STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 I.      Describe the basic outline of the history of the Middle Ages, with a focus on key historical events and personages.

 II.     Analyze the impact of medieval political, cultural, economic and intellectual developments on contemporary civilizations.

 III.    Analyze the impact of cultural intersections during the Middle Ages in the development of medieval and modern civilizations.

 IV.     Respond critically to medieval primary sources, demonstrating an understanding of their importance both to their own time and to the modern era.

 V.    Four general goals integrate history with workplace skills:

       A.      Acquire information from many sources

       B.      Break complex and multiple sources of information down into parts to create clearer understanding

       C.      Understand the impact of time and space on perspective

       D.      Develop narrative structures and arguments based on evidence

 VI.     Throughout the course, students should be introduced to course content, practice using course content, and demonstrate they can:

       A.        Describe how peoples, groups, cultures, and institutions covered in this course change over time

       B.        Understand the events covered in the course in historical context and recognize how social, cultural, gender, race, religion, nationality and other identities affect historical perspective

       C.        Communicate orally and in writing about the subject of the course and select and apply contemporary forms of technology to solve problems and compile information

       D.        Use different resources for historical research, including libraries, databases, bibliographies and archives

       E.         Analyze secondary sources and recognize differences in historical interpretation

       F.         Identify types of primary sources, the point of view and purpose of their author or creator

       G.        Create substantive writing samples which employ critical analysis of primary and secondary sources, and document those sources correctly

       H.        Construct knowledge in the discipline and synthesize historical narratives and timelines from primary and secondary sources, maps, and/or artifacts and critically analyze, interpret and evaluate many different points of view to construct historical arguments.

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I.      The Transformation of the Ancient World

 II.     The Emergence of Europe and the Early Middle Ages

 III.    Byzantium and Eastern Christianity

 IV.     Islam in the Near East and North Africa

 V.      The Carolingian World

 VI.     The High Middle Ages

 VII.    The Waning of the Middle Ages

 VIII.   The Renaissance and the end of the Middle Ages