Download Course World History Grade 8

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Syllabus
Text: Pearson – My World History
Instructor: Mr Charles Hudson [email protected]
Objective: Eighth grade world history will explore the beginning of mankind up to the Black plague. We will discuss the origins of all major
religions, the first 4 civilizations, and many links from the past that are still present today.
Course Description: The students will have their notes posted to Edmodo at the beginning of each section. They are to take the information in class
to complete their notes and use that to help them study for their tests. The students will receive a study guide assignment consisting of vocabulary
terms to help study for the benchmark test at the end of each quarter. This too will be a grade for the students.
Course Expectations: The Objective of this course is to bring a greater awareness of the history and cultures around the world in order to
inform/educate our students on the always growing interdependent world that we live in.
Units and Standards Covered: This course will cover ALCOS standards 1-17 as listed in the Huntsville City Schools World History Pacing Guide
Grading:Each student will receive at least three grades for each section consisting of 1-note grade, 1-quiz grade, and 1-test grade. There will be
times that a project may be assigned to the class for certain objectives.
Class Participation/Homework Assignments-10%
Quizzes-30%
Tests/Projects-60%
Make-Up-Work: Assignments can be made up within a two week period of the absence unless there are extenuating circumstances. A grade of “0”
will be given if the assignment is not completed.
Classroom Rules:
Be Prompt
Be Prepared
Be Polite
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Be a Participant
Be Respectful
Support Systems: I am available to all parents. Please contact the school by phone or through my email, listed at the top, and I will be happy to
assist you any way that I am able.
Key Terms: 1st
Huntsville City Schools
Pacing Guide 2016 - 2017
Course World History Grade 8
First Nine Weeks
Nine Weeks
Chapter 1:
Anthropology, Archaeology, Artifacts & Fossils, Donald Johanson, Hunter-gatherer, Mary Leake, Neanderthal, Nomad, Prehistory, Homo Sapiens,
Paleolithic, Cave Painting
Honors Focus Topics:
1. Explain how artifacts and fossils help archaeologists learn about the past.
2. Explain the connection between culture and religion.
Chapter 2:
Agricultural Revolution, Neolithic Era, Domestication, Specialization, Technology, Established Religion, Social Class, Government, Cities, Writing,
Public works, Arts & architecture
Honors Focus Topics:
1. Explain the changes to human life during the Neolithic Era/ Agricultural Revolution.
2. Describe technology and advances in technology in early human history.
Chapter 3:
Cultural diffusion, Cultural Trait, Colony, Euphrates River, Cuneiform, Currency, Cyrus the Great, Darius the Great, Empire, Fertile Crescent,
Hammurabi’s Code, Irrigation, Mesopotamia, Polytheism, Sargon, Sumer, Tigris River, Ziggurat, Phoenicians, Alphabet, Book of the Dead
Honors Focus Topics:
 Describe the importance of Hammurabi’s Code.
 Identify advancements in technology in the Persian Empire such as government structures, roads, and currency.
Chapter 4:
Papyrus, Dynasty, Hieroglyphics, Pharaoh, Pyramids, Mummies, Pharaoh, Ramses II, Nile River Delta, Hatshepsut, Menes, Amon-Re
Honors Focus Topics:
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Identify and explain the purpose of early forms of writing and the use of papyrus in ancient Egypt.
Explain the role of Hatshepsut and the unique aspect of having a female pharaoh.
Chapter 5:
Covenant, Diaspora, Ethics, Exile, Exodus, Hebrew Bible, Judeo-Christian Tradition, Monotheism, Moses, Rabbi, Synagogue, Talmud, Torah
Honors Focus Topics:
 Explain the importance of the covenant in Judaism.
 Analyze the importance of law and learning in Judaism.
Huntsville City Schools
Pacing Guide 2016 - 2017
Course World History Grade 8
First Nine Weeks
Standard
1.) Explain how artifacts and
other archaeological findings
provide evidence of the
nature and movement of
prehistoric groups of people.
Resources
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Pearson: Chapter 1—Early People
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Crash Course WH 1 #1—The Agricultural Revolution
Crash Course WH 2 #1 Rethinking Civilization
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www.neok12.com
www.besthistorysites.net
Approximate
Pacing
Number of
Days
1 week
3
2.) Analyze characteristics of
early civilizations in respect
to technology, division of
labor, government, calendar,
and writings.
3.) Compare the
development of early world
religions and philosophies
and their key tenets.
Key Terms: 2nd
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http://worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu
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Pearson: Chapter 2--Beginning of Civilization
Pearson: Chapter 3--The Fertile Crescent
Pearson: Chapter 4--Ancient Egypt and Nubia
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Crash Course WH 1 #2—Indus Valley Civilization
Crash Course WH 1 #3—Mesopotamia
Crash Course WH 1 #4—Ancient Egypt
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www.neok12.com
www.besthistorysites.net
http://worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu
6 weeks
Pearson: Chapter 5--Judaism and the Jewish People
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www.neok12.com
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www.besthistorysites.net
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http://worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu
1 week
Huntsville City Schools
Pacing Guide 2016 - 2017
Course World History Grade 8
Second Nine Weeks
Nine Weeks
Chapter 6:
Monsoon, Subcontinent, Caste, Climate, Ahimsa, Ancestor worship, Brahman, Brahmanism, Brahmin, Dalit, Dharma, Eightfold Path,
Enlightenment, Filial piety, Guru, Karma, Laozi, Meditate, Missionary, Moksha, Monastery, Nirvana, Philosophy, Reincarnation, Veda
Honors Focus Topics:
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Describe the Vedas and connect them to the development of the caste system.
Compare and contrast Hinduism and Buddhism.
Chapter 8:
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Acupuncture, Chaos, Civil Official, Dike, Dynasty, Envoy, Mandate of Heaven, Monopoly, Oracle Bones, Pictograph, Seismometer, Silk Road,
Subcontinent, Warlord, Zhou Dynasty, Ancestor worship, Confucius, Filial piety, Laozi, Philosophy
Honors Focus Topics:
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Describe the physical setting of China and how it relates to China’s isolation.
Identify the Mandate of Heaven and explain its connection to rulers in ancient China.
Chapter 9:
CalligraphyHan Dynasty, Invention, Zhou Dynasty,
Chapter 17:
Khan, Mongol, porcelain, compass, bureaucracy, merit system, urbanization, money economy, steppe, block printing
Honors Focus Topics:
 Explain the significance of Genghis Khan and the Mongols
 Explain the impact of the Mongols on trade
Chapter 18:
Archipelago, clan, daimyo, feudalism, figure head, Kabuki, kami, Noh, regent, samurai, Shinto, shogun
Honors Focus Topics:
1. Summarize the role of the samurai in Japanese feudal society.
2. Explain how the concept of Shinto developed.
Chapter 10:
Athens, Citizenship, Direct Democracy, Iliad, Oligarchy, Pericles, Phalanx, Representative Democracy, Sparta, Tyranny,
Honors Focus Topics:
1. Explain how the geography of Greece influenced its history and political development.
2. Explain how the rivalry between Sparta and Athens led to the Peloponnesian War.
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Chapter 11:
Academy, Aristotle, Battle of Marathon, Battle of Salamis, Battle of Thermopylae, Chorus, Darius the Great, Delian League, Delphic Oracle, Gods
and Goddesses, Hippocratic Oath, Hypothesis, Logic, Lyric Poetry, Myth, Mythology, Olympic Games, Peloponnesian League, Philosophy, Plato,
Reason, Socrates, Socratic Method, Stoicism, Xerxes, Alexander the Great, Alexandria, Hellenistic, Macedonia, Philip II, Sarissa
Honors Focus Topics:
 Explain the conquest of vast territory by Alexander the Great.
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Describe the spread of Hellenistic culture throughout Alexander’s empire.
Huntsville City Schools
Pacing Guide 2016 - 2017
Course World History Grade 8
Second Nine Weeks
Standard
Resources
Approximate
Pacing
Number of
Days
6
8.) Describe the
development of a classical
civilization in India and
China.
3.) Compare the
development of early world
religions and philosophies
and their key tenets.
12.) Describe China's
influence on culture,
politics, and economics in
Japan, Korea, and
Southeast Asia.
4.) Identify cultural
contributions of Classical
Greece, including politics,
intellectual life, arts,
literature, architecture, and
science.
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Pearson: Chapter 6--Civilizations of Early India
Pearson: Chapter 8--Ancient China
Pearson: Chapter 9--The Chinese Empire
Pearson: Chapter 17--China in the Middle Ages
Pearson: Chapter 18--Japan Before the Middle Ages
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Crash Course WH 1 #6—Buddha and Ashoka
Crash Course WH 1 #7—2,000 Years of Chinese History!
Crash Course WH 1 #9—The Silk Road and Ancient Trade
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www.neok12.com
www.besthistorysites.net
http://worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu
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Pearson: Chapter 10--The Ancient Greeks
Pearson: Chapter 11--Ancient Greek Civilization
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Crash Course WH 1 #5—The Persians and the Greeks
Crash Course WH 1 #8—Alexander the Great and the Situation…the Great?
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www.neok12.com
www.besthistorysites.net
http://worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu
5 weeks
3 weeks
5.) Describe the role of
Alexander the Great in the
Hellenistic world.
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Key Terms: 3rd
Huntsville City Schools
Pacing Guide 2016 - 2017
Course World History Grade 8
Third Nine Weeks
Nine Weeks
Chapter 12:
Assemblies, Augustus, Caesar, Carthage, Civil War, Cleopatra, Constitution, Consul, Empire, Etruscans, Forum, Gaul, Hannibal, Latins, Latium,
Legion, Marc Antony, Magistrates, Monarchy, Paterfamilias, Patriarchal Society, Pompey, Province, Republic, Rome, Senate, Veto
Honors Focus Topics:
1. Identify and describe the key principles of the Roman government.
2. Summarize the growth and decline of the Roman Republic.
Chapter 13
Aqueduct, Architecture, Barbarian, Colosseum, Constantine, Germanic Tribes, Gladiator, Greco-Roman, Mercenaries, Oratory, Pax Romana,
Romance Languages, Satire, Epistle, Gospel, Jesus, Judea, Martyr, New Testament, Orthodoxy, Persecution, Toleration, Trinity, Zealot
Honors Focus Topics:
3. Identify causes of the Roman Empire’s decline and effects of its collapse.
4. Compare and contrast Christianity and Judaism
Chapter 14:
Byzantine, Constantinople, Creed, Great Schism, Greek Fire, Hagia Sophia, Icon, Iconoclast, Justinian, Justinian’s Code, Missionary, Moat, Pope,
Strait, Theodora, Cyril, Cyrillic Alphabet, czar, Kievan Rus, Methodius, Moscow, “Third Rome”, Vikings
Honors Focus Topics:
 Analyze the effects of geography on Byzantine trade and defense.
 Compare and contrast the structure and function of the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches.
Chapter 15:
Arabic numerals, Bedouin, caliph, calligraphy, oasis, Sufism, Sultan, Five Pillars of Islam, Hajj, Hijra, Kaaba, Mecca, Medina, Mosque, Muhammad,
Quran, Sharia, Sunnah
Honors Focus Topics:
 Summarize the Five Pillars of Islam.
 Compare and contrast the three monotheistic religions.
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Huntsville City Schools
Pacing Guide 2016 - 2017
Course World History Grade 8
Third Nine Weeks
Standard
Resources
Approximate
Pacing
Number of
Days
9
6.) Trace the expansion of the Roman
Republic and its transformation into an
empire, including key geographic, political,
and economic elements.
7.) Describe the widespread impact of the
Roman Empire.
3.) Compare the development of early world
religions and philosophies and their key
tenets.
9.) Describe the rise of the Byzantine Empire,
its institutions, and its legacy, including the
influence of the Emperors Constantine and
Justinian and the effect of the Byzantine
Empire on art, religion, architecture, and law.
10.) Trace the development of the early
Russian state and the expansion of its trade
systems.
11.) Describe early Islamic civilizations,
including the development of religious, social,
and political systems.
3.) Compare the development of early world
religions and philosophies and their key
tenets.
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Pearson: Chapter 12--The Roman Republic
Pearson: Chapter 13--The Roman Empire and Christianity
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Crash Course WH 1 #10—The Roman Empire. Or Republic. Or…Which Was It?
Crash Course WH 1 #11—Christianity from Judaism to Constantine
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www.neok12.com
www.besthistorysites.net
http://worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu
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Pearson: Chapter 14--The Byzantine Empire
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www.neok12.com
www.besthistorysites.net
http://worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu
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Pearson: Chapter 15--Islamic Civilization
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Crash Course WH 1 #13—Islam, the Quran, and the Five Pillars All
Without a Flamewar
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www.neok12.com
www.besthistorysites.net
http://worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu
4 weeks
2 weeks
2 weeks
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Huntsville City Schools
Pacing Guide 2016 - 2017
Course World History Grade 8
Fourth Nine Weeks
Key Terms: 4th Nine Weeks
Chapter 16:
Ancestral Worship, Axum, Caravan, Ghana, griot, Kinship, Kush, Mali, Oral Tradition, Plateau, Proverb, Savanna, Songhai, stele, Trans-Saharan
Honors Focus Topics:
1. Describe how Ghana’s trade in Western Africa developed around gold and salt.
2. Describe how Islam contributed to the development of empires in Western Africa.
Chapter 19:
Maya, Mesoamerica, Observatory, Obsidian, Olmecs, Slash-and-burn agriculture, Terrace
Honors Focus Topics:
 Compare and contrast the geography and physical features of the Maya and Aztec
Chapter 20:
Andes, Arctic, Great Basins, Great Plains, Hierarchy, Igloos, Incan Empire, Longhouse, Machu Picchu, Mississippian, Pot Latch, Quipu, Totem
Poles, Wigwam
Honors Focus Topics:
1. Describe how the environment shaped Native American cultures and Incan Civilizations
Chapter 21:
Charlemagne, Chivalry, Christendom, Clergy, Convent, Feudalism, Fief, Frankish, Knight, Manor, Medieval, Medieval, Middles Ages, Pagan, Pope,
Sacrament, Saint, Serf, Vassal, Vikings
Honors Focus Topics:
1. Summarize how feudalism and manoralism brought social and economic order to Europe.
2. Describe how Europe might have been different if Charles Martel had lost the Battle of Tours.
Chapter 22:
Common Law, Crusades, Excommunicate, Habeas Corpus, Henry II and Thomas Becket, Henry IV and Pope Gregory, Heresy, King John, Magna
Carta, Norman, Parliament, Pilgrimage, Secular, William the Conqueror, Writ
Honors Focus Topics:
1. Explain how the Church became a center of authority in Medieval Europe.
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2. Explain how the Magna Carta led to the eventual development of representative government in England.
3. Describe the social, cultural, and economic impact of the Crusades.
Chapter 23:
Black Death, Bubonic Plague, Crop Rotation, Fallow, Famine,Gothic, Guild, Hundred Years’ War, Mendicant Order, Natural Law, Peasants’ Revolt,
Three-field system
Honors Focus Topics:
1. Summarize the events and changes that helped bring about the end of the Middle Ages.
2. Draw conclusions about the consequences of famine, war, and plague.
Huntsville City Schools
Pacing Guide 2016 - 2017
Course World History Grade 8
Fourth Nine Weeks
Standard
Resources
13.) Compare the African
civilizations of Ghana, Mali,
and Songhai to include
geography, religions, slave
trade, economic systems,
empires, and cultures.
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Pearson: Chapter 16--Early African Civilization
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Crash Course WH 1 #16—Mansa Musa and Islam in Africa
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www.neok12.com
www.besthistorysites.net
http://worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu
14.) Describe key aspects of
pre-Columbian cultures in the
Americas including the
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Pearson: Chapter 19--Mesoamerican Civilizations
Pearson: Chapter 20--Early North and South America
Approximate
Pacing
Number of
Days
2 weeks
2 weeks
12
Olmecs, Mayas, Aztecs, Incas,
and North American tribes.
15.) Describe military and
governmental events that
shaped Europe in the early
Middle Ages (600-1000 A.D.).
16.) Describe major cultural
changes in Western Europe in
the High Middle Ages (10001300 A.D.).
17.) Explain how events and
conditions fostered political
and economic changes in the
late Middle Ages and led to
the origins of the
Renaissance.
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www.neok12.com
www.besthistorysites.net
http://worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu
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Pearson: Chapter 21--A New Civilization in Europe
Pearson: Chapter 22--Conflicts and Crusades
Pearson: Chapter 23--A Changing Medieval World
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Crash Course WH 1 #14—The Dark Ages…How Dark Were They, Really?
Crash Course WH 1 #15—The Crusades – Pilgrimage or Holy War?
4 weeks
● www.neok12.com
● www.besthistorysites.net
● http://worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu
● http://www.imaginon.org/fun/whippingboy/medmod.asp?themeid=2&activityid=11
(Compares Medieval life with modern life – food, medicine, clothes, etc.)
● Fleas and the Black Death, via Alex – partnered w/ National Geographic.
● http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/path-black-death
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