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What Is History?
L1 • 45 min • Lecture
Lesson 1: Introduction & Renaissance — MHI 1: What Makes the Modern World Modern? (Sept. 2)
L1 • 45 min • Lecture
Orientation: Foundations of Historical Inquiry
L1 • 90 min • Activity
L1 • 45 min • Lecture
Meet Gobie: Your Learning Companion (Orientation)
L1 • 90 min • Activity
Meet Gobie: History as Inquiry in the Age of AI (Orientation)
L1 • 90 min • Activity
Investigation 1: What Makes the Modern World Modern?
L2 • 90 min • Discussion
Investigation 1: What Is History?
L2 • 90 min • Discussion
Investigation 1: The Dawn of Civilization
L1 • 90 min • Discussion
Investigation 2: The Age of Revolutions—Can Ideas Change the World?
L1 • 90 min • Discussion
Investigation 2: The Birth of Civilization
L1 • 90 min • Discussion
The Birth of Civilization
L2 • 45 min • Lecture
Lesson 2: Reformation — MHI 2: When Should Society Challenge Tradition? (Sept. 9)
L2 • 45 min • Lecture
Investigation 2: The Classical Greek World
L1 • 90 min • Discussion
Investigation 3: The Industrial Revolution—Does Progress Always Improve Society?
L1 • 90 min • Discussion
Investigation 3: Ancient Israel—Faith, Covenant, and Identity
L1 • 90 min • Discussion
Ancient Israel — Faith, Covenant, and Identity
L3 • 45 min • Lecture
Lesson 3: Exploration & Colonialism — MHI 3: Exploration, Exchange, or Exploitation? (Sept. 16)
L3 • 45 min • Lecture
Investigation 3: The Roman Republic and Empire
L1 • 90 min • Discussion
Investigation 4: Nationalism & Imperialism—Who Has the Right to Rule?
L1 • 90 min • Discussion
Investigation 4: Athens and Democracy—The Promise and the Limits
L1 • 90 min • Discussion
Athens and Democracy — The Promise and the Limits
L4 • 45 min • Lecture
Lesson 4: Scientific Revolution — MHI 4: How Do We Know What Is True? (Sept. 23)
L4 • 45 min • Lecture
Investigation 4: The Christianization of the Roman World
L1 • 90 min • Discussion
Investigation 5: Immigration, Urbanization & Reform—Who Belongs in a Changing Society?
L1 • 90 min • Discussion
Investigation 5: Alexander and Hellenism—Cultural Exchange or Domination?
L1 • 90 min • Discussion
Alexander and Hellenism — Cultural Exchange or Domination?
L5 • 45 min • Lecture
Lesson 5: Enlightenment — MHI 5: Can Ideas Change Society? (Sept. 30)
L5 • 45 min • Lecture
Investigation 5: The Early Middle Ages: Fragmentation and Synthesis
L1 • 90 min • Discussion
Investigation 6: World War I—Was the Great War Inevitable?
L1 • 90 min • Discussion
Investigation 6: The Roman Republic—Liberty, Power, and Civic Responsibility
L1 • 90 min • Discussion
The Roman Republic — Liberty, Power, and Civic Responsibility
L6 • 45 min • Lecture
Lessons 6–7: French Revolution + Napoleon — MHI 6: Can Revolution Create Lasting Freedom? (Oct. 7)
L6 • 45 min • Lecture
Investigation 6: The High Middle Ages: Feudalism and the Church
L1 • 90 min • Discussion
Investigation 7: World War II & the Holocaust—What Happens When Humanity Fails?
L1 • 90 min • Discussion
Investigation 7: Roman Law and Citizenship—Does Law Create Justice?
L1 • 90 min • Discussion
Roman Law and Citizenship — Does Law Create Justice?
L7 • 45 min • Lecture
Lessons 6–7: French Revolution + Napoleon — MHI 6: Can Revolution Create Lasting Freedom? (Oct. 7)
L7 • 45 min • Lecture
Investigation 7: Crusades, Trade, and Cross-Cultural Exchange
L1 • 90 min • Discussion
Midterm Historical Portfolio—Reflecting on Your Growth as a Historian
L1 • 90 min • Activity
Midterm Historical Portfolio: Becoming a Historian
L1 • 90 min • Activity
Christianity and the Roman World — How Can Ideas Transform a Civilization?
L8 • 45 min • Lecture
Lesson 8: Industrial Revolution — MHI 7: Does Progress Always Improve Society? (Oct. 14)
L8 • 45 min • Lecture
Lessons 1–8: Midterm Historical Portfolio (Oct. 21)
L8.5 • 0 min • Activity
Investigation 8: The Crisis of the Late Middle Ages
L1 • 90 min • Discussion
Investigation 8: The Cold War—Can Rival Powers Coexist?
L1 • 90 min • Discussion
Investigation 8: Christianity and the Roman World—How Can Ideas Transform a Civilization?
L1 • 90 min • Discussion
Medieval Europe — A Dark Age or a Dynamic Age?
L9 • 45 min • Lecture
Lessons 9–10: Nationalism/Liberalism + Imperialism — MHI 8: Who Has the Right to Rule? (Oct. 28)
L9 • 45 min • Lecture
Investigation 9: The Renaissance: Rebirth and Humanism
L1 • 90 min • Discussion
Investigation 9: Civil Rights & Decolonization—How Do Ordinary People Create Extraordinary Change?
L1 • 90 min • Discussion
Investigation 9: Medieval Europe—A Dark Age or a Dynamic Age?
L1 • 90 min • Discussion
The Islamic Golden Age — How Does Knowledge Change the World?
L10 • 45 min • Lecture
Lessons 9–10: Nationalism/Liberalism + Imperialism — MHI 8: Who Has the Right to Rule? (Oct. 28)
L10 • 45 min • Lecture
Investigation 10: The Reformation: Religious Upheaval
L1 • 90 min • Discussion
Investigation 10: Globalization—Has the World Become More Connected or More Divided?
L1 • 90 min • Discussion
Investigation 10: The Islamic Golden Age—How Does Knowledge Change the World?
L1 • 90 min • Discussion
The Renaissance — What Does It Mean to Be Human?
L11 • 45 min • Lecture
Lesson 11: World War I — MHI 9: Was the Great War Inevitable? (Nov. 4)
L11 • 45 min • Lecture
Investigation 11: The Age of Exploration and Global Contact
L1 • 90 min • Discussion
Investigation 11: Technology, Information & Artificial Intelligence—How Does Technology Transform Society?
L1 • 90 min • Discussion
Investigation 11: The Renaissance—What Does It Mean to Be Human?
L1 • 90 min • Discussion
Reformation, Scientific Revolution & Enlightenment — When Should Society Challenge Authority?
L12 • 45 min • Lecture
Lesson 12: Interwar Period & Rise of Fascism — MHI 10: How Do Democracies Become Vulnerable? (Nov. 11)
L12 • 45 min • Lecture
Investigation 12: The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment
L1 • 90 min • Discussion
Investigation 12: The Future of the West—What Responsibilities Do We Have in Shaping the Future?
L1 • 90 min • Discussion
Investigation 12: Reformation, Scientific Revolution & Enlightenment—When Should Society Challenge Authority?
L1 • 90 min • Discussion
Week 13: The Late Middle Ages: Crisis, Plague, and Change
L13 • 45 min • Lecture
Lesson 13: World War II & Holocaust — MHI 11: What Happens When Humanity Fails? (Nov. 18)
L13 • 45 min • Lecture
Thanksgiving Break — No Class / No New Investigation (Nov. 25)
L13.5 • 0 min • Activity
Final Portfolio and Symposium
L1 • 90 min • Activity
Future History Symposium—How Does History Help Us Shape Tomorrow?
L1 • 90 min • Activity
Final History Symposium—How Does the Past Shape Our Future?
L1 • 90 min • Activity
Lessons 14–15: Cold War + Contemporary West — MHI 12: Has the World Become More Connected or More Divided? (Dec. 2)
L14 • 45 min • Lecture
Week 14: The Renaissance: Humanism, Art, and a New Vision of Man
L14 • 45 min • Lecture
Week 15: The Reformation and the Roots of the Modern World
L15 • 45 min • Lecture
Lessons 14–15: Cold War + Contemporary West — MHI 12: Has the World Become More Connected or More Divided? (Dec. 2)
L15 • 45 min • Lecture
Course Synthesis — Future History Symposium (Dec. 9)
L15.5 • 0 min • Activity