The year is 1400. Old powers and cultures are dying: European Christendom and the Mongol Empire are both splintering; the Byzantine Empire barely exists; and Ancestral Puebloans are abandoning their cities due to prolonged droughts. But new empires and alliances are rising: the Ming in China, Aztecs in Mexico, Incas in Peru, the Mali Empire and Great Zimbabwe in Africa, and the Haudenosaunee Confederacy in our own backyards. Meanwhile, artists and scholars rediscover ancient classics of Greece & Rome. What happens next? This class will look at world history during Early Modern times using the The Human Odyssey, Vol. 2 textbook and supplemental readings, class discussion, activities, plus a few projects, presentations and/or reports.
Instructor: ej George
Instructor Bio: ej George is a long time educator who has taught everything from Music, Math and Movement to nature studies to mountaineering to natural building. For the past couple decades, she’s been offering a variety of creative classes to local homeschoolers, including a previous rendition of this World History course.
Required Materials: pencil case with pen, pencil, eraser, pencil sharpener, set of 12 colored pencils, several ultra-fine erasable markers; 3 pocket folders; notebook or binder with loose-leaf paper; The Human Odyssey, Vol. 2: Our Modern World, 1400-1914 (copies available through TEEN DAY)
Materials Fee: $10 to offset printing
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