Civics and Economics in World History offers engaging text and a rich selection of images. Some of the topics include: Roots of modern democracy can be traced to the direct democracy of ancient Athens and the republic, or representative democracy, of ancient Rome; Medieval European monarchs ruled with absolute authority until the Magna Carta placed the first limits on royal power in England; Enlightenment ideas such as natural rights, the social contract, and popular sovereignty influenced events in the centuries that followed.

Core Knowledge History and Geography™ (CKHG) is a comprehensive program in world and American history and geography, integrating topics in civics and the arts. CKHG helps students build knowledge of the diverse civilizations, cultures, and concepts specified in the Core Knowledge Sequence.

Using CKHG in the Classroom

• For Social Studies: Used in their recommended sequence, CKHG materials can form the basis of an engaging Social Studies program that builds historical and geographical knowledge and skills grade by grade.
• For Language Arts: You can also use CKHG to integrate content-rich nonfiction into your Reading/Language Arts lessons. CKHG objectives are correlated with the Common Core English Language Arts standards, which call for increased reading of nonfiction informational texts.