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High School World History lessons

9 sections · 72 skills · work through the full outline skill by skill — read the long-form lesson or flip through the slide-style version.
Long-form lessonsSlide-style lessons

High School World History

Practice 72 skills across this outline.

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Anti-Imperialism & Imperial Competition
Revolutions, Industrialization & Imperialism 1750–1914
Long-form lesson
Weighting distribution
9 categories
Revolutions, Industrialization & Imperialism 1750–1914
11%
Post-Classical to 1450
11%
Historical Thinking & Inquiry
11%
Foundations to 600 CE
11%
Early Modern 1450–1750
11%
Global Conflict & Crisis 1914–1945
11%

Skills

The comprehensive taxonomy of high school world history — drill into a card to work its skills.

Revolutions, Industrialization & Imperialism 1750–1914

10 core skills11% total weight
0/10 completed
10 skills to mastery
1
Anti-Imperialism & Imperial CompetitionRecommended
Long-form
2
Rights & Citizenship in RevolutionsAvailable
Long-form
3
Atlantic RevolutionsAvailable
Long-form
4
Nationalism in the 19th CenturyAvailable
Long-form
5
Comparing Revolutionary OutcomesAvailable
Long-form
6
Motivations for ImperialismAvailable
Long-form
7
Industrialization's Social ImpactAvailable
Long-form
8
Comparing IndustrializationAvailable
Long-form
9
Colonial TransformationsAvailable
Long-form
10
19th Century Political IdeologiesAvailable
Long-form

Post-Classical to 1450

8 core skills11% total weight
0/8 completed
8 skills to mastery
1
Post-Classical State DynamicsAvailable
Long-form
2
Comparing Medieval SystemsAvailable
Long-form
3
Governing Diverse PopulationsAvailable
Long-form
4
Cross-Cultural ConflictsAvailable
Long-form
5
Pre-1450 InnovationsAvailable
Long-form
6
Cultural Diffusion & SyncretismAvailable
Long-form
7
Post-Classical Trade NetworksAvailable
Long-form
8
Major World Religions & PhilosophiesAvailable
Long-form

Historical Thinking & Inquiry

12 core skills11% total weight
0/12 completed
12 skills to mastery
1
Timeline & ChronologyAvailable
Long-form
2
Geographic VocabularyAvailable
Long-form
3
Using Evidence from SourcesAvailable
Long-form
4
Change & Continuity Over TimeAvailable
Long-form
5
Migration & Cultural DiffusionAvailable
Long-form
6
Corroborating SourcesAvailable
Long-form
7
Using Historical MapsAvailable
Long-form
8
Primary vs. Secondary SourcesAvailable
Long-form
9
Analyzing Turning PointsAvailable
Long-form
10
Geography's Impact on HistoryAvailable
Long-form
11
Evaluating Source ReliabilityAvailable
Long-form
12
Causes: Short-Term & Long-TermAvailable
Long-form

Foundations to 600 CE

6 core skills11% total weight
0/6 completed
6 skills to mastery
1
Features of Early CivilizationsAvailable
Long-form
2
Surplus & State FormationAvailable
Long-form
3
Neolithic RevolutionAvailable
Long-form
4
Early Cultural ExchangeAvailable
Long-form
5
Belief Systems in Early StatesAvailable
Long-form
6
Comparing Early SocietiesAvailable
Long-form

Early Modern 1450–1750

8 core skills11% total weight
0/8 completed
8 skills to mastery
1
Conquest & Labor in the AmericasAvailable
Long-form
2
Early Modern EmpiresAvailable
Long-form
3
State Consolidation in EuropeAvailable
Long-form
4
Renaissance & HumanismAvailable
Long-form
5
Protestant ReformationAvailable
Long-form
6
European ExplorationAvailable
Long-form
7
Scientific Revolution & EnlightenmentAvailable
Long-form
8
Columbian ExchangeAvailable
Long-form

Global Conflict & Crisis 1914–1945

8 core skills11% total weight
0/8 completed
8 skills to mastery
1
Great DepressionAvailable
Long-form
2
WWI OutcomesAvailable
Long-form
3
Total War & TechnologyAvailable
Long-form
4
WWII Home FrontAvailable
Long-form
5
The HolocaustAvailable
Long-form
6
Causes & Turning Points of WWIIAvailable
Long-form
7
WWII Outcomes & UNAvailable
Long-form
8
Causes of WWIAvailable
Long-form

Contemporary World 1991–Present

6 core skills11% total weight
0/6 completed
6 skills to mastery
1
Globalization Since 1991Available
Long-form
2
Globalization's EffectsAvailable
Long-form
3
Digital Media & PoliticsAvailable
Long-form
4
Climate Change as Historical IssueAvailable
Long-form
5
Democratization & AuthoritarianismAvailable
Long-form
6
Post-Cold War ConflictsAvailable
Long-form

Cold War & Decolonization 1945–1991

8 core skills11% total weight
0/8 completed
8 skills to mastery
1
Cold War Culture & CompetitionAvailable
Long-form
2
Cold War OriginsAvailable
Long-form
3
Postcolonial ChallengesAvailable
Long-form
4
DecolonizationAvailable
Long-form
5
Independence Movement StrategiesAvailable
Long-form
6
Nuclear DeterrenceAvailable
Long-form
7
Cold War Proxy ConflictsAvailable
Long-form
8
Cold War & Postcolonial StatesAvailable
Long-form

Themes Across World History

6 core skills11% total weight
0/6 completed
6 skills to mastery
1
Gender Roles as Historical SystemsAvailable
Long-form
2
Environmental Impacts Over TimeAvailable
Long-form
3
State Legitimacy & IdentityAvailable
Long-form
4
Trade Networks & InterdependenceAvailable
Long-form
5
Social Hierarchies & InclusionAvailable
Long-form
6
Technology & Historical ChangeAvailable
Long-form