What do i expect to learn in world history

This year I expect to learn more on the influential countries' historical background and it's place on the geometrical map and how it came to have it's name. I also expect to learn how the civilizations of the past have risen into power and then going down to non- existance. I also expect to learn the tumelines of each country going in and out of power and the struggles it did to survive. Not to mention their culture, traditions and beliefs.