World History
A full-year survey of world history from early civilizations to globalization, emphasizing historical thinking, comparison, causation, and change over time.
6 units and 24 lessons, for Grade 9 to Grade 10. Free on Slate.
Unit 1: Historical Thinking and Early Civilizations
Learn how historians use evidence while studying the first complex societies.
- Historical Sources and Evidence (10 min)
- Geography and Civilization (10 min)
- River Valley Civilizations (10 min)
- Classical Empires (10 min)
Unit 2: Belief Systems and Exchange Networks
Study major belief systems and the trade routes that connected Afro-Eurasia.
- Major World Religions and Philosophies (10 min)
- Silk Roads and Indian Ocean Trade (10 min)
- Postclassical Empires (10 min)
- African and American Civilizations (10 min)
Unit 3: The Early Modern World
Trace global transformation through exploration, exchange, reform, and empire.
- Renaissance and Reformation (10 min)
- Global Exploration and Exchange (10 min)
- Gunpowder Empires (10 min)
- Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment (10 min)
Unit 4: Revolutions and Industrialization
Study political, economic, and social revolutions that remade the modern world.
- Atlantic Revolutions (10 min)
- Industrial Revolution (10 min)
- Nationalism and State Building (10 min)
- Imperialism (10 min)
Unit 5: The Twentieth Century
Analyze global conflict, ideology, decolonization, and the Cold War.
- World War I (10 min)
- Interwar Crisis and Totalitarianism (10 min)
- World War II and the Holocaust (10 min)
- Cold War and Decolonization (10 min)
Unit 6: Contemporary Global Issues
Connect the late twentieth century to current globalization, conflict, and cooperation.
- Globalization (10 min)
- Human Rights and Genocide (10 min)
- Environment and Development (10 min)
- World History Capstone (10 min)