AOG for Students

Ages of Globalization

Journey through the 7 ages across time and place to solve the sustainable development challenges of today

Welcome

The Ages of Globalization (AOG) is a free, multidisciplinary, interactive course designed to prepare learners from around the world to tackle today's sustainable development challenges.

Inspired by Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs' groundbreaking book, this course propels students through place and time, merging world history, science, geography and technology. UNESCO World Heritage Sites enable storytelling and exploration to bring history to life. Through video-based contents, lesson plans and a final capstone project, students will become explorers on a mission to understand humanity's interconnectedness, including vital lessons on sustainable development and the pressing challenges of the 21st century. It will also feature live dialogues between today's global leaders and tomorrow's change makers with a specific focus on how young people can take action.

Our beta launch in Fall 2024 will include the participation of network schools.

To be a part of this journey, stay tuned for 2025 launch at https://www.agesofglobalization.com/

The Course

28 Lessons through the 7 Ages of Globalization

1. A message from Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs
2. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
3. Guide: How to Use the Lesson Plans
4. Guide: Community Capstone Project Component
5. Guide: How to Use Maps
6. Before we begin... (a quick survey!)
7. How to Use the Online Platform : Tutorial Videos & Links
1. Class 1 Learning Goals & Desired Results
2. Class 1 Concepts & Definition
3. Class 1 Summary
4. Class 1 Chapter 1. 8 billion of us living in an interconnected world
5. Class 1 Chapter 2. Interconnected in many crucial ways: trade, finance, tourism, technology, climate
6. Class 1 Chapter 3. Huge challenges facing us today, especially young people
7. Class 1 Chapter 4. Sustainable Development is our goal
8. Class 1 Chapter 5. History helps us to understand how to achieve our goals
9. Class 1 Check Your Facts : Review Questions
10. Class 1 Check Your Facts : Fill-in-the-Blank
11. Class 1 Data Activity
12. Class 1 Community Engagement & Student Action Considerations
13. Class 1 Building Toward Capstone
14. Class 1 Additional Readings
15. AOG Book Chapter 1. Seven Ages of Globalization. (Intended for Class Use Only. Please do not circulate).
1. Class 2 Learning Goals & Desired Results
2. Class 2 Concepts & Definition
3. Class 2 Summary
4. Class 2 Chapter 1. Why Seven Ages?
5. Class 2 Chapter 2. The Drivers of Change: Environment, Technology, and Institutions
6. Class 2 Chapter 3. From Homo Erectus to 8 billion of Us
7. Class 2 Chapter 4. From Hunting and Gathering to Urban Life
8. Class 2 Chapter 5. Seven Ages: Paleolithic, Neolithic, Equestrian, Classical, Ocean, Industrial, Digital
9. Class 2 Check Your Facts : Review Questions
10. Class 2 Check Your Facts : Fill-in-the-Blank
11. Class 2 Data Activity
12. Class 2 Journal Prompts
13. Class 2 Community Engagement & Student Action Considerations: Building Toward Capstone
14. Class 2 Additional Readings
15. AOG Book Chapter 1. Seven Ages of Globalization. (Intended for Class Use Only. Please do not circulate).
1. Class 3 Learning Goals & Desired Results
2. Class 3 Concepts & Definition
3. Class 3 Summary
4. Class 3 Chapter 1. Climate zones and economy
5. Class 3 Chapter 2. Topography
6. Class 3 Chapter 3. River Systems
7. Class 3 Chapter 4. Trade Routes
8. Class 3 Chapter 5. Disease Patterns & Environment
9. Class 3 Check Your Facts : Review Questions
10. Class 3 Check Your Facts : Fill-in-the-Blank
11. Class 3 Data Activity
12. Class 3 Journal Prompts
13. Class 3 Community Engagement & Student Action Considerations: Building Toward Capstone
14. Class 3 Additional Readings
15. AOG Book Chapter 1. Seven Ages of Globalization. (Intended for Class Use Only. Please do not circulate).
1. Class 4 Learning Goals & Desired Results
2. Class 4 Concepts & Definition
3. Class 4 Summary
4. Class 4 Chapter 1. Types of technology
5. Class 4 Chapter 2. Technological change: Innovation and diffusion, ecology
6. Class 4 Chapter 3. Innovation through all seven ages
7. Class 4 Chapter 4. Empire: Infrastructure
8. Class 4 Chapter 5. Transoceanic Empire and Industrialization
9. Class 4 Chapter 6. Digital: Computers, Telecommunications, AI
10. Class 4 Check Your Facts : Review Questions
11. Class 4 Check Your Facts : Fill-in-the-Blank
12. Class 4 Data Activity
13. Class 4 Journal Prompts
14. Class 4 Community Engagement & Student Action Considerations : Building Toward Capstone
15. Class 4 Additional Readings
16. AOG Book Chapter 1. Seven Ages of Globalization. (Intended for Class Use Only. Please do not circulate).
1. Class 5 Learning Goals & Desired Results
2. Class 5 Concepts & Definition
3. Class 5 Summary
4. Class 5 Chapter 1. Human beings as “social animals”
5. Class 5 Chapter 2. Politics
6. Class 5 Chapter 3. Property and Economy
7. Class 5 Chapter 4. Religion, Culture, Ethics
8. Class 5 Chapter 5. International Relations
9. Class 5 Check Your Facts : Review Questions
10. Class 5 Check Your Facts : Fill-in-the-Blank
11. Class 5 Data Activity
12. Class 5 Journal Prompts
13. Class 5 Community Engagement & Student Action Considerations: Building Toward Capstone
14. Class 5 Additional Readings
15. AOG Book Chapter 1. Seven Ages of Globalization. (Intended for Class Use Only. Please do not circulate).
1. Class 6 Learning Goals & Desired Results
2. Class 6 Concepts & Definition
3. Class 6 Summary
4. Class 6 Chapter 1. 8 billion people on a crowded planet
5. Class 6 Chapter 2. Poverty in the Midst of Plenty
6. Class 6 Chapter 3. A Deeply Unequal and Divided World
7. Class 6 Chapter 4. The Complexities of Modern Life: food, water, energy, health, education, for all
8. Class 6 Chapter 5. Finding Peace and Cooperation in a Deeply Unequal and Divided World
9. Class 6 Check Your Facts : Review Questions
10. Class 6 Check Your Facts : Fill-in-the-Blank
11. Class 6 Data Activity
12. Class 6 Journal Prompts
13. Class 6 Community Engagement & Student Action Considerations: Building Towards Capstone
14. Class 6 Additional Readings
15. AOG Book Chapter 1. Seven Ages of Globalization. (Intended for Class Use Only. Please do not circulate).
1. Class 7 Learning Goals & Desired Results
2. Class 7 Concepts & Definition
3. Class 7 Summary
4. Class 7 Chapter 1. Kenya – Nairobi – Hall of the Cradle of Humankind /Kenya National Museum
5. Class 7 Chapter 2. Kenya – Nairobi – Olorgesailie Prehistoric Site
6. Class 7 Check Your Facts : Review Questions
7. Class 7 Check Your Facts : Fill-in-the-Blank
8. Class 7 Data Activity
9. Class 7 Journal Prompts
10. Class 7 Community Engagement & Student Action Considerations: Building Towards Capstone
11. Class 7 Additional Readings
12. AOG Book Chapter 2. The Paleolithic Age. (Intended for Class Use Only. Please do not circulate).
1. Class 8 Learning Goals & Desired Results
2. Class 8 Concepts & Definition
3. Class 8 Summary
4. Class 8 Chapter 1. The Amazon
5. Class 8 Chapter 2. The Nile
6. Class 8 Chapter 3. The Grand Canal
7. Class 8 Chapter 4. The Ganges India
8. Class 8 Check Your Facts : Review Questions
9. Class 8 Check Your Facts : Fill-in-the-Blank
10. Class 8 Data Activity
11. Class 8 Journal Prompts
12. Class 8 Community Engagement & Student Action Considerations : Building Toward Capstone
13. AOG Book Chapter 3. The Neolithic Age. (Intended for Class Use Only. Please do not circulate).
1. Class 9 Learning Goals & Desired Results
2. Class 9 Concepts & Definition
3. Class 9 Summary
4. Class 9 Community Engagement & Student Action Considerations: Building Toward Capstone
5. AOG Book Chapter 4. The Equestrian Age. (Intended for Class Use Only. Please do not circulate).
1. Class 10 Learning Goals & Desired Results
2. Class 10 Concepts & Definition
3. Class 10 Summary
4. AOG Book Chapter 5. The Classical Age. (Intended for Class Use Only. Please do not circulate).
1. Class 11 Learning Goals & Desired Results
2. Class 11 Concepts & Definition
3. Class 11 Summary
4. AOG Book Chapter 5. The Classical Age. (Intended for Class Use Only. Please do not circulate).
1. Class 12 Learning Goals & Desired Results
2. Class 12 Concepts & Definition
3. Class 12 Summary
4. AOG Book Chapter 5. The Classical Age. (Intended for Class Use Only. Please do not circulate).
1. Class 13 Learning Goals & Desired Results
2. Class 13 Concepts & Definition
3. Class 13 Summary
4. AOG Book Chapter 5. The Classical Age. (Intended for Class Use Only. Please do not circulate).
1. Class 14 Learning Goals & Desired Results
2. Class 14 Concepts & Definition
3. Class 14 Summary
4. AOG Book Chapter 5. The Classical Age. (Intended for Class Use Only. Please do not circulate).
1. Class 15 Concepts & Definition
2. Class 15 Summary
3. AOG Book Chapter 6. The Ocean Age. (Intended for Class Use Only. Please do not circulate).
1. Class 16 Learning Goals & Desired Results
2. Class 16 Concepts & Definition
3. Class 16 Summary
4. AOG Book Chapter 5. The Classical Age. (Intended for Class Use Only. Please do not circulate).
5. AOG Book Chapter 6. The Ocean Age. (Intended for Class Use Only. Please do not circulate).
1. Class 17 Concepts & Definition
2. Class 17 Summary
3. AOG Book Chapter 6. The Ocean Age. (Intended for Class Use Only. Please do not circulate).
1. Class 18 Concepts & Definition
2. Class 18 Summary
3. AOG Book Chapter 6. The Ocean Age. (Intended for Class Use Only. Please do not circulate).
1. Class 19 Learning Goals & Desired Results
2. Class 19 Concepts & Definition
3. Class 19 Summary
4. AOG Book Chapter 7. The Industrial Age. (Intended for Class Use Only. Please do not circulate).
1. Class 20 Learning Goals & Desired Results
2. Class 20 Concepts & Definition
3. Class 20 Summary
4. AOG Book Chapter 7. The Industrial Age. (Intended for Class Use Only. Please do not circulate).
1. Class 21 Learning Goals & Desired Results
2. Class 21 Concepts & Definition
3. Class 21 Summary
4. AOG Book Chapter 7. The Industrial Age. (Intended for Class Use Only. Please do not circulate).
1. Class 22 Learning Goals & Desired Results
2. Class 22 Concepts & Definition
3. Class 22 Summary
4. AOG Book Chapter 7. The Industrial Age. (Intended for Class Use Only. Please do not circulate).
1. Class 23 Learning Goals & Desired Results
2. Class 23 Concepts & Definition
3. Class 23 Summary
4. AOG Book Chapter 8. The Digital Age. (Intended for Class Use Only. Please do not circulate).
1. Class 24 Learning Goals & Desired Results
2. Class 24 Concepts & Definition
3. Class 24 Summary (ALL 7 AGES)
4. AOG Book Chapter 9. Guiding Globalization in the 21st Century. (Please reference prior chapters for the 7 Ages. Intended for Class Use Only. Please do not circulate).
1. Class 25 Learning Goals & Desired Results
2. Class 25 Concepts & Definition
3. Class 25 Summary
4. AOG Book Chapter 9. Guiding Globalization in the 21st Century. (Intended for Class Use Only. Please do not circulate).
1. Class 26 Learning Goals & Desired Results
2. Class 26 Concepts & Definition
3. Class 26 Summary
4. AOG Book Chapter 9. Guiding Globalization in the 21st Century. (Intended for Class Use Only. Please do not circulate).
1. Class 27 Learning Goals & Desired Results
2. Class 27 Concepts & Definition
3. Class 27 Summary
4. Class 27 In-Class Activity: Prisoner's Dilemma
5. AOG Book Chapter 8. The Digital Age. (Intended for Class Use Only. Please do not circulate).
1. Class 28 Learning Goals & Desired Results
2. Class 28 Concepts & Definition
3. Class 28 Summary
4. AOG Book Chapter 9. Guiding Globalization in the 21st Century. (Intended for Class Use Only. Please do not circulate).

About this course

Free
28 Lessons (customizable ~3 to 5 hours per week)
14+ years (high school / secondary school)
Beta Launch : September 21, 2024 & Full Launch: 2025

Lecture videos with storytelling from UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Cultural engagement, geospatial activities & community projects
Live sessions with world leaders & learners around the world via UN at Your Doorstep

Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs

Course Instructor

Jeffrey D. Sachs

Course Instructor

World-renowned economics professor, bestselling author, innovative educator, and global leader in sustainable development. Amongst other, Professor Sachs is Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University; President of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network; SDG Advocate for UN Secretary General António Guterres www.jeffsachs.org

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Ages of Globalization

Welcome

The Course

Welcome to the course!

Class #1 Introduction to The Ages of Globalization

Class #2 The Seven Ages of Globalization

Class #3 The Environment as Home and Shaper of Economy

Class #4 Two Million Years of Technological Advancement

Class #5 Institutions and How We Live

Class # 6 Our Great Challenges Today

Class # 7 The Paleolithic Age

Class # 8 The Neolithic Age: The Birth of Agriculture

Class # 9 The Equestrian Age

Class # 10 The Classical Age West

Class # 11 The Classical Age East

Class # 12 The Axial Age of East and West

Class # 13 The Emergence of Islam

Class # 14 The Holy Roman Empire: 800 – 1806 CE

Class #15 The Birth of Global Empires

Class # 16 The Religious Wars of Europe

Class # 17 Competition Among European Empires

Class # 18 The Age of Enlightenment & Western Technological Leadership

Class # 19 The Industrial Revolution

Class # 20 The Rise of the US to Global Predominance

Class # 21 The New Multilateralism World after World War II

Class # 22 The Post-Colonial World (Post-1950)

Class #23 The Digital Age

Class #24 Continuities and Change Across the Ages: Four Case Studies

Class # 25 Great Challenges: Ending Poverty

Class # 26 Great Challenges: Saving the Environment

Class # 27 The Future of Work, Technology, Living Patterns, and Politics

Class # 28 The World in 2050: Building the Future We Want

About this course

Lecture videos with storytelling from UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Cultural engagement, geospatial activities & community projects

Live sessions with world leaders & learners around the world via UN at Your Doorstep

Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs

Jeffrey D. Sachs

Course Instructor

Join the journey today