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ANCIENT WORLD HISTORY CURRICULUM WEEK UNIT TOPICS TEXT McDougal Littell UNIT 1: 1 thru 3 Beginnings of Civilization Human Origins in Africa CH 1; Sec 1 Chapter 1Peopling the World LEARNING GOALS CH 1; Sec 2 * Students will describe key scientific findings about human origins. * Students will explain the human achievements during the Stone Age. * Students will explain the technological & artistic achievements of the Paleolithic Age * Student will describe the Neolithic Revolution *Students will explain the growth of villages Civilization City-Sates in Chapter 2Mesopotamia River Valley Civilizations RESOURCES World History Patterns of Interaction * Students will trace the emergence of modern humans. Humans Try to Control Nature ASSESSMENT CH 1; Sec 3 *Students will explain how villages grew into cities. *Students will understand the characterstics of civilization. *Students will describe how the city of Ur exemplifies early cilivilizations. CH 2; Sec 1 *Students will understand how geography affected culture in the fertile crescent. *Students will describe Sumerican religious beliefs, social structure, and technology. computer Mounted Data Projector DVD player Guided Readings Study Guides Power Presentations CD-ROMs Classzone.com Virtual field trips Transparencies Critical thinking, Art, and Maps Netexplorations Geography application Vocabulary Builder United Streaming Pyramids on the Nile CH 2; Sec 2 Planned Cities on the Indus CH 2; Sec 3 River Dynasties in China CH 2; Sec 4 Chapter 3 The Indo-Europeans People and Ideas on the Move Hinduism & Buddhism Develop CH 3;Sec 1 CH 3; Sec 2 *Students will explain the influence of Sumer on later civilizations. *Students will understant the effect of geography on the development of Egyptian culture. *Students will explain how Egypt united into a kingdom. *Students will describe ancient Egyptian religion, social structure, and technology. *Students will explain the decline of the Old Kingdom. *Students will understand the impact of geography on the Indus Valley culture. *Students will describe the Indus Valley cities and culture. *Students will understand the theories about the decline of eh Indus Valley civilization. *Students will explain the effects of geography on cultural development in China. *Students will understand the growth & structure of the Shang Dynasty. *Students will understand the Shang family structure, religion, and technology. *Students will explain the rise and fall of the Zhou Dynasty. *Students will describe the spread of Indo-Europeans and their language. *Student will identify the Hittite empire and effects of its technology on other societies. *Students will understand the Aryan invasion and the culture that arose as a result. *Students will understand the origins, beliefs, and development of Hinduism Chapter 4First Age of Empires Seafaring Traders CH 3; Sec 3 Origins of Judaism CH 3: Sec 4 The Egyptian & Nubian Empires CH 4;Sec 1 The Assyrain Empire CH 4; Sec 2 The Persian Empire CH 4; Sec 3 The Unification of China CH 4; Sec 4 *Students will understand the origins, beliefs, and practices of Buddhism. *Students will describe the Minoan civilization *Students will identify the contributions of the Phoenicians. *Students will understand the extent and impact of ancient world trade. *Students will understand the history & beliefs of the ancient Hebrews. *Students will explain the historical and cultural importance of the Exodus. *Students will describe Israel under Saul, David, and Solomon. *Students will explain Isreal's destruction and the Hebrew's exile in Babylon. *Understand why the Hyksos were able to invade Egypt. *Identyfy key events in the history and decline of Egypt's New Kingdom. *Describe the Kushite conquest of Egypt. *Summarize the achievements of Meroe. *Analyze the sources of Assyrian military strength. *Evaluate Assyrian achievements. *Trace the Assyrian decline. *Explain the rise of the Persian Empire. *List the features of the Persian government. *Describe Zoroastrianism. *Summarize Confucian ideas about the family and about society *Identify ethical systems of this period. *Describe the rise and fall of the Qin Dynasty Charts Map Timeline activity Quizzes Primary Document Analysis Thematic Essay Political cartoon Unit 1 Test Week 4--6 UNIT 2: New Directions in Government & Society Chapter 5 Classical Greece Cultures of the Mountains and the Sea Warring City-States CH 5; Sec 1 CH 5; Sec 2 *Identify the ways geography and climate shaped Greek life. *Explain the rise and development of Mycenaean civilization. *Describe how Homer and Greek myths contributed to early Greek culture. *Identify the different political systems that developed in the Greek city-states. *Describe the government of Athens. *Explain how Athenian and Spartan governments differed. *Summarize the battles and results of the Persian Wars. Democracy & Greece's Golden Age CH 5; Sec 3 Alexander's Empire CH 5; Sec 4 *Identify three goal of Pericles. *Describe Greek architecture. *Summarize the work of Greek dramatists & historians. *Explain the major conflicts in the Peloponnesian War. *Identify Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. *Describe Philip's conquest of Greece. *Explain how Alexander defeated the Persian Empire. *Summarize Alexander's conquests and their impact on future cultures. The Spread of Hellenistic Culture CH 5; Sec 5 *Define Hellenistic culture. *Identify the achievements of Hellenistic Power presentation CD-Roms Computer Mounted Data Projector DVD player Classzone.com Virtual field trip Netexploration Vocabulary Builder Guided Readings Study Guide Geography application Videos United Streaming scholars. *Summarize the major philosophies and artistic sytles of the Hellenistic period. Chapter 6 Ancient Rome and Early Christianity The Roman Republic The Roman Empire CH 6; Sec 1 CH 6; Sec 2 The Rise of Christianity CH 6; Sec 3 The Fall of the Roman Empire CH 6; Sec 4 Rome and the Roots of CH 6; Sec 5 Western Civilization *Describe how geography influenced Rome's development. *Explain the main institutions of the Roman Republic. *Describe how the Punic Wars helped increase Roman power. *Analyze the problems facing the Republic. *Summarize events leading to the creation of the Roman Empire. *Describe the Empire's economy and government. *Summarize the life of Jesus. *Trace the spread of Christianity in the Roman Empire. *Analyze Christianity's appeal. *Summarize the decline of the Roman Empire. *Describe the reforms of Diocletian and Constantine. *Trace the fall of the Western Roman Empire. *Describe the legacy of the Greco-Roman civilization. Identify Roman achievements in the arts, sciences, and law. Chapter 7India & China Establish Empires India's First Empires CH 7; Sec 1 *Trace the rise and fall of India's first unified kingdom. Trade Spreads Indian CH 7; Sec 2 Religions & Culture *Describe achievements in Indian literature, art, science, and mathematics. Han Emperors in China CH 7; Sec 3 Chapter 8 - Diverse Societies in African Civilizations Africa *Compare events in India's three regions after the fall of the Mauryan Empire. *Describe the rise of the Gupta Empire. *Explain why & how religion changed in India. CH 8; Sec 1 *Summarize Indian trade and its effects on India and other Asian cultures. *Describe the rise and rule of the Han Dynasty and the structure of the Han government. *Characterize Han technology, commerce, and culture. *Analyze the fall and return of the Han. *Identify the different geographic regions in Africa and explain how early Africans adapted to their environments. *Summarize the achievements of early West African societies. Migration CH 8; Sec 2 The Kingdom of Aksum CH 8; Sec 3 Chapter 9 - *Trace tgrowth of early African ironworking. *Summarize the causes and effects of human migration. *Describe the Bantu migrations into the southern half of Africa. *Explain how maritime trade led to Aksum's growth. *Give examples of Aksum's achievements. *Explain the effects of the Muslim invasion of Aksum. The Americas: A Separate World The Earliest Americans CH 9; Sec 1 Early Mesoamerican Civilizations CH 9; Sec 2 Early Civilizations of the Andes CH 9; Sec 3 Chapter 16 People and Empires in the Americas North American Societies Maya Kings and Cities The Aztecs Control Mexico CH 16; Sec 1 CH 16; Sec 2 CH 16; Sec 3 *Trace the route of the first inhabitants' migration to the Americas. *Explain the origins and impact of agriculture in the Americas. *Describe the achievements of the Olmec civilization. *Trace the rise and fall of the Zapotec. *Identify contributions to later Mesoamerican cultures. *Describe the first people of the Andes and the Chavin civilization. *Explain the rise of the Nazcz and Moche societies. *Describe various cultures of North America before Columbus. *Explain the unique traditions of the Mound Builders and other woodland cultures. *Identify common features of Native American Cultures. *Describe key features of Maya kingdoms. *Explain Maya beliefs and achievements. *Identify reasons for the decline of the Maya. *Describe the Teotihuacan and Toltec cultures of the Valley of Mexico. *Describe Aztec society, religion, and urban planning. *Identify factors that led to the decline of the Aztecs. The Inca Create a Mountain Empire CH 16; Sec 4 *Trace the Incan rise to power. *Describe Incan government and religion. *Describe descord in the Incan Empire. Week UNIT 3 Charts Quizzes Map Timeline Activity Primary Document Analysis Thematic Essay Political Cartoon Unit 2 Test 7--11 An Age of Exchange and Encounter 500-1500 Chapter 10 The Mulsim World The Rise of Islam CH 10; Sec 1 Islam Expands CH 10; Sec 2 Muslim Culture CH 10; Sec 3 Chaper 11Byzantines, Russians, and Turks Interact, 5001500 The Byzantine Empire The Russian Empire CH 11; Sec 1 CH 11; Sec 2 Turkish Empires Rise in Anatolia CH 11; Sec 3 Chapter 13 European Middles Ages, 500-1200 Charlemagne Unites Germanic Kingdoms CH 13, Sec 1 *Describe Arabia before the rise of Islam. *Explain how Muhammed began to unify the Arabian Peninsula under Islam. *Identidy Islamic belief and practices. *Describe how Muhammed's successor's spread Islam. *List conflicts within the Umayyad state. *Explain how rivalries split Islam. *Describe society under the Abbasids. *Identidy Muslim accomplishments. *Describe Muslim attitudes toward philosophy and religion. *Describe Byzantine politics and the rise of the Emperor Justinian. *Describe Justinian's achievements and life in Constantinople. *Identify causes of the Byzantine Empire's collapse. *Explain why the Eastern and Western churches created two traditions. *Summarize the Slavic, Greek, and Viking roots of Russia and Russian Culture. *Describe the Kievan state. Explain how the Mongols conquered and ruled Russia. *Describe Russia's rise to independence. *Describe the rise of the Seljuk Turks and their inpact on Persian culture. *Explain how internal problems and foreign attack ended Seljuk power. *Identify effects of German invasions. *Explain new ideas about government. Power Presentation CD-ROM Computer mounted projector DVD player Classzone.com Netexploration Virtual field trip Vocabulary builder Guided readings Transparencies Critical thinking, Art, Cultural, and Map Geography applications Study guides Videos United Streaming Chapter 14 The Formation of Western Europe, 8001500 Feudalism in Europe CH 13; Sec 2 The Age of Chivalry CH 13; Sec 3 The Power of the Church CH 13; Sec 4 Church Reform and the Crusades CH 14; Sec 1 Changes in Medieval Society England and France develop. CH 14; Sec 2 CH 14; Sec 3 *Trace the spread of Christianity among Germanic peoples. *Identify Charles Martel's successors. *Describe Charlemagne's empire. *Describe the effects of new invasions on western Europe. *Explain the structure of feudalism and the role of the manor system. *Explain the technology, standards, and training of knights. *Analyze how medieval literature depicts chivalry, knighthood, and women. *Summarize the roles and status of medieval women. *Describe the Church's structure, power, and influence. *List events in the power struggle between popes and German emperors. *Explain why Germany's feudal states did not unify during the Middle Ages. *Explain the spiritual revival and Church reforms that began in the 11th century. *Describe the Gothic cathedrals of the 12th century. *Summarize the causes of the Crusades and analyze the effects of the Crusades. *Describe advances in agriculture. *Explain the importance of guilds. *Trace the growth of trade and finance and the development of medieval towns. *Explain the new interest in learning. *Describe the various invaders who contributed to English culture. *Explain how England's gobernment took the first steps toward democracy. *Describe the Capetian dynasty in France. Quizzes Timeline Activity Charts Political cartoons Thematic Essay Maps The Hundred Years' War and the Plague. CH 14; Sec 4 Primary *Identify the problems face by the Church Document during the 1300s and early 1400s. Analysis *Describe the bubonic plague and its effects on Europe. Unit 3 Test *Explain the Hundred Years' War and its impact.