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World History Grade: 8 SOC 120 World History I and II No graduation credit 5 days per week; 1 year Taught in English th This is a required course for all 8 grade students in the Mexican and/or U.S. diploma program. Course content includes the study of prehistory, the first civilizations, the Greek and Roman empires, Europe in the Middle Ages, and the Muslim empire. In this class students will learn to understand and accept cultures different from their own, to see the relationship between past and present, and to improve reading and writing skills. In the second semester, the course picks up chronologically where World History I leaves off, with the European Renaissance and Reformation, followed by the Age of Exploration, the growth of European states, Enlightenment and revolutions, the impact of nationalism, the Industrial Revolution, and the modern age. In the class, students will come to appreciate the relationship between past and present; at the same time, students will develop an understanding of and appreciation for the irony of the diversity of human races and cultures, and yet the basic similarity of the human condition around the globe and throughout the ages. Textbook: Greenblatt, Miriam, et. al. Human Heritage. McGraw Hill Glencoe, OH (2004 Edition) Benchmark Code – Subject: Social Studies = SS Strand 1= Geographic Understandings Strand 2= Historical Understandings Strand 3= Sociological Understandings Strand 4= Economic Understandings Strand 5= Civic and Governmental Understandings Strand 6= Philosophic and Ethical Understandings Strand 7= Developmental and Psychological Understandings Code: Subject.Grade.Strand#.Standard#. Benchmark# Example: SS.8.2.4.3 – Social Studies, Eighth Grade, Strand 2, Standard 4, Benchmark 3 Strand 2: Historical Understandings Standard 1: The student analyzes the importance of the Byzantine Empire and the Roman Empire; and their relationship. Benchmark Code Benchmark SS.8.2.1.1 The student will explain similarities and differences of the Byzantine and the Roman Empires. SS.8.2.1.2 The student will analyze the establishment of Christianity as an official religion of the Byzantine Empire. SS.8.2.1.3 The student will describe the significance of Justinian’s Law Code, Theodora and the role of women, and the Byzantine art and architecture. SS.8.2.1.4 The student will analyze the role of Constantinople as a trading and religious center. The student will explain the influence of the Byzantine Empire in Russia, and Tsar Ivan III and Kiev. SS.8.2.1.5 SS.8.2.1.6 The student will define the causes and effects of the decline of the Byzantine Empire. SS.8.2.1.7 The student will define the role of Orthodox Christianity. Standard 2: The student describes, discusses, and traces the origins and expansion of the Islamic World between 600 A.D. to 1300´s A.D. Benchmark Code Benchmark SS.8.2.2.1 The student will explain the origins of Islam and the growth of the Islamic Empire. SS.8.2.2.2 The student will identify the Muslims trading routes to India, China, Europe, and Africa, and economic impact of this trade. SS.8.2.2.3 The student will discuss the religious beliefs held by Muslims. SS.8.2.2.4 The student will describe the spread of Islam beyond the Arabian Peninsula. SS.8.2.2.5 The student will explain the Arabs' contributions to Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and the arts. Standard 3: The student analyzes and discusses the diverse characteristics of early African society before 1800. Benchmark Code Benchmark SS.8.2.3.1 The student describes the Swahili trading centers and the influence of different cultures to the Swahili culture. Standard 4: The student analyzes and describes life among the earliest Eastern Slavs. Benchmark Code Benchmark SS.8.2.4.1 The student will describe the influences that transformed the Slavs' agricultural settlements into trading centers. SS.8.2.4.2 The student will discuss the emergence of the Russian State. SS.8.2.4.3 The student will describe the effects of the Mongol invasions on the Russian states. SS.8.2.4.4 The student will explain the reigns of Ivan the Great and Ivan the Terrible. Standard 5: The student analyzes, describes, compares, and summarizes Western European culture, government, society, and economy. Benchmark Code Benchmark SS.8.2.5.1 The student analyzes, compares, and explains the Manorial and Feudalism systems, including the importance of feudal social hierarchy, feudal knights, and feudal society. SS.8.2.5.2 SS.8.2.5.3 SS.8.2.5.4 SS.8.2.5.5 SS.8.2.5.6 The student will describe the role of the church in medieval society. The student will discuss education during the Middle Ages. The student will explain and compare the origin and effects of the Crusades. The student will describe and compare the political impact of Christianity; including Pope Gregory VII and King Henry the II. The student will explain how increasing trade led to the growth of towns and cities. Standard 6: The student demonstrates an understanding of the governments of France, England, Germany, and Spain from the 900 A.D. to 1500 A.D. Benchmark Code Benchmark SS.8.2.6.1 The student will describe how the Capetian Kings strengthened the French monarchy. SS.8.2.6.2 SS.8.2.6.3 The student will discuss limits placed on the English monarchy. The student will analyze the causes and effects of the Hundred Years´ War. SS.8.2.6.4 The student will explain how the Holy Roman Empire was created and ruled, and how the Catholic Monarchy united Spain. Standard 7: The student analyzes change and continuity in the Renaissance and Reformation. Benchmark Code Benchmark SS.8.2.7.1 The student will explain the social, economic and political changes that contribute to the rise of Florence and the ideas of Machiavelli. SS.8.2.7.2 SS.8.2.7.3 SS.8.2.7.4 SS.8.2.7.5 SS.8.2.7.6 SS.8.2.7.7 The student will identify the artistic and scientific achievements of Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. The student will explain the main characteristics of humanism. The student will analyze the impact of the Protestant Reformation including the ideas of Martin Luther and John Calvin, and how differences in religion led to religious wars. The student will describe the Counter Reformation at the Council of Trent and the role of the Jesuits. The student will describe the English Reformation and the role of Henry the VIII and Elizabeth I. The student will explain the importance of Johannes Gutenberg and the invention of the mobile printing press. Standard 8: The student analyzes and demonstrates an understanding of the effects related to the Age of Discovery and the expansion into the Americas. Benchmark Code Benchmark SS.8.2.8.1 The student will explain the importance of Portugal, Spain, England, France, and the Netherlands explorations and discoveries. SS.8.2.8.2 The student will explain the roles of explorers and conquistadores; including: Henry the Navigator, Da Gama, Christopher Columbus, Magellan, Samuel Champlain, and James Cook. SS.8.2.8.3 The student will describe the trace for new trading routes and the over seas claims. SS.8.2.8.4 The student will define the Columbian Exchange and its global economic and cultural impact. SS.8.2.8.5 The student will explain the role of improved technology in European exploration, including the astrolabe. Standard 9: The student analyzes, compares, and describes the intellectual, political, social, and economic factors that change the world view of Europeans. Benchmark Code Benchmark SS.8.2.9.1 The student will explain the scientific contributions and their effects; including Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Newton. SS.8.2.9.2 The student will describe the major ideas of the Enlightenment from the writings of Locke, Voltaire, Rousseau and their relationship to politics and society. Standard 10: The student analyzes, compares, and discusses the Age of Revolutions that took place in Europe and the American Colonies during 1600s and 1700s. Benchmark Code Benchmark SS.8.2.10.1 The student will analyze, compare, and discuss the causes and effects of the English, French, and American Revolutions. Standard 11: The student identifies, compares, and discusses the rise of science and industry in Europe and North America during the 1700s and 1800s. Benchmark Code Benchmark SS.8.2.11.1 The student will identify and describe how the Agricultural Revolution developed the Industrial Revolution. SS.8.2.11.2 The student will compare and explain the relation between the Industrial Revolution and the Technological Revolution. SS.8.2.11.3 The student will describe and discuss the effects of industrialization and how it spread during the 1700s and 1800s. The student will summarize the inventions that were created during the Agricultural, Industrial, and Technological Revolutions and their impact on the world. SS.8.2.11.4