Aug 28 - Sep 8 (2 Weeks)	Course Introduction and Study Skills:  We will become familiar with classroom routines, rules and expectations, homework and grading policies; explore reasons why we study history; learn essential geography skills; take a history pretest; recieve textbook - "History Alive"
Sep 11 - Oct 27 (7 Weeks)	The Fall of Rome and European Medieval Society:  We will explore the causes and effects of the vast expansion and ultimate disintegration of the Roman Empire.  We will also study medieval societies, the structure of feudal governments, and the spread and effects of Christianity
Oct 30 - Dec 15  (6 Weeks)	The Rise of Islam:  We will study Islam during the middle ages as a religion, a political structure, and as a civilization that continues to influence the geographical areas it touched in these early centuries.
Jan 2 - Feb 9 (6 Weeks)	Europe's Transition to the Modern World, 1300-1600.   The Renaissance, the Reformation, the Scientific Revolution, the Age of Exploration and the Enlightenment.
Feb 12 - Mar 16 (5 Weeks)	The Americas:  We will examine the three great American Civilizations of Middle and South America: the Mayans, Azteczs, and Incas.
Mar 19 - May 4 (5 Weeks)	Sub-Saharan African States:  We will examine the geography of sub-Saharan Africa, and analyze the importance of iron technology and trade in the developement in of the civilizations of Ghana, Mali, and West Africa during medieval and early modern times.
May 7 - June 15 (6 Weeks)	Asian Civilizations - China and Japan: We will explore the geographical, political, econmic, religious and social structures of China and its influence on Japan andthe Korean Peninsula during the Middle Ages.