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First Nine Weeks
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Chapter
Suggested
# Days
WHI. 2a-d
Prehistory
1
5
WHI. 3a-e, 4a
Mesopotamia/Egypt/Persia
2
20
WHI. 3a-3e, 4b-4f
India/China
3
15
WHI. 5a-c
Greece
4
5
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Paleolithic Era
Agricultural Revolution
Neolithic Revolution
Characteristics of early civilizations
Language and writing
Phoenicians, Hebrews, Nubians
Zoroastrianism
Aryans
Hinduism, Buddhism
Confucianism, Daoism
Geography
Religion/Mythology
City states/Democracy
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Second Nine Weeks
SOL
Chapter
Suggested
# Days
WHI. 5d-g
Greece
4
15
WHI. 6a-k
Rome
5
20
WHI. 8a-d
Islam
6
10
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Persian and Peloponnesian Wars
Golden Age
Contributions
Alexander the Great
Hellenistic Era
Geography
Mythology
Republic
Expansion
Reasons for collapse of Republic
Pax Romana
Christianity
Contributions
Fall of Empire
Origins and beliefs
Geography
Spread of Islam
Contributions
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Third Nine Weeks
SOL
Chapter
Suggested # Days
WHI. 8 a-d and WHI.4b-f
Islam and World Religions
Chapter 3, 6, and 8
6 days
WHI.10a-d
Africa and Asia
Chapters 7 and 8
6 days
WHI.11 a, b
Native Americans
-Characteristics
Chapter 11
5 days
WHI. 7 a-e
Byzantines and Early Russia
Chapter 9
9 days
WHI.9 a-d and WHI.12a
Medieval Age
Chapters 9 and 10
10 days
-Origins and Beliefs
-Geography
-Spread of Islam
-Islamic contributions
-Hinduism/Buddhism/Taoism/Confucianism
-Trade Routes
-Cultural Diffusion
-Mongols
-Japan
-Africa (Axum, Zimbabwe, West Africa)
-Geography
-Maya, Aztec, Inca
-Geography (Constantinople)
-Justinian’s Code of Law
-Byzantine culture/agriculture
-Schism in Christian Church
-Byzantine influence on Russia
-Spread of Christianity
-Feudalism
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-Development of nations
-Invasions/Settlements (Crusades)
-Socio-cultural Changes
-Academic contributions
WHI.13 a-d
Renaissance
Chapter 12
7 days
-Economic foundations
-Rise of Italian City-States
-Artistic contributions
-Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Petrarch
-Northern Renaissance
Fourth Nine Weeks
SOL
Chapter
Suggested
# Days
WHI.1 a-e
Geography Review
All
10
SOL Review
All
35
Resources & Technology
-Primary/Secondary sources
-Landscapes of the world
-Historical geographic features
-Political boundaries and migration
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