This course explores the history of the world since the sixteenth century, emphasizing the interaction between the emerging West and other regions of the world. Students will learn about a variety of economic, social, and political systems and the changes they have undergone over time. Students will acquire sound skills of historical inquiry and will develop an appreciation of the forces that have formed our modern world.  The course covers major developments in knowledge, philosophy, politics, society and the arts. 

 Communities: Local, National, and Global

-  analyse a variety of types of communities that have evolved since the sixteenth century;

-  assess various types of interactions that have occurred among diverse peoples and cultures, and the impact of these

   interactions, since the sixteenth century;

-  evaluate the factors that have led to conflict and war or to cooperation and peace between and within various communities     

   from the sixteenth century to the present.

Change and Continuity

- demonstrate an understanding of how the historical concept of change is used to analyse developments in the West and

   throughout the world since the sixteenth century;

-  demonstrate an understanding of how the historical concept of continuity is used to analyse developments in the West and

   throughout the world since the sixteenth century;

-  demonstrate an understanding of the importance and use of chronology and cause and effect in historical analyses of  

   developments in the West and throughout the world since the sixteenth century.

Citizenship and Heritage

- explain how key Western beliefs, philosophies, and ideologies have shaped the West and the rest of the world since the 

  sixteenth century;

- analyse how non-Western ideas and culture have influenced the course of world history since the sixteenth century;

- analyse different forms of artistic expression and how they have reflected or challenged the societies in which they have

   appeared;

- assess the range and diversity of concepts of citizenship and human rights that have developed since the sixteenth century.

Social, Economic, and Political Structures

-  describe diverse social structures and principles that have guided social organization in Western and non-Western societies

    since the sixteenth century;

-  analyse significant economic developments in the West and the rest of the world since the sixteenth century;

-  describe key developments and innovations in political organization in the West and the rest of the world since the

    sixteenth century;

-   analyse changing aspects of women’s economic, social, and political lives in Western and non-Western societies since the

     sixteenth century

Methods of Historical Inquiry

-   use methods of historical inquiry to locate, gather, evaluate, and organize research materials from a variety of sources;

-   interpret and analyse information gathered through research, employing concepts and approaches appropriate to historical inquiry;

-   communicate the results of historical inquiries, using appropriate terms nd concepts and a variety of forms of communication

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