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Monticello High School
WORLD HISTORY I(Master)
Teacher: Gary Page
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A. History Is
- History
- Prehistory
- How do we know about prehistory
- Prehistoric Peoples
A. History Is
- A1. Define history and explain why it
is important for us to study it today.
- A2. Distinguish the difference between
history and prehistory.
- A3. Analyze how we have drawn
conclusions about events that have
happened in prehistory and how they have
set the coarse for human advancement
- A3. Explain how the 3 periods of the
Stone Age impacted human
advancement.
-A4. Identify the differences between
and contributions made by different
prehistoric peoples.
A. History Is
- Discussion and Debate
- Daily reading quizzes
- Discussion Review
- Worksheets
- Essay assignments
- Objective and essay tests
A. First Civilizations
- Ancient Kingdoms of the Nile
- Egyptian Life and Culture
- Sumerian Civilization - Mesopotamia
- Other Empires of the Fertile Crescent
- Mediterranean Cultures
A. First Civilizations
A1. Describe how the Nile River Valley
provided the early egyptians with life.
A1. Explain the contributions to human
advancement made in each of the three
Egyptian Kingdoms
A1. Analyze the reigns of important
pharaohs and how the changes they made
impacted the development of Egyptian
life.
A1. Describe the details outlining the
decline of the Egyptian Empirt
A2. Describe the social atmosphere in
early Egypt
A2. Analyze Egyptian advancements in
Architecture, Science, Medicine, and
Mathematics
A2. Draw conclusions between ancient
Egyptian religion and education.
A3. Explain why Mesopotamia was such
A. First Civilizations
- Discussion and Debate
- Daily reading quizzes
- Discussion Review
- Worksheets
- Essay Assignments
- Objective adn essay tests
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a sought after area for early civilizations.
A3. Describe the rise of Sumerian Citystates.
A3. Compare the City-state
governments of Sumerian civilization with
that of the Egyptian government.
A3. Analyze the culture and social
atmosphere of the ancient Sumerians
A3. Identify the contributions made by
the Sumerians.
A. First Civilizations
- Other Empires of the Fertile Crescent
- Mediterranean Cultures
B. Ancient India
- Physical Setting of Indus River Valley
- Harappan civilization
- Indo-Aryan civilization
A. First Civilizations
-A1. Analyze the rise, fall, and
contributions of the following Empires:
- Akkadians
- Babylonians
- Hittites
- Assyrians
- Chaldeans
- Persians
-A2. Describe the cultures,
contributions, and significant achievements
of the Lydians and Phonecians
-A2. Analyze the differences between
most ancient religions and the religion of
the Ancient Hebrews.
- Describe how the ancient Hebrews
established their homeland in what is
modern day Israel and how this has
impacted the modern conflicts in the
Middle East.
A. First Civilizations
- Discussion and Debate
- Daily reading quizzes
- Discussion Review
- Worksheets
- Essay Assignments
- Objective adn essay tests
B. Ancient India
- Discussion and Debate
- Daily reading quizzes
- Discussion Review
- Worksheets
- Essay Assignments
- Objective adn essay tests
B. Ancient India
-B1. Describe how the Himalayan
Mountain System isolates India from other
Asian cultures.
-B1. Explain how the Indus River and
Ganges River gave life to the IndoGangetic Plain
-B2. Identify the key elements of the
Harappan civilization and their advanced
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cities.
-B-3. Describe the impact made on India
by the migration of the Indo-Ayran
civlization and their contribution of an
early Vedic Religion.
A. Ancient India
- Hinduism and the Caste System
- Buddhism
- Dynasties and Empires of Ancient India
- Ancient Indian life and culture
B. Ancient China
- Geographical regions of China
- Shang Dynasty
A. Ancient India
-A1. Describe the details of Hinduism
and the Caste System
-A1. Analyze the evolution of Hinduism
-A1. Explain how the Caste System still
plays a role in society today even though it
has long been outlawed .
-A2. Explain the development of
Buddhism.
-A2. Explain how the ideas of Buddhism
were able to spread so quickly throughout
most of Asia.
-A3. Describe how the Mauryan Empire
helped to shape Indian Culture.
-A3. Identify the contributions made by
the Gupta Empire in shaping a modern
Indian culture.
-A4. Analyze the social atmosphere of
ancient India.
-A4. Describe the contributions made to
human advancement by ancient Indian
cultures in the fields of Medicine, Math,
Astronomy, education, and architecture.
A. Ancient India
- Discussion and Debate
- Daily reading quizzes
- Discussion Review
- Worksheets
- Essay Assignments
- Objective adn essay tests
B. Ancient China
- Discussion and Debate
- Daily reading quizzes
- Discussion Review
- Worksheets
- Essay Assignments
- Objective adn essay tests
B. Ancient China
-B-1. Describe how the Xia people
paved the way for the Chinese Dynastic
Cycle.
-B-2. Explain the development of
government in the Shang dynansty and
how it characterized the development of
the Shang people.
B-2. Analyze the Shang religion and
show how the Shang religion impacted
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human advancement during the Shang
dynasty.
A. Ancient China
- The Zhou Dynasty
- The Qin Dynasty
- The Han Dynasty
- Ancient Chinese Philosphy
- Chinese Life and Culture
A. Ancient China
-A-1. Desribe how the Zhou dynasty were
able to use the ideas of the Mandate of
Heaven in order to gain control over China
Proper.
-A-1. Define feudalism and explain how
the Zhou dynasty used feudal ideas to
maintain control of their growing
boarders.
-A-1. Explain the pitfalls of a feudal
society and how it leads to corruption, war,
chaos, and the fall of government power.
-A-2. Describe how Shi Huangdi was
able to unite the Feudal states of the Zhou
into one unified empire.
-A-2. Anaylze the autocratic government
used by the Qin and describe the dangers
this type of goverment posses to society.
-A-3. Explain how the Han dynasty was
able to implent a civil service government
in China and how it led to the longevity of
their empire.
-A-4. Compare and contrast the ancient
philosophies of Duelism, Confucianism,
Daoism, and Legalism. How do each one
of these philosophies contribute to the
development of a modern Chinese culture.
-A-4. Describe why Buddhism was so
attractive to the people of China.
-A-5. Explain how Chinese culture
developed through the dynastic cycle and
was able to influence the modern asian
culture we see in the 21st century.
A . Ancient China
- Discussion and Debate
- Daily reading quizzes
- Discussion Review
- Worksheets
- Essay Assignments
- Objective adn essay tests
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