CP World History

The major emphasis of World History is on the study of significant people, events, and issues from 1450 to the contemporary era. Traditional historical points of reference in world history are identified as students analyze important events and issues in western civilization as well as its impact on cultures, peoples, and civilizations in other parts of the world. Students evaluate the causes and effects of political and economic imperialism and of major political revolutions since the 17th century. Students analyze the process by which democratic-republican governments evolved as well as the ideas from historic documents that influenced that process. Students trace the historical development of important legal and political concepts. Students examine the history and impact of contemporary religious and philosophical traditions. Students analyze the connections between major developments in science and technology and the growth of industrial economies, and they use the process of historical inquiry to research, interpret, and use multiple sources of evidence.

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