11th+grade+world+history

Social Studies Department Course Syllabus 2011-2012
 * Surrattsville **** High School **

__ World History __

Description: The World History curriculum uses a thematic format to examine the development of civilizations from 1500 to the present. Aspects of government, culture, geography, and economics are studied to explain their influence on the development, culture, and decline of civilizations.

Objectives:
 * 1) compare and contrast the beliefs of major world religions
 * 2) analyze the affect of political systems on the continuity and stability of civilizations
 * 3) identify how culture is diffused through hemispheric contact
 * 4) examine how 20th century conflicts have changed the world
 * 5) analyze the pressing environmental, political, economic, and social questions facing the modern world

For a complete list of course objectives, refer to the World History curriculum guide.

Requirements: Students are required to keep a three-ring notebook and come prepared with a writing instrument and textbook every day. Class attendance is an important factor in the successful completion of this graduation requirement. Students who miss class are only eligible to make up assignments for absences that are considered excused by Prince George’s County Public Schools.