History
• Know the eight (8) aspects of civilization: (B1, B2)
• religion,
• government,
• writing,
• cities,
• architecture/art,
• specialized labor,
• public works, and
• social classes.
• Know various methods used in the archaeological field (e.g., radiocarbon dating, artifact identification). (A1, A2, A4, C2)
• * Understand the social and cultural characteristics of hunter-gatherer communities, including Mesolithic and Neolithic life (e.g., tools, weapons, communication, housing, transportation, food). (B1 a, b, c, C2)
• * Compare and contrast how groups, societies, and cultures address similar needs and concerns, such as religious beliefs, art, literature, and mythology. (A4, 5, 6, 8, B1 a, b, c, D6, C2, 3, D4)
• Understand the environmental factors that influenced the rise of ancient civilizations (e.g., mountain and river civilizations). (B1 a, b, B2)
• Understand the social, religious, economic, and political aspects of the Mesopotamian civilization, such as cuneiform, origins and basic beliefs of Judaism and Islam, walled cities, Ishtar Gate, artwork, Hammurabi’s code of laws, Sargon, Gilgamesh, Phoenician alphabet, and the barter system. (B1 a, b, c, e, B2, C3, C4, D4)
• Understand the social, religious, economic, and political aspects of the Egyptian civilization, such as hieroglphyics, Hatshepsut, barter system, importance of river floods, art, mythology (Osiris, Isis, Set, Horus), pyramid building, relics, and Assyrians. (B1 a, b, c, e, B2, C3, C4, D4)
• Understand the social, religious, economic, and political aspects of the Indian civilization, such as origin and basic beliefs of Hinduism and Buddism, caste system, Mohenjo-Daro, and Harappa. (B1 a, b, c, e, B2, C3, C4, D4)
• Understand the social, religious, economic, and political aspects of the Chinese civilization, such as the origin and basic beliefs of Taoism, Confucianism, Legalism, and Moaism; Shang, Zhou, Chin, Han dynasties; importance of rivers; and the Silk Road. (B1 a, b, c, e, B2, C3, C4, D4)
• Understand the social, religious, economic, and political aspects of the Ancient American civilizations, such as the scientific, mathematical, and medicinal achievements of the Incas, Aztecs and Mayans. (B1 a, b, c, e, B2, C3, C4, D4)
• Understand the social, religious, and economic aspects of the ancient Greek civilization, such as Greek mythology; development and differences between city-states, architecture, and art; trade; Athens v. Sparta; origin of Olympic games; responsibilities of citizenship; Persian and Peloponnesian Wars; major philosophers; and the development of theatre. (B1 a ,b, c, e, B2, C3, C4, D4)
• Understand the origin and beliefs of basic world religions.
• Know how to construct and interpret multiple tier time lines. (A1)
• Know how to calculate calendar time, including Before the Common Era (BCE) and Common Era (CE). (A1)
• Understand and organize historical thought through a chronological framework. (A1, C2, C3)
Geography
• Make and use maps, graphs, and globes to gather, analyze, and report spatial (geographic) information. (A1, A2, A4, A6, B)
• Know the history and concepts associated with time, distance, and longitude and latitude coordinates. (A6, B2)
• Explain the purposes and distinguishing characteristics of different map projections. (A3)
• Understand the difference between cities/towns, countries/continents, seas/oceans. (A1)
• Identify the current location of countries of the world, the seven (7) continents, and the four (4) oceans. (A1, A2)
• * Know factors that contribute to changing regional characteristics. (A5, E1, E2, E5, C3)
• * Know the similarities and differences in various settlement patterns of the world. (A5, B3)
• * Understand factors that contribute to cooperation or conflict. (A3, D5, D4)
• * Know how the physical environment affects life in different regions. (A5, E1, E2, E5, C3)
• Know significant physical features that have influenced historic events. (F1)
• Know various geographical terms, such as bay, strait, channel, delta, valley, mouth, mesa, plateau, etc. (A5, A6, B1)
• Find locations on a map or globe using latitude and longitude coordinates. (A1, A2, A4)
Government
• Demonstrate a basic understanding of the different types of government in ancient Greece, such as monarchies, oligarchies, dictatorships, and democracies. (A3)
• Examine the meaning of fundamental ideas, such as equality, authority, power, freedom, justice, property, and responsibility. (A2)
• * Analyze the rights, responsibilities, and roles of citizenship. (E1, E2) |