Download AP World History - Hempfield Area School District

Unit: The RENAISSANCE
Subject
Social Studies
Unit
The RENAISSANCE
Hempfield Area School District
Social Studies
Honors World History 10
10th Grade World History
1st 9 weeks
Content Standards
5.1.W.B:
6.2.W.A:
Analyze how conflict and cooperation among groups and organizations have influenced the history and development of the world.
(Reference History Standards 8.3.9.D.) Employ historical examples and political philosophy to evaluate the major arguments
advanced for the necessity of government.
Evaluate the flow of goods and services in an international economy.
8.1.W.A:
Evaluate patterns of continuity and change over time, applying context of events.
8.4.W.C:
Evaluate how continuity and change have impacted the world today.
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Belief systems and religions
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Commerce and industry
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Technology
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Politics and government
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Physical and human geography
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Social organization
Understandings
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Historical context is needed to comprehend time and space.
Historical interpretation involves an analysis of cause and result.
Related Misconceptions
The rise of the West was independent of other global
societies/processes.
Essential Question(s)
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Why is time and space important to the study of History?
What role do multiple causations play in describing a
historical event?
Knowledge/Concepts
Students will know…
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How the Black Plague/pandemic caused global changes to migration,
technology, dissemination of intellectual property.
The concept of humanism.
Skills/Competencies
Students will be able to…
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Identify and analyze key global leaders and political
groups and the impacts on their societies.
Evaluate the impact of humanism on Western culture as
seen through the arts and architecture.
Synthesize the inter-relationship of global powers during
the first world system.
Unit: Age of Exploration
Subject
Social Studies
Unit
Age of Exploration
10th Grade World History
1st 9 weeks
Content Standards
6.1.W.B:
Analyze how conflict and cooperation among groups and organizations have impacted the control of limited resources in the world.
7.2.W.B:
Analyze the significance of physical processes in shaping the character of places and regions.
8.1.W.B:
Evaluate the interpretation of historical events and sources, considering the use of fact versus opinion, multiple perspectives, and
cause and effect relationships.
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8.4.W.C:
Evaluate how continuity and change have impacted the world today.
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Belief systems and religions.
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Commerce and industry.
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Technology.
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Politics and government.
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Physical and human geography.
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Social organization.
Understandings
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Historical context is needed to comprehend time and space.
Historical interpretation involves an analysis of cause and result.
Perspective helps to define the attributes of historical comprehension.
Essential Question(s)
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Why is time and space important to the study of history?
What role do multiple causations play in describing a
historical event?
What role does analysis have in historical construction?
Related Misconceptions
Before the European Age of Exploration, there was little international
travel and/or trade.
Knowledge/Concepts
Students will know…
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The reasons for European adventurism in trans-oceanic trade.
Which European states led the expeditions and why.
How the Europeans conquered the indigenous peoples of the Americas
(Aztec and Inca).
The concepts of the Triangular Trading/Atlantic System/Plantation Complex.
How the nature of slavery changed with African slavery.
Skills/Competencies
Students will be able to…
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Analyze and evaluate the power of China, India, and the Middle
East vis a vis Europe.
Evaluate the power shift from the above to Europe.
analyze the incredible wealth generated by spices/luxury goods,
and how that wealth eventually translated into political power
Unit: The Reformation
Subject
Unit
Social Studies
The Reformation
10th Grade World History
2nd 9 weeks
Content Standards
5.1.W.B:
6.2.W.A:
Analyze how conflict and cooperation among groups and organizations have influenced the history and development of the world.
(Reference History Standards 8.3.9.D.) Employ historical examples and political philosophy to evaluate the major arguments
advanced for the necessity of government.
Evaluate the flow of goods and services in an international economy.
8.1.W.A:
Evaluate patterns of continuity and change over time, applying context of events.
8.4.W.C:
Evaluate how continuity and change have impacted the world today.
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Belief systems and religions.
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Commerce and industry.
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Technology.
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Politics and government.
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Physical and human geography.
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Social organization.
Understandings
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Historical context is needed to comprehend time and space.
Historical interpretation involves an analysis of cause and result.
Essential Question(s)
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Why is time and space important to the study of History?
What role do multiple causations play in describing a
historical event?
Related Misconceptions
The Reformation was purely a religious movement.
Knowledge/Concepts
Students will know…
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What led Martin Luther to post his 95 theses?
The Catholic Church’s/Pope’s response to Luther.
How Luther’s ideas spread beyond Germany.
The effects the Reformation had on Germany, France, and England.
The intellectual leaders of Europe’s Scientific Revolution and their
ideas.
Skills/Competencies
Students will be able to…
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Identify and analyze key global leaders and political
groups and the impacts on their societies.
Evaluate the impact of Luther, Zwingli, and Calvin on
Western society.
Synthesize and evaluate how the Protestant Reformation
led to a Catholic counter-reformation.
Evaluate how the Reformation led to the Scientific
Revolution in Europe, and how this eventually led to a
more secular Europe.
Evaluate how the Reformation led to Europeans
beginning to challenge authority.
Unit: French Revolution
Subject
Social Studies
Unit
French Revolution
Content Standards
8.4.W.A
8.4.W.B
Grade Level
Time Frame
10th Grade World History
2nd 9 weeks
Evaluate the role groups and individuals played in the social, political, cultural, and economic development throughout world
history.
Evaluate the importance of historical documents, artifacts, and sites which are critical to world history.
8.4.W.C
● Evaluate how continuity and change have impacted the world today.
● Belief systems and religions.
● Commerce and industry.
● Technology.
● Politics and government.
● Physical and human geography.
● Social organization.
Understandings
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Historical context is needed to comprehend time and space.
Historical interpretation involves an analysis of cause and result.
Perspective helps to define the attributes of historical comprehension.
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Related Misconceptions
The French Revolution had a much greater impact on the world and
future revolutions than the American Revolution.
Knowledge/Concepts
Students will know…
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Understand the role of the “common” people in determining the
shape of their government.
Understand the meaning of the revolutionary ideals of liberty
(liberalism), equality, and fraternity.
Understand the pivotal role of the French Revolution in world history
as the template for future revolutions (Russia, China, Cuba, Mexico,
etc.).
Understand Napoleon as the archetype for future dictators of the
20th century.
Essential Question(s)
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Why is time and space important to the study of history?
What role do multiple causations play in describing a
historical event?
What role does analysis have in historical construction?
Skills/Competencies
Students will be able to…
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Evaluate the impact of the Napoleonic era on European
history.
Evaluate the concept of absolute power vs. parliamentary
system.
Analyze the key philosophical concepts and the impact
they had on European societies.
Unit: Industrial Revolution
Subject
Social Studies
Unit
Industrial Revolution
Content Standards
Grade Level
Time Frame
10th Grade World History
3rd 9 Weeks
8.4.W.A
Evaluate the role groups and individuals played in the social, political, cultural, and economic development throughout world history.
8.4.W.D
Evaluate how conflict and cooperation among groups and organizations have impacted the development of the world today,
including its effects on Pennsylvania.
Understandings
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Historical context is needed to comprehend time and space
Historical interpretation involves an analysis of cause and result
Perspective helps to define the attributes of historical comprehension
The history of the Commonwealth continues to influence
Pennsylvanians today, and has impacted the United States and the
rest of the world
Students will know…
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Why is time and space important to the study of history?
What role do multiple causations play in describing a
historical event?
What role does analysis have in historical construction?
Related Misconceptions
The countries that excelled during the Industrial Revolution did so
largely because of their proximity to natural resources.
Knowledge/Concepts
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Essential Question(s)
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That the Industrial Revolution was one of the two great “revolutions”
in human evolutionary history.
The political, social, cultural, and economic events that have
influenced the Industrial Revolution.
The importance of Romanticism and Realism.
How the Crimean War was the only “major” European conflict
between the Napoleonic Era and World War I.
That the Crimean War was a war of “firsts.”
Skills/Competencies
Students will be able to…
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Analyze the political and social concepts of socialism and
why these concepts developed.
Evaluate the important developments of the Industrial
Revolution.
Analyze the artistic movement of Romanticism, which
coincided with the early Industrial Revolution.
Analyze and evaluate the first major European war of the
Industrial Age, the Crimean War.
Unit: Nationalism and Unification
Subject
Social Studies
Unit
Nationalism and Unification
10th Grade World History
Content Standards
5.1.W.F:
Evaluate the role of nationalism in uniting and dividing citizens.
7.1.W.A:
Use geographic tools to analyze information about the interaction between people, places, and the environment.
8.4.W.B:
Evaluate the importance of historical documents, artifacts, and sites which are critical to world history.
Understandings
Essential Question(s)
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Historical context is needed to comprehend time and space.
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Why is time and space important to the study of history?
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Historical interpretation involves an analysis of cause and result.
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What role do multiple causations play in describing a historic
event?
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What role does analysis have in historical construction?
Knowledge/Concepts
Students will know…
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Students will understand the political, social, economic, and cultural
ideas that influenced the development of Nationalism.
Skills/Competencies
Students will be able to…
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Analyze the pros and cons of unification of European
nation-states.
Evaluate the power of nationalistic movements on
geography, society, and culture.
Unit: IMPERIALISM
Subject
Unit
Social Studies
IMPERIALISM
10th Grade World History
3rd 9 weeks
Content Standards
6.1.W.B:
Analyze how conflict and cooperation among groups and organizations have impacted the control of limited resources in the world.
7.2.W.B:
Analyze the significance of physical processes in shaping the character of places and regions.
8.1.W.B:
Evaluate the interpretation of historical events and sources, considering the use of fact versus opinion, multiple perspectives, and
cause and effect relationships.
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8.4.W.C:
Evaluate how continuity and change have impacted the world today.
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Belief systems and religions.
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Commerce and industry.
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Technology.
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Politics and government.
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Physical and human geography.
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Social organization.
Understandings
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Historical context is needed to comprehend time and space
Historical interpretation involves an analysis of cause and result
Perspective helps to define the attributes of historical comprehension
Related Misconceptions
Even though European/Western power dominated the globe,
important intellectual, cultural, and artistic developments happened
outside the West.
Knowledge/Concepts
Students will know…
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How European economic, cultural, and military hegemony was imposed upon
the peoples of Africa and Asia.
How “Manifest Destiny” dominated the American mindset and led to
American imperialism in Latin America and Asia.
How native populations responded to these Western incursions.
Essential Question(s)
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Why is time and space important to the study of history?
What role do multiple causations play in describing a
historical event?
What role does analysis have in historical construction?
Skills/Competencies
Students will be able to…
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Analyze the economic, social, and military impact Western
imperialism had outside the West.
Evaluate nativist responses to Western ethnocentrism, including
(but not limited to) the Sepoy Rebellion, the Taiping Rebellion,
and the Boxer Rebellion.
Evaluate how competition between imperial powers was a
factor leading to global instability and World War I.
Unit: World War I
Subject
Unit
Social Studies
World War I
Content Standards
Grade Level
Time Frame
10th Grade World History
4th 9 weeks
8.4.W.A
Evaluate the role groups and individuals played in the social, political, cultural, and economic development throughout world history.
8.4.W.B
Evaluate the importance of historical documents, artifacts, and sites which are critical to world history.
8.4.W.C
● Evaluate how continuity and change have impacted the world today.
● Belief systems and religions.
● Commerce and industry.
● Technology.
● Politics and government.
● Physical and human geography.
● Social organization.
Understandings
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Historical context is needed to comprehend time and space
Historical interpretation involves an analysis of cause and result
Perspective helps to define the attributes of historical comprehension
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Related Misconceptions
World War I was primarily an American war.
Knowledge/Concepts
Students will know…
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The underlying causes of WWI.
How the tangled alliance system of Europe led to an expanded war.
How political conflicts have resulted in altered borders.
How technological advances increased the devastation of war and
impacted all societies involved.
Essential Question(s)
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Why is time and space important to the study of history?
What role do multiple causations play in describing a
historical event?
What role does analysis have in historical construction?
Skills/Competencies
Students will be able to…
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Analyze the effects of WWI on European economic,
political, and social constructs.
analyze the effects of the Communist revolution in Russia
Evaluate the impact of the Treaty of Versailles on the
course of twentieth century world history.
Evaluate how American involvement in the war (and peace)
was the beginning of the “American Century.”
Unit: Rise of Totalitarianism
Subject
Social Studies
Unit
Rise of Totalitarianism
Content Standards
Grade Level
Time Frame
10th Grade World History
4th 9 weeks
8.4.W.A
Evaluate the role groups and individuals played in the social, political, cultural, and economic development throughout world history.
8.4.W.B
Evaluate the importance of historical documents, artifacts, and sites which are critical to world history.
8.4.W.C
● Evaluate how continuity and change have impacted the world today.
● Belief systems and religions
● Commerce and industry
● Technology
● Politics and government
● Physical and human geography
● Social organization
Understandings
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Historical context is needed to comprehend time and space
Historical interpretation involves an analysis of cause and result
Perspective helps to define the attributes of historical comprehension
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Related Misconceptions
The idea that fascism and communism are on opposite ends of the
political spectrum (students tend to think they are the same political
ideology.)
Knowledge/Concepts
Students will know…
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The conditions that caused the rise of totalitarianism coming from the
Treaty of Versailles and national reactions to it.
The key figures of this time and their ideologies.
How appeasement was unsuccessful.
How political and social conflicts have resulted in altered borders.
Essential Question(s)
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Why is time and space important to the study of history?
What role do multiple causations play in describing a historical
event?
What role does analysis have in historical construction?
Skills/Competencies
Students will be able to…
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Analyze the search for peace post WWI (the League of
Nations, Washington Naval Conference, Dawes Plan, KelloggBriand Pact, etc.).
Analyze America’s return to “normalcy” and American
isolation.
evaluate the political philosophies of fascism, Nazism, and
communism
Analyze how the Great Depression helped lead the world to
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war.
Analyze the causes of Italian, German, and Japanese
militarism leading to WWII.
Compare the rise of nationalism to the increase of attacks on
minorities (anti-Semitism, etc.).
Unit: World War II
Subject
Unit
Social Studies
World War II
Content Standards
Grade Level
Time Frame
10th Grade World History
4th 9 weeks
8.4.W.A
Evaluate the role groups and individuals played in the social, political, cultural, and economic development throughout world history.
8.4.W.B
Evaluate the importance of historical documents, artifacts, and sites which are critical to world history.
8.4.W.C
● Evaluate how continuity and change have impacted the world today.
● Belief systems and religions.
● Commerce and industry.
● Technology.
● Politics and government.
● Physical and human geography.
● Social organization.
Understandings
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Historical context is needed to comprehend time and space
Historical interpretation involves an analysis of cause and result
Perspective helps to define the attributes of historical comprehension
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Related Misconceptions
That the holocaust was the last genocide (there have been several
more post WWII)
That WWI was the “war to end all wars”
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Knowledge/Concepts
Students will know…
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The underlying causes of WWII.
The key figures of WWII.
How political and social conflicts have altered European borders.
The origins and of evolution of the Holocaust.
Essential Question(s)
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Why is time and space important to the study of history?
What role do multiple causations play in describing a historical
event?
What role does analysis have in historical construction?
Skills/Competencies
Students will be able to…
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Evaluate the motivations for aggression by totalitarian regimes
and the rationale for appeasement.
Analyze modern weaponry and battle strategies.
Analyze the holocaust as a driving force for post-war policies.