Introduction And Curriculum

[Marquis Black]

History of Magic

Teacher: Alexander Black
Form of Address: Professor Black

Welcome to History of Magic!

As I'm sure all of you are aware, all things have a beginning, a middle, and an end. The study of the first part is what History entails, and that is what this course will be looking at. Here, we shall strive to learn more about how our present civilization has arrived at its current point--what where the wars, conflicts, treaties, and agreements that forged our very culture and traditions. Nothing has ever come to be spontaneously, as this course will show you, and hopefully, we shall learn, together, the joy that is reliving and understanding the stories of the past.

For, after all, is not history simply a story?

Course Aims

• To graduate this course with a clear understanding of past events and their effects on the present.
  
• To graduate this course with a clear ability for rational and logical analysis.
  
• To graduate this course with a clear understanding of the use of present analysis to predict future events.
  

Now, as per the requirements made for my position, I will be assigning a task (for homework makes it sound dull) every two weeks that I fully expect to be completed within five days. Marking should then take no more than a day, if an hour, at which point the marks shall be posted up for individual perusal.

Every month, however, a sort-of test will be posted to examine how well you've managed to understand the material, both on a literal basis, as well as individual basis. The former meaning that you shall be graded both on your ability to tell me what you've learned, but also how you see the learned material as being important. Thus, purely verbatim answers will result in docked points.

In the interest of making my life easier, as well as yours, frankly, the following is the format for sending me your homework and tests.

Header: Homework [Insert date here]

Name:
House:
Lesson: (These will be dated and named)

(Homework here)

That should be all, really. I do so hope you will enjoy the fascinating course that is History of Magic.

Sincerely,

Professor Alexander Black

[Marquis Black]

Class List

• Zan Taylor - Hufflepuff
  
• Charlotte Dyson - Ravenclaw
  
• Dragon's Lost Child - Ravenclaw
  
• Taku Aiden - Ravenclaw
  
• Wicked Mimi - Ravenclaw
  
• Realmer06 - Ravenclaw
  
• Diana - Slytherin
  

[Marquis Black]

Class Rules[/color]

Student Code of Conduct
1) Students will be required to reach the classes submitted by the Professors of the School.
2) Students will be given homework, which must be completed, penalties apply if not completed.
3) Student must understand that they are representing their House.
4) Students must be sorted.
5) Students will be examined on their gained knowledge monthly or bi-monthly, in order to progress to the next academic year.
6) Students must be respectful, polite and courteous to their Headmistress, Heads of House, and Professors at all times.
7) Students must adhere to the School Rules.

School Rules
1) Racism, discrimination or segregation of any kind his hereby banned severly.
2) The formation of a club, team, group, cohort, etc. or any kind without permission from the Headmistress or relevant member of staff is banned.
3) Pointless posts are banned.
4) Over use of 'text-talk', poor grammar, tags(glow, colour, font enlargement, etc), smilies, etc. are banned.
5) Signatures are to kept to a minimal size, over-sized sigs. will be modified by myself or a staff member.
6) Illegal activity is banned - such as the use of another person's account without their permission, using passwords not meant for you, and posting in rooms not intended for yourself.
7) Posting in the wrong threads are banned, though if it is by accident, exceptions will be made.
8) Codes, secret languages, etc. are banned, unless a permit is granted by the Headmistress.
9) Exaltings and Smitings not toys, use them wisely. There must be a reason behind every smite or exalt.

Any breach of the School Rules, or later Decrees, may result in point deduction, detention, revoking of powers, and/or expulsion. My tolerance is not high when it comes to rule-breakers.

Class Rules
1) Late homework will suffer proportionate grade loss.
2) Verbatim answer are, unless specified otherwise, absolutely banned.
3) No less than 45% of your answers should be personal analysis.
4) Class assignments will be returned if over the word limit imposed on the specific assignment.
5) Class assignments will be returned if under the word minimum imposed on the specific assignment.
6) No disrespect towards either the Teacher or your Fellow Students will be tolerated.
7) Breach of any of these may result in the Teacher asking the Headmistress for a deduction of House Points or, in the occasion of a more severe breach, total expulsion from the course.

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Curriculum

• Ancient History of Magic
  
• Magic of the Classical Era
  
• Middle Ages and Renaissance Magic (300-1700)
  
• Imperial Era Magic (1781-1901)
  
• Early 20th Century History of Magic, including World War I & II (1902-1945)
  
• Modern History of Magic (1946-Present)
  

Ancient History of Magic:

• Sumerians
  
• Ancient Egypt
  
• Persian Empire
  

Classical Era:

• Greeks
  
• Romans
  
• Barbarian
  

Middle Ages and Renaissance

• Propagation of Italian Magical Influence on Europe
  
• Creation of British Magical Communities
  
• Foundation of Magical Isolationism - Creation of Hogwarts
  
• Goblin Rebellions
  

Imperial Era

• Creation of the Ministry of Magic
  
• Influences on Imperial expansion of Great Britain (Legends such as Davy Jones)
  
• Rise of Napoleon - Magic in the Battlefields
  
• Rise of Victoria - Isolationism Increases
  

Early 20th Century

• Death of Victoria - Total isolationism - Rise of Dumbledore
  
• Magical isolationism during World War I
  
• Rise of Gellert Grindelwald - Magical interference in World War II - Defeat of Grindelwald
  

Modern History of Magic

• Total Magical Isolationism
  
• Rise of Voldemort - First Dark War - Fall of Voldemort - End of the First War
  
• Interwar Period
  
• Resurrection of Voldemort - Second War Begins - First Battle of Hogwarts - Death of Dumbledore - Fall of Ministry of Magic - Second Battle of Hogwarts - Death of Voldemort - End of Second War