This course will enable students to examine history and geography from 1500 A.D. to the present, with emphasis on the development of the modern world. The study of history rests on knowledge of dates, names, places, events, and ideas. Historical understanding, however, requires students to engage in historical thinking, raise questions, and marshal evidence in support of their answers. Students engaged in historical thinking draw upon chronological thinking, historical comprehension, historical analysis and interpretation, historical research, and decision making. These skills are developed through the study of significant historical substance. Students who have not earned a verified credit in social studies must take the SOL test for World History and Geography from 1500 AD to the Present and pass it to earn a verified credit towards graduation.
Prerequisites
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