About the Course
Explore the history, culture, traditions, and beliefs of world civilizations across Europe, North America, and South America. This course emphasizes commonalities and differences among civilizations and prepares you for future work in pre-AP social studies classes. Learn to think chronologically and understand the major forces of societal change and order, as well as the cause-and-effect relationships throughout historical experience, through collaborative work and discussion with classmates in synchronous meetings. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to explain historical concepts such as causality, correlation, continuity, and change, while connecting events with their influence on cultures, traditions, and beliefs in global civilizations. Synchronous live sessions take place once a week.
Learning Objectives
- Explain historical events and when they occur in time
- Explain cause-and-effect relationships throughout various histories
- Collaborate with peers to write and speak about the historical and cultural traditions of different world regions
- Analyze the influence of historical events on traditions, cultures, and beliefs
- Analyze secondary and primary sources to develop understanding of historical content
About Advanced Enrichment courses
These courses offer above-grade-level material that is presented in a novel context, explored with other advanced learners, and guided by a CTY educator to help prepare students for higher-order thinking and college-style academic challenges.
Requirements
CTY courses have grade-level requirements and most require minimum test scores. Some courses may also have prerequisites.
Identification DetailsDates and Tuition
Online
You will be asked to join or sign in first.
Register by: December 15, 2025
Time Commitment:
Please acquire all course materials by the course start date, unless noted as perishable. Items marked as “perishable” should not be acquired until the student needs them in the course. If you have questions about these materials or difficulty locating them, please contact [email protected].
Book Title: The History Book (Big Ideas Simply Explained)
Author: DK
ISBN: 978-1465445100
Book Title: When on Earth?
Author: DK
ISBN: 978-1465429407
Time Commitment: 3-4 hours per week (1 hour of class time, 2-3 hours of independent work).
You will be asked to join or sign in first.
Register by: February 17, 2026
Time Commitment:
Please acquire all course materials by the course start date, unless noted as perishable. Items marked as “perishable” should not be acquired until the student needs them in the course. If you have questions about these materials or difficulty locating them, please contact [email protected].
Book Title: The History Book (Big Ideas Simply Explained)
Author: DK
ISBN: 978-1465445100
Book Title: When on Earth?
Author: DK
ISBN: 978-1465429407
Time Commitment: 3-4 hours per week (1 hour of class time, 2-3 hours of independent work).
Registration Fee and Financial Aid
Tuition and fees will be waived or reduced for students who qualify for financial aid.
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