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Altoona High School
Syllabus: Eastern Civilization
Mr. Boley
Unit 1 – Islam and the West
“While studying world history, students in grades 5-12 will learn about:”
Wisconsin
 multiple religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism) and civilizations to 1100 AD
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 10, 600-1250 CE; “The Muslim World”
 The Rise of Islam
 Islam Expands
 Muslim Culture
 Chapter 14, 800-1500 CE; “The Formation of Western
Europe”
 Church Reform and the Crusades
 Chapter 18, 1300-1700 CE; “The Muslim World
Expands”
 The Ottomans Build a Vast Empire
 Cultural Blending
 The Mughal Empire in India
 Chapter 27, 1850-1914 CE; “The Age of Imperialism”
 “Imperialism”
 Europeans Claim Muslim Lands
Lesson Objective
Analyze the spread of Islam and achievements of the Muslim
world between 600 and 1250
Summarize the causes of the Crusades
Analyze the effects of the Crusades.
Analyze the causes of the rise and decline of Muslim empires
between 1300 and 1700.
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 33, 1945-Present; “Restructuring the Postwar
World
 The Cold War Divides the World
 Chapter 34, 1945-Present; “The Colonies Become New
Nations”
 Conflicts in the Middle East
 Central Asia Struggles
 Chapter 36, 1960-Present; “Global Interdependence”
 The Impact of Science and Technology
 Global Economic Development
 Global Security Issues
 Terrorism
 Cultures Blend in a Global Age
(Continued)
Analyze the conflicts between competing economic systems.
Identify Cold War conflicts in the Middle East
Compare Cold War practices in the world to Middle East leaders’
goals
Describe the formation of Israel and the conflicts in the Middle
East
Summarize the struggles for independence in Central Asia
Explain the variety of ways in which global interdependence
affects people’s lives
Altoona High School
Syllabus: Eastern Civilization
Mr. Boley
Unit 2 – India, China, East Asia
“While studying world history, students in grades 5-12 will learn about:”
Wisconsin
 multiple religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism) and civilizations to 1100 AD
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”
Objectives
 Chapter 2, 3500-450 BC; “Early River Valley
Civilizations”
Analyze the process by which early Chinese peoples organized
 Planned cities on the Indus
their societies and built advanced civilizations.
 River Dynasties in China
 Chapter 3, 2000-250 BC; “People and Ideas on the
Move”
Understand how migration and trade spread goods and cultural
 The Indo-Europeans
ideas throughout the ancient world.
 Hinduism and Buddhism Develop
 Chapter 4, 1570-200 BC; “First Age of Empires”
Analyze the development of the first large empires in Asia
 The Unification of China
between 1570 BC and 200 BC
 Chapter 7, 400 BC – AD 550; “India and China
Establish Empires”
Compare the establishment and development of empires in India
 India’s First Empires
and China.
 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
Study East Asian empires and analyze the movement of people
 The Mongol Empire
and ideas among them.
 Feudal Powers in Japan
 Kingdoms of Southeast Asia and Korea
 Chapter 19 1400-1800 CE; “An Age of Exploration and
Isolation”
Examine the era of European and Chinese exploration and the
 Europeans Explore the East
events that caused Japan and China to withdraw into isolation
 China Limits European Contacts
 Japan Returns to Isolation
 Chapter 27 1850-1914; “The Age of Imperialism”
 Imperialism (review)
Trace the spread of European influence through colonial
 British Imperialism in India
expansion
 Imperialism in Southeast Asia
 Chapter 28, 1800-1914; “Transformations Around the
Globe”
 China Resists Outside Influence
 Modernization in Japan
(Continued)
Analyze the effects of imperialism, economic instability, and
revolution on developing nations
Altoona High School
Syllabus: Eastern Civilization
 Chapter 30, 1900-1939; “Revolution and Nationalism”
 Imperial China Collapses
 Nationalism in India and Southwest Asia
 Chapter 31, 1919-1939; “Years of Crisis”
 Aggressors Invade Nations
 Chapter 32, 1939-1945; “World War II”
 Japan’s Pacific Campaign
 The Allied Victory
 Europe and Japan in Ruins
 Chapter 33, 1945-Present; “Restructuring the Postwar
World”
 Communists Take Power in China
 Wars in Korea and Vietnam
 Chapter 34, 1945-Present; “The Colonies Become New
Nations”
 The Indian Subcontinent Achieves Freedom
 Southeast Asian nations Gain Independence
 Central Asia Struggles
 Chapter 35, 1945-Present; “Struggles for Democracy”
 China: Reform and Reaction
Mr. Boley
Analyze the evolution of conflict between revolutionaries and
nationalists before, during, and after World War I
Analyze the economic, political, social, and scientific changes that
brought the world to the brink of a second world war
Analyze the course and results of World War II in Asia
Analyze the conflicts between competing economic systems and
the restructuring of alliances in Asia from 1945 to the present
Trace independence movements and political conflicts in Africa
and Asia as colonialism gave way after World War II
Summarize the struggle for change in China