World History
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Stimulate and engage students using this Center for Learning senior high series, and unlock significant eras in world history for your students. These resources draw students beyond a mere comprehension of factual data and enliven classrooms with lesson plans, activities, and handouts that build critical and conceptual thinking skills. The series explores Western and non-Western history chronologically while emphasizing social and cultural perspectives.
Book 1: Foundation to Renaissance in the West
Use World History, Book 1 to effectively cover prehistory up to 1600 A.D. The unit’s eight parts unpack a dense amount of material and help students understand key concepts related to the ancient world, classical cultures, belief systems, the Americas, and the Renaissance.
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Book 2: Renaissance in the East to the Industrial Revolution
Expand your students’ interest in the years 1201 A.D. to 1900 A.D. Use the unit’s five parts to facilitate understanding of the Renaissance in the East, the Reformation, kings and nations, the age of revolution, and the post-Napoleonic era.
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- Introduction
- Table of Contents
- Teacher Notes
- Lesson 34: Revolutions in Latin America: Bolivar 1813-1814
Book 3: Age of Kings to World War II
Book 3 fosters classroom discussion about topics from the late 1800s to the 1940s. Four parts address new philosophies for a new age, the Victorian era, the dawn of a new world, and World War II.
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Book 4: Post-World War II to the Present
Enrich your class’s understanding of how global events following World War II have paved the way to the present day. Topics covered include the Cold War, developing vs. developed nations, emerging democracies, post-World War II conflict and cooperation, and issues for the global village.
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