World HistoryCurriculumMap

Course:WorldHistory Instructor(s):

Pre-Assessment: Allstudentswilltakepre-testonWorldHistory.Thiswillassistinstructoronstudent’sbackgroundknowledge.

1 / 1.Pre-Test,ClassRules,Journals,ProgressCharts,RegisterGlogster/XtranormalandConceptsinWorldHistory. / Thefocusofthisimportantfirstunitisontheconceptsandenduingunderstandingsratherthanspecificstandards. / Conflict/Change,Culture,Governance,Individual,Groups,andIntuitions,Location,Movement/Migration, Technological Innovations,andTime,change,andContinuity. / CultureMigrationGovernance / 1.Whatiscultureandhowdoesitaffectcivilization?
2.Whatismigrationandwhyisitdone?
2 / FirstCivilizations:SocialComplexityandneedfororder / SSWH1
Thestudentwillanalyzetheorigins,structures,
andinteractions
ofcomplexsocietiesintheancientEasternMediterran-eanfrom3500BCEto500BCE
SSWH2
ThestudentwillidentifythemajorachievementsofChineseandIndiansocietiesfrom1100BCEto500CE / a.DescribethedevelopmentofMesopotamiansocieties;includethereligious,cultural,economic,andpoliticalfacetsofsociety,withattentiontoHammurabi’slawcode.
b.DescribetherelationshipofreligionandpoliticalauthorityinAncientEgypt.
d.DescribeearlytradingnetworksintheEasternMediterranean;includestheimpactPhoenicianshadontheMediterraneanWorld.
e.Explainthedevelopmentandimportanceofwriting;includecuneiform,hieroglyphics,andthePhoenicianalphabet.
b.ExplainthedevelopmentandimpactofHinduismandBuddhismonIndiaandsubsequentdiffusionofBuddhism.
c.DescribethedevelopmentofChinesecivilizationundertheZhouandQin.
d.ExplaintheimpactofConfucianismonChineseculture;includetheexaminationsystem,theMandateofHeaven,thestatusofpeasants,thestatusofmerchants,andthepatriarchalfamily,andexplaindiffusiontoSoutheastAsia,Japan,andKorea. / CulturalDiffusionPolytheism
City-StateDynastyEmpireTheocracyCasteConfucianism
MandateofHeavenFeudalism / 1.Whatweretherivervalleycivilizations?
2.WhatwerethecharacteristicsofthecivilizationinMesopotamia?
3.Howdidtradeimpactearlycivilization?
4.Whatwas
Hammurabi’scodeanditsimportance?
5.WhatimpactdidEgyptiancivilizationhaveonWorldHistory?
6.HowdidBuddhismandHinduismdevelopandspreadacrossAsia?
7.Howdid
ConfucianismaffectChina?
3/4 / ClassicEmpires / SSWH3
Thestudentwillexaminethepolitical,philosophical,andculturalinteractionofclassicMediterraneansocietiesfrom700BCEto400CE. / SSWH3
a.ComparetheoriginsandstructureoftheGreekpolis,theRomanRepublic,andtheRomanEmpire.
b.Identifytheideasandimpactofimportantindividuals;includeSocrates,Plato,andAristotleanddescribethediffusionofGreekculturebyAristotle’spupilAlexandertheGreatandtheimpactofJuliusandAugustusCaesar.
c.AnalyzethecontributionsofHellenisticandRomanculture;includelaw,gender,andscience.
d.DescribepolytheismintheGreekandRomanworldandtheoriginsanddiffusionofChristianityintheRomanworld.
e.AnalyzethefactorsthatledtothecollapseoftheWesternRomanEmpire. / PolisMonarchyDemocracyTyrantAristocracyOligarchyHellenisticRepublicInflationChristianity / 1.Howcanyoucomparethegovernmentoftheclassicempires?
2.WhowasAlexanderthegreatandwhatwasHellenisticculture?
3.WhatwastheRomanRepublic?
4.WhatwastheRomanEmpire?
5.HowdidtheRomanEmpireFall?
5/6 / EmpiresandKingdoms:GrowthandExpansion / SSWH4ThestudentwillanalyzetheimportanceoftheByzantineandMongolEmpiresbetween450CEand1500CE. / a.AnalyzetheimportanceofJustinian,includetheinfluenceoftheEmpressTheodora,Justinian’sCode,andJustinian’seffortstorecapturethewest.
b.DescribetherelationshipbetweentheRomanandByzantineEmpires;includetheimpactByzantiumhadonMoscowandtheRussianEmpire,theeffectofByzantinecultureonTsarIvanIIIandKiev,andtheriseofConstantinopleasacenterforlaw,religion,andthearts.
c.ExplaintheGreatSchismof1054CE.
d.AnalyzethespreadoftheMongolEmpire;includetheroleofChinggis(Genghis)Khanindevelopingtheempire,theimpactoftheMongolsonRussia,ChinaandtheWest,thedevelopmentoftrade,andEuropeanobservationsthroughthewritingsofMarcoPolo.
e.ExplaintheOttomanEmpire’sroleinthedeclineofByzantiumandthecaptureofConstantinoplein1453CE. / GreatSchismTsarConstantinopleMongolEmpire / 1.WhowasJustinianandwhatwastheJustinian’sCode?
2.WhowasIvanIIIwhatimpactdidhehaveonRussia?
3.HowdidtradeimpactontheByzantinesandRussians?
4.WhatwastheimpactoftheMongolsonRussia,China,andthewest?
.SSWH5ThestudentwilltracetheoriginsandexpansionoftheIslamicWorldbetween600CEand1300CE / a.ExplaintheoriginsofIslamandthegrowthoftheIslamicEmpire.
b.IdentifytheMuslimtraderoutestoIndia,China,Europe,andAfricaandassesstheeconomicimpactofthistrade.
c.ExplainthereasonsforthesplitbetweenSunniandShiaMuslims.
d.IdentifythecontributionsofIslamicscholarsinmedicine(IbnSina)andgeography
(IbnBattuta).
.
f.AnalyzetherelationshipbetweenJudaism,Christianity,andIslam. / AllahQur’anRamadanTorahBible / 1.Whowas
Muhammad?
2.WhataretheFivePillars?
3.WhoaretheShiitesandSunni’s?
4.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthethreegreatmonotheisticreligionsintheworld?
7/8 / EmergenceofModernEurope / SSWH7ThestudentwillanalyzeEuropeanmedievalsocietywithregardtoculture,politics,society,andeconomics.
SSWH5ThestudentwilltracetheoriginsandexpansionoftheIslamicWorldbetween600CEand1300CE / b.DescribethepoliticalimpactofChristianity;includePopeGregoryVIIandKingHenryIVofGermany(HolyRomanEmperor).
c.Explaintheroleofthechurchinmedievalsociety.
d.Describehowincreasingtradeledtothegrowthoftownsandcities.
e.DescribetheimpactoftheCrusadesonboththeIslamicWorldandEurope / FeudalismTitheManorMonasterySecularCrusades / 1.WhowasCharlemagneandhowdidheinfluencewesternculture?
2.Howdidfeudalismaffectmedievalsociety?
3.WhatwerethepoliticalimpactofChristianityanditsimpactonMedievalsociety?
4.HowdidtheCrusadeseffecttradeandleadtocitiesandtowns?
SSWH9ThestudentwillanalyzechangeandcontinuityintheRenaissanceandReformation. /

a.Explainthesocial,economic,andpoliticalchangesthatcontributedtotheriseofFlorenceandtheideasofMachiavelli.

b.IdentifyartisticandscientificachievementsofLeonardodaVinci,the“Renaissance
man,”andMichelangelo.
c.Explainthemaincharacteristicsofhumanism;includetheideasofPetrarch,Dante,and
Erasmus.
d.AnalyzetheimpactoftheProtestantReformation;includetheideasofMartinLuther
andJohnCalvin.
e.DescribetheCounterReformationattheCouncilofTrentandtheroleoftheJesuits.
f.DescribetheEnglishReformationandtheroleofHenryVIIIandElizabethI. / RenaissanceHumanismVernacularReformationCounterRevolutionJesuits
Tenet / 1.WhatfactorsledtotheRenaissance?
2.WhatfactorscontributedtoFlorencebecomingthecenteroftheRenaissance?
3.WhatwerethemaincharacteristicsofHumanism?
4.WhatweretheimportanceofGuttenbergandtheinventionoftheprintingpress?
5.WhatroledidMartinLutherplay
g.ExplaintheimportanceofGutenbergandtheinventionoftheprintingpress. / intheProtestant?
6.WhatpartdidHenryVIIIplayintheprotestantReformation?
7.WhatwastheresponseoftheCatholicChurchtotheProtestantReformation?
9/10 / TheEmergingGlobalWorld / SSWH10TheimpactoftheageofdiscoveryandexpansionintotheAmericas,Africa,andAsia. / a.Explaintherolesofexplorersandconquistadors;includeVascodaGama,Christopher
Columbus,FerdinandMagellan,andSamueldeChamplain.

b.DefinetheColumbianExchangeanditsglobaleconomicandculturalimpact.

c.ExplaintheroleofimprovedtechnologyinEuropeanexploration;includetheastrolabe. / ColumbianExchangeMercantilismExplorationTechnology / 1.HowdidmigrationandtheslavetradeaffectAfrica?
2.WhatisMercantilism?
3.Whatisafavorablebalanceoftrade?
SSWH13Thestudentwillexaminetheintellectual,political,social,andeconomicfactorsthatchangedtheworldviewofEuropeans. /

a.ExplainthescientificcontributionsofCopernicus,Galileo,Kepler,andNewtonandhowtheseideaschangedtheEuropeanworldview.

b.IdentifythemajorideasoftheEnlightenmentfromthewritingsofLocke,Voltaire,andRousseauandtheirrelationshiptopoliticsandsociety. / EnlightenmentSocialContractEnlightenedDespotDeclarationofIndependenceChecksandBalancesFederalSystem
Billofrights / 1.WhatwastheEnlightenment?
2.WhowerethegreatpoliticalthinkersoftheEnlightenment?
3.WhowerethegreatscientistsoftheEnlightenment?
11/12 / MountingGlobalTensions / SSWH14Thestudentwillanalyzetheageofrevolutionsandrebellions. / a.ExamineabsolutismthroughacomparisonoftherulesofLouisXIV,TsarPetertheGreat,andTokugawaIeyasu.

b.IdentifythecausesandresultsoftherevolutionsinEngland(1689),UnitedStates(1776),France(1789),Haiti(1791),andLatinAmerica(1808-1825).

c.ExplainNapoleon’srisetopower,andhisdefeat;andexplaintheconsequencesforEurope.
d.ExaminetheinteractionofChinaandJapanwithwesterners;includetheOpiumWar,theTaipingRebellion,andCommodorePerry. / Estates
NationalAssemblyReignofTerrorCoupd’étatNapoleonicCodeBattleofTrafalgarContinentalSystem
ScorchedearthpolicyCongressofViennaBalanceofPowerBourgeoisieAbsolutism / 1.WhatcomparisonsCanbemadebetweenLouisXVI,TsarPetertheGreat,andTokugawaLeyasu?
2.Whatwerethecausesandresultsofthemajorrevolutionsthroughouttheworld?
3.HowdidtheriseandfallofNapoleonaffectEurope?
4.Whatinteraction
tookplacebetweenChinaandJapanwithWesternnations?
SSWH15Thestudentwillbeabletodescribetheimpactofindustrialization,theriseofnationalism,andthemajorcharacteristicsofworldwideimperialism. / a.AnalyzetheprocessandimpactofindustrializationinEngland,Germany,andJapan,movementsforpoliticalreform,thewritingsofAdamSmithandKarlMarx,andurbanizationanditsaffectonwomen.
b.CompareandcontrasttheriseofthenationstateinGermanyunderOttovonBismarckandJapanunderEmperorMeiji.
d.DescribeimperialisminAfricaandAsiabycomparingBritishpoliciesinAfrica,FrenchpoliciesinIndochina,andJapanesepoliciesinAsia;includetheinfluenceofgeographyandnaturalresources. / IndustrialRevolutionEnclosure
FactorsofProductionUrbanizationCommunismSocialism
CapitalismLaissezFaireStrikeSuffrageZionism
Anti-SemitismDominionImperialismSocialDarwinismNationalism / 1.WhatfactorsleadtotheindustrializationinEngland,Germany,andJapan?
2.Whatwerethedifferentviewsofeconomictheory?
3.WhatwastheBerlinConferenceandhowdiditaffectAfrica?
4.HowdidtheEuropeannationsadministertheircolonies?
13/14 / TheWorldatWar / SSWH16Thestudentwilldemonstrateanunderstandingoflong-termcausesofWorldWarIanditsglobalimpact. /

a.Identifythecausesofthewar;includeBalkannationalism,entanglingalliances,andmilitarism.

b.Describeconditionsonthewarfrontforsoldiers;includetheBattleofVerdun.

c.ExplainthemajordecisionsmadeintheVersaillesTreaty;includeGermanreparationsandthemandatesystemthatreplacedOttomancontrol.

d.AnalyzethedestabilizationofEuropeinthecollapseofthegreatempires;includetheRomanovandHapsburgdynasties. / DestabilizationKaiser
PowderKeg / 1.WhatwerethecausesofWorldWarI?
2.WhatwastheimportanceoftheTreatyofVersailles?
SSWH17ThestudentwillbeabletoidentifythemajorpoliticalandeconomicfactorsthatshapedworldsocietiesfromWorldWarIandWorldWarII. / a.ExaminetheinfluenceofAlbertEinsteinonscience,SigmundFreudonsocialthinkingandPabloPicassoonart.

b.DeterminethecausesandresultsoftheRussianRevolutionfromtheriseoftheBolsheviksunderLenintoStalin’sfirstFiveYearPlan.

c.DescribetheriseoffascisminEuropeandAsiabycomparingthepoliciesofBenitoMussoliniinItaly,AdolfHitlerinGermany,andHirohitoinJapan.
d.AnalyzetheriseofnationalismasseenintheideasofSunYatSen,MustafaKemalAtaturk,andMohandasGandhi. / Nazi
SpanishCivilWarSudetenland
SunYatSenMustafaKermalGandhi
RapeofNanjingSpanishCivilWarSudetenland. / 1.WhatwerethecausesandresultsoftheRussianRevolution?
2.WhatledtotheriseofFascismandwhowereitsrepresentatives?
3.WholeadtheNationalisticMovementsfrom1900-1939.
4.Whatweretheaggressiveactions

e.DescribethenatureoftotalitarianismandthepolicestatethatexistedinRussia,Germany,andItalyandhowtheydifferfromauthoritarian governments.

f.ExplaintheaggressionandconflictleadingtoWorldWarIIinEuropeandAsia;includetheItalianinvasionofEthiopia,theSpanishCivilWar,theRapeofNanjinginChina,andtheGermanannexationoftheSudetenland. / takenbytheFascistpriortoWorldWarII?
14/16 / WorldWarII,TheColdWar,andPostColdWar / SSWH18Thestudentwilldemonstrateanunderstandingoftheglobalpolitical,economic,andsocialimpactofWorldWarII. / a.Describethemajorconflictsandoutcomes;includePearlHarbor,El-Alamein,Stalingrad,D-Day,Guadalcanal,thePhilippines,andtheendofthewarinEuropeandAsia.

b.IdentifyNaziideology,policies,andconsequencesthatledtotheHolocaust.

c.ExplainthemilitaryanddiplomaticnegotiationsbetweentheleadersofGreatBritain(Churchill),theSovietUnion(Stalin),andtheUnitedStates(Roosevelt/Truman)fromTeherantoYaltaandPotsdamandtheimpactonthenationsofEasternEurope.
d.ExplainalliedPost-WorldWarIIpolicies;includeformationoftheUnitedNations,theMarshallPlanforEurope,andMacArthur’splanforJapan. / TeheranYaltaPotsdamMarshallPlan / 1.WhatweretheimportantbattlesofWorldWarIIinEurope?
2.WhatweretheimportantbattlesofWorldWarIIinthepacific?
3.Whatwastheholocaust?
4.WhateventsaffectedthePost-War?
SSWH19Thestudentwilldemonstrateanunderstandingoftheglobalsocial,economic,andpoliticalimpactoftheColdWaranddecolonizationfrom1945to1989.
SSWH20Thestudentwillexaminechangeandcontinuityintheworldsincethe1960’sSSWH21Thestudentwillexaminechangeandcontemporaryworld. / a.AnalyzetherevolutionarymovementsinIndia(Gandhi,Nehru),China(MaoZedong,ChiangKai-shek),andGhana(KwameNkrumah).

b.DescribetheformationofthestateofIsraelandtheimportanceofgeographyinitsdevelopment.

c.Explainthearmsrace;includedevelopmentofthehydrogenbomb(1954)andSALT(StrategicArmsLimitationTreaty,1972).
d.CompareandcontrastthereformsofKhrushchevandGorbachev.
e.Analyzeeffortsinthepursuitoffreedom;includeanti-apartheid,TiananmenSquare,andthefalloftheBerlinWall. / ArmsRaceSALTTreatyColdWarNATO
CubanMissileCrisisOPEC
WarsawPactTrumanDoctrine / 1.WhatwastheColdWar?
2.WhatledtothecreationofIsrael?
3.HowwastheBerlinWallasymboloftheColdWar?
4.HowhasTerrorismandselfdeterminationaffectedinternationalaffairs?