Reading level
Level eight:
Mid-level adult literature
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Curriculum details
- Honors World History
- Core curriculum
- Ninth grade
- Mar 31, 2025 - May 30, 2025
- 17 credit hours
About
This book identifies the processes that led to the rise and fall of powerful nations and empires in history, and uses them to elucidate contemporary political and economic trends in America and the rest of the world.
The author has produced a free video that summarizes Part 1 of the book, which can be accessed here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xguam0TKMw8. Students may choose to watch the video in lieu of reading Part 1, then read Parts 2 and 3 which apply the model to historical cases and the present day.