Global History Regents Topics

Global History Regents Topics

1. Ancient World: Civilizations and Religion (4000 BC- 500 AD)

   • Early People & the Neolithic Revolution
   • Religions & Philosophies
   • Rise & Fall of Great Empires
   • African Trading Kingdoms

2. Expanding Zones of Exchange and Encounter (500 – 1200)

   • Gupta Empire
   • Tang Dynasty
   • Byzantine Empire
   • Spread of Islam
   • Medieval Europe

3. Global Interactions (1200 – 1650)

   • Feudal Japan
   • Mongol Empire
   • European Renaissance
   • Reformation & Counter Reformation
   • Age of Exploration

4. The First Global Age (1450 – 1770)

   • Ottoman Empire
   • Ming Dynasty
   • Global Absolutism

5. Age of Revolutions (1750 – 1914)

   • Scientific Revolution
   • European Enlightenment
   • French Revolution
   • Latin American Independence
   • Reaction to Revolution
   • Global Nationalism
   • Industrial Revolution
   • Meiji Restoration
   • Imperialism

6. Crisis and Achievement (1900 – 1945)

   • World War I
   • Russian Revolution
   • Between World Wars
   • World War II

7. The 20th Century Since 1945

   • Cold War
   • Chinese Communist Revolution
   • Colonial Independence / Collapse of Imperialism
   • Conflict in the Middle East
   • Apartheid in South Africa
   • Collapse of Communism
   • Political Unrest in Latin America
   • Post-Cold War “Hot Spots”