Here you will find information related to the Western Civilizations I - Academic Level course. Information regarding specific assignments, documents and articles to download, and other useful material will be made available on a regular basis. It is important to understand that though I am giving you access to PowerPoint lectures and other resources, you are still responsible for keeping track of materials I give you in class. These resources are not a substitute to the notes you take in class, etc.

General Handouts & Documents
The files below are all Microsoft Word or PDF files. These will come in useful as the year progresses.

~Course Guidelines
~Primary Source Analysis Worksheet
~Classroom Participation Rubric
~Cornell Notes Outline (Word)
~Cornell Notes Outline (PDF)
~RHHS Statement of Academic Honesty
~Social Studies Department Writing Rubric
~Social Studies Department Oral Rubric
~Schoolwide Academic Expectation Rubrics
~Sample Bibliography
~Research Paper Materials

Blank Maps:
~World
~Middle East
~Mediterranean
~Europe
~Atlantlic World

Unit Materials

Unit 1 - Comparative Religions

~Unit Overview and Vocabulary List
~Comparative Religions PowerPoint

Unit 2 - Ancient Greece

~Unit Overview and Vocabulary List
~Athens vs. Sparta PowerPoint
~Ancient Greece's Got Talent Project Information
~Greek Architecture PowerPoint
~Greek Pottery PowerPoint
~The Peloponnesian War PowerPoint

Unit 3 - Ancient Rome

~Unit Overview and Vocabulary List
~The Roman Republic PowerPoint
~The Decline of the Roman Republic PowerPoint
~Ancient Rome Map Assignment
~Roman Architecture PowerPoint
~The Fall of Rome PowerPoint

Unit 4 - The Early Middle Ages

~Unit Overview and Vocabulary List
~The Franks PowerPoint
~Feudalism PowerPoint

Unit 5 - The High & Late Middle Ages

~Unit Overview and Vocabulary List
~Crusades PowerPoint
~The Hundred Years' War PowerPoint
~High & Late Middle Ages Exam Review

Unit 6 -The Renaissance

~Unit Overview and Vocabulary List
~Introduction to the Renaissance PowerPoint
~Art of the Italian Renaissance PowerPoint
~The Renaissance Hall of Fame

Unit 7 - The Reformation

Unit 8 - The Era of Exploration