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Renaissance to Modern History for Middle School (New World to the Cold War), Part Two with Inshal Chenet
Recorded course taught by Inshal Chenet for High School, Middle School Renaissance to Modern History
Summary

Join this dynamic middle school history course on Renaissance to Modern times. In Part Two, you’ll start with the New World and travel to the Cold War. (If you have younger students, this course fits with the Homeschool Connections Grade School Unit Study Program for grades 3-6, so that your whole family can learn the same era together.)

Instructor: Inshal Chenet

Course Description: The purpose of this course is to provide you with a knowledge and understanding of the history, ideas, and culture of the early modern Western world (from about 1300 until now), as well as develop an understanding of the nature of religion and its proper role in society. This era is a major transitional period in the history of the West: Christendom collapses with the rise of the modern nation-state, the visible Church is sundered, secular humanism surfaces, “religion” is slowly forced into a state of socio-political privatization/ marginalization, and new philosophies are developed that reinforce and expand this new world order. At the same time, the natural sciences, art and architecture, world exploration, and capitalism come into their own in a tremendous expansion of human activity.

Special notes

This is Part Two of a 2-part course.

Total classes

14

Duration

45 minutes

Prerequisites

None

Suggested grade level

7th to 9th grade

Suggested credit

One full semester of History, Church History, or World History

Outline

Course Outline:

Class 1: Opening the Atlantic

Class 2: The New World

Class 3: The Sun King and Cromwell

Class 4: The Glorious Revolution and the French Revolution

Class 5: Napoleon: From Republic to Empire

Class 6: End of Napoleon and the Aftermath

Class 7: Review for Midterm

Class 8: Industrial Revolution and Rise of Nationalism

Class 9: Imperialism and the Church confronting the world

Class 10: The Great War

Class 11: The Red Revolution

Class 12: World War II

Class 13: The Cold War and cultural changes

Class 14: Review for Final

Materials

Armenio, Peter, The History of the Church, Woodridge, IL: Midwest Theological Forum, 2005, first edition. ISBN 978-1890177461 Available from your favorite Catholic homeschool vendor or used through BookFinder.com. Note: While this is a high school textbook, the instructor has used it successfully with middle school students. Students will only read selections of the book.

Homework

For each class, students will be required to read a selection from the textbook, and take a short 10 question quiz. There will also be one paper written for the class. Answer keys for the quizzes are provided to help parents grade.

Course name
Renaissance to Modern History for Middle School (New World to the Cold War), Part Two with Inshal Chenet
Instructor
Inshal Chenet
Semester
Recorded
Category
History ➤ Renaissance to Modern History
Grade levels
High School, Middle School
Start time
May 6th, 2022 at 12:00 AM ET
Course type
Recorded, free with subscription
Relative due dates
Relative due dates are disabled for this course.
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Inshal Chenet
inshalj@gmail.com

About Inshal Chenet

Inshal Chenet and his wife are both proud homeschool graduates. Mr. Chenet has lived in 18 different places around the globe since he was born in Bedford, Texas. He comes from a family of seven and his father served in the United States Air Force.

After serving a year in NET ministries, Mr. Chenet went on to attend Wyoming Catholic College and received his BA in Liberal Arts, and then received his MA in Theology from Christendom College.

He teaches Science, Theology, History, and a variety of other subjects for Homeschool Connections and other local groups, and is currently starting a boy's high school, St. Joseph the Worker Academy.

On the side, Mr. Chenet runs Cottonwood farms, a small farm community with several catholic families and many animals such as: a milk cow, pigs, maple-tapping, bees, sheep, goats, and chickens.

He is a certified COR backpacking instructor and enjoys canyoneering, caving, and camping when he can find the time for it. But most of all, Mr. Chenet loves spending time with his wife and four children and the vibrant community that they live in.

Click here for more info about Inshal Chenet!

Inshal Chenet teaches the following courses:

  • Basic Chemistry (Apologia)

  • Drawing with Art Theory

  • Introduction to Chess

  • The Way Things Work Now

  • History of Medieval Science