HIS Social Studies (World History)
Children are a heritage from the Lord. .......Psalm 127:3
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Instructional Philosophy:
Basic to our study of World History is the conviction that God is the Creator of the Universe and the Controller of History. The Christian Perspective is the Key to proper understanding of history, for it enables us to see God’s purpose and plan in human events. That Christ’s birth is the focal point of History. All history is either pointing towards the birth of Christ or looking back to it. We see the Sovereign hand of God in history as well as the consequences of man’s choices. The Providence of God has guided history for His glory. Yet each person is free to choose whether to obey God and be used by Him, or to disobey and suffer the consequences. Thus we illustrate the truth of Proverbs 14:34: “Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.” And Proverbs 21:1: “The King’s heart is in the hand of the Lord… He turneth it whithersoever he will.” Because man’s actions are the product of his thoughts (Prov. 23:7) we emphasize the important concepts and ideas in history as well as people and events. The program is closed with confidence in the future because God is in sovereign control of history and His will shall be done. The World’s hope rests solely upon the Lord Jesus Christ.
Instructional Goal:
9th Grade History Program includes a study of world history in a Christian
Perspective. Students will be led through a journey that will lead to the conviction
that God is the creator of the universe and the Controller of history. They will see
God’s purpose and plan for human events as they develop their thinking skills in a
Christian Perspective. They will exercise their reasoning abilities by discussing
important concepts and giving reasons for their beliefs. They will learn to analyze
current events and form good intelligent opinions based on Biblical Principles.
Resources:
Texts:
World History: Connections to Today (Teacher Edition) Prentice Hall 2001
World History: Connections to Today (Student Edition) Prentice Hall 2001
Display Maps and Timelines and colorful Pictures with a link to the Humanities
Supplementary Text:
World History and Cultures (Teacher Edition) Abeka Book 1997
World History and Cultures (Student Edition)Abeka Book 1997
Current Events:
The East African (published weekly)
Selected News Reports from www.phscool.com
News Reports from www.cnn.com
Scope and Sequence:
EARLY CIVILIZATIONS (A fascinating story)
Foundations for the Study of History: Gaining a Christian Perspective on History
First Civilizations: Africa and Asia
Early Civilizations: India and China
EMPIRES OF THE ANCIENT WORLD (A story of real people)
Empires of India and China
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome and the Rise of Christianity
Civilizations of the Americas
REGIONAL CIVILIZATIONS (Heroes can be today’s role models)
The rise of Europe
The High Middle Ages
The Byzantine Empire and Russia
The Muslim World
Kingdoms and Trading States of Africa
Spread of Civilization in East Asia
EARLY MODERN TIMES (Problem solving of the past can provide insight for today)
The Renaissance and Reformation
The first Global Age: Europe and Asia
The first Global Age: Europe, the Americas, and Africa
The Age of Absolutism
ENLIGHTMENT AND REVOLUTION (Unbelief and Revolution)
The Enlightment and the American Revolution
The French Revolution and Napoleon
The Industrial Revolution Begins
Revolutions in Europe and Latin America
INDUSTRIALISM AND THE NEW GLOBAL AGE (The past has an impact on us today)
Life in the Industrial Age
Nationalism Triumphs in Europe
Growth of Western Democracies
The New Imperialism
New Global Patterns
WORLD WARS AND REVOLUTIONS (We can learn from mistakes of the past)
World War I and its Aftermath
Revolution in Russia
Nationalism and Revolution Around the World
Crisis of Democracy in the West
World War II and its Aftermath
THE WORLD TODAY (We interact with people around the world)
The World since 1945: An Overview
Europe and North America
East Asia and Southeast Asia
South Asia and the Middle East
Africa
Latin America
Instructional Objectives:
The students will continue to:
1. Increase their understanding of man, the world, and God and apply Biblical principles in their evaluation of world events.
2. Realize that Christ’s birth has had a more profound impact upon the world than any other single event.
3. Realize that the Providence of God has Guided history for his Glory
4. Understand the blessings of righteousness as well as the curse of sin, making history class an ideal opportunity for character training.
5. Expose the error of Marxism, humanism, modernism, and many other philosophies, pointing to the Bible as the only source of true philosophy.
6. Take a conservative political and economic view of history, identifying liberal principles and dealing with them from a conservative, Christian perspective.
7. Know that without Christ, the idea of the world’s end brings despair, but a Christian can look forward to the end of the world as a fulfillment of God’s plan.
8. Realize that ideas are very important in history, because the way people and nations think directs the course of their actions.
9. Exercise their reasoning abilities by discussing important concepts and giving reasons for their beliefs on all levels of learning – Knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.
10. Analyze current events and form good, intelligent opinions.