History
• * Understand the impact religion can have on cultures; address political and economic structures as well as cultural works such as art, architecture, and literature (e.g., Islam, Christianity, Buddism, mythology, feudalism, mercantilism, Renaissance artists). (B1 c)
• Understand the importance of advancements in math, science, medicine, and technology to the development of world culture (e.g., Arabic scientists, Scientific Revolution, Chinese inventions, Industrial Revolution, Age of Exploration). (B4, D6)
• Understand and show the relationship between cause and effect (e.g., Fall of Rome, Crusades, Plague, Golden Horde). (C3, D2)
• Understand and show the impact/effect of war and conquest on geography, culture, and political and economic structures (e.g., Punic Wars; 100 Years War; 30 Years War; Crusades; American, French, and English Revolutions). (B1 d, C2, D4)
• * Understand and show the influence of geography on cultural, political, and economic structures. (B1 b)
• Know and understand various social structures and the ways they affect life in civilizations around the world (e.g., India’s caste system; feudal systems in China, Europe, and Japan). (B1 a, c, e, B4)
• Know that literature can reflect the culture of a civilization at various points in time (e.g., Dante, Machiavelli, Chaucer, Erasmus, and Shakespeare, as well as Japanese and Chinese poetry styles, and epic poems). (C2, D6)
• * Know that communication systems differ from culture to culture and evolve over time (e.g., Chinese calligraphy, alphabet, printing press, telegraph, telephone). (C2, B4)
• Know, identify, and evaluate theories and ideas of important thinkers through time (e.g., Confucius, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Rousseau, Locke, Voltaire, Luther, Calvin, Mohammad, Jesus). (A5, B1 c, B4, C2)
• Know, identify, and understand the impact various figures had on history (e.g., Caesar, Constantine, Peter the Great, Genghis Khan, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Charlemagne, Queen Elizabeth I, Napoleon, Mansa Musa, Marco Polo). (B2, C2, D2, D3)
• Understand and organize historical thought through a chronological framework. (A1, C3)
• Construct accurate timelines placing significant ideas, institutions, people, and events in appropriate time sequences. (A1, A8, B1 b, C1)
• * Recognize that human experience is recorded in different voices representing different perspectives. (A5)
• Examine the origins and importance of ideologies, religions, and institutions. ((A9, B1 c)
• Analyze effects of human interactions with one another (e.g., Russia and the Mongols, Arabic invasions, manor societies, development of a global trade network). (A7, B1 a, c d, C)
• Demonstrate critical thinking: solve problems, make decisions, evaluate actions, and understand traditions. (C1-4)
• Define personal positions on issues. (D3)
• Apply critical thinking to examine historical theory. (C3)
• Identify and analyze historical evidence and documents; utilize primary sources and writing to demonstrate an understanding of historical events. (C2) |