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==="To be ignorant of what happened before you were born is to be ever a child. For what is man's lifetime unless the memory of past events is woven with those of earlier times?" - Cicero ===

**Welcome to Mrs. Plasko's World History Wiki page!**

 **We study history to remind ourselves not only of where we came from, but also where we are going. It is easy to forget that decisions made in the past, even ones made hundreds of years ago had long lasting consequences, some of which continue to shape the world today. This year, as we investigate geographic determinism, political powers, cultural diffusion, and individuals' attempts to discover their role in the world, connections** **will be drawn between present day and the following units of study that span from ~ 500 A.D. - 1815 A.D.**

** //Unit 2//: Legacy of the Classical World ** ** //Unit 3:// Byzantium and Kievan ** **Russia ** ** //Unit 5:// African Civilizations ** ** //Unit 6:// Religions and Belief Systems of East Asia and the Dynasties of ** **China **
 * //Unit 1:// Historiography and the Rise of Civilizations **
 * //Unit 4:// Islamic Civilizations **
 * //Unit 7:// The Middle Ages **
 * //Unit 8:// The Renaissance and Reformation **
 * //Unit 9//: The Age of Exploration **
 * //Unit 10:// Absolutism and Constitutional Monarchies **
 * //Unit 11:// The Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment **
 * <span style="color: #b80a0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> //Unit 12:// The Revolutions **

<span style="color: #1a28d1; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #0f0e10; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: center;">**Use the links in the left-hand column to find class resources such as unit assignment sheets, handouts, and announcements.** ** This is designed to help you keep up with our studies of world history this year. **