Welcome to Ancient Civilizations World History and Geography. I’m your teacher, Mrs. Blosser. We’ll be together for the upcoming school year. We will study the beginnings of early civilizations through the fall of the Western Roman Empire. We will analyze the cultural, economic, geographical, historical, and political foundations for early civilizations, including Mesopotamia, Egypt, Israel, India, China, Greece, and Rome. We will finish up the school year by concluding with the decline and fall of the Western Roman Empire. My goal is to teach the students about the historical context of ancient cultures and major world religions and will follow a common template for major world religions so as to not promote any religion.
This course will be the students’ first concentrated survey of world history and geography and is designed to help students think like historians, focusing on historical concepts in order to build a foundational understanding of the world. Appropriate primary sources have been embedded in the standards in order to deepen the understanding of world history and geography. Special emphasis will be placed on the development of government, including the beginning of democratic practices.
