Welcome to AL: World History (Early Civilizations - 1800s) Class

Welcome to AL: World History (Early Civilizations - 1800s) Class

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Overview of AL: World History (Early Civilizations - 1800s)

In AL: World History (Early Civilizations - 1800s), you will trace human history from the first humans through the development of the modern world that we live in today. The human world has grown because of interactions between world cultures and civilization across space and time. Your study will stress the importance of geography, religion, art, and technology, and their influence on humankind. This will help you get a deeper understanding of your place in the world and allow you to connect yourself to the past, present, and future of humankind.To successfully pass and complete this course, learners must read, watch, and interact with all course materials and components.

 

How long will this take?

Ask your community coordinator for details on your approximate completion time.

Credit Value: 0.5

Course content must be fully graded to be considered complete.

Grading Scale

Grade Scale

Course Outline

The following will be covered in the Units of this Course: 

Unit 1

Unit 1: The Study of History, Geography, and Culture

Unit 2

Unit 2: Early Civilizations in Ancient Egypt

Unit 3

Unit 3: Early Civilizations in the Fertile Crescent

Unit 4

Unit 4: Early Civilizations in India and China

Unit 5

Unit 5: Ancient Greece (600 B.C.-323 B.C.)

Unit 6

Unit 6: Ancient Rome (750 B.C.-A.D. 452)

Unit 7

Unit 7: The Byzantine Empire and the Rise of Islam (450-1453)

Unit 8

Unit 8: Middle Ages in Europe (476-1400s)

Unit 9

Unit 9: Empires in India, China, and Japan (220s B.C-A.D.1800s)

Unit 10

Unit 10: Empires in Africa and the Americas

Unit 11

Unit 11: The Renaissance and the Reformation (1300s-1600s)

Unit 12

Unit 12: Exploration and Colonization (1400s-1600s)

Unit 13

Unit 13: Before and during the Rise of the Nation-States

Unit 14

Unit 14: The Age of Absolutism in Europe (1600s-1700s)

Unit 15

Unit 15: New Ideas Lead to Revolution (1700s)

Unit 16

Unit 16: The French Revolution (1789-1815)

Unit 17

Unit 17: The Revolutionary Spirit Reaches Latin America (1800s)

Unit 18

Unit 18: Europe (1815-1848)

Unit 19

Unit 19: Great Britain—The Victorian Era (1837-1901)

Unit 20

Unit 20: France (1815-1900s)

Unit 21

Unit 21: Nationalism (1800s)