2. The Revolution in the Pacific Rim

3. The end of Colonial Empires and the Moslem Resurgence.

4. "The World Market" and Dialectical Democratization

5. Historical Philosophy.  Countdown to Doomsday

6. Historical research and criticism 

2. Agricultural Revolution

3. Sumerian Civilization

4. Babylonians and Hebrews

5. Ancient Egypt

6. Ancient Egypt and other Ancient Cultures

Foundations of Western Culture

1. Greeks under Solon

2. Greeks under Pericles

3. From Socrates to Zeno

4. Origins of Rome to the 3rd Punic War

5. Roman Empire to Vespasian

6. Christianity to Constantine

2. Rise of Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire

3. Monasticism and religion in the Middle Ages

4. The Germanic Tribes

5. The Rule of Charlemagne

6. Mohammed, Islam and the Crusades

2. Elizabeth I to Catherine II

3. Autocracy in Europe to Louis XIV

4. The rise of English Democracy

5. Origins of the French Revolution. Technology and change.

6. French Revolution

2. Napoleon

3. Congress of Vienna. Revolution, Revolution

4. Imperialism and the Origins of World War I

5. World War I and World War II

6. Holocaust to the World Conscience.

3. A History of the Modern World. By RR Palmer and Joel Colton

5. The Story of Civilization. By Will and Arel Durant

7. The Encyclopedia Britannica on CD ROM

8. Current event photos by CNN and Reuters News Service ONLINE

2. A spiral notebook is required.

3. After every lecture there is a Quiz worth 100 pts.

4. Every six weeks or so is an Essay Exam worth ½ your grade.

5. Homework and Classwork will consist of short question and answer from the text.

6. A discussion of Current Topics will occur everyday and there will be periodic quizzes.

2. 50% Essay is 50% of the points available.

3. 10% Homework

4. 5% Attitude

The Jim Lear News hour. First 15 Minutes. 12 pts. National News ABC, CBS or NBC. 20 min. 10 CNN 20 min. 10 KFWB 20 min. 9 KNX 20 min. 9