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 * __The West and the World Since 1500 (CHY 4U)__**


 * Currently taught by:**
 * Mr. B. O'Rourke (Semester 2)**


 * Course Text:**

Haberman, Arthur and Adrain Shubert. __The West and the World: Contacts, Conflicts, Connections.__ Toronto: Gage Learning Co, 2002.

This course investigates the major trends in Western civilization and world history from the sixteenth century to the present. Students will learn about the interaction between the emerging West and other regions of the world and about the development of modern social, political, and economic systems. They will use critical-thinking and communication skills to investigate the historical roots of contemporary issues and their present conclusions (__The Ontario Cirriculum, Canadian and World Studies, grades 11 and 12__, 193).
 * Course Synopsis:**



​__Course News / Due Dates__

History Question of the Day
Is human life really 'nasty, brutish and short'?

__MLA Style Guides__ McMaster Uiversity's MLA Style Guide Easy Bibliography Creator

__**ISU TOPICS**__
Mr. O'Rourke's Mr. Gabriel's ISU topics __**ISU Documents**__ ISU Outline and Conference ISU Seminar Leadership ISU Seminar Leadership Calendar MLA Citations Powerpoint

__**Course Forms**__

=__**Unit I "Foundations" Chapter 1-10**__= ^Back to ToC

Six Great Cities Chart Six Great Cities Assignment Unit One Key Terms Chapter 2 Syllabus The Renaissance Powerpoint Chapter 3 Syllabus Protestant Reformation Powerpoint Ch. 4 Age of Exploration Summary Chart Chapter 5- Religious Wars and State Building Powerpoint Chapter 6-Scientific Revolution & Political Thought Powerpoint Unit 1 Test Review Chapter 7- Empires & Imperial Rivalries: The Americas Guided Reading
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=** __Unit II "Enlightenment & Revolution" Chapters 11-14__ **= ^ Back to ToC

Chapter 11 Syllabus Ancien Regime Powerpoint Causes of the French Revolution Powerpoint Annotated Timeline of the French Revolution Events of the French Revolution Powerpoint Napoleonic Europe Unit Two Test Outline

Major Activity


__**Power Points**__ 


 * __C.A.T.s Package__**



Package #5 :

**__Daily Assignments and Handouts__**

__**Three Estates -A tale of Two Cities**__ media type="custom" key="4878613"

**__Review__**

=__** Unit III "European Hegemony" Chapters 15-23 **__= ^ Back to ToC Unit 3 Key Terms List Chapter 15-17 Syllabus **__Power Points__**

**__C.A.T.s Packages__**

** __Daily Assignments__ ** Chapter 16 Guided Reading: Nationalism Chapter 17 Guided Reading Activity Chapter 18 Guided Reading: Darwinism



=__** Unit IV "War and Decline" Chapters 24-27 **__= ^ Back to ToC



__** Power Point **__ ** C.A.T.s Package **

__** Daily Assignments **__

= ** __Unit V "West and the World since 1945"__ ** = ^ Back to ToC



= ** __Final Exam__ ** = ^Back to ToC

2012 Final Exam Review

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