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World History Part 2: 1500 - Present

A Self-Paced Online Curriculum

A Complete, Self-Paced World History Course

Designed for middle school and early high school students, this self-paced World History course provides a complete, structured curriculum for families who want engaging, academically sound history - without daily lesson planning.

This course includes:

  • A full curriculum from from the year 1500 the present

  • Self-paced lessons students can complete independently

  • Guided notes, readings, and interactive activities

  • Lifetime access for a 1-time charge

  • No prep required, just log in and begin

Lessons are taught through short video instruction, guided notes, primary source analysis, and hands-on learning activities. The course was created by a former classroom teacher and has been used by thousands of students nationwide.

The course can be used as a full-year World History program or completed at your family’s pace over a semester or summer.

Below is the full course outline.

World History Part 2: 1500 to the Present

  1. World History Part 2

    1 lesson
    1. Introduction and Directions

  2. The Renaissance

    5 lessons
    1. Intro to Unit 1
    2. The Renaissance
    3. Humanism Foldable Activity
    4. Primary Source: Am I Machiavellian?
    5. Unit Assessment: The Renaissance

  3. The Protestant Reformation

    5 lessons
    1. Intro to Unit 2
    2. The Protestant Reformation
    3. Timeline of the Reformation Notebook Activity
    4. Henry VIII and the Church of England
    5. Primary Source: Anne Boleyn's Letter to Henry

  4. The Age of Encounter

    9 lessons
    1. Intro to Unit 3
    2. Explorers and the Age of Discovery
    3. Improvements in Navigation Foldable Activity
    4. The Columbian Exchange
    5. Knowledge Check: The Columbian Exchange
    6. Early European Explorers
    7. Knowledge Check: Early European Explorers
    8. Primary Source: The Transatlantic Slave Trade
    9. Asia in the Age of Encounter

  5. Absolutism in Europe

    5 lessons
    1. Intro to Unit 4
    2. Absolute Monarchies in Europe
    3. Causes & Effects of Absolutism Foldable Activity
    4. The English Civil War and Limiting the Monarchy
    5. Primary Source Documents: King James & John Locke

  6. The Enlightenment

    4 lessons
    1. Intro to Unit 5
    2. The Age of Enlightenment
    3. Primary Source: Rousseau and the Social Contract
    4. Art & Music of the Enlightenment Foldable Activity

  7. The French Revolution & Napoleon

    5 lessons
    1. Intro to Unit 6
    2. The French Revolution
    3. Primary Source: Comparing Declarations
    4. The Rise and Fall of Napoleon
    5. Downfall of Napoleon Foldable Activity

  8. Nationalism & Revolutions

    6 lessons
    1. Intro to Unit 7
    2. The Congress of Vienna
    3. Revolutions in Latin America and the Caribbean
    4. Primary Source: Bolivar and Hidalgo
    5. Independence for Haiti Foldable Activity
    6. Nationalism and Unificaton

  9. The Industrial Revolution

    6 lessons
    1. Intro to Unit 8
    2. The Beginning of the Industrial Revolution
    3. Inventions of the Industrial Era Foldable Activity
    4. Effects of the Industrial Revolution
    5. Tokugawa Japan
    6. Primary Source: Tokugawa Japan

  10. The Age of Imperialism

    5 lessons
    1. Intro to Unit 9
    2. European Imperialism
    3. Forms of Imperialism Foldable Activity
    4. Responses to European Imperialism
    5. Primary Source: Emperor Menelik & Ethiopia

  11. World War 1 & the Interwar Period

    7 lessons
    1. Intro to Unit 10
    2. Battles and Events of World War 1
    3. WW1 Interactive Notebook Timeline Activity
    4. Knowledge Check: Battles and Events of WW1
    5. The Russian Revolution
    6. Primary Sources on the Russian Revolution
    7. The Interwar Period in Asia & the Middle East

  12. World War 2

    6 lessons
    1. Intro to Unit 11
    2. The Rise of Dictatorships
    3. Rise of the Allies
    4. Battles & Events of World War 2
    5. Primary Source: Truman's Diary Entry
    6. The Holocaust

  13. The Cold War Era

    7 lessons
    1. Intro to Unit 12
    2. The History of Communist China
    3. Containment in Korea and Vietnam
    4. Knowledge Check: Containment in Korea & Vietnam
    5. Decolonization in Africa
    6. Detente and the End of the Cold War
    7. An Overview of the Cold War

  14. The Modern World

    4 lessons
    1. Intro to Unit 13
    2. Conflict in the Middle East
    3. Globalization in the Modern World
    4. Human Rights & the Modern World

How it Works

Enroll & Get Instant Access

Create an account for immediate access to the full course. Your student starts right away and moves through the lessons at their own pace.

Guided, Independent Learning

Students learn through video lessons, guided notes, readings, and interactive activities designed for self-paced progress.

Check Your Understanding

Each lesson includes quick learning checks followed by unit assessments to show what students learned and track progress.

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“ I was looking for a program that was engaging - my boys loved the program with all of the videos and guided notes - they retained a ton of the info!”

Stephanie Brooks

“My children thoroughly enjoyed the flipped classroom videos. They learned so much, and have retained the knowledge because the presentation was so engaging and interesting. We are all a little sad to be finished."

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“I very suddenly took on a high school US History class at a homeschool tutorial when a teacher quit unexpectedly. It is truly great. I loved how I could find almost anything I needed.”