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My reflections on the successes and failures of the textbooks I had been using led me to the conclusion that my students were missing a basic understanding of the “world” as it exists now and as it has changed through time.  For most of my students, the last world history course they took before entering my College classroom was in 9th or 10th grade.  I suspect (although I have not tested this theory) that many of them would be hard-pressed to find China or South Africa on a global map.  I became convinced that teaching “linkages” and teaching students to look for “patterns of world history” was only effective if and when they understood the basic geography of the world and knew the “basic” facts of world history.

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