Units include "The Industrial Revolution as a World Event, 1750–1840 CE," "The Atlantic Revolutions as a World Event, 1750–1830 CE," "Humans in a Hurry: Nineteenth Century Migrations, 1830–1900 CE," "The Experience of Colonialism," and "New Identities: Nationalism and Religion 1850–1914 CE.
Units include "The Causes and Global Consequences of World War I, 1900–1920 CE," "The Search for Peace and Stability in the 1920s and 1930s, 1920–1930 CE," "The Great Depression, 1929–1939 CE," "Social Change and Resistance in Colonial Empires, 1914–1950 CE," "The Causes and Global Consequences of World War II, 1939–1945 CE," and "Environmental Change: The […]
Units include "Oceanic Ventures and the Joining of the Continents, 1400–1550 CE," "The Columbian Exchange and Its Consequences: Biological, Social, and Cultural, 1400–1800 CE," "Rulers with Guns: The Rise of Powerful States, 1400–1800 CE," "The Global Economy Takes Shape, 1500–1800 CE," "The Scientific Revolution, 1500–1800 CE," and "The Long Reach of the Major Religions, 1500–1800 […]
Units include "World Politics and the Global Economy After World War II," "The Two Big Powers and their Cold War, 1945–1990 CE," "A Multitude of Sovereign States, 1945–1975," "Wealth and Poverty Since 1950," "The World at Warp Speed: Science, Technology, and the Computer Revolution, 1970–Present," and "Population Explosion and Environmental Change, 1945–present.
Units include "Domesticating Plants and Animals, 10,000–4000 BCE," "Farmers Around the World, 10,000–1500 BCE," "River Valleys and the Development of Complex Societies in Afroeurasia, 4000–1500 BCE," "Migration and Militarism Across Afroeurasia, 2000–1000 BCE," and "Early Complex Societies in the Americas, 1800–500 BCE.
Units include "From the Mediterranean to India: Patterns of Power and Trade, 1200–1600 BCE," "The Expansion of Complex Society in East Asia, 1200–1300 BCE," "Migration and Change in Africa South of the Sahara, 1200 BCE–200 CE ," "From the Mediterranean to India: An Age of Greek and Persian Power, 600–200 BCE ," "Giant Empires of […]
Units include "Centuries of Upheaval in Afroeurasia, 300–600 CE," "Afroeurasia and the Rise of Islam, 600–1000 CE ," "Consolidation of the Trans-Hemispheric Network, 1000–1250 CE," "The Mongol Moment, 1200–1400 CE," "Calamities and Recoveries, 1300–1500 CE," and "Spheres of Interaction in the Americas 300–1500 CE.
Each essay analyzes an era (from prehistory to the present day) in terms of interactions between humans and ideas, the environment, and other humans, and provides study questions usable as short- and long-essay prompts.
Organized around essential questions and key themes, the units both teach content and give students practice in important historical skills such as constructing hypotheses, evaluating interpretations, and extracting and synthesizing key information from primary and secondary sources.
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