History of the Renaissance and Early Modern World

Full-year course. In History of the Renaissance and Early Modern World, students will complete a survey of world history from the capture of Constantinople until 1800. Topics covered inclde the European Renaissance, the Reformation, European explorations in the New World, the rise of slavery and African resistance, the Elizabethan Age, unification and isolation in Japan and China, the Moghul empire of India, Ottoman threats to the West, the Enlightenment, the American Revolution and establishment of the United States, the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror, the foundations of the British empire, and the increasing influence of industrialization.


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History of the Renaissance and Early Modern World Information




  • Example Syllabus
  • Class meets once per week for 50-55 minutes.
  • Class cap: 20 students.
  • Designed for grades 10-12.
  • High school students may be awarded 1 Social Sciences credit upon completion of this course.

Course Materials




  • Course texts under review. 2024-2025 texts to be posted by April 1, 2024.
    • 2023-2024 Texts
      • Pre-Modern East Asia: A Cultural, Social, and Political History, Volume I: To 1800, 2nd Edition, Patricia Buckley Ebrey, Anne Walthall and James Palais
      • The Mughal Empire (The New Cambridge History of India) Reprint Edition, John Richards
      • America: A Concise History, Vol. 1: To 1877, 6th edition, James A. Henretta and Rebecca Edwards
      • Early Modern Europe: An Oxford History, 1st Edition, Euan Camero


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