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Updated June 17, 2011
Modern World History
NM Standard and Benchmark
Analyze and interpret the major eras
and important turning points in
world history from the age of
enlightenment to the present, to
develop an understanding of the
complexity of the human experience.
Describe and explain how the
renaissance and reformation
influenced education, art, religion
and government in Europe, to
include:
-Development of renaissance artistic
and literary traditions.
-Development of Protestantism
-Religious conflict and persecutions
European Renaissance And Reformation
10th Grade
Complex
The student will understand:
Simple
The student will know:
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how the Renaissance and the
reformation influenced education, art,
religion and government in Europe
including the development of
Protestantism and humanism
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the importance of the Renaissance and
Reformation in the development of art,
religion including Protestantism, and
humanism, and government
The student will recognize and recall the
following Six Step vocabulary words:
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Renaissance
Reformation
Humanism
Protestantism
Social Studies
Updated June 17, 2011
Modern World History
Exploration and Colonization
NM Standard and Benchmark
Complex
The student will understand:
1-C (2)World: Analyze and interpret
the major eras and important
turning points in world history from
the age of enlightenment to the
present, to develop an understanding
of the complexity of the human
experience.
Analyze and evaluate the actions of
competing European nations for
colonies around the world and the
impact on indigenous populations
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the competition of European nations
for colonization and globalization
purposes the Isolationist response of
the Chinese.
Simple
The student will know:
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the importance of the European
exploration and colonization, the efforts
to control global trade (globalization)
and the response and effect on the
indigenous peoples especially the
isolationism of the Asians.
The student will recognize and recall the
following Six Step vocabulary words:
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Colonization
Isolationism
Globalization
Social Studies
Updated June 17, 2011
Modern World History
Age of Revolutions
10th Grade
NM Standard and Benchmark
Complex
The student will understand:
Simple
The student will know:
1-C (3)
Analyze and interpret the major eras
and important turning points in
world history from the age of
enlightenment to the present, to
develop an understanding of the
complexity of the human experience.
Explain and analyze revolutions (e.g.,
democratic, scientific, technological,
social) as they evolved throughout
the enlightenment and their enduring
effects on political, economic and
cultural institutions, to include:
- Copernican view of the universe and
Newton’s natural laws:
- Tension and cooperation between religion
and new scientific discoveries;
- impact of Galileo’s ideas and the
introduction of the scientific method as a
means of understanding the universe;
-events and ideas that led to parliamentary
government
-enlightenment philosophies used to support
events leading to American and French
revolutions;
-Napoleonic era(e.g. codification of law);
Latin America’s wars of independence.
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the revolutions as they occurred
throughout the enlightenment and their
effect political, economic, and cultural
institutions around the world including
the Impact of Galileo, Newton, and
Copernicus, the reaction of the
religious community, the events and
ideas leading to parliamentary
government, and the American
Revolution, the Napoleonic era, and
the rise of Latin American
Democracies.
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the democratic, scientific,
technological, and social revolutions
that developed throughout the
enlightenment their effect political,
economic, and cultural institutions.
The student will recognize and recall the
following Six Step vocabulary words:
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Enlightenment
Revolution
Social Studies
Updated June 17, 2011
Modern World History
The Industrial Revolution
NM Standard and Benchmark
Complex
The student will understand:
1-C (4)Analyze and interpret the
major eras and important turning
points in world history from the age
of enlightenment to the present, to
develop an understanding of the
complexity of the human experience.
Analyze the pattern of historical change as
evidenced by the industrial revolution to
include:
-conditions that promoted industrialization;
-how scientific and technological innovations
brought about change:
-impact of population changes
-evolution of work/business and the role of
labor
-political and economic theories of capitalism
and socialism
-status and roles of women and minorities
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the pattern of change leading to the
industrial revolution including the
development of scientific and technical
innovations, the impact of population
changes, the evolution of divisions of
labor, and the development of
capitalism and socialism
Simple
The student will know:
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the pattern of historical change that
brought about the industrial revolution,
the changes of the division of labor, the
rise of socialism and capitalism, and the
status of minorities.
The student will recognize and recall the
following Six Step vocabulary words:
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Industrial Revolution
Capitalism
Socialism
Division of Labor
Social Studies
Updated June 17, 2011
Modern World History
NM Standard and Benchmark
1-C (5,6) Analyze and interpret the
major eras and important turning
points in world history from the age
of enlightenment to the present, to
develop an understanding of the
complexity of the human experience.
Analyze and evaluate the impact of 19 th
century imperialism from varied
perspectives to include:
-clash of cultures;
-British empire expands around the world;
-nationalism
Describe and analyze the geographic,
political, economic, religious and social
structures of the civilizations of east Asia
European Imperialism
Asia
Complex
The student will understand:
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the impact of 19th century imperialism
from various perspectives including:
the clash of cultures, the expansion of
the British Empire around the world,
the concepts of mercantilism and
nationalism.
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the impact of the interaction of the
European and Asian continents
including the Rise of Islam and
competition for spheres of influence.
Simple
The student will know:
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 the impact of European imperialism
from different perspectives including:,
nationalization, the concept of
mercantilism, and the impact on
indigenous people.
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the geographic, political, economic,
religious, and social structures of Asia.
The student will recognize and recall the
following Six Step vocabulary words:
Imperialism
Nationalism
Mercantilism
Sphere of Influence
Social Studies
Updated June 17, 2011
Modern World History
World War I
NM Standard and Benchmark
Complex
The student will understand:
1-C (7)Analyze and interpret the
major eras and important turning
points in world history from the age
of enlightenment to the present, to
develop an understanding of the
complexity of the human experience.
Analyze and evaluate the causes,
events and effects of WWI to include:
-rise of nationalism
-rise of ethnic and ideological conflicts
-major turning points and the importance of
geographic, military and political factors in
decisions and outcomes;
-human costs of the mechanization of war
-effects of loss of human potential through
devastation of population and their
successive generations;
-effects of the Russian revolution and the
implementation of communist rule
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the causes and effects of World War I
including the rise of nationalization,
the rise of ethnic and ideological
conflicts, major turning points of the
war, effects on potential human
population, the effects of the Russian
Revolution and the introduction of
communist rule, and the human tool of
taken by the mechanization of warfare,
and the use of propaganda.
Simple
The student will know:
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the causes and effects of World War I to
include: the rise of nationalism, the
increase in ethnic and ideological
conflicts, major turning points of the
war, the human cost of the
mechanization of warfare, the use of
propaganda, the effects of the Russian
Revolution and the implementation of
communism
The student will recognize and recall the
following Six Step vocabulary words:
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Russian Revolution
Propaganda
Mechanization Of Warfare
Social Studies
Updated June 17, 2011
Modern World History
World War II
NM Standard and Benchmark
Complex
The student will understand:
1-C (8)Analyze and interpret the
major eras and important turning
points in world history from the age
of enlightenment to the present, to
develop an understanding of the
complexity of the human experience.
Analyze and evaluate the causes, events and
impacts of WWII from various perspectives,
to include:
-failures and successes of the treaty of
Versailles and the league of nations; rise of
totalitarianism(e.g. Nazi Germany’s policies
of European domination, holocaust);
-political, diplomatic and military leadership
(e.g., Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin,
Franklin Roosevelt, Emperor Hirohito,
Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Francisco
Franco)
-principal theatres of battle, major turning
points and geographic factors in military
decisions and outcomes
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the causes and impacts of World War
II including: the failures of Treaty of
Versailles and how it impacted the
World prior to World War II, the rise
of leadership of totalitarianism and the
social, economic, and political impact
of the totalitarian policies, and the
impact of the genocide/holocaust as
practiced by the Nazis.
Simple
The student will know:
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the causes and impacts of World war II
including: the failures of the Treaty of
Versailles, the rise of totalitarianism,
Nazi’s policies of domination and
genocide/Holocaust, major turning
points of the war.
The student will recognize and recall the
following Six Step vocabulary words:
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Totalitarianism
Treaty of Versailles
Genocide/Holocaust
Social Studies
Updated June 17, 2011
Modern World History
Post WWII World
NM Standard and Benchmark
Complex
The student will understand:
1-C (9-12) Analyze and interpret the
major eras and important turning
points in world history from the age
of enlightenment to the present, to
develop an understanding of the
complexity of the human experience.
Analyze and evaluate international
developments following WWII, the
cold war and post-cold war,
Evaluate the ideologies and outcomes
of independence movements in the
emerging third world
Analyze historical and moderndaypolicies of the western
hemisphere, with emphasis on
Mexico and Canada
Explain how world history presents a
framework of knowledge and skills
within which to understand the
complexity of the human experience
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Post WWII developments including
the development of the Zionism, Cold
War, NATO and the Warsaw Pact, the
Marshall Plan.
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Civil Disobedience as demonstrated by
Mohandas Gandhi, the rise of
democracies in third world countries,
and the rise of economic globalization.
Simple
The student will know:
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Of developments following World War
II to include: Zionism and the creation
of the state of Israel, the rise of the
Warsaw Pact and NATO, the Cold War,
and the rise of communist China.
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The development of civil disobedience
as developed by Gandhi.
The student will recognize and recall the
following Six Step vocabulary words:
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Cold War
Zionism
NATO
Warsaw Pact
Marshall Plan
Civil Disobedience