Download Course Name: World History Unit Title: (1) Foundations of

Course Name:
World History
Unit Title:
(1) Foundations of Geography and History
Number of Days:
24
Know:
Understand:
The study of geography and history • Historians and geographers use provide the basis for understanding the specific tools to compare and development of human civilizations that organize information and locate have led to the current institutions of places. today’s world. • Earth is made up of five major oceans and seven continents. • Historical events and geographical features influence human life both past and present. • Borders and boundaries can change. • Historians are people that study the past. Do:
•
•
Identify and interpret information using the tools of historians and geographers (a map, globe, chart, timeline, primary and secondary sources, etc). Identify and differentiate continents and major bodies of water. •
Use and describe Elements of Geography and History as a framework for understanding the world and its people. •
Compare maps of the world in ancient times with current political maps using foundational geography skills. •
Analyze the role of historians and recognize the varying historical interpretations and methods of historical inquiry. Course Name:
World History
Unit Title:
(1) Foundations of Geography and History
Number of Days:
24 days
The study of geography and history provide the basis for understanding the development of human civilizations that have led to the current institutions of today’s world.
How do geography and history help us to understand our world and empower us to become resourceful learners?
Key Learning:
Unit Essential Question:
Concept:
Map skills
myWorld HISTORY
Pearson
Core Concepts 1.5 and
1.6 pages 12-15
Concept:
Six Themes of
Geography
myWorld HISTORY
Pearson
Core Concepts 1.4
Pages 10-11
Concept:
Sources and Historical
Inquiry
myWorld HISTORY
Pearson
Core Concepts 1.2 and
1.3
Pages 6-9
Benchmark(s):
SS.6.G.1.2
SS.6.G.1.4
SS.6.G.1.5
SS.6.G.1.6
SS.6.G.1.7
SS.6.G.2.7 Benchmark(s):
SS.6.G.1.1 SS.6.G.2.1 SS.6.G.2.2 SS.6.G.6.1
Benchmark(s):
SS.6.W.1.3 SS.6.W.1.4 SS.6.W.1.5
Lesson Essential Questions:
1. What are the different types of maps and what can be learned from them?
(A)
2.
How do the essential components of a map help to interpret information?
(A)
3.
What are the tools geographers use to study the world? (A)
Lesson Essential Questions:
1. How do common characteristics, physical or human, define a region, culture,
or civilization? (A, ET)
2.
What are the six essential elements of geography? (A)
3.
How are latitude and longitude used to locate places on Earth? (A)
Lesson Essential Questions:
1. How has our understanding of history been influenced by primary and
secondary sources? (ET)
2.
What are the methods of historical inquiry and how are they used to interpret
historical information? (A, ET)
Vocabulary:
map projection, physical
map, political map,
thematic map, globe,
scale, cardinal
directions, intermediate
directions, chloropeth
map,
graphs, charts, GPS,
GIS, satellite imagery,
aerial photography,
online mapping
resources,
cartographer
Vocabulary:
latitude, longitude,
relative location,
absolute location.
physical systems, place,
region, environment,
ecosystem
Vocabulary:
primary source,
secondary source,
artifact, archaeology,
images, auditory
sources, written sources,
political science,
geography, economics
History Alive: The
Ancient World
TCI, 2004
Chapter 1
Concept:
Measuring Time
myWorld HISTORY
Pearson
Core Concepts 1.1
Pages 4-5
Benchmark(s):
SS.6.W.1.1 SS.6.W.1.2 Lesson Essential Questions:
1. How do we use chronological order to organize historical events on a
timeline? (A, ET)
Additional Information:
Geography Alive! Mapping Labs
United Streaming Video:
“Natural Wonders: World’s Best: Natural Wonder”
Atlas, Brainpop! With Brainpop Graphic Organziers, Quizzes, and Activities.
Vocabulary:
ancient, prehistory,
chronological order,
decade, century, epoch,
era, millennium,
BC/BCE, AD/CE,
Course Name:
World History
Unit Title:
(2) Early Humans and the Rise of Civilizations
Number of Days:
15
Know:
Understand:
Agriculture and metallurgy are the two key
• Technology is the use of tools and technological inventions that transitioned
other inventions for practical human beings from hunter-gatherers to
purposes. farmers, which, over time, led to the rise of
early civilizations.
• The development of tools and agriculture led to the transition from hunter-­‐gatherers to farmers. • Early civilizations developed as a result
of the discovery of agriculture.
•
Sites in Africa and Asia provide us with
clues as to how early human societies
lived.
•
Civilizations are complex societies with
seven characteristics: social structure,
stable food supply, religion, the arts,
technology, writing, and government.
Do:
• Identify archaeological sites in Asia and Africa where evidence of early human societies and migration patterns are present. • Identify tools and technology used by early man. • Describe the impact that the discovery of agriculture and metallurgy had on human society. • Compare the lifestyles of hunter-­‐ gatherers with those of settlers of early agricultural communities. • Identify and describe the characteristics of a civilization. Course Name:
Unit Title:
Number of Days:
Key Learning:
Unit Essential Question:
Concept:
The Stone Age
myWorld HISTORY
Pearson
Chapter 1 sections 1,2 &3
History Alive: The
Ancient World
TCI, 2004
Chapter 2
Concept:
Agriculture
myWorld HISTORY
Pearson
Chapter 2 section 1
History Alive: The
Ancient World
TCI, 2004
Chapter 3
Concept:
Characteristics of a
Civilization
myWorld HISTORY
Pearson
Chapter 2 section 2
World History
(2) Early Humans and the Rise of Civilization
15 days
Agriculture and metallurgy are the two key technological inventions that transitioned human beings from hunter-gatherers to farmers,
which, over time, led to the rise of early civilizations.
How did early human society lead to the development of civilization?
Benchmark(s):
SS.6.G.4.3 SS.6.W.2.1 SS.6.W.1.4 SS.6.W.1.5 SS.6.G.4.1 SS.6.G.4.2 SS.6.E.2.1
Lesson Essential Questions:
1. What was the impact of technology on early humans? (A, ET)
Vocabulary:
technology, metallurgy,
hominid, anthropologist,
migrate, land bridge,
capabilities, biped
Benchmark(s):
SS.6.E.1.3
SS.6.W.2.1 SS.6.W.2.2 SS.6.G.3.1 SS.6.G.4.3 SS.6.G.5.1
Lesson Essential Questions:
1. How did the development of agriculture change daily life in the Neolithic age?
(ET)
Vocabulary:
hunter-gatherer, scarcity,
barter, trade, Neolithic
Age, domesticate,
nomad, agriculture,
terracing, crop-rotation,
fertile soil
Stone Age, Paleolithic
Age
Benchmark(s):
SS.6.E.2.1
SS.6.W.2.2
SS.6.W.2.3
Lesson Essential Questions:
1. What are the characteristics of a civilization? (A)
Vocabulary:
civilization, urbanization
social class, stability,
religious institutions,
arts, advanced
technology, writing, and
government.
specialized labor,
surplus
Additional Information:
History Alive: The Ancient World, TCI, 2004 Chapter 5
The Ice Man by Don Lessem
History Alive: The Ancient World Interactive Student Notebook, TCI
United Streaming Video:
“Toward Civilization” Segments 1-3
Course Name:
World History
Unit Title:
(3) Ancient Sumer/Mesopotamia
Number of Days:
14
Know:
Understand:
Do:
Ancient Mesopotamia was the first
• The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers were
•
civilization
to
embody
all
seven
ideal for settlement because they were
characteristics of civilization and left a legacy
the only water supply in this desert
seen today.
region.
•
• Mesopotamians developed complex
irrigation systems.
• Mesopotamians had a complex barter
•
and trade system using cuneiform to
record transactions.
•
Ancient Sumer met the 7 characteristics
of a civilization.
•
Key Mesopotamian figures influenced
future government and religious
structures.
Explain how the geographic and economic challenges of Ancient Sumer led to the rise of city-­‐states. Analyze and apply the 7 characteristics of civilization to Sumer. Identify and describe the major achievements and key figures of the four ancient Mesopotamian empires. Course Name:
Unit Title:
Number of Days:
Key Learning:
Unit Essential Question:
Concept:
Civilization of Sumer
myWorld HISTORY
Pearson
Chapter 3 section 1
History Alive: The
Ancient World
TCI, 2004
Chapter 4 & 5
Concept:
Mesopotamian empires
myWorld HISTORY
Pearson
Chapter 3 sections 2 &3
History Alive: The
Ancient World
TCI, 2004
Chapter 6
Concept:
Phoenicians
myWorld HISTORY
Pearson
Chapter 3 section 4
World History
(3) Ancient Sumer/Mesopotamia
14 days
Ancient Mesopotamia was the first civilization to embody all seven characteristics of civilization and left a legacy seen today.
How has ancient Mesopotamia influenced modern day society?
Benchmark(s):
SS.6.G.2.1
SS.6.G.2.3
SS.6.G.5.2
SS.6.W.2.3
SS.6.W.2.7
SS.6.W.2.4
Lesson Essential Questions:
1. What were the characteristics of Sumerian civilization? (A)
Benchmark(s):
SS.6.W.2.7
SS.6.W.2.8
SS.6.E.3.1
SS.6.G.1.7
SS.6.W.2.4
Lesson Essential Questions:
1. 1. What were the most important achievements of the Mesopotamian empires?
(ET)
Benchmark(s):
SS.6.E.3.4
SS.6.W.3.1
SS.6.G.1.6
SS.6.G.1.7
SS.6.G.2.6
Lesson Essential Questions:
2. How did geographic challenges lead to the rise of city-states in
Mesopotamia? (ET)
1. What was the Phoenicians influence on the regions history?
Additional Information:
History Alive: The Ancient World, Interactive Student Notebook,TCI, 2004
Brainpop!
United Streaming video:
“Mesopotamia: from Nomads to Farmers”
Vocabulary:
Cuneiform, epic
literature, city-state,
irrigation systems,
levees, chariot, scribe,
ziggurat, polytheism,
monotheism
Mesopotamia, Sumer,
Sumerians,
Tigris, Euphrates
Vocabulary:
empire,
Hammurabi, Code of
Hammurabi, tribute,
stele, Abraham, cavalry,
currency,
Nebuchadnezzar, Cyrus
Vocabulary:
Phoenicia, import,
export, navigation,
colony, cultural
diffusion
Course Name:
World History
Unit Title:
(4) Ancient Egypt and the Near East
Number of Days:
26
Know:
Understand:
• Three important civilizations from this North Africa and the Near East are home
to the world’s great ancient civilizations.
region are: Ancient Egypt, Kush, and
Israel.
•
The Nile River brought life and death
to Ancient Egypt.
•
There are 3 environmental factors that
influenced the settlement of Egypt,
Kush, and Israel: water, topography,
and vegetation.
•
The Egyptian pharaohs accomplished
much in the old, middle, and new
kingdoms.
•
Egypt’s social pyramid includes 6
levels: Pharaoh, Government, Priests,
Scribes, Artisans, and Peasants.
•
Kush and Egypt are both unique, but
also had a great influence on one
another.
•
Judaism has its origins in Ancient
Egypt and the Near East.
Do:
• Identify three civilizations that arose in Africa and SW Asia. • Explain the significance of the Nile River to ancient Egyptian life. • Explain the environmental factors that led people early in this area to settle where they did. • Identify the accomplishments of the pharaohs in the old, middle, and new kingdoms. • Identify and describe the six levels of Egyptian society. • Compare and contrast the kingdoms of ancient Egypt and Kush. • Identify the origins of Judaism. • Trace the history of Judaism from its beginning to the creation of the Israeli State. Course Name:
Unit Title:
Number of Days:
Key Learning:
Unit Essential Question:
Concept:
Geography and early
settlement
myWorld HISTORY
Pearson
Chapter 4 section 1
(pages 144-146)
History Alive: The
Ancient World
TCI, 2004
Chapter 7
Concept:
Egyptian Pharaohs
and social structure
myWorld HISTORY
Pearson
Chapter 4 section 1
(pages 147-151)
History Alive: The
Ancient World
TCI, 2004
Chapter 8
Concept:
Ancient Egyptian
accomplishments
myWorld HISTORY
Pearson
Chapter 4 section 2
History Alive: The
Ancient World
TCI, 2004, chapter 9
World History
(4) Ancient Egypt and the Near East
26 days
North Africa and the Near East are home to the world’s great ancient civilizations.
What civilizations developed in this region and what were their legacies?
Benchmark(s):
SS.6.G.1.3
SS.6.G.2.1
SS.6.G.2.3
SS.6.G.2.4
SS.6.G.3.2
SS.6.G.5.3
SS.6.G.6.2
Lesson Essential Questions:
1. How did geography effect early settlement in Egypt, Kush, and
Israel? (ET)
Vocabulary:
Nile, flooding,
topography,
vegetation, delta,
fertilization, papyrus,
cataract,
environmental factors
Benchmark(s):
SS.6.G.1.3
SS.6.W.2.6
SS.6.W.2.5
SS.6.W.2.4
SS.6.G. 2.4
Lesson Essential Questions:
1. What did the pharaohs of Ancient Egypt accomplish? (A, ET)
Vocabulary:
pharaoh, Ramses the
Great, Hatshepsut,
Narmer, Imhotep,
Akhenaten, artisan,
bureaucracy
Benchmark(s):
SS.6.G.2.4
SS.6.W.2.6
SS.6.W.2.3
SS.6.E.2.5
SS.6.E.3.3
Lesson Essential Questions:
1. What were the major accomplishments of the ancient Egyptian
civilization? (ET)
2. How did social class effect daily life in ancient Egypt? (ET)
Vocabulary:
Hieroglyphics, Book
of the Dead,
agriculture, calendar,
pyramids,
mummification
Concept:
Kingdom of Kush
(Nubia)
myWorld HISTORY
Pearson
Chapter 4 section 3
History Alive: The
Ancient World
TCI, 2004
Chapter 10
Concept:
Origins of Judaism
myWorld HISTORY
Pearson
Chapter 5 section 1
History Alive: The
Ancient World
TCI, 2004
Chapter 11
Concept:
Preservation of
Judaism
myWorld HISTORY
Pearson
Chapter 5 section 2
Benchmark(s):
SS.6.E.1.1
SS.6.E.1.2
SS.6.E.3.1
SS.6.E.3.2
SS.6.E.3.3
SS.6.E.3.4
SS.6.W.3.18
SS.6.W.2.4
SS.6.W.2.5
Lesson Essential Questions:
1. In what ways did location influence the history of Kush? (A, ET))
Benchmark(s):
SS.6.W.2.9
SS.6.G.4.4
SS.6.G.4.2
Lesson Essential Questions:
1. How did Judaism originate and develop? (ET)
Vocabulary:
Judaism, Torah,
monotheism, ethics,
covenant, Exodus,
commandment,
Abraham, Moses,
individual worth and
responsibility
Benchmark(s)
SS.6.W.2.9
SS.6.G.4.4
SS.6.W.1.6
Lesson Essential Questions:
1. What are the central teachings of Judaism and why did they survive to
modern day? (A, ET)
Vocabulary:
scripture, synagogue,
rabbi, Talmud, prophet,
justice
2. In what ways are Egypt and Kush similar and different? (ET)
History Alive: The
Ancient World
TCI, 2004
Chapter 12
Additional Information:
United Streaming video:
“Religions of the World: Judaism
History Alive! TCI 2004 Interactive Student Notebook
Vocabulary:
commerce,
interdependence,
dynasty, treaty
Course Name:
World History
Unit Title:
(5) Ancient India
Number of Days:
19
Know:
• India is a subcontinent of Asia with eight major physical features. • Harappa and Mohenjodaro were the two great centers of ancient Indian civilization. • Hinduism, India’s first major religion, has five basic beliefs that are the framework for Indian society. • Siddhartha, a former Indian prince, became the Buddha by reaching enlightenment. • Buddhism’s teachings are based on the eightfold path and four noble truths • During the Mauryan Empire, King Ashoka used Buddhist values to unify India. • During the Gupta Empire, India entered a golden age of achievement in the arts, sciences, and mathematics. Understand:
Ancient India’s two major religions,
Hinduism and Buddhism, have influenced
culture and society throughout the rest of
Asia.
Do:
•
•
Identify Aryan and other tribal migrations, and explain their significance on Indian civilization. Detail the major beliefs and practices associated with Hinduism. •
Describe the social structure of the caste system in ancient India. •
Compare and contrast the political and cultural achievements of the Mauryan and Gupta Empires. •
Explain the teachings of Buddha. •
Trace the spread of Buddhism from India to other parts of Asia. •
Summarize the important achievements and contributions of ancient Indian civilization. Course Name:
Unit Title:
Number of Days:
Key Learning:
Unit Essential Question:
Concept:
India’s physical geography
myWorld HISTORY Pearson
Chapter 12 section 1
History Alive: The Ancient
World
TCI, 2004
Chapter 13
Concept:
Aryan civilization
myWorld HISTORY Pearson
Chapter 12 section 2
Concept:
Hinduism
myWorld HISTORY Pearson
Chapter 12 section 3
World History
(5) Ancient India
19 days
Ancient India’s two major religious, Hinduism and Buddhism, have influenced culture and society throughout the
rest of Asia.
What have been the important achievements and contributions of ancient Indian civilization?
Benchmark(s):
SS.6.G.1.3 SS.6.G.1.6 SS.6.G.2.3 SS.6.E.1.1 SS.6.E.3.4 SS.6.G.2.4 SS.6.G.3.2 SS.6.W.4.5 Benchmark(s):
SS.6.G.4.2 SS.6.W.4.1 SS.6.W.4.2 SS.6.W.4.5 . Benchmark(s):
SS.6.G.4.1 SS.6.W.1.6 SS.6.W.4.2 SS.6.W.4.5 Lesson Essential Questions:
1. How did geography affect early settlement in India? (A, ET)
Vocabulary:
subcontinent,
monsoon, plateau,
Ganges River, Indus
River, granary,
Mohenjodaro, Harappa
Lesson Essential Questions:
Vocabulary:
Sanskrit, Aryan,
Brahmin, Sudra, Veda,
Kshatriya, Vaishya,
caste
Lesson Essential Questions:
1. What are the origins and beliefs of Hinduism? (A, ET)
Vocabulary:
dharma, samsara,
reincarnation, karma
ahimsa, moksha,
Brahman, Bhagavad
Gita
Benchmark(s):
SS.6.G.4.1 SS.6.G.4.4 SS.6.W.1.6 SS.6.W.4.4 Lesson Essential Questions:
1. What is the story of Siddhartha Guatama? (A)
Vocabulary:
nirvana, enlightenment,
Eightfold Path, Four
Noble Truths, Three
Qualities
1.
2.
Who were the Aryans and what was their impact on ancient India? (A, ET)
How is the caste system organized and how does it impact daily life? (A, ET)
History Alive: The Ancient
World
TCI, 2004
Chapter 15
Concept:
Buddhism
myWorld HISTORY
Pearson
Chapter 12 section 4
History Alive: The Ancient
World
TCI, 2004
Chapter 16
2.
3.
What are the main beliefs and teachings of Buddhism? (A, ET)
How are Buddhism and Hinduism similar and different (ET)
Concept:
Maurya and Gupta Empires
myWorld HISTORY
Pearson
Chapter 13 section 1 & 2
Benchmark(s):
SS.6.W.1.1 SS.6.W.2.2 SS.6.W.4.3 SS.6.W.4.4 SS.6.W.4.5 SS.6.G.1.5 Lesson Essential Questions:
1. How did Ashoka unify the Mauryan Empire and spread Buddhist values?
(A, ET)
2.
Why is the period during the Gupta Empire known as a “golden age”? (A,
ET)
History Alive: The Ancient
World
TCI, 2004
Chapter 18
Additional Information:
History Alive! TCI 2004 Interactive Student Notebook
United Streaming Video:
“What the Ancients Knew: India”
“Religions of the World: Hinduism”
Brainpop! Video: “Diwali and World Religions”
Vocabulary:
King Ashoka, unify,
Mauryan Empire, edicts,
monks, Gupta Empire,
golden age, monastery,
scrolls, murals,
metallurgy
Course Name:
Unit Title:
Number of Days:
World History
(6) Ancient China
23
Know:
Understand:
Do:
• Geographic features like the Himalaya
Mountains and Gobi Desert kept China isolated
for many centuries.
Ancient China was a culture known for
many important inventions and a unique
perspective on government and family life
that still influences China today.
• Identify and describe key physical features that
helped shape ancient Chinese civilization.
• Chinese emperors believed they had a divine
right, or Mandate of Heaven, to rule China.
• Confucianism is the foundation of Chinese
government, family life, and individual
morality.
• The Silk Road and Maritime Routes across the
Indian Ocean facilitated the movement of the
goods and ideas across Asia to East Africa and
Mediterranean Basin.
• Chinese inventions such as silk, gunpowder,
paper, etc. contributed to the expansion of
their empire both economically and militarily.
• Mongol invasion had an impact on China and
the peoples of Europe.
• In the 15th century, China decided to isolate itself from
foreign interaction as a means to protect its economy
and culture.
• Describe the concept of the Mandate of Heaven
and connection to the Zhou and later dynasties.
• Explain the basic teachings of Laozi, Confucius,
and Han Fei Zi and how they relate to China’s
culture.
• Describe the contributions and inventions of
classical and post classical China.
• Identify key figures from classical and post
classical China.
• Explain the importance of the Silk Road to the
world economy.
• Explain the rise and expansion of the Mongol
Empire and its effects on peoples of Asia and
Europe including the achievements of Genghis
and Kublai Khan.
• Identify the causes and effects of Chinese
isolation and the decision to limit foreign trade
in the fifteenth century.
Course Name:
World History
Unit Title:
Number of Days:
(6) Ancient China
23 days
Ancient China was a culture known for many important inventions and a unique perspective on government and family life that still
influences China today.
What have been the important achievements and contributions of Ancient China?
Key Learning:
Unit Essential Question:
Concept:
Geography of China
myWorld HISTORY
Pearson
Chapter 14 section 1
(pages 342-433)
History Alive: The
Ancient World
TCI, 2004
Chapter 19
Concept:
Early Chinese culture
myWorld HISTORY
Pearson
Chapter 14 section
1(pages 434-435) &
section 2
Benchmark(s):
SS.6.G.1.3
SS6.G.1.6
SS.6.G.2.3
SS.6.G.2.5
SS.6.W.1.2
SS.6.W.4.8
SS.6.W.4.12
Lesson Essential Questions:
1. How did geography affect life in ancient China? (A, ET)
Vocabulary:
geographic regions,
climate, physical
features, vegetation,
oasis, silt, tributaries
Benchmark(s):
SS.6.G.2.3
SS.6.G.2.4
SS.6.G.5.3
SS.6.E.2.1
SS.6.W.2.3
SS.6.W.4.6
Lesson Essential Questions:
1. What were the accomplishments of the ancient Shang and Zhou dynasties? (A, ET)
Vocabulary:
dynasty, government,
pictograph, oracle bones,
Mandate of Heaven,
warlord, Warring States
period
Benchmark(s):
SS.6.W.1.6
SS.6.G.4.1
SS.6.W.4.7
SS.6.W.4.8
SS.6.W.4.9
Lesson Essential Questions:
1. What were the basic teachings of Laozi, Confucius and Han Feizi? (A, ET)
2. How effective was Emperor Qin as a leader according to the three Chinese
Vocabulary:
philosophy, yin yang,
filial piety, kinship,
Confucianism, Daoism,
Legalism Confucius,
Laozi,
Hanfeizi, Shi Huangdi
Huang He, Tibetan
Plateau, Taklimaken
Desert, Gobi Desert
History Alive: The
Ancient World
TCI, 2004
Chapter 20
Concept:
Chinese philosophies
myWorld HISTORY
Pearson
Chapter 14 section 3
Chapter 15 section 1
History Alive: The
Ancient World
TCI, 2004
Chapter 21
Concept:
Dynastic rule
myWorld HISTORY
Pearson
Chapter 15 sections 2
& section 3
History Alive: The
Ancient World
TCI, 2004
Chapter 22-23
Concept:
Chinese isolationism
myWorld HISTORY
Pearson
Chapter 16 sections 1,
2&3
Concept:
River Valley
Comparisons
Benchmark(s):
SS.6.E.2.1
SS.6.G.1.7
SS.6.G.5.2
SS.6.G.4.1
SS.6.W.4.10
SS.6.W.4.8
SS.6.W.4.9
Lesson Essential Questions:
Benchmark(s):
SS.6.G.2.5
SS.6.E.3.2
SS.6.E.3.4
SS.6.W.1.1
SS.6.W.2.4
SS.6.W.4.8
SS.6.W.4.9
SS.6.W.4.11
SS.6.W.4.12
Benchmark:
SS.6.W.2.10
Lesson Essential Questions:
1. Why did China choose to isolate itself from foreign trade?
(A, ET)
myWorld HISTORY
Pearson
unit 3, chapters 6 & 7
Additional Information:
History Alive! TCI 2004 Interactive Student Notebook
History Alive! TCI 2004 Monsoon Asia Mapping Lab
History Alive! TCI 2004 Ancient China and Feudal Japan
Brainpop!
United Streaming video:
“The Great Wall of China and Mount Everest”
1.
In what ways did the Han dynasty improve government and daily life in
China? (A, ET)
2.
How did the Silk Road promote an exchange of goods and ideas? (A, ET)
3.
What products were traded or exchanged on the Silk Road? (A)
2.
How did the Mongol and Ming Empires impact China? (A, ET)
Lesson Essential Question:
1. How does the emergence of advanced civilizations in Meso and South America
compare to that of the four early river valley civilizations? (A)
Vocabulary:
The Analects, civil
service system, horse
collar stirrup, silk road,
Great Wall, bronze
casting, silk-making,
movable type, gun
powder, paper making,
magnetic compass
Emperor Wudi,
Vocabulary:
isolationism
Mongol Empire,
Genghis Khan, Kublai
Khan, Chengho
Vocabulary:
Olmec,
Zapotec, Chavin
Course Name:
Unit Title:
Number of Days:
Know:
World History
(7) Ancient Greece
21
• Greece’s mountainous geography caused the
Greeks to settle into isolated communities,
thus influencing the way the ancient Greeks
lived.
• The Greek city-states developed four forms
of government: monarchy, oligarchy,
tyranny, and democracy.
• The key features of democracy were first
developed in ancient Greece.
• Athens and Sparta were two of the most
important Greek city-states with different of
forms of government and very different ways
of life.
• During the Persian Wars, Athens and Sparta
joined forces to defeat the Persian empire.
• During the Golden Age, Athens was at its
height of power and glory.
• Alexander the Great helped to spread Greek
ideas far beyond its borders.
• Ancient Greek civilization influences our
lives today.
Understand:
Do:
Ancient Greece’s development of government
along with their multiple cultural
accomplishments has had a significant influence
on the foundations of western civilizations.
• Analyze the effect of geographic features on
the settlement of Greece.
• Compare and contrast the four forms of
government (monarchy, oligarchy, tyranny,
and democracy) that developed in ancient
Greece.
• Identify the key features of the democratic
system established in Greece.
• Compare and contrast life in the city-states
of Athens and Sparta.
• Identify the causes and effects of the
Persian Wars.
• List the developments and accomplishments
that arose during the Golden Age of
Athens.
• Explain how Alexander the Great spread
Greek ideas and culture throughout his vast
empire.
• Analyze the contributions the ancient
Greeks made to our modern world.
Course Name:
Unit Title:
Number of Days:
World History
(7) Ancient Greece
21
Ancient Greece’s development of government along with their multiple cultural accomplishments has had a significant
Key Learning:
influence on the foundations of western civilizations.
Unit Essential Question:
How had ancient Greece influenced the development of western civilization?
Concept:
Benchmark(s):
Lesson Essential Questions:
Vocabulary:
Geography and
SS.6.G.2.5
1. How did geography influence settlement and the way of life in
city-states, isolation,
Economy
SS.6.G.2.1
ancient Greece? (A, ET)
settlement, shelter,
myWorld HISTORY
SS.6.G.2.4
2. How did the ancient Greeks organize their society and economy?
colonist, merchant,
Pearson
SS.6.E.3.1
peninsula, polis
Chapter 8 sections 1 & SS.6.E.3.3
2
History Alive: Ancient
World, Chapter 25
Concept:
Rise of democracy
myWorld HISTORY
Pearson
Chapter 8 section 3
History Alive: Ancient
World, Chapter 26
Concept:
Athens and Sparta
myWorld HISTORY
Pearson
Chapter 8 section 4
History Alive: Ancient
World, Chapter 2
Concept:
Persian Wars
myWorld HISTORY
Pearson
Chapter 9 Section 1
History Alive: Ancient
World, Chapter 28
Benchmark(s):
SS.6.W.3.2
SS.6.C.1.1
SS.6.C.2.1
SS.6.W.3.6
Lesson Essential Questions:
1. How did democracy develop in ancient Greece? (A, ET)
Vocabulary:
monarchy, oligarchy,
tyranny, democracy,
monarch, aristocrat,
oligarch, tyrant,
citizen, assembly,
Pericles
Benchmark(s):
SS.6.G.2.2
SS.6.G.2.4
SS.6.W.3.3
Lesson Essential Questions:
1. What were the major differences between Athens and Sparta?
(A, ET)
Vocabulary:
agora, priestess,
council of elders,
helots, barracks
Benchmark(s):
SS.6.W.3.4
SS.6.W.3.6
Lesson Essential Questions:
1. What were the causes and effects of the Persian and Peloponnesian wars?
(A, ET)
Vocabulary:
allies, cavalry
Hellespont, Persian
Themistocles,
Herodotus,
Concept:
Alexander the Great
myWorld HISTORY
Pearson
Chapter 9 Section 2
History Alive
Chapter 30
Concept:
Legacy of ancient
Greece
myWorld HISTORY
Pearson
Chapter 9 Sections 3
&4
History Alive
Chapter 31
Benchmark:
SS.6.W.3.6
SS.6.W.3.7
Lesson Essential Questions:
1. What were the key achievements, contributions, and figures
associated with The Hellenistic Period? (A, ET)
Vocabulary:
Alexander the Great,
Library of Alexandria,
Archimedes, Euclid,
Plutarch, The
Septuagint, Stoicism,
Ptolemy I
Benchmark(s):
Lesson Essential Questions:
Vocabulary:
Art, architecture,
athletic competitions,
civic responsibility,
drama, history,
literature,
mathematics,
medicine, philosophy,
science, warfare,
Aristophanes,
Aristotle, Hippocrates,
Homer, Pericles,
Plato, Pythagoras,
Socrates, Solon,
Sophocles, Thales
SS.6.W.3.5
SS.6.C.1.1
SS.6.W.3.6
1. What were the important achievements and contributions of ancient
Greek civilization? (A, ET)
2. Who were the key figures from ancient Greece? (A)
Additional Information:
United Streaming videos:
“Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece”
“Mystic Lands: Greece: Isle of Revelation”
“Discovering Ancient Greece”
Course Name:
World History
Unit Title:
(8) Ancient Rome
Number of Days:
24
Know:
• The Romans were influenced by both the
Greeks and the Etruscans.
Understand:
Roman civilization, from the time of the
republic through the rise and fall of the
empire, left a legacy still influencing the
• The Romans created a republic where leaders world.
were elected.
Do:
• Identify how the Greeks and Romans
influenced the development of Rome.
• Explain how the Romans created a republic.
• There was political conflict between the
patricians and plebeians during the Republic.
• Analyze the political conflicts that caused
Rome to grow from a small republic to a
mighty empire.
• The expansion of the Roman Empire can be
divided into four major periods.
• Identify the four major periods of expansion
during the Roman Empire.
• Life during the Roman empire was often
influenced by personal wealth.
• Explain what daily life was like for people
living during the Roman Empire.
• The religion of Christianity spread
throughout the empire and continues to
influence millions of followers.
• Identify the origins and beliefs of
Christianity.
• Trace the spread of Christianity over time.
• The influence of the Romans is still seen in
many areas of the world today.
• Identify and describe the major
achievements of the Romans.
Course Name:
Unit Title:
Number of Days:
World History
(8) Ancient Rome
24
Roman civilization, from the time of the republic through the rise and fall of the empire, left a legacy still
Key Learning:
influencing the world.
Unit Essential Question: How has ancient Rome influenced modern day society?
Concept:
Benchmark(s):
Lesson Essential Questions:
Vocabulary:
Geography and
SS.6.G.2.1
1. How did the Etruscans and Greeks influence the development of
myth, cuniculus,
early development
SS.6.G.2.4
Rome? (A)
gladiator, peninsula
myWorld HISTORY
SS.6.W.3.1
Romulus and Remus
Pearson
SS.6.W.3.8
Rome, Etruscans,
Chapter 10 Section 1
SS.6.W.3.17
Greeks, Latins,
SS.6.G.2.6
Palatine
History Alive
SS.6.G.1.7
Chapter 32
Concept:
Benchmark(s):
Lesson Essential Questions:
Vocabulary:
The Roman
SS.6.C.1.2
1. What were the characteristics of the Roman Republic and how did republic, patrician,
Republic
SS.6.C.2.1
it influence Roman society? (A, ET)
plebeian, consul, veto,
myWorld HISTORY
SS.6.W.3.8
tribune, rule of law,
Pearson
SS.6.W.3.10
separation of powers,
Chapter 10 Sections 2
SS.6.W.3.16
constitution
&3
SS.6.W.3.17
Senate
History Alive
Chapter 33
Concept:
Benchmark(s):
Lesson Essential Questions:
Vocabulary:
Expansion
SS.6.W.3.11
1. What impact did the Punic Wars have on the development of the
empire, expansion,
myWorld HISTORY
SS.6.W.3.8
Roman Empire? (A)
civil war, Hannibal,
Pearson
SS.6.W.3.9
Scipio, Caesar,
Chapter 10 Section 4
SS.6.G.1.7
Tiberius, Gaius
Gracchus,
History Alive
Chapter 34
Punic Wars
Concept:
Benchmark(s):
Lesson Essential Questions:
Vocabulary:
Daily life in the
SS.6.G.4.1
1. What was daily life like in the Roman Empire? (A)
Greco Roman, Pax
Empire
SS.W.3.12
Romana, aqueduct,
myWorld HISTORY
SS.W.3.14
2. How were the social classes different from each other? (ET)
road networks.
Pearson
SS.6.E.3.1
Religious toleration,
Chapter 11 Section 1
History Alive
Chapter 35
Concept:
Rome’s Legacy
myWorld HISTORY
Pearson
Chapter 11 Section 2
History Alive
Chapter 37
Concept:
Christianity
myWorld HISTORY
Pearson
Chapter 11 Sections
3& 4
SS.6.W.3.8
Benchmark(s):
SS.6.G.2.6
SS.6.W.3.17
SS.6.C.1.2
SS.6.C.2.1
SS.6.W.3.14
SS.6.3.3.8
SS.6.W.3.17
Benchmark(s):
SS.6.G.4.4
SS.6.W.3.12
SS.6.W.3.13
History Alive
Chapter 36
Concept: The Fall
of Rome
myWorld HISTORY
Pearson
Chapter 11 Section 5
Benchmark(s):
SS.6.G.2.4
SS.6.G.4.2
SS.6.W.1.1
SS.6.W.3.8
SS.W.3.15
Lesson Essential Questions:
1. What were the key achievements and contributions of Roman
civilization? (A)
Lesson Essential Questions:
Vocabulary:
1. Who were the key figures and what were the basic beliefs of early prefect, gospels,
Christianity? (A)
baptized, parable,
disciple, missionary,
2. How did the beliefs of early Christianity impact the Roman
persecution
Empire? (ET)
monotheism
Christianity, Messiah,
Jesus Christ, Peter,
Paul
Lesson Essential Questions:
Vocabulary:
1. What were the reasons for the decline of the Roman Empire?
Internal power
(ET)
struggles, Germanic
pressure, economic
policies, slavery,
mercenary soldiers
Additional Information:
United Streaming video:
“Journals Through History: Ancient Rome: The Eternal City”
extension of
citizenship
Augustus, Marcus
Aurelius
Vocabulary:
Art and architecture,
engineering, law,
literature, technology