“Why do some civilizations rise and others fall?”  This is the overarching question in History at Acton Academy.

History is delivered by using great texts, powerful video and penetrating Socratic discussions to explore the great hinge points and heroes of history.

This session Eagles will be exploring important moments and people between the late seventeenth and early nineteenth century, including Tulipmania in Holland and the American and French revolutions.

Eagles will be adding heroes and events to a timeline and plotting them on a map to add perspective, as well as choosing various history challenges to dig deeply into individual areas of interest.

In each case, they’ll examine the effects of the following “sources of power” on various civilizations:

• Economic power
• Political power
• Military power; and
• Ideological power.

One more powerful tool to help our Eagles to make better decisions as begin to change a 21st century world.