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Monticello High School
WORLD HISTORY II(Master)
Teacher: Gary Page
Content
A. Ancient Greece
- Geography of Greece
- Minoan Civilizationi
- Mycenaean Civilization
- Evolution of the City State
- Greek Society and Government
- Greek Mythology
- Sparta
- Athens
- Persian Wars
- Athenian Empire and Democracy
- Peloponnesian War
Skills
A. Ancient Greece
-A-1. Understand why we study ancient
civilizations ans how they have influenced
our society today.
-A-1. Describe the term Western
civilization and what it means to our
lives.
-A-1. Explain the physical geography of
the Greek landscape and the advantages
and disadvantages the Greeks had in
creating a flourishing civilization.
-A-2. Identify the development and
contributions of early Greek
Civilizations .
-A-3. Describe how the Greek city states
developed into unique yet similar fashions.
- A-4. Explain how the events of the
Trojan war lead to the begining of a
transformation of Greek society and
government.
-A-4. Detail the evolution of the Greek
governmental structure from monarchy to
aristocracy to tyrany to democracy.
-A-5. Explain the major compentents of
Greek Mythology and how it impacted
Greek society and thought.
-A-6. Identify the major cultural and
governmental differences of the two most
powerful Greek City States. (Athens and
Sparta)
-A-7. Describe the major events of the
Persian Wars and how it will lead to major
changes inside of the Western World.
-A-8. Explain how the end of the Persian
Wars leads to the development of the
Delian League and Athenian Dominance of
the Mediteranian.
-A-8. Explain how democratic ideas begin
Assessment
A. Ancient Greece
- Discussion and Debate
- Daily reading quizzes
- Discussion Review
- Worksheets
- Essay Assignments
- Objective and essay tests
- Student Presentations
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to spark the birth of Western culture.
-A-9. Identify the major events that lead to
the Peloponnesian and the end of a Unified
Greece.
A. Hellenistic Greece
- Greek Art and Literature
- Greek Philosophers
- Rise of Macedonia
- Conquest of Alexander
- Spread and Diffusion of Hellenistic Culture
- Cultural Achievements of the Hellenistic Period
A. Hellenistic Greece
-A-1. Describe the arts helped to further
develop the idea of western culture .
-A-2. Explain how the teachings and
philosophies of Socrates impacted the
development of Western culture .
-A-2. Explain how the teachings and
philosophies of Plato impacted the
development of Western culture .
-A-2. Explain how the teachings and
philosophies of Aristotle impacted the
development of Western culture .
-A-3. Understand how Philip II is able to
gain control over the Greek Mainland.
-A-3. Describe Alexanders rise to
power .
-A-4. Describe the military and social
conquest of Alexander the Great.
-A-4. Alexander the Great or the not so
great?
-A-5. Explain the impact of Alexander's
conquest on Hellenistic Culture and human
advancement.
-A-6. Describe the technological
advancements in human achievement of
the Hellenistic Period.
A. Hellenistic Greece
- Discussion and Debate
- Daily reading quizzes
- Discussion Review
- Worksheets
- Essay Assignments
- Objective and essay tests
A. Rome
- The development of Roman Civilization
- The development of the Roman Republic
- Early Structure of the Republic
- Expansion of the Roman Republic
- Punic Wars
- Shift from Republic to Empire
- The Empire under Augustus
- Roman Emperors the good, bad, and ugly
A. Rome
-A-1. Describe how the earlier settlers and
conquers of the Itilian Peninsula formed
into the Roman Civilization
-A-1. Describe the physical setting of the
Itilian Peninsula and how it was condusive
for Mediterranean dominance.
-A-2. Explain how and why the people of
Rome created the Roman Republic.
A. Rome
- Discussion and Debate
- Daily reading quizzes
- Discussion Review
- Worksheets
- Essay Assignments
- Objective and essay tests
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- Roman Society and Culture during the Roman Empire
- The rise of Christianity
- Later years of the Roman Empire
- Fall of Rome
-A-3. Describe the structure of the Roman
Republic and compare its checks and
ballances to the US Constitution.
-A-4. Demonstrate how the Roman
Republic is able to gain control over the
entire Italian Peninsula
-A-5. Explain the events and significance
of the Punic Wars.
-A-5. Explain how the growth of the
Roman Republic caused great problems in
the checks and ballances of the Republic
.
-A-6. Describe the changes that took place
that slowly turned the Republic into a
dicatorship and ultimately an Empire .
-A-7. Describe the contributions to Roman
success initiated by Augustus.
-A-8. Compare and contrast the different
reigns of the Roman Emperors focusing on
the characteristics of successful and
unsuccessful rulers.
-A-9. Describe the everyday life of the
Roman people during the reign of the
Empire.
-A-9. Explain the contributions the Roman
world made to western civilization .
-A-10. Discuss how the Christian Religion
was able to spread through the Roman
world.
-A-10. Describe the impact the Christian
Religion has had on the development of the
modern world.
-A-11. Describe the major causes of the
Fall of the Roman Empire.
-A-11. Discuss the causes of the Roman
Empire and compare them to the fall of
future world powers .
A. Byzantine Empire
- The survival of the Eastern Roman Empire
- The culture of the Byzantines
A. Byzantine Empire
-A-1. Describe how Justinian is able to
revive Western Culture through the
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A. Byzantine Empire
- Discussion and Debate
- Daily reading quizzes
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- The extending of Western Ideas
- The split of Christianity
- The rise of Kievan Russia
- The significance of the Mongol Empire
- The emergance of Czarist Russia
B. Islamic World
- The Birth of the Islamic Religion
- The rise of the Islamic Empire
- The expansion of the Islamic Empire
- The lasting impact of the Islamic Empire.
Skills
extension of the Byzantine Empire .
-A-1. Explain the differences between the
culture of the Roman Empire and the
Byzantine Empire.
-A-2. Describe the impact of the
iconiclastic contraversy on the modern
construction of Europe .
-A-3. Explain how the Vikings would
lead to the development of a Russian
Empire .
-A-4. Develop an understanding of the
Mongol empire and the significance of
their expansion.
-A-5. Explain how a modern Russian
Kingdom emerges out of the ashes of the
Mongol Empire.
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Assessment
- Discussion Review
- Worksheets
- Essay Assignments
- Objective and essay tests
A. Islamic World
- Discussion and Debate
- Daily reading quizzes
- Discussion Review
- Worksheets
- Essay Assignments
- Objective and essay tests
B. Islamic World
-A-1. Describe the life and teaching of
Muhammad .
-A-1. Explain the similarities and
differences between the teachings of
Christianity and Islam .
-A-2. Show how Muhammad and his
successors were able to extend Islamic Law
over three continents.
-A-2. Describe the culture and customs of
the Islamic World.
-A-3. Explain how the effects of Islam on
the development of India and Europe .
-A-4. Explain the Muslim Culture's
lasting impact on the world.
A. The Middle Ages
- Western Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire?
- The Franks
- The Vikings
- The power of the Catholic Church
- The Birth of Modern European Kingdoms
- The Birth of modern Democratic ideas
A. The Middle Ages
-A-1. Explain how Western Culture and
Civilization begins to decline after the fall
of the Roman Empire.
-A-1. Describe the emergance of the tribal
Kingdoms of Western Europe.
-A-1. Desribe the culture of Medival
A. The Middle Ages
- Discussion and Debate
- Daily reading quizzes
- Discussion Review
- Worksheets
- Essay Assignments
- Objective and essay tests
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- The crusades
- The Renaissance
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Europe and explain the impact of the
Bubonic Plague.
-A-2. Explain how the Franks are able to
unite and create a new empire in Western
Europe.
-A-2. Demonstrate an understanding of
how Clovis, Charlemange, and the other
Carolingian kings begin to revive Western
Christianity.
-A-2. Describe how a Feudal society
works and how it impacted the future of
government power.
-A-3. Discuss the emergance of the
Vikings and their influence on Western
society.
-A-3. Expel the false myths of the Vikings
and demonstrate a knowledge of real
Viking Culture.
-A-4. Describe how kings are able to
legitimize power by gaining the blessing of
the Church.
-A-4. Describe how the Church was able
to maintain tight control over Medival
Europe .
-A-5. Discuss the Impact of the Holy
Roman Empire.
-A-5. Explain how the modern kingdoms
of England, France, Spain, Germany, and
Italy come to be.
-A-5. Discuss the importance of the Battle
of Hastings.
-A-6. Explain the events surroding the
signing of the Magna Carta and the birth of
modern democratic ideas.
-A-7. Discuss the events and impact of the
Crusades.
-A-7. Discuss how Europe experiences a
Renaissance out of the ashes of the
Crusades.
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