Social Studies

Foundations of Civilization Honors

Course #2715XA

1 Credit- Required for Center students

36 Weeks

Description

  • Explore the human condition through literary, historical, cultural, and artistic expression with an emphasis on the foundations of humanities

  • Study prehistory, African folk and oral traditions, Ancient Egypt, Classical Greece and Rome, Greek philosophy, world religions, theatre, sculpture, and architecture

  • Develop skills in expository, analytical and creative writing, research, creativity, logic, and reasoning, use of contextual evidence, presentations with the appropriate use of technology, communication in a team environment, the Socratic method, and service learning

Examine the themes: Myth and Global Tradition; Pursuit of the Ideal: The Faces of Love; and Heroes and Heroines