Welcome

I would like to first welcome you to your first year at “insert high school here”, and welcome to 9th grade World History. I am Mr. Szeto and I will be your teacher for this year; my email address is ks81589p@pace.edu. To find out more about me please follow the link to the contact me page.

Course Description

Global History I is designed to focus on the common theme

s that recur across time and place and eight historical eras. This is the first part of a two-year sequence which focuses on a chronological study of 1) Ancient World: Civilizations and Religion (4000 BC - 500 AD); 2) Expanding Zones of Exchange and Encounter (500 - 1200); 3) Global Interactions (1200 - 1650); and 4) the First Global Age (1450-1770). The course is designed to show interdependence and to create in students a greater awareness of the world in which they live. It will conclude in the 10th grade with a Regents Exam encompassing material from Grades 9 and 10.

Materials

For every class period students should bring with them

• A 1-inch three ring binder
• A spiral note-book or loose leaf lined paper.
• a number 2 pencil
• a black or blue pen