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Table Of Contents - Volume I World History

Sample Lesson 1 Goes Here Table of Contents

VOLUME I : World History—Themes + Periods + Particulars + Majors + Pics of World/Character Education/Self-Empowerment

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  1. Introduction 5

  2. Why Clozed-Notes Are So Effective 6

  3. How to Make Slide Shows 7

  4. How to Present/Read These Lessons 8

  5. How to Follow Up/Assess Your Students to Maximize Common Core Thinking 9

  6. A Final Word 11


HISTORICAL THEMES 13

  1. Main Historical Themes Slide Show (25-35 Minutes) 14

  2. Historical Themes Short with Modern World Examples (10-20 mins) 16

HISTORICAL PERIODS 17

  1. 10 Historical Periods (5-10 Minutes) 18

  2. HP1-The Ancient World (40,000-500BC)-General (10-25) 19

  3. HP1-The Ancient World 1 (20-25) 20

  4. HP1-The Ancient World 2 (20-25) 22

  5. HP2-The Classical World (499 BC-500 AD)-General (10 to 25) 24

  6. HP2-The Classical World 1 (20-25) 25

  7. HP2-The Classical World 2 (20-25) 27

  8. HP3-The Early Middle Ages (501-1100 AD)-General (15-30) 28

  9. HP4- The Middle Ages (1101-1460)-General (15-30) 30

  10. HP5-The Renaissance (1461-1600)-General (15-30) 32

  11. HP5-The Renaissance 1 (20-25) 34

  12. HP5-The Renaissance 2 (20-25) 36

  13. HP6-Trade and Empire (1601-1707)-General (15-30) 38

  14. HP6-Trade and Empire 1 (20-25) 40

  15. HP6-Trade and Empire 2 (20-25) 42

  16. HP6-Trade and Empire 3 (20-25) 44

  17. HP7-Revolution and Independence (1708-1836)-General (20-30) 46

  18. HP7-Revolution and Independence 1 (20-25) 48

  19. HP7-Revolution and Independence 2 (20-25) 50

  20. HP7-Revolution and Independence 3 (20-25) 52

  21. HP8-Unification and Colonization (1837-1913)-General (15-30) 54

  22. HP8-Unification and Colonization 1 (20-25) 56

  23. HP8-Unification and Colonization 2 (20-25) 58

  24. HP8-Unification and Colonization 3 (20-25) 60

  25. HP9-The World at War (1914-1949)-General (15-20) 62

  26. HP9-The World at War 1 (20-25) 64

  27. HP9-The World at War 2 (20-25) 66

  28. HP9-The World at War 3 (20-25) 68

  29. HP9-The World at War 4 (20-25) 70

  30. HP9-The World at War 5 (20-25) 72

  31. HP10-The Modern World (1950-Present)-General (25-35) 74

  32. HP10-The Modern World 1 (15-25) 76

  33. HP’s 5-10 The Renaissance to The Modern World General (25-35) 78


PARTICULARS—WORLD HISTORY SLIDE SHOWS (All Are 20 to 30 Minutes) 81

  1. Enlightenment and Revolution-The Scientific Revolution 82

  2. Enlightenment and Revolution-The Enlightenment in Europe 84

  3. Enlightenment and Revolution-The Enlightenment Spreads 86

  4. Exploration 1400-1800 88

  5. The Age of Imperialism 1800-1914 90

  6. Transformations Around the Globe 1800-1914 92

  7. World War II 1 94

  8. World War II 2 96

  9. World War II 3 98

  10. World War II 4 100

  11. World War II 5 102

  12. The Cold War 1 104

  13. The Cold War 2 106

  14. The Cold War 3 108

  15. The Cold War 4 110

  16. The Vietnam War 1 112

  17. The Vietnam War 2 114

  18. The Vietnam War 3 116

  19. The Vietnam War 4 118

  20. World Colonies Become New Nations 1945-Present 120

  21. Struggles For Democracy 1945-Present 122

  22. The United States in the World 1990-2010 (Might stretch to 35 mins) 124


CORE CONCEPTS (All Are 10-25 Mins, depending on how much you stretch) 126

  1. The Rise of Democratic Ideas 127

  2. The Muslim World Expands 1300-1700 129

  3. The Americas 131

  4. World War I 133

  5. World War II 135

  6. The Cold War 137

  7. The Vietnam War 139


MAJOR SLIDE SHOWS (All Are 25-35 Minutes) 140

  1. Major Explorers 1 141

  2. Major Political/Economic Thinkers 1 143

  3. Inventors/Thinkers 19th Century 145

  4. Religions 1 The East Hinduism 147

  5. Religions 2 The East Buddhism 149

  6. Religions 3 The West Judaism 151

  7. Religions 4 The West Christianity 153

  8. Religions 5 The Middle East Islam 155

  9. Major Federal Agencies 157

  10. Major Political Parties 159

  11. Democrat/Liberal Stance vs Republican/Conservative Stance 161

  12. Key Economics Vocabulary 163

  13. Capitalism vs Communism 165

  14. Major Modern Psychologists—Sigmund Freud 167

  15. Major Modern Psychologists—Carl Jung 169

  16. Major Modern Psychologists—Fritz Perls 171

  17. Major Modern Psychologists—Erich Fromm 173

  18. Major Modern Psychologists—Carl Rogers 175

  19. Major Government and Economic Systems 177


PICS OF THE WORLD/CHARACTER EDUCATION/SELF-EMPOWERMENT 179

  1. Pictures of the World (1-3) (5-15) 180

  2. Pictures of the World-Single Country Focus (10) 181

  3. The Wild and Wonderful World-Entire World Fill-in (20-25) 182

  4. Building a Life of Meaning, Purpose, and Happiness: 11 Principles 184

  5. Napoleon Hill’s Universal Principles of Success and Achievement 186

  6. Stephen Covey’s 7 Principles of Highly Effective People 188

  7. 7 Things to Take Control and Feel Better 190

  8. How to Succeed in College 192


ANSWER KEY 194


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