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Altoona High School
Syllabus: MODERN WORLD HISTORY
Mr. Boley
“While studying world history, students in grades 5-12 will learn about:”
Wisconsin
Model
 global encounters, industrialization, urbanization, and imperialism, 1850-1914 AD
Academic
 post-industrialism, global interdependence, and fragmentation in the contemporary world, 1945-present
Standards
Essential Questions:
1. How have civilizations established themselves, maintained their culture, and expanded their reach?
2. How has power and authority been obtained and exercised?
3. Analyze the interaction of religion and society.
4. How does culture influence authority?
5. How does cultural exchange influence societies and regions?
6. What has been the impact of science and technology?
7. How have scarce resources been used to satisfy society’s needs?
8. What is the relationship between human beings and their environment?
9. What is the impact of revolutionary change?
Material from “World History: Patterns of Interaction”
Chapter 27, 1850-1914 CE; “The Age of Imperialism”
“Imperialism”
Europeans Claim Muslim Lands
Lesson Objective
Trace the spread of European influence through colonial
expansion – particularly in Muslim lands.
The Middle East During and After World War I – Map
study
Analyze the roots of the power struggle created by World War I.
The Middle East During and After World War II – Map
study
Analyze the roots of the power struggle created by World War I.
Chapter 2, 3500-450 BC; “Early River Valley
Civilizations”
Planned cities on the Indus
River Dynasties in China
Chapter 3, 2000-250 BC; “People and Ideas on the
Move”
The Indo-Europeans
Hinduism and Buddhism Develop
Chapter 4, 1570-200 BC; “First Age of Empires”
The Unification of China
Chapter 7, 400 BC – AD 550; “India and China
Establish Empires”
India’s First Empires
Trade spread Indian Religions and Culture
Han Emperors in China
Chapter 12, 600-1350 CE; “Empires in East Asia”
Tang and Song China
The Mongol Conquests
The Mongol Empire
Feudal Powers in Japan
Kingdoms of Southeast Asia and Korea
Chapter 19 1400-1800 CE; “An Age of Exploration and
Isolation”
Europeans Explore the East
China Limits European Contacts
Japan Returns to Isolation
Chapter 27 1850-1914; “The Age of Imperialism”
Imperialism (review)
British Imperialism in India
Imperialism in Southeast Asia
Analyze the process by which early Chinese peoples organized
their societies and built advanced civilizations.
Understand how migration and trade spread goods and cultural
ideas throughout the ancient world.
Analyze the development of the first large empires in Asia
between 1570 BC and 200 BC
Compare the establishment and development of empires in India
and China.
Study East Asian empires and analyze the movement of people
and ideas among them.
Examine the era of European and Chinese exploration and the
events that caused Japan and China to withdraw into isolation
Trace the spread of European influence through colonial
expansion
Altoona High School
Syllabus: MODERN WORLD HISTORY
Chapter 28, 1800-1914; “Transformations Around the
Globe”
China Resists Outside Influence
Modernization in Japan
Mr. Boley
Analyze the effects of imperialism, economic instability, and
revolution on developing nations