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World history

Unit 1: Beginnings - 600 BCE

The origin of humans and early human societies: Beginnings - 600 BCEThe Neolithic Revolution and the birth of agriculture : Beginnings - 600 BCEAncient Mesopotamia: Beginnings - 600 BCEAncient Egypt: Beginnings - 600 BCE
Ancient art and artifacts: Beginnings - 600 BCEAncient India: Beginnings - 600 BCEShang China: Beginnings - 600 BCEAncient Americas: Beginnings - 600 BCEHuman innovation and the environment: Beginnings - 600 BCE

Unit 2: 600 BCE - 600 CE Second-Wave Civilizations

Ancient Persia: 600 BCE - 600 CE Second-Wave CivilizationsClassical Greece: 600 BCE - 600 CE Second-Wave CivilizationsThe rise and fall of empires: 600 BCE - 600 CE Second-Wave CivilizationsEmpire of Alexander the Great: 600 BCE - 600 CE Second-Wave CivilizationsRise of Rome: 600 BCE - 600 CE Second-Wave CivilizationsFrom Roman Republic to Roman Empire: 600 BCE - 600 CE Second-Wave CivilizationsThe Roman Empire: 600 BCE - 600 CE Second-Wave CivilizationsAncient and Imperial China: 600 BCE - 600 CE Second-Wave CivilizationsEarly Judaism: 600 BCE - 600 CE Second-Wave Civilizations
Early Christianity: 600 BCE - 600 CE Second-Wave CivilizationsEarly Americas: 600 BCE - 600 CE Second-Wave CivilizationsEmpires in India: 600 BCE - 600 CE Second-Wave CivilizationsEarly Hinduism: 600 BCE - 600 CE Second-Wave CivilizationsEarly Buddhism: 600 BCE - 600 CE Second-Wave CivilizationsSyncretism: 600 BCE - 600 CE Second-Wave CivilizationsWomen and families: 600 BCE - 600 CE Second-Wave CivilizationsTransregional Trade: the Silk Road: 600 BCE - 600 CE Second-Wave CivilizationsSurvey of second-wave civilizations: 600 BCE - 600 CE Second-Wave Civilizations

Unit 3: 600 - 1450 Regional and interregional interactions

Byzantine Empire: 600 - 1450 Regional and interregional interactions European Middle Ages: feudalism and serfdom: 600 - 1450 Regional and interregional interactions Origins of Islam: 600 - 1450 Regional and interregional interactions Spread of Islam: 600 - 1450 Regional and interregional interactions Sunni and Shia Islam: 600 - 1450 Regional and interregional interactions Golden Age of Islam: 600 - 1450 Regional and interregional interactions The Great Schism: 600 - 1450 Regional and interregional interactions The Crusades: 600 - 1450 Regional and interregional interactions The Mongols: 600 - 1450 Regional and interregional interactions
Song China: 600 - 1450 Regional and interregional interactions Medieval Japan: 600 - 1450 Regional and interregional interactions Maya, Aztec, and Inca: 600 - 1450 Regional and interregional interactions Environment and trade: 600 - 1450 Regional and interregional interactions Human migration: 600 - 1450 Regional and interregional interactions Development of new trading cities: 600 - 1450 Regional and interregional interactions Cultural interactions along trade routes: 600 - 1450 Regional and interregional interactions Development of financial institutions: 600 - 1450 Regional and interregional interactions Disease and demography: 600 - 1450 Regional and interregional interactions Social institutions in the Islamic world: 600 - 1450 Regional and interregional interactions

Unit 4: 1450 - 1750 Renaissance and Reformation

Spanish and Portuguese Empires: 1450 - 1750 Renaissance and ReformationScientific Revolution and Enlightenment: 1450 - 1750 Renaissance and ReformationMughal rule in India: 1450 - 1750 Renaissance and Reformation
Sikhism: 1450 - 1750 Renaissance and ReformationThe Protestant Reformation: 1450 - 1750 Renaissance and ReformationThe Russian Empire: 1450 - 1750 Renaissance and Reformation

Unit 5: 1750 -1900 Enlightenment and Revolution

American Revolution: 1750 -1900 Enlightenment and RevolutionFrench Revolution: 1750 -1900 Enlightenment and RevolutionNapoleon Bonaparte: 1750 -1900 Enlightenment and Revolution
France's many revolutions and republics: 1750 -1900 Enlightenment and RevolutionHaitian Revolution: 1750 -1900 Enlightenment and RevolutionLatin American independence: 1750 -1900 Enlightenment and RevolutionImperialism: 1750 -1900 Enlightenment and Revolution

Unit 6: The 20th century

Beginning of World War I: The 20th century Other fronts of World War I: The 20th century Western and Eastern fronts of World War I: The 20th century Blockades and American entry: The 20th century World War I shapes the Middle East: The 20th century Aftermath of World War I: The 20th century
Rise of Hitler and the Nazis: The 20th century Rise of Mussolini and Fascism: The 20th century Overview of Chinese history 1911-1949: The 20th century Overview of World War II: The 20th century The Cold War: The 20th century Human rights: The 20th century
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