SOCIAL STUDIES
The Islamic Movement in World History: Origins, Expansion,
Encounters, 600-1500 Few religions have spread with such rapidity and wielded such influence over their societies as Islam. Beginning in the seventh century, this religion swept across the Middle East, North Africa, parts of Europe, and large swaths of Asia. What are the essential tenets of Islam? Why did Islam spread so rapidly? To what extent should one consider Islam a monolithic religion? And to what extent to do varieties exist within the Islamic world? Explore these and more questions, including the nature of Jihad and the Muslim world’s relationship with the West, in The Islamic Movement.
Length of Course 1 bin
Mod + Period 3C
The Triumph of Reason: The Scientific Revolution, the Enlightenment, and the
Birth of the Modern World Few centuries in history have been as influential as the seventeenth and eighteenth. In this span of time, during the scientific revolution and Enlightenment, reason would transform human culture, challenge existing institutions, and lead to new ways to understand the world. Some scholars even held out the prospect of perfecting humankind. Why did these movements occur? What were their effects? And to what extent has the modern world vindicated scientists’ and Enlightenment thinkers’ claims?
Length of Course 1 bin
Mod + Period 5A, 6C
Credits Apply Toward Social Studies
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Grade Level(s) 9, 10
Teacher(s) Comerchero, Keating
Credits Apply Toward Social Studies
The Man, The Myth, The Legend-Global
Che Guevara, Chairman Mao, Pablo Escobar. What do men like these have in common? Based on public perception and personal opinion, these men, and men like them, are viewed as either heroes or villains. Using a rotating roster of historic and modern figures this class will use a variety of sources to discuss how public perception can be swayed and how opposing opinions on individuals can develop.
Length of Course 1 bin
Mod + Period 7A
Credits Apply Toward Social Studies
Grade Level(s) 9, 10
Teacher(s) Huizinga
Grade Level(s) 9, 10
Teacher(s) Comerchero
The Story of Democracy:
Against All Odds Look at the world today, and democratic governments abound. But over the course of human history, democracies have been exceedingly rare, and many have perished. In this course, students will explore the story of democracy, from its birth in ancient Greece, through its expression during the Roman Republic, and those developments in Europe that made its transition to the United States and beyond possible. Students will learn about those qualities that make democratic republics so attractive, even exceptional, but also those features that make them so fragile, even vulnerable. In the process, we will explore what some of the greatest historians and thinkers have had to say about this form of government.
Length of Course 1 bin
Mod + Period 2C, 4C
Credits Apply Toward Social Studies
The Lottery of Birth:
Why Place Matters Place matters. The environment into which a person is born will often dictate the life that person will lead. How varied is the human experience based on place? This course will serve to answer that question while also exploring the spectrum of human experience and culture around the world. This course is designed to help prepare students for the AP exam in Human Geography.
Length of Course 1 bin
Mod + Period 4A, 6A
Credits Apply Toward Social Studies
Grade Level(s) 9, 10
Teacher(s) Huizinga
Grade Level(s) 9, 10
Teacher(s) Keating
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