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Week 1 Prehistoric Peoples
Key Targets:
I can explain the difference between Paleolithic and Neolithic.
I can describe how prehistoric people adapted to their environment.
I can analyze how scientists study the past.
Standards:
SS M 5.1.2 Primary sources, secondary sources, artifacts, and time lines are essential tools in the study
and interpretation of history
POS-SS-H-3 Analyze the social, political, and economic changes in human societies in historical eras prior
to 1500 A.D. (Early Human Communities, Early Civilizations and Empires, Western Europe and
Feudalism, Middle Ages, Age of Exploration).
A.E. 2.18 Students understand economic principles and are able to make economic decisions that have
consequences in daily living.

Analyze the effects of economic factors (e.g., supply and demand, wants and needs) on decision
making.
Essential Questions:
How did people get food during prehistoric times?
What were human basic needs and how did they meet them?
How do scientists study the past?
Week 2-5 Agricultural Revolution and Mesopotamia
Key Targets:
I can identify changes in the lives of people during the Paleolithic and Neolithic age.
I can understand how domestication created a stable food supply and led to important changes in the
lives of humans in early civilizations.
I can describe the development of agricultural techniques and technology in early civilizations.
I can analyze the achievements of people and civilizations in ancient river valley civilizations.
I can identify and examine major achievements of empires within Mesopotamia.
Standards:
SS M 3.4.2 Productivity can be improved by specialization, new knowledge, and technology/tools.
SS M 4.3.2. In ancient civilizations, human populations may have changed and/or migrated because of
factors such as: war, famine, disease, economic opportunity, and technology.
SS M 4.2.2 In ancient civilizations places and regions changed over time as new technologies, resources,
and knowledge became available.
SS M 5.3.1 As early hunters and gatherers developed new technologies, they settled into organized
civilizations.
SS M 2.4.1 Conflict and competition (e.g., political, economic, religious, ethnic) may occur as cultures
emerge and develop.
Essential Questions:
How did the invention of farming improve productivity in Mesopotamia?
What caused cities to grow as a result of the Agricultural Revolution?
How did technology (wheel, plow, writing) change places and regions over time?
How did the supply of food change after the Agricultural Revolution?
What resources caused conflict to emerge in Mesopotamia?
Week 6-13 Ancient Egypt
Key Targets:
I can re-create the physical geography of Egypt.
I can explain how environmental factors affected human settlement in this area.
I can analyze the major periods of Egyptian history.
I can understand the social pyramid of ancient Egyptian society.
I can analyze key aspects of daily life of various social classes in ancient Egyptian society.
Standards:
POS-SS-7-H-4 Examine the impact of significant individuals and groups on world history prior to 1500
A.D.
POS-SS-7-G-1 Recognize the importance of physical environment (e.g., natural resources, natural
diasters, natural barriers) in the settlement and development of early world civilizations.
SS M 2.1.1 Culture in the ancient world was influenced by language, literature, arts, beliefs, and
behaviors and may result in unique perspectives.
Essential Questions:
Explain how the Egyptians impacted the modern world.
Why did the Egyptians commonly settle next to the Nile River?
How did religion impact Egyptians view of catastrophic events in nature?
How did their beliefs differ from ours today?
How did Egyptian social classes differ from each other? How does their social structure differ from ours
today?
Week 14-18 India and China
Key Targets:
I can map/describe the founding and spread of Buddhism and Hinduism.
I can identify and explain locations of human settlement in India and China.
I can analyze Hindu beliefs and how they connect to the social structure such as the caste system.
I can learn about the life and moral teachings of Buddha.
I can support hypotheses regarding geography and the isolation of China.
I can describe the social structure, religion, writing, art, and technology in various Chinese dynasties.
I can examine the importance of silk and the silk road to China and other parts of the world.
Standards:
POS-SS-7-CS-1 Examine cultural aspects (e.g., language, art, religious beliefs) of major past civilizations
SS M 5.3.3 The rise of non-Western cultures continues to influence the modern world in government,
philosophy, art, drama, and literature.
POS-SS-7-GC-1 Examine the essential roles of government in early civilizations (establishing order,
providing security, achieving common goals).
POS-SS-H-3 Analyze the social, political, and economic changes in human societies in historical eras prior
to 1500 A.D. (Early Human Communities, Early Civilizations and Empires, Western Europe and
Feudalism, Middle Ages, Age of Exploration).
A.E. 2.15 Students can accurately describe various forms of government and analyze issues that relate to
the rights and responsibilities of citizens in a democracy

Compare sources of authority and power.
Essential Questions:
Where did Buddhism and Hindusim begin and where did the spread?
Which religion would be most popular to modern Americans?
Why did early Indians and Chinese settle next to rivers?
How does the caste system differ from the social ladder?
What/How did geographic features isolate ancient China?
How did the Silk Road impact Europe in the Middle Ages?
Week 19-23 ancient Greece
Key Targets:
I can label and identify important Greek city-states.
I can trace the transition from tyranny to democracy in Greek city-states.
I can explain the difference between Anthenian democracy and American democracy.
I can compare and contrast daily life in Athens and Sparta.
I can analyze the conflicts between Greeks and Persians.
I can examine legacies of ancient Greece.
I can understand achievements by Greek individuals.
Standards:
POS-SS-7-GC-3 Investigate the development of human rights prior to 1500 A.D.
POS-SS-7-GC-1 Examine the essential roles of government in early civilizations (establishing order,
providing security, achieving common goals).
SS M 2.4.1 Conflict and competition (e.g., political, economic, religious, ethnic) may occur as cultures
emerge and develop.
SS M 1.1.1 Governments in the ancient world took different forms, (e.g., monarchies, democratic,
A.E. 2.15 Students can accurately describe various forms of government and analyze issues that relate to
the rights and responsibilities of citizens in a democracy.
Compare sources of authority and power.
SS M 5.3.2 The rise of classical civilizations and empires, and the development of major religions had
lasting impacts on the world in government, philosophy, architecture, art, drama, and literature.
Essential Questions:
How did geography of city-state affect their culture?
Describe the typical transition of government in Greek city-states.
Explain the difference between Greek democracy and American democracy.
How did daily life in Athens differ from life in Sparta?
Anaylze the cause, course, and effect of the Persian Wars.
Explain five ways ancient Greece/Greeks has impacted the modern world.
Week 24-28 Ancient Rome
Key Targets:
I can explain the myths surrounding the founding of Rome.
I can describe social structure in ancient Rome.
I can explain the rise of the Roman Republic.
I can analyze the major events and reasons for expansion of the Roman Empire.
I can understand the causes of the end of the Republic and beginning of the Empire.
I can explain the rise of Christianity and spread throughout the Roman Empire.
I can explain why this religion was a threat to the Roman Empire.
I can describe the relationship between Roman art, government, religion, language and the modern
world.
Standards:
POS-SS-7-GC-3 Investigate the development of human rights prior to 1500 A.D.
POS-SS-7-GC-1 Examine the essential roles of government in early civilizations (establishing order,
providing security, achieving common goals).
POS-SS-7-GC-1 Examine the essential roles of government in early civilizations (establishing order,
providing security, achieving common goals).
POS-SS-7-GC-1 Examine the essential roles of government in early civilizations (establishing order,
providing security, achieving common goals).
SS M 1.1.1 Governments in the ancient world took different forms, (e.g., monarchies, democratic,
SS M 2.4.1 Conflict and competition (e.g., political, economic, religious, ethnic) may occur as cultures
emerge and develop.
SS M 5.3.2 The rise of classical civilizations and empires, and the development of major religions had
lasting impacts on the world in government, philosophy, architecture, art, drama, and literature.
Essential Questions:
How did the rights of plebeians improve following the posting of the Twelve Tables?
How did government and the source of power change following Julius Caesar?
Explain the causes of the assassination of Julius Caesar and the effects.
How did the Punic Wars manifest the competitive nature of the Mediterranean world?
How was a small sect such as Christianity able to become so popular?
Why did Roman authorities persecute Christians?
How did the Romans impact us today?
Week 29-34 Middle Ages
Key Targets:
I can describe the reasons for the fall of Rome.
I can explain what society was like in Europe following the fall of Rome. (Feudalism)
I can analyze the causes and consequences of the Crusades and Bubonic Plague.
I can explain the role of the Catholic Church during the Middle Ages and how it conflicted with the
spread of Islam.
Standards:
SS M 5.3.4 Developments during the Middle Ages (feudalism, nation states, monarchies, religious
institutions, limited government, trade, trade associations, capitalism) influenced modern societies.
SS M 4.3.2 In ancient civilizations, human populations may have changed and/or migrated because of
factors such as: war, famine, disease, economic opportunity, and technology.
SS M 4.2.2 In ancient civilizations places and regions changed over time as new technologies, resources,
and knowledge became available.
A.E. 2.16 Students observe, analyze, and interpret human behaviors, social groupings, and institutions to
better understand people and the relationships among individuals and among groups.

Analyze the impact of social institutions (e.g., religious, educational, occupational, and political
systems) in society.
Essential Questions:
Analyze the reasons for the fall of Rome and how this lead to the creation of feudal systems?
What is feudalism and why was it necessary during the Middle Ages?
How did the crusades (trade with other cultures, inventions, Catholic Church) impact the modern world?
How did the Bubonic Plague affect settlement and the population of Europe?
Week 35-36 Mesoamerica
Key Targets:
I can explain how the first people arrived in America.
I can examine the culture and accomplishments of early American societies.
I can describe how the environment influenced Native Americans means of obtaining food.
I can understand the differences between Native Americans and Europeans prior to the arrival of
Christopher Columbus.
Standards:
SS M 2.4.1 Conflict and competition (e.g., political, economic, religious, ethnic) many occur as cultures
emerge and develop
SS M 4.3.1 Human settlement develops in different ways based on the culture and needs of settlers
Essential Questions:
What is Beringia and how did it form?
Why did Asians cross into the Americas?
Why did Native tribes settle in their locations?