Free World History Curriculum by Katrena

 

World History Resources by Katrena

Free World History resources abound on the Internet, but I could not find a free version that was comprehensive to use as a high school homeschooling resource, so I made my own. Since I put over 300 hours into this project, I decided to share these resources with my Student Survive 2 Thrive readers as well!

This resource is based on Holt McDougal's 2012 World History: Patterns of Interactions textbook. I found that textbook to be quite informative and it has a variety of learning opportunities with each chapter; however, you'll probably want to supplement with information from 2012 to today. 

My daughter was getting a little overwhelmed with the end of chapter questions, so I decided to simplify and make my own simple, straightforward quiz focusing on each chapter. I put my questions and answer into Google Classroom and made each one open notes so she would be engaged and focused as she read each chapter and provided unlimited attempts for her to achieve a perfect score if she wanted to do so.

You can find each of my 36 quizzes in the following links. Each chapter quiz includes 10-20 questions with the correct answer directly following each question. The answers have a bold outline. Many of the incorrect answers also provide opportunity for further learning. Since these were screen shots, I also included captions for anyone who is hearing impaired or if it is difficult to see the bold outline on any of my slides. The graphics for my quizzes are from Pixabay and include a related photo - this could also be an opportunity for further discovery.

I have found that many of my college students enjoy games, so I entered all of my world history quizzes into Kahoot! These games can be played alone or with a group and have a timer of 20 seconds per question. I use the free version by clicking "Continue with Basic" on the entry screen.

My daughter enjoys videos, so I located free YouTube videos related to the topics from each chapter and have included the title and URL for each video at each link below. I copied and pasted these into Google Classroom and then cut the URLs to provide a link directly through the classroom.

You are welcome to use as many or as few of these resources as you wish. If you know of others who are looking for world history resources, I'd love for you to direct them to my blog!

World History

Week 1: The Peopling of the World: Prehistory to 2500 B.C.   

Week 2: Early River Valley Civilizations 3500 B.C. to 450 B.C.  

Week 3:  People and Ideas on the Move from 2000 B.C. to 250 B.C. 

Week 4: First Age of Empires 1570 B.C. to A.D. 200  

Week 5: Classical Greece 2000 B.C. to 300 B.C. 

Week 6: Ancient Rome and Early Christianity 500 B.C. to A.D. 500  

Week 7: India and China Establish Empires 400 B.C. to A.D. 550  

Week 8: African Civilizations 1500 B.C. to A.D. 700 

Week 9: The Americas 40,000 B.C. to A.D. 700 

Week 10: The Muslim World 600-1250 

Week 11: Byzantines, Russians, Turks 500-1500 

Week 12: Empires in East Asia 600-1350 

Week 13: European Middle Ages 500-1200 

Week 14: The Formation of Western Europe 800-1500 

Week 15: Societies and Empires of Africa 800-1500  

Week 16: People and Empires in the Americas 500-1500 

Week 17: European Renaissance and Reformation 1300-1600 

Week 18: The Muslim World Expands 1300-1700

Week 19: Age of Explorations and Isolation 1400-1800 

Week 20: The Atlantic World 1492-1800 

Week 21: Absolute Monarchs in Europe 1500-1800

Week 22: Enlightenment and American Revolution 1550-1789 

Week 23: The French Revolution and Napoleon 1789-1815 

Week 24: Nationalist Revolutions Sweep the West 1789-1900  

Week 25: The Industrial Revolution 1700-1900  

Week 26: Age of Democracy and Progress 1815-1914 

Week 27: Age of Imperialism 1850-1914 

Week 28: Transformations Around the Globe 1800-1914 

Week 29: The Great War (World War I) 1914-1918 

Week 30: Revolution and Nationalism 1900-1939 

Week 31: Years of Crisis 1919-1939 

Week 32: World War II 1939-1945 

Week 33: Restructuring the Postwar World: 1945-2012 

Week 34: The Colonies Become New Nations 1945-2012 

Week 35: Struggles for Democracy 1945-2012 

Week 36: Global Interdependence 1960-2012 

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Week 36 World History: Global Interdependence 1960-2012

 

Globe painted on hands photo by stokpic at
https://pixabay.com/photos/hands-world-map-global-earth-600497/

This world history resource focuses on struggles for
democracy from 1945 to 2012 and includes quiz questions
and answers and video links to related topics.

I utilized World History: Patterns of Interaction (Holt McDougal) for our world history textbook. It has multiple options for different learning styles and covers a wide array of information.

This quiz accompanies Chapter 36: pages 1068-1105.

Directions for the quiz:

• Scroll down and click on the thumbnail to enlarge to full screen.
• Click on the graphic to advance to the next screen.
• Choose an answer for each question.
• Compare your answers with those provided.

If you are interested in a group and/or interactive version of this quiz,

log in to Kahoot! and search for Week 36 World History by Katrena.

Below are free videos to accompany chapter 36:

• International Space Station
• Evolution of Computers
• Human Genome Project
• Crash Course: Agricultural Revolution
• Crash Course: Globalization & Trade & Poverty
• Sustainable Development Goals
• Universal Human Rights
• Mother Teresa
• Maternity Leave in the U.S. vs. the Rest of the World
• Crash Course: Globalization

Thanks for visiting my Student Survive 2 Thrive blog.

Navigate my blog easily through my site map, topics
tabs on the right, or via my search bar.

Here are a few of my articles you may also find helpful this week:

• Week 36 Visual Arts: Grand Finale!
• Week 36 Ninth Grade ELA Assignments
• Mount Mitchell - America's Highest Peak East of the Mississippi

World History Week 36 Global Interdependence 1960-2012

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The United States was the first country to put a
human into orbit in outer space.
Answer choices include: true, false

The correct answer is false.

Which of the following is/are TRUE regarding space exploration?
Answer choices include:
Experiments in the International Space Station
may lead to advances in medicine & technology.
NASA & the European Space Agency developed
& launched the Hubble Space Telescope.
Two robotic rovers created by NASA successfully landed on Mars.
All of these.

The correct answer is all of these.

Advances in technology have changed how and where many people work.
Answer choices include: true, false

The correct answer is true.

___ is the creation of identical copies of DNA that allow scientists
to reproduce identical plants & animals.
Answer choices include: Genetics, Genetic engineering,
Artificial intelligence, Natural selection

The correct answer is genetic engineering.

What is the primary goal of the Green Revolution?
Answer choices include:
Decrease food production worldwide;
Reduce, reuse, & recycle;
Creation of another political party focused on living with intention;
Increase food production worldwide

The correct answer is increase food production worldwide.

After World War II, ____.
Answer choices include:
Manufacturing jobs moved toward developed nations
& information industries moved toward emerging nations,
Manufacturing jobs moved toward emerging nations
& information industries moved toward developed nations,
Manufacturing jobs & information industries became primarily less in all nations, Manufacturing jobs & information industries became primarily more in all nations

The correct answer is: Manufacturing jobs moved
toward emerging nations & information industries
moved toward developed nations

In 2009, which multinational corporation had
the highest revenue at about $408 billion? Answer choices include:
Toyota, Exxon Mobil, GE (General Electric), Wal-Mart

The correct answer is Wal-Mart.

Beginning in 1994, NAFTA encouraged free trade between
all of these countries EXCEPT:
Answer choices include:
Great Britain, United States, Mexico, Canada

The correct answer is Great Britain.

Starting in 2007, ___ prices in the U.S. increased rapidly
& then sharply decreased, leading many
governments having to help stabilize the world economy.
Answer choices include: computer, housing, pharmaceutical, education

The correct answer is housing.

Globalization takes jobs from high-paid laborers in developed
countries and re-distributes them to laborers in emerging countries.
Answer choices include: true, false

The correct answer is true.

A(n) ____ is a restriction of trade and can lead to
significant economic decline in many nations.
Answer choices include: sale, inflation, embargo, backorder

The correct answer is embargo.

In the Persian Gulf War, ~39 nations declared war on ___ due to fears
that it would control most of the world’s petroleum supplies.
Answer choices include: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran, Iraq

The correct answer is Iraq.

___ growth focuses on meeting current economic needs while ensuring
the preservation of the environment & conservation of resources.
Answer choices include: Sustainable, Rapid, Critical, Exponential

The correct answer is sustainable.

Which of the following is/are weapon(s) of mass destruction, bringing
about treaties to limit their manufacturing, testing, & trade?
Answer choices include: nuclear/atomic weapons, biological weapons,
chemical weapons, all of these

The correct answer is all of these.

___ established the Order of the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India,
with a commitment to serve the sick, needy, & unfortunate.
Answer choices include:
Billy Graham, Mother Teresa, Jim Bakker, Mahatma Gandhi

The correct answer is Mother Teresa.

Which continent has been most affected by HIV/AIDS?
Answer choices include: North America, Asia, Europe, Africa

The correct answer is Africa.

In 2005, there were 19.2 million ___, who are people who leave
their country to move to another to find safety.
Answer choices include: refugees, citizens, nationalists, residents

The correct answer is refugees.

___ involves politically motivated attacks on computerized information systems.
Answer choices include: Religiterrorism, Cyberterrorism, Guerrilla Warfare, Narcoterrorism

The correct answer is cyberterrorism.

What is the major way popular culture is spreading to all parts of the world?
Answer choices include: mass media, books, face-to-face conversations, cave walls

The correct answer is mass media.

What language is spoken by more people than any other language?
Answer choices include: English, Latin, Sanskrit, Mandarin Chinese

The correct answer is Mandarin Chinese.

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Week 35 World History: Struggles for Democracy 1945-2012

 

Photo of Hole in Berlin Wall by emkanicepic at https://pixabay.com/photos/wall-old-berlin-wall-insight-3265883/

This world history resource focuses on struggles for
democracy from 1945 to 2012 and includes quiz questions
and answers and video links to related topics.

I utilized World History: Patterns of Interaction (Holt McDougal) for our world history textbook. It has multiple options for different learning styles and covers a wide array of information.

This quiz accompanies Chapter 35: pages 1030-1067.

Directions for the quiz:

• Scroll down and click on the thumbnail to enlarge to full screen.
• Click on the graphic to advance to the next screen.
• Choose an answer for each question.
• Compare your answers with those provided.

If you are interested in a group and/or interactive version of this quiz,

log in to Kahoot! and search for Week 35 World History by Katrena.

Below are free videos to accompany chapter 35:

• Apartheid
• Nelson Mandela
• Perestroika & Glasnost
• Soviet Union Collapse
• Rise & Fall of Berlin Wall
• Yugoslavia Collapse
• Man Stops Tanks in China
• South Africa Voting Line

Thanks for visiting my Student Survive 2 Thrive blog.

Navigate my blog easily through my site map, topics
tabs on the right, or via my search bar.

Here are a few of my articles you may also find helpful this week:

• Week 35 Visual Arts: Art and Health
• Week 35 Ninth Grade ELA Assignments
• Raven Rock State Park - First Day Hike in 2023

World History Week 35 Struggles for Democracy 1945-2012

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A nation where citizens elect representatives to make laws is called a ____.
Answer choices include: monarchy, democracy, theocracy, socialist nation

The correct answer is democracy.

Which of the following does NOT help a democracy to be successful?
Answer choices include:
Shared belief that nobody is above the law with fair/equal treatment for all,
Stable economy with a strong middle class & opportunities for advancement,
Education & literacy available for all citizens,
Leaders are allowed to abuse power without fear of punishment

The correct answer is:
Leaders are allowed to abuse power without fear of punishment.

What happened in 1981 that cut Mexico’s revenue in half?
Answer choices include:
cotton prices fell, tourism declines, oil prices fell, tobacco prices fell

The correct answer is: oil prices fell

In 2002, ___ defaulted on its $132 billion debt,
the largest debt default to that date in history.
Answer choices include: Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Bolivia

The correct answer is Argentina.

When Europeans established colonial boundaries in Africa,
they ignored existing ethnic or cultural divisions,
resulting in many conflicts.
Answer choices include: true, false

The correct answer is true.

___ was a Nigerian writer/activist who
spoke out against the oil industry
& was later sentenced to death in
November 1995 for a crime he did not commit.
Answer choices include:
Abdulsalami Abubakar, Juan Peron, Ernesto Zedillo, Ken Saro-Wiwa

The correct answer is Ken Saro-Wiwa.

In South Africa, a small white minority ruled
a large black majority in
the early 1900s, leading to the establishment of ___.
Answer choices include:
dissidents, martial law, integration, apartheid

The correct answer is apartheid.

F.W. de Klerk and ___ were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
for their efforts to bring democracy to South Africa.
Answer choices include:
Yar' Adua, Sani Abacha, Moshood Abiola, Nelson Mandela

The correct answer is Nelson Mandela.

The ___ epidemic was a condition caused by HIV
affecting numerous countries in Africa in 2009.
Answer choices include: COVID, Influenza, AIDS, Zika

The correct answer is AIDS.

In 1985, ___ promoted a policy called glasnost,
or openness, in the Soviet Union.
 Answer choices include:
Mikhail Gorbachev, Leonid Brezhnev, Joseph Stalin, Boris Yeltsin

The correct answer is Mikhail Gorbachev.

By December 1991, how many of the Soviet Union’s
15 republics had declared independence?
Answer choices include: none, 5, 10, 15

The correct answer is 15.

In 1980, Polish workers that were part of a
union called ___ demanded government recognition.
Lech Walesa, their leader, later became president of Poland.
Answer choices include:
Solidarity, Eurocop, Society, Disharmony

The correct answer is Solidarity.

In June 1987, U.S. president ___ said,
“Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”
Answer choices include:
John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton

The correct answer is Ronald Reagan.

Many eastern European countries experienced a sharp rise
in unemployment resulting from an economic program based on “___.”
Answer choices include:
one for all & all for one, wait and see what happens,
shock therapy, divide & conquer

The correct answer is shock therapy.

What is the origin of the Romanian language?
Answer choices include: Greek, Arabic, Latin, Sanskrit

The correct answer is Latin.

In 1996, how many president(s) did Bosnia have?
Answer choices include: 1, 2, 3, none

The correct answer is 3.

In 1971, China invited an American ___ team to tour China,
beginning a new era of Chinese-American relations.
Answer choices include: soccer, basketball, pickleball, table-tennis

The correct answer is table-tennis.

Which of the following was NOT one of Deng Xiaoping’s
Four Modernizations goals for progress?
Answer choices include:
science & technology, industry, peace relations, agriculture

The correct answer is peace relations.

A demonstration & later attack at Tiananmen Square sparked the start
of ___’s brutal governmental campaign to stop political protests.
Answer choices include:
Japan, China, Taiwan, India

The correct answer is China.

Which of the following has China experienced due to
its economic growth in the early 2000s?
Answer choices include:
pollution and severe environmental problems, social peace,
abrupt changes by immediately selling state industries, all of these

The correct answer is pollution and severe environmental problems.

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