COURSE ID: E04053G0.5022

EDG-Modern World History-b

Current 2024-25
Start Date: August 14, 2024
End Date: May 22, 2025
District: Washakie County School District #1
Grade Levels: 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
Course Type: Hathaway Scholarship Eligible
Provider: Washakie No. 1 Online

This year-long course examines the major events and turning points of world history from theEnlightenment to the present. Students investigate the foundational ideas that shaped the modernworld in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Americas, and then explore the economic,political, and social revolutions that have transformed human history. This rigorous study of modernhistory examines recurring themes, such as social history, democratic government, and therelationship between history and the arts, allowing students to draw connections between the pastand the present, across cultures, and among multiple perspectives.