World History A – High School – FX

Flex Course Overview: World History A is a course designed with the flexibility to help students complete their coursework at their own pace and schedule. Students may bypass portions of unit content and assignments by showing mastery of materials and objectives if they choose the option to challenge a unit by taking the challenge test. Based on how well they do on a challenge test, some coursework may be exempted. This course is divided into eight units with coursework (including computer and teacher-graded assignments) and a unit exam. Based on how well they do on a challenge test, some coursework may be exempted. There is no high-stakes final exam; just shorter incremental exams in each unit, two of which must be scheduled with a proctor.

Course Description: This course covers early hunter-gatherer communities during the Paleolithic Age to the Agrarian communities in the Neolithic Age.  Students will learn about Ancient River Valley Civilizations and their achievements that helped to develop the civilized world. They will learn about the social, economic, and political characteristics of ancient Greece, Rome, the Byzantine Empire, and early African and Mesoamerican civilizations.  They will evaluate the role of the Catholic Church during the Middle Ages and determine the achievements of the Renaissance Era in order to explain how Western society benefited from this Reformation. View full syllabus