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World History and Civilization
CURRICULUM
Course Description
This two-semester course emphasizes key events and developments in the past that
influenced peoples and places in subsequent eras. Students are expected to practice skills
and processes of historical thinking and historical research. They examine the key
concepts of continuity and change, universality and particularity, and unity and diversity
among various peoples and cultures from the past to the present.
Course Objectives
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Students will examine the lives of people during the beginnings of human society.
Students will examine the characteristics of ancient civilizations, including those of
North Africa, Southwest Asia, South Asia and East Asia from 4000 B.C./B.C.E. to
500 A.D./C.E.
Students will trace the development of major civilizations and empires in different
regions of Asia, Africa and the Americas from 1000 B.C./B.C.E. to 1500 A.D./C.E.
Students will examine the political, economic, social and cultural development of
Europe, which influenced the rise of Western Civilization, particularly the
Renaissance and Reformation from 500 to 1650.
Students will examine the causes, events and consequences of worldwide
exploration, conquest and colonization from 1450 to 1750.
Students will examine the causes, events and global consequences of the scientific,
political, cultural and industrial revolutions that originated in Western Europe and
profoundly influenced the world from 1500 to 1900.
Students will examine the origins, major events and consequences of worldwide
imperialism from 1500 to the present.
Students will analyze and explain trends and events of global significance, such as
world wars and international controversies and challenges, and cross-cultural
changes that have connected once-separated regions into an incipient global
community.
Students will conduct historical research that incorporates information literacy skills
such as forming appropriate research questions; evaluating information by
determining accuracy, relevance and comprehensiveness; interpreting a variety of
primary and secondary sources; and presenting their findings with documentation.
Essential Questions
1. How has the changing relationship between human beings and the physical and
natural environment affected human life from early times to the present?
2. Why have relations among humans become so complex since early times?
3. How have human views of the world, nature, and the cosmos changed?
4. How does societal culture shape the lives of individuals in the Western world, and
conversely, what kinds of individuals have the power and potential to successfully
transform the cultures they live in?”
Indiana State Standards
Standard 1 — Beginnings of Human Society and the Development of Cultural Hearths
Standard 2 — Ancient Civilizations: 4000 B.C./B.C.E. to 500 A.D./C.E.
Standard 3 — Civilizations and Empires in Asia, Africa and the Americas: 1000
B.C./B.C.E. to 1500 A.D./C.E.
Standard 4 — Medieval Europe and the Rise and Development of Western Civilization:
500 to 1650
Standard 5 — Worldwide Exploration, Conquest and Colonization: 1450 to 1750
Standard 6 — Scientific, Political, Cultural and Industrial Revolutions: 1500 to 1900
Standard 7 — Global Imperialism: 1500 to the Present
Standard 8 — An Era of Global Conflicts, Challenges, Controversies and Changes: 1900
to the Present
Standard 9 — Historical Thinking
Units of Instruction
1. Prehistory
-Understanding Our Past
-The Neolithic Revolution
-Beginnings of Civilization
2. Early Civilizations
-Ancient Sumer
-Ancient Egypt
-Roots of Judaism
3. Ancient Greece
-Early People of the Aegean
-The Rise of Greek City-States
-Conflict in the Greek World
-Alexander and the Hellenistic Age
4. Ancient Rome
-From Republic to Empire
-The Roman Achievement
-The Rise of Christianity
-The Long Decline
5. Civilizations in America
-Civilizations of Mesoamerica
-Andean Cultures
-People of North America
6. Middle Ages
-The Early Middle Ages
-Feudalism and the Manor Economy
-The Medieval Church
-The Holy Roman Empires and the Church
-The Crusades
7. Renaissance and Reformation
-The Renaissance in Italy
-The Renaissance in the North
-The Protestant Reformation
-The Scientific Revolution
8. Exploration
-The Search for Spices
-Encounters in East Asia
-Conquest in the Americas
-Struggle for North America
-The Atlantic Slave Trade
9. Political Revolutions
-The Enlightenment and the American Revoultion
-The French Revolution and Napoleon
10. Industrial Revolution
-Dawn of the Industrial Age
-Social Impact of the Industrial Revolution
-The Rise of Cities
11. 1900 to Present
-WWI
-WWII
-The Cold War
Course Assessments
Written Exams
Participation
Homework
In-Class Work
Classpoints
Timeline
Semester 1
Week 1: Introduction to History
Week 2: Unit 1 - Prehistory
Week 3:
Week 4:
Week 5:
Week 6:
Finish Unit 1 - Prehistory
Unit 2 - Early Civilizations
Unit 2 - Early Civilizations
Finish Unit 2 - Early Civilizations
Week 7: Unit 3 - Ancient Greece
Week 8: Unit 3 - Ancient Greece
Week 9: Finish Unit 3 - Ancient Greece
Week 10: Unit 4 - Ancient Rome
Week 11: Unit 4 - Ancient Rome
Week 12: Finish Unit 4 - Ancient Rome
Week 13:
Week 14:
Week 15:
Week 16:
Week 17:
Week 18:
Unit 5 - Civilizations in America
Finish Unit 5 - Civilizations in America
Unit 6 - Middle Ages
Unit 6 - Middle Ages
Finish Unit 6 - Middle Ages
Final Exam Prep
Semester 2
Week 1: Unit 7 - Renaissance and Reformation
Week 2: Unit 7 - Renaissance and Reformation
Week 3: Finish Unit 7 - Renaissance and Reformation
Week 4: Unit 8 - Exploration
Week 5: Unit 8 - Exploration
Week 6: Finish Unit 8 - Exploration
Week 7: Unit 9 - Political Revolutions
Week 8: Unit 9 - Political Revolutions
Week 9: Finish Unit 9 - Political Revolutions
Week 10: Unit 10 - Industrial Revolution
Week 11: Unit 10 - Industrial Revolution
Week 12: Finish Unit 10 - Industrial Revolution
Week 13:
Week 14:
Week 15:
Week 16:
Week 17:
Week 18:
Unit 11 - 1900 to Present
Unit 11 - 1900 to Present
Unit 11 - 1900 to Present
Unit 11 - 1900 to Present
Finish Unit 11 - 1900 to Present
Final Exam Prep
Course Materials: Major Text, Principle Materials and Films
Major Text:
Prentice Hall World History
Supplement Matierials:
Internet
Fill-In-Notes
Crosswords
Worksheets
Other material provided by Teacher
Commercial Films/Videos:
Ben Hur