Modern History offers the second half of World History from approximately 1500 AD to the present and focuses on the major nations and movements which have shaped modern thinking and culture. The major theme of how the Reformation and religious freedom birthed political and civil liberty is related to the different events. Each student is instructed in making a class speech and researching and writing a research paper. The formal research paper at the end of the year answers a thesis statement of interest to the student and integrates information from the course.
Modern History offers the second half of World History from approximately 1500 AD to the present and focuses on the major nations and movements which have shaped modern thinking and culture. The major theme of how the Reformation and religious freedom birthed political and civil liberty is related to the different events. Each student is instructed in making a class speech and researching and writing a research paper. The formal research paper at the end of the year answers a thesis statement of interest to the student and integrates information from the course.
The Prince by Machiavelli
Hudson Taylor by J. Hudson Taylor
Seven Men Who Rule the World from the Grave by David Breese
Foxe’s Book of Martyrs by John Foxe
Textbook: Streams of Civilization, Vol 2 by Garry Moes, Christian Liberty Press 1995.
