1500 AD

Lesson 1 Diverse Societies In Africa

Lesson 4 North and West African Civilizations

Lesson 5 Eastern City-States and Southern Empires of Africa

Module 13 People and Empires In The Americas 30,000 BC-1500 AD

Module 14 "The Renaissance" 1300-1500 AD

Lesson 1 The Birth of The Renaissance

Lesson 2 The Italian Renaissance

Lesson 3 The Northern Renaissance

Module 15 Reformation and Upheaval  1400-1600 AD

Lesson 1 Luther Leads The Reformation

Lesson 2 The Reformation Continues

Lesson 3 The Catholic Reformation

Module 16 Expansion, Exploration, and Encounters 1400-1800 AD

Volume 4 1500-1900

Module 17 Absolute Monarchs In Europe  1500-1800

Lesson 3 Central European Monarchs Clash

Lesson 4 Absolute Rulers of Russia

Lesson 5 Parliament Limits The English Monarchy

Module 18 Enlightenment & Revolution  1500 AD To 1800 AD

Lesson 2 Enlightenment Thinkers

Lesson 4 The American RevolutionAmerican Revolution Simulation

Module 19 The French Revolution & Napoleon 1789-1815 AD

Lesson 1 The French Revolution Begins

Lesson 2 Revolution Brings Reform & Terror

Lesson 3 Napoleon's Empire

Lesson 4 The Congress of Vienna

Module 20 Revolutions Sweep The West 1800-1900

Lesson 2 Europe Faces Revolutions

Lesson 3 Nationalism: Unification of Italy & Germany

Module 21 The Industrial Revolution 1700-1900

Volume 5 1800-1939 AD

Module 22  An Age of Democracy and Progress  1815-1915 AD

Module 23 The Age of Imperialism   1850-1915 - Imperialism Resources

Lesson 1 The Roots of Imperialism

Lesson 3 Europeans Claim Muslim Lands

Lesson 4 British Imperialism In India

Lesson 5 European Claims In Southeast Asia

Module 24  Transformations Around The Globe  1800-1925 AD

Module 25  World War I 1914-1918 AD - World War I Resources

Lesson 1 Marching Toward War

Lesson 2 Europe Plunges Into War

Lesson 3 A Global Conflict

Lesson 4 A Flawed Peace

​Module 26  Revolution & Nationalism" 1900-1940 AD

Lesson 1 Revolutions In Russia

Lesson 2 Totalitarianism: Stalinist Russia

Lesson 3 Imperial China Collapses

Lesson 4 Nationalism In Southwest Asia

Module 27  Years of Crisis 1919-1939 AD

Lesson 1 Postwar Uncertainty

Lesson 2 A Worldwide Depression

Lesson 3 Fascism Rises In Europe

Lesson 4 Aggressors Invade Nations

Volume 6 1939-2015 AD

Module 28 World War II 1939-1945 AD World War II Resources

Lesson 1 Hitler's Lightning War

Lesson 2 Japan's Pacific Campaign

Lesson 3 The Holocaust 

Lesson 4 The Allied Victory

Lesson 5 Europe and Japan In Ruins

Module 29 Cold War Conflicts 1945-Present - Cold War Resources 

Lesson 1 Cold War: Superpowers Face Off

Lesson 2 Communists Take Power In China

Lesson 3 Cold War: Wars In Korea & Vietnam

Lesson 4 The Cold War Divides The World

Lesson 5 Cold War: The Cold War Thaws

Module 30  The Colonies Become New Nations  1920-2005

Lesson 4 Conflicts in the Middle East

Module 31  Struggles For Democracy  1945-Present

Lesson 3 The Collapse of the Soviet Union

Module 32  Global Interdependence  1960-2015

Source: Holt McDougal's World History Patterns of Interaction