This is a chronologically and thematically organized study of world history and geography from ancient times to 1500 CE. The course highlights relationships between the geography and history of Europe, Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Students will read literature, compare, and contrast philosophies and religions, investigate archaeological findings, research the beginnings of written language, analyze works of art, music, and dance, examine patterns of human and environmental interaction, and investigate historical and legal documents that describe cultures of this time period.
The course is aligned with the Virginia Standards of Learning for World History and Geography to 1500 A.D.
Students in need of a verified credit in social studies will engage in a local process to include performance assessments in lieu of the end-of-course SOL exam. In specific cases, the student may be eligible to take the end-of-course SOL exam in addition to the local process.
Prerequisites
None
This course fulfills requirements for both the Advanced and Standard Studies Diplomas if the course is passed AND either the student completes the local process to verify credits in social studies or the SOL Examination is passed. Only students who need a verified credit in Social Studies are eligible to use the local process to verify credit or take the SOL exam. This course is identical to the World Geography course offered in the middle schools at grade eight.