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Year At a Glance
Three
Weeks
Topics/
Concepts
First Semester
World History
(Regular)
3rd 3 weeks
1st 3 weeks
2nd 3 weeks
The Emergence of
Civilization
Ancient Chinese
Civilization
The Roman World
The Greek CityStates
Africa
Greece’s Golden and
Hellenistic Ages
The Americas
The First
Civilizations
1ABC, 2AB, 6C, 7A,
11AB, 12ABC, 13AB,
15B, 16B, 17A, 18BC,
19AB, 20ABC, 21AB,
22ABC, 23AB, 24B,
25ABCDFGHI,
26ABCD, 27AB
1ABC, 2A, 6C, 7A,
11AB, 12ABC, 13B,
15BD, 16A, 17AB,
18C, 19B, 20ABC,
21AB, 22AB, 23ABE,
25ABCDEGHI,
26ABCD, 27AB
5th 3 weeks
6th 3 weeks
The Byzantine
Empire and Russia
The Rise of the
Middle Ages
Exploration and
Expansion
The Islamic World
The High Middle
Ages
Asia in Transition
The Civilizations
of East Asia
Ancient Indian
Civilizations
Resource:
World
History:
The Human
Journey
4th 3 weeks
1BC, 2A, 6ABC,
7A, 11AB, 12BC,
13B, 15B, 16A,
17AB, 18AC,
19AB, 20ABC,
21AB, 22ABC,
23ABCE,
25ABCDEHI,
26ABCD, 27AB
1BC, 2A, 6C, 7A,
11AB, 12BC, 13B,
15B, 16B, 17AB,
18B, 19AB,
20ABC, 21AB,
22AB, 23AB,
25BCDEFGHI,
26ABCD
The Renaissance
and Reformation
1ACD, 2A, 3ABC,
4AB, 6C, 7AB,
10B, 11AB, 12BC,
14A 15AB, 16AB,
17AB, 18C, 19B,
20ABC, 21AB,
23A, 24B,
25ABCDEFGHI,
26ABCD, 27AB
Islamic Empires in
Asia
1BCD, 2AB, 5AB,
6BC, 7AB, 11AB,
12BC, 17AB, 18C,
19AB, 20AB,
21AB, 23ADE,
24BC,
25BCDEFGHI,
26ABCD, 27AB
First Semester – The Emergence of Civilization / The First Civilization / Ancient Indian Civilization - Approximate Time: 3 weeks (1st 3 Weeks)
Objectives/concepts
TEKS
Topics (not in sequential order)
Suggested
Assessments
Resources
The students will:
1 Describe how anthropologists,
archaeologists, historians, and
geographers study prehistory.
2 Identify the major
achievements of Neanderthal
and Cro-Magnon peoples.
3 Explain the
important changes caused by the
Neolithic agricultural revolution.
1 Identify the three main
characteristics shared by
civilizations.
2 Explain what other two
characteristics may be shared by
civilizations.
3 Describe the other
characteristics and achievements
that marked the first river valley
civilizations.
1 Explore how geography
affected the development of
ancient Egypt.
2 Identify the events and
discoveries that marked the
development of Egyptian
civilization.
3 Explain how Egyptian
kingdoms developed and why
they collapsed.
The Emergence of Civilization
1ABC, 2A, 11AB,
12B, 13AB, 19B,
20AB, 23A,
25ABCE, 26ACD
Prehistoric Peoples: Exploring Prehistory;
Early Humans; The Agriculture Revolution
1B, 2AB, 11A, 12A,
13AB, 20B, 21AB,
23A,
25ABCD, 26BCD
The Foundations of Civilization: Characteristics of
a civilization; Other characteristics (the Calendar
and some form of writing); River Valley
Civilizations
TAKS
Objectives
Holt, The
Human Journey,
Resources
Internet
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
2,3, 5
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internet,
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evaluations
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Quizzes and
Chapter Test
2,5
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internet
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evaluations
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2,3,4,5
The First Civilizations
1ABC, 2A, 11A,
12ABC, 13B, 15B,
17A, 19B, 20AB,
21AB, 23A,
25ABCDHI, 26ACD
Ancient Kingdoms of the Nile: The land: Its
Geography and Importance; Early Steps Toward
Civilization; The Egyptian Kingdoms
First Semester – The Emergence of Civilization / The First Civilization / Ancient Indian Civilization - Approximate Time: 3 weeks (1st 3 Weeks)
Objectives/concepts
TEKS
Topics (not in sequential order)
Suggested
Assessments
Resources
The student will:
1 Describe Egyptian
achievements in the arts and
architecture.
2 Examine how the Egyptians
expressed their religious beliefs.
3 Explain how farming and trade
were carried on in Egypt.
1 Explore how geography
affected the development of the
Sumerian civilization.
2 Identify the achievements of
the Sumerian people.
3 Describe what life was like in
Sumerian society.
1 Explain why Sumerian’s were
attacked by outsiders.
2 Examine the characteristics of
Babylonian society.
3 Investigate which invaders
conquered Babylon and why
they failed to control it.
4 Describe the achievements of
the Persians.
1 Examine how trade influenced
Phoenician culture.
2 Describe how a money
economy developed in Lydia.
The Origins of Judaism
1 Explain how the migrating
Hebrews found a homeland.
2 Explore how religious views
affected Hebrew culture.
11AB, 12ABC,13B,
19B, 20AB, 21A,
23A, 25BCDFH,
26ACD
11AB, 12ABC,
13B, 15B, 16B, 17A,
19B, 20AB, 21A,
23A, 25BCH, 26AC,
27A
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
Egyptian Life and Culture: The Achievements of
Ancient Egypt; Education and Religion; Society and
Economy
HRW
Resources,
internet
Sumerian Civilization: The Land: Its Geography
and importance; Sumer and Its Achievements;
Sumerian Society
HRW resources,
internet
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
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internet
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
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internet
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
Empires of the Fertile Crescent: The Akkadians;
The Babylonians; Other Conquerors; The Persians
TAKS
Objectives
2,5
2,5
1,2,4,5
2A, 11A, 12B, 13B,
23A,
25BC, 26ACD
The Phoenician and the Lydians: Phoenicians
(Trade and Culture); Lydian (Trade and Culture)
1C, 2A, 11AB,
12ABC, 13B, 17A,
18BC, 19B, 22C,
25CDH, 26AC
2,5
First Semester – The Emergence of Civilization / The First Civilization / Ancient Indian Civilization - Approximate Time: 3 weeks (1st 3 Weeks)
Objectives/concepts
TEKS
Topics (not in sequential order)
Suggested
Assessments
Resources
The students will:
1 Explain how the migrating
Hebrews found a homeland.
2 Explore how religious views
affected Hebrew culture.
1 Examine the role geography
and climate played in the
settlement of the Indian
subcontinent.
2 Investigate how people in the
first Indus River valley
civilization lived.
1 Explain how life in northern
India changed with the coming
of the Indo-Aryans.
2 Identify the major
contributions of the Indo-Aryans
to ancient Indian
1 Describe the importance of
religion in ancient Indian
society.
2 Identify the principal elements
of Hinduism.
3 Identify the basic beliefs of
Buddhism.
1 Explain how the Mauryan
rulers increased their power.
2 Examine the reasons for the
decline of Gupta rule.
The Origins of Judaism: The Hebrews; The
Development of Judaism;
TAKS
Objectives
HRW resources,
internet
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
HRW resources,
internet
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
2,5
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
2,5
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
2,4,5
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evaluations
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Chapter Test
2,4,5
1C, 12ABC, 13B,
15B, 16B, 18BC,
22B,25BCD, 26BCD
2,4,5
Ancient Indian Civilizations
6C, 11A, 12ABC,
13B, 23AB, 25BCH,
26AC
Indus River Valley Civilization: The importance of
Geography and Climate; Early Civilizations in the
Indus River valley
Indo-Aryan Migrants ; The Nomadic Indo-Aryans;
Early Indo-Aryan Scociety
6C, 11AB, 17A, 18C,
19AB, 20AB, 20C,
22ABCDG, 26AC
1C, 6C, 11AB, 17A,
19B, 25BCDH,
26ABC, 27B
Hinduism and Buddhism: The Upanishads and The
Epics; A changing society; Hinduism;
Buddhism
HRW resources,
internet
HRW resources,
internet
Ancient Indian Dynasties and Empires: Rise of the
Mauryan Empire; The Gupta Rulers
HRW resources,
internet
2A, 6C, 11A, 12AB,
13B, 19B, 21A, 22A,
23AB, 25AB, 25CEH,
26ABCD
First Semester – The Emergence of Civilization / The First Civilization / Ancient Indian Civilization - Approximate Time: 3 weeks (1st 3 Weeks)
Objectives/concepts
TEKS
Topics (not in sequential order)
Suggested
Assessments
Resources
The students will:
Ancient Indian Life and Culture: Economy and
1 Describe how women’s rights
Society; Cultural Achievements
HRW resources, Oral & Written
were limited in ancient Indian
internet
evaluations
society.
Daily work,
2 Identify the most important
2A, 6C, 11A, 20ABC,
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achievements of the Gupta
21AB, 23AB, 24B,
Chapter Test
period.
25C, 26AC, 27B
TAKS
Objectives
2,5
First Semester – Ancient Chinese Civilization / The Greek City-States / Greece’s Golden and Hellenistic Ages – Approximate time: 3 weeks (2nd 3 Weeks)
Objectives/concepts
TEKS
Topics (not in sequential order)
Suggested
Assessments
TAKS
Resources
Objectives
The students will:
Oral & Written
1 Explore the role that rivers
evaluations
Holt, The
Ancient Chinese Civilizations
played in Chinese life.
2A, 6C, 11AB,
2,5
Human Journey, Daily work,
2 Investigate how geography
Quizzes and
12ABC, 13B, 23AB,
Geographic and Cultural Influences: Physical
Resources
influenced the development of
Chapter Test
25BCGHI, 26ABC
Setting; China’s Isolation
Internet
Chinese culture.
1 Examine how the Chinese
explained their early history.
2 Describe how the Shang
government and economy were
organized.
3 Identify the religious beliefs
held by the Shang.
4 Explain why the Shang
dynasty collapsed
1 Explain why the Zhou fell
from power.
2 Describe how the Qin dynasty
used power to maintain its
authority.
3 Identify the achievements of
the Han emperors.
1 Examine why the Chinese
valued the concept of balance.
2 Explore what the Chinese
philosopher Confucius taught.
3 Analyze how Daoism and
Confucianism worked together
in Chinese society.
4 Investigate how beliefs such as
Legalism and Buddhism
influenced Chinese history.
The Shang Dynasty: Legends of Ancient China;
Government and culture; Religion in the Shang
period; Language and Writing; Fall of the Shang
Dynast
HRW
Resources,
internet,
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evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
1C, 2A, 6 C, 7A,
11AB, 12A, 15B, 17A,
19B, 20B, 22A,
25BCH, 26BCD
The Zhou, Qin, and Han Dynasties: The Zahou
Dynasty (of powerful rulers); The Qin (The Great
Wall); The Han (Civil Service System)
HRW
Resources,
internet
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
2,4,5
6C, 11A, 15B, 19B,
20ABC, 22A, 23AB,
25BCH, 26ABC, 27A
Philosophies of Ancient China: Ancient Chinese
beliefs; Confucius and Laozi; Legalism and
Buddhism
HRW
Resources,
internet
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
2,4,5
6C, 7A, 11AB, 12A,
15B, 19B, 20ABC,
23AB, 25BC,
2,4,5
First Semester – Ancient Chinese Civilization / The Greek City-States / Greece’s Golden and Hellenistic Ages – Approximate time: 3 weeks (2nd 3 Weeks)
Objectives/concepts
TEKS
Topics (not in sequential order)
Suggested
Assessments
TAKS
Resources
Objectives
The students will:
1 Explain why the family was a
central institution in Chinese
society.
2 Describe how farmers lived in
ancient China.
3 Identify the artistic and
scientific achievements of the
Chinese.
2A, 6C, 20A,21AB,
23AB, 25C, 26AC
Chinese Life and Culture: Family and Social life;
The Economy; Arts and Sciences (the Five Classics)
1 Analyze the role that
geography played in early Greek
history.
2 Explain the influence that
Minoan and Mycenaean
civilizations had on Greek
civilization.
3 Describe the development of
the Greek city-states.
1B, 6C, 11AB, 12BC,
13B, 17B, 20AB, 23B,
25BCH, 26ABCD
1 Explain the importance of
Homer’s works.
2 Identify major religious beliefs
and practices of the ancient
Greeks.
3 Describe changes that occurred
in the governments of the Greek
city-states.
2A, 11A,15BD,
16A,17AB, 18C, 20B,
21AB, 22B, 25BCDH,
26AC
Greek Government and Society: Greek Culture in
the Homeric Age; Greek Government; From Kings
to Democracy
2A, 11A, 15BD, 16A,
17AB, 18C, 20B,
21AB, 22B, 25BCDH,
26AC
Sparta & Athens: Sparta: The Military Ideal
Athens: The Birth of Democracy
1 Analyze the society of Sparta.
2 Explain the development of
democracy in Athens.
HRW resources,
internet
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evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
2,5
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
2,3,4,5
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
2,4,5
The Greek City States
Early Greeks and the rise of the City States: The
Sea and the land; Early Greek Peoples
The City-States of Greece;
HRW resources,
internet
HRW resources,
internet
HRW resources,
internet
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
2,4,5
First Semester – Ancient Chinese Civilization / The Greek City-States / Greece’s Golden and Hellenistic Ages – Approximate time: 3 weeks (2nd 3 Weeks)
Objectives/concepts
TEKS
Topics (not in sequential order)
Suggested
Assessments
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Objectives
The students will:
1 Explain the basis of Athens’s
economy.
2 Describe the family life and
education of Athenians.
1 Explain how the Persian Wars
began and what the results of
those wars were.
2 Analyze the effects of
Pericles’s leadership on Athens.
3 Explain how the
Peloponnesian War began and
its results.
1 Explain why the 400s B.C. are
considered the golden age of
Greek art and architecture.
2 Examine how Greek art of the
golden age reflected the Greeks
view of themselves and the
world.
1 Explain the basic ideas of
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.
2 Identify the achievements of
Greek mathematicians and
scientists of the golden age.
3 Identify the literary forms that
originated or flourished during
Greece’s golden age.
11AB, 13b, 20C,
21AB, 25ABC,
26ABC
1C, 2A, 11AB, 12C,
17A, 20 A, 21A,
25BCDEH, 26ACD,
27A
1A, 11A, 20ABC,
25BC, 26ACD
Daily Life in Athens: The Athenian Economy;
Home and Family Life; Education and Military
Service
The Expansion of Greece: The Persian Wars;
The Age of Pericles; The Peloponnesian War
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internet
2,5
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
2,4,5
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
2,5
Greece’s Golden and Hellenistic Ages
Greek Art of the Golden Age: The Arts of the
Golden Age (Architecture Painting; Sculpture);
The Nature of Greek Art
2A, 11A, 17AB,
20ABc, 22B, 23ABE,
25BCDH, 26ABC
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internet
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evaluations
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Chapter Test
Philosophies and Writers of the Golden Age:
The Rise of Philosophy; Mathematics, Medicine,
and Science; History; Greek Theater (Drama,
Tragedies and Comedies)
HRW resources,
internet
HRW resources,
internet
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
2,4,5
First Semester – Ancient Chinese Civilization / The Greek City-States / Greece’s Golden and Hellenistic Ages – Approximate time: 3 weeks (2nd 3 Weeks)
Objectives/concepts
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Assessments
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Objectives
The student will:
1 Detail how Philip II of
Macedon paved the way for
cultural change.
2 Examine what Alexander the
Great accomplished.
3 Identify the factors that
contributed to the breakup of
Alexander’s empire.
1 Describe how society changed
during the Hellenistic Age.
2 Explain how philosophers of
the Hellenistic Age viewed
ethics.
3 Identify the ways in which
Hellenistic scientists added to
the existing body of knowledge.
1C, 11A, 12A,
25BCDH, 26AC
Alexander the Great: Phillip II of Macedon;
Alexander the Great; Beginnings of the Hellenistic
World
1A, 11A, 22B,
23ABE, 25CH,
26ACD
The Spread of Hellenistic Culture: Learning and
Commerce; Religion and Philosophy; Science in the
Hellenistic Age
HRW resources,
internet
HRW
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
2,5
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
2,5
First Semester –The Roman World / Africa / The Americas - Approximate Time: 3 weeks (3rd 3 Weeks)
Objectives/concepts
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Topics (not in sequential order)
Suggested
Resources
Assessments
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Objectives
The students will:
1 Identify the role geography
played in Italy’s, and Rome’s
development.
2 Describe the form of
government of the Roman
Republic.
3 Explain the Conflict of the
Orders and how it changed the
early Roman Republic.
4 Compare and contrast the roles
of citizens and non-citizens as
Rome expanded its power.
1 Discuss the Punic Wars and
how Rome gained control over
Carthage.
2 Explain how expansion
changed the Roman Republic.
1 Identify the political events in
Rome during the first century
B.C. that helped weaken the
Roman Republic.
2 Explain how the reign of Julius
Caesar served as a transition
between the Roman Republic
and the Roman Empire.
3 Describe the events and
conditions that marked the first
two centuries of the Roman
Empire.
1 Explain how the Romans built
a strong and unified empire.
2 Describe the daily lives and
occupations of Roman citizens.
3 Explain the role of science and
the arts in the Roman Empire.
The Roman World
Oral & Written
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Quizzes and
Chapter Test
2,4,5
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internet,
Oral & Written
evaluations
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Chapter Test
2,4,5
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internet
Oral & Written
evaluations
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Chapter Test
2,4,5
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internet
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evaluations
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Chapter Test
2,4,5
2A, 6C, 11A, 12BC,
13B, 15B, 17AB,
20AB, 21A, 22B,
23ABE, 25BCDEH,
26BCD
Founding the Roman Empire: The land: Its
Geography and Importance; Rome and the
Beginning of an Empire; The Early Roman
Republic; The Conflict of the Orders; The Republic
Grows
Holt, The
Human Journey,
Resources
Internet
6C, 7A, 11AB, 15B,
17B, 25BC, 26ABC
Rome Expands its Borders: Rome Fights Carthage;
The Problems of Expansion
1C, 11A, 17A,
25BCD, 26ABC
11A, 15B, 16A,
18AC, 20AB, 21Ab,
23AB, 25BCHI, 26CD
The Birth of the Roman Empire: A Weakening
Republic; Caesar in Power; The Roman Empire
Roman Society and Culture: Building a Strong
empire; Life in the Empire; Science and the Arts
First Semester –The Roman World / Africa / The Americas - Approximate Time: 3 weeks (3rd 3 Weeks)
Objectives/concepts
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Topics (not in sequential order)
Suggested
Resources
Assessments
TAKS
Objectives
The students will:
1 Describe how the conditions
Jews faced in Judea contributed
to the rise of Christianity.
2 Identify the difficulties early
Christians experienced in the
Roman Empire.
3 Explain the changes that
helped establish Christianity and
stabilize the church during the
late Roman Empire.
1 Identify the problems the
Roman Empire had to deal with
during the A.D. 200s.
2 Explain how the reigns of
Diocletian and Constantine
slowed the decline of the empire.
3 List the factors that led to the
final decline of the Roman
Empire in the West.
1 Identify what geographic
features of Africa affected
human cultures.
2 Describe how historians have
learned about the migrations of
early African peoples.
3 Explain the predominant
patterns of life in early African
societies.
1 Explain how Kush developed
as an independent kingdom.
2 Analyze the factors that helped
Aksum develop as an
independent kingdom.
1C, 11AB, 12C,
19AB, 22ABC,
25BCE, 26ABC
1C, 11A, 11B, 12C,
19A,19B, 22A, 22B,
22C, 25B, 25C, 25E,
26A, 26B, 26C
The Rise of Christianity: The Beginning of
Christianity; The Spread of Christianity; The
Romans Adopt Christianity
The Fall of the Western Empire
Troubled time arise: inflation and insecurity
Diocletian and Constantine attempt reform
The Final Invasions
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HRW resources,
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Causes of the Decline
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evaluations
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Chapter Test
2,5
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Chapter Test
2,4,5
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Quizzes and
Chapter Test
2,5
Africa
2A, 6A, 11AB, 12BC,
13B, 20BC, 21AB,
25ABC, 26AC
1C, 6A, 11AB, 12BC,
13B, 19B, 20AB. 23A,
25BCE, 26AC
Africa’s Early History: The physical setting;
Rediscovering the African Past; Patterns of Life
The Kingdoms of the Kush and Askum:
Kush Arises; Askum
HRW resources,
internet
HRW resources,
internet
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
2,5,
First Semester –The Roman World / Africa / The Americas - Approximate Time: 3 weeks (3rd 3 Weeks)
Objectives/concepts
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Resources
Assessments
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Objectives
The students will:
1 Discuss how trade developed
along the East African coast.
2 Explain how the kingdoms of
West Africa became rich and
powerful.
1 Explain how people first
arrived in the Americas.
2 Describe changes that the
development of agriculture
brought to the Americas.
1Explain how geography and
climate affected life in different
regions of North America.
2 Distinguish between the early
American cultures in the Pacific
Northwest, the Southwest, the
Great Plains, and Eastern
Woodlands.
1 Identify the characteristics of
the Olmec, Toltec, and Maya
cultures.
2 Explain how the Aztec and
Inca built and strengthened their
empires.
1C, 2A, 6A, 11AB,
12C, 13B, 17A, 19B,
20AB, 25BCDE,
26AC
Trading States of Africa: East Africa and the Great
Zimbabwe; West Africa
HRW resources,
internet
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
2,4,5
The Americas
1B, 11AB, 12B, 13B,
21A, 23A, 25BCI,
26BCD
11AB,12C, 13B,
20AB, 21A, 23A,
25ABCDE, 26ACD
1C, 2A, 6B, 7A, 11A,
13B, 19B, 20AB,
23AC, 25BCDE,
26CD
The Earliest Americans: The Land and the People;
The Development of American Agriculture
HRW resources,
internet
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evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
Cultures of North America: Western North
America; The Eastern woodlands
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internet
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evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
Mesoamerica and Andean South America: Early
Civilizations; The Aztec and Inca Empires
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internet
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evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
2,5
2,3,5
2,5
FIRST SEMESTER – The Byzantine Empire and Russia / The Islamic World / The Civilization of East Asia – Approximate Time: 3 weeks (4th 3 Week)
Objectives/concepts
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Topics (not in sequential order)
Suggested
Assessments
TAKS
Resources
Objectives
The students will:
1 Identify the factors that
contributed to the growth and
strength of the Byzantine
Empire.
2 Explain how the Christian
church came to be divided.
3 Analyze the cultural
contributions made by the
Byzantines.
4 Explain the factors that
contributed to the downfall of
the Byzantine Empire.
1Explain why different peoples
settled in eastern Europe.
2 Describe how Kievan Russia
differed from the Byzantine
Empire.
1 Identify the ways in which
Mongol rule affected Kievan
Russia.
2 Describe the effects of
Moscow’s growing power and
independence.
1 Describe how geography
affected the people of the
Arabian Peninsula.
2 Explain how Islam began.
Identify the main beliefs of
Islam.
1 Explore how the Muslims
expanded their empire.
2 Explain why the Islamic
community divided.
The Byzantine Empire and Russia
1C, 2A,11AB, 15B,
16B,17A,18B,19B,
20AB,21AB, 22B,
25BCDEFGH, 26ACD
2A, 11AB,
12BC,13B,15B,
16B,17B, 19B, 20B,
21A, 25BC, 26AC
1B, 7A, 11A, 17A,
20AB,21A, 25BCH,
26ACD
1C, 11AB, 12BC,
19AB, 20C, 25BC,
26ABC
1C, 2A, 11AB, 12BC,
15B, 17A, 19B, 20B,
21B, 25BCD, 26AC
The Byzantine Empire: The Growth of the
Byzantine Empire; Strengths of the Empire
The Christian Church; Byzantine culture
The Decline of the Empire
Holt, The
Human Journey,
Resources
Internet
The Rise of Russia: The Setting and People;
Kievan Russia
HRW Resources,
internet,
Russia and The Mongols: Attacks on Kiev;
The Rise of Moscow
HRW Resources,
internet
The Islamic World
The Rise of Islam: Arabia: Its Geography and
People; The Prophet Muhammad; The Faith of Islam
HRW Resources,
internet
The Spread of Islam: Expansion Under Abu Bakr
and the Umar; The Islamic Community Divides;
The Empire Continues to Spread
HRW resources,
internet
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
2,5
2,3,5
1,2,4,5
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
1,2,4,5
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
2,3,4,5
FIRST SEMESTER – The Byzantine Empire and Russia / The Islamic World / The Civilization of East Asia – Approximate Time: 3 weeks (4th 3 Week)
Objectives/concepts
TEKS
Topics (not in sequential order)
Suggested
Assessments
TAKS
Resources
Objectives
The students will:
1 Explain how the location of
Arabia affected trade in the
Muslim Empire?
2 Explain what were Muslim
society and family life like?
3 Describe what Muslim
achievements were made in
science?
2A, 11A, 19B, 20ABC,
21A, 23AB
25BCH, 26ACD
HRW resources,
internet
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
1,2,3,4,5
The Civilizations of East Asia
1 Explain how Chinese
civilization advanced during the
Sui and Tang dynasties.
2 Describe what daily life was
like for the Chinese people
during the Sung dynasty
2A, 6C, 11A, 17A,
19B, 20B, 21AB, 22A,
23AB, 25BCHI,
26ACD
1 Explore how the Mongol
invaders were able to conquer
and rule so much of Asia.
2 Examine the effect Mongol
rule had on China.
1BC, 6C, 7A, 11AB,
12C, 17A, 25BCH,
26AC
1 Investigate how the
geography of Japan influenced
its development.
2 Analyze how China
influenced the early
development of Japan.
3 Describe how changes in
government influenced society
in feudal Japan.
4 Examine how Southeast Asia
was influenced by China and
India.
Islamic Civilization: A Culture of Traders;
Government and Society; The Sciences; The Arts
2A, 6C, 7A, 11A, 12B,
19B, 20B,C, 22A, 23B,
25BCHI, 26ACD
China Under the Sui, Tang, and Song Dynasties:
The Sui and Tang Dynasties; China under the Sung
Dynasty
The Mongol Empire: Genghis Khan and the
Mongols; China under the Mongols
Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia: The Physical
setting; Japan’s Beginnings; Feudal Japan; Korea;
Civilization in Southeast Asia
HRW resources,
internet
HRW resources,
internet
HRW resources,
internet
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
2,4,5
2,3,4,5
2,4,5
First Semester –The Rise of the Middle Ages / The High Middle Ages / The Renaissance & Reformation – Approximate time: 3 weeks (5th 3 Weeks)
Objectives/concepts
TEKS
Topics (not in sequential order)
Suggested
Assessments
TAKS
Resources
Objectives
The students will:
The Rise of the Middle Ages
1 Describe how Frankish rulers 1AC, 3B, 6C, 7B,
Holt, The
Oral & Written
gained control of Europe.
11AB, 17A, 19B, 20B,
The Rise of the Franks: The Frankish Rulers;
Human Journey, evaluations
2 Explain what caused the
25ABCDEH, 26ACD
The decline of the Frankish Empire
2,4,5
Resources
Daily work,
decline of Charlemagne’s
Internet
Quizzes and
empire.
Chapter Test
1 Explore how feudalism
helped shape political and
social development in Europe
during the Middle Ages.
2 Identify the ways in which the
manorial system influenced
economic growth in Europe
during the Middle Ages.
1 Describe how the church
hierarchy fit into society.
2 Explain how the practices of
monasticism changed.
3 Explore how the church
influenced life in medieval
Europe.
1 Explain how the kingdom of
England was formed.
2 Identify the achievements of
William the Conqueror and his
successors.
3 Describe how Parliament and
common law affected political
developments in England.
4 Explore how the French kings
gained power over their nobles.
2A, 3AB, 11A, 15B,
17B, 18C, 20B, 21A,
23A, 25BCDEFG,
26ACD
2A, 3B, 11A, 19B,
20AB, 21AB,
25BCDEFG, 26ACD
1CD, 33B, 7A, 11AB,
12BC, 15AB, 16AB,
17AB, 19B, 21B,
25CDEH, 26ABCD
Feudalism and the Manorial System: Feudalism;
The Manorial System;
The Church: The church Hierarch; Monasticism;
The church and Medieval life
The Struggle for Power in England and France:
Anglo-Saxon and Norman England; The Conqueror
and His Successors; Parliament and Common Law;
Rise of the Capetian Kings in France
HRW Resources,
internet,
HRW Resources,
internet
HRW Resources,
internet
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
2,5
1,2,4,5
4,5
First Semester –The Rise of the Middle Ages / The High Middle Ages / The Renaissance & Reformation – Approximate time: 3 weeks (5th 3 Weeks)
Objectives/concepts
TEKS
Topics (not in sequential order)
Suggested
Assessments
TAKS
Resources
Objectives
The students will:
1 Describe how the Holy
Roman emperors used their
power.
2 Explain how the struggle
between the popes and
emperors developed.
1 Identify the main causes of
the Crusades.
2 Describe the outcome of the
First Crusade.
3 Describe the outcomes of the
other major crusades.
4 Explain how the Crusades
affected Europe.
1 Explain factors that led to the
revival of trade in Europe.
2 Describe goods traded in
Europe and explain why fairs
began.
3 Identify important business
developments that resulted from
the growth of the trade.
1 Identify rights townspeople
gained during the late Middle
Ages.
2 Explain how merchant and
craft guilds contributed to their
communities.
3 Describe how the growth of
cities helped lead to the decline
of serfdom.
2A, 3B, 10B, 11A,
17A, 19B, 20AB,
25BCDEH, 26A
The Clash Over Germany and Italy: The holy
Roman Empire; Struggles between the Papacy and
European Rulers
HRW resources,
internet
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
2,5
The High Middle Ages
3C, 11AB,12BC, 19 B,
20B, 21A, 23A,
25BCDEHI, 26ACD
1C, 2A, 3 C, 11AB,
12B, 14A, 25BCDH,
26ACD
2A, 11AB, 12C, 17B,
25BCDE, 26ABCD,
27A
The Crusades: Causes of the Crusades; The first
Crusade; Other Major Crusades; Results of the
Crusades
The Revival of Trade: Trades routes; Trade Goods
and Markets; Manufacturing, Banking and
Investment
The Growth of Towns: The rights of townspeople;
Guilds; Medieval Towns
HRW resources,
internet
HRW resources,
internet
HRW resources,
internet
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
2,5
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
2,4,5
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
2,5
First Semester –The Rise of the Middle Ages / The High Middle Ages / The Renaissance & Reformation – Approximate time: 3 weeks (5th 3 Weeks)
Objectives/concepts
TEKS
Topics (not in sequential order)
Suggested
Assessments
TAKS
Resources
Objectives
The students will:
1 Analyze changes in language
and literature during the Middle
Ages.
2 Examine changes in education
during the Middle Ages.
3 Identify developments made
in philosophy and science.
4 Describe the characteristic
architecture of the later Middle
Ages.
1 Identify how the Hundred
Years’ War affected England
and France.
2 Analyze how Spain’s rulers
both strengthened and
weakened their nation.
3 Explain why the Holy Roman
Empire remained weak
throughout the later Middle
Ages.
1 Identify the factors that led to
the decline of the Catholic
Church in the later Middle
Ages.
2 Describe how the Babylonian
Captivity and the Great Schism
affected the church.
3 Explain why great teachers
and priests challenged the
church during the later Middle
Ages.
2A, 11A, 19B, 20ABC,
21A, 23A, 25BCDEH,
26AC
1C, 2A, 3BC, 19B,23A,
25BCDEGH, 26AC
1C, 2A, 3B, 3C, 10B,
11A, 19B, 20A,
25CDEH, 26ABCD,
27A
Life and Culture in the Middle Ages: Language and
literature; Education; Philosophy and Science;
Architecture
Wars and the Growth of Nations: England; France;
Spain; The Holy Roam Empire
Challenges to Church Power: Church Power
Weakens; The Babylonian captivity and the Great
Schism; More problems for the church
HRW resources,
internet
HRW resources,
internet
HRW resources,
internet
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
2,4,5
2,5
2,5
First Semester –The Rise of the Middle Ages / The High Middle Ages / The Renaissance & Reformation – Approximate time: 3 weeks (5th 3 Weeks)
Objectives/concepts
TEKS
Topics (not in sequential order)
Suggested
Assessments
TAKS
Resources
Objectives
The students will:
The Renaissance and Reformation
1 Identify the factors that led to
the Italian Renaissance and
The Italian Renaissance: An Era of Awakening;
describe the characteristics of
Oral & Written
Italian Renaissance Writers; Italian Renaissance
Renaissance thought.
HRW resources, evaluations
1A, 4AB, 11A, 19b,
2,5
Artists
2 Explain how Renaissance
internet
20ABC, 21AB, 23A,
Daily work,
writers combined classical
25BCGH, 26ABC
Quizzes and
teachings and Christian
Chapter Test
doctrine.
3 Describe how Renaissance art
differed from art of the Middle
Ages.
1 Explain how the ideas of the
Italian Renaissance spread to
other parts of Europe.
2 Describe how northern
Renaissance writers differed
from Italian humanists.
3 List the principal
characteristics of northern
Renaissance art.
1 Explain what developments
led to the Reformation.
2 Describe how Martin Luther
protested against the Roman
Catholic Church and began a
new church.
3 Identify the factors that
caused the spread of
Protestantism.
4 Explain what role Calvinism
played in the Reformation.
1A, 4AB,11A, 20ABC,
23A, 25CD, 26ABC
1AC, 4AB, 11A, 12C,
17A, 19B, 25BCD,
26ABCD
The Northern Renaissance: The spread of Ideas;
Northern Renaissance Writers; Northern Renaissance
Artists
The Protestant Reformation: An Era of Reform;
Martin Luther; The spread of Protestantism;
Calvinism
HRW resources,
internet
HRW resources,
internet
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
2,4,5
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
2,5
First Semester –The Rise of the Middle Ages / The High Middle Ages / The Renaissance & Reformation – Approximate time: 3 weeks (5th 3 Weeks)
Objectives/concepts
TEKS
Topics (not in sequential order)
Suggested
Assessments
TAKS
Resources
Objectives
The students will:
1 Describe how the Catholic
Church responded to the
Reformation.
2 Discuss the results of the
Reformation and the CounterReformation.
1 Explain why Europeans
believed in superstitions.
2 Describe the characteristics of
daily life that were typical in
Europe during the Reformation.
3 Explain how knowledge
spread to European villages.
4 Identify the factors that
caused changes in the daily
lives of Europeans.
1C, 3B,4A, 11AB, 19B,
20B, 25BCH, 26ABCD
The Catholic Reformation: The Counter
Reformation; Results of the Religious Upheaval
HRW resources,
internet
2A, 4AB, 11AB, 19B,
20B, 21A, 23A,
25BCDH, 26ABC
Culture and Daily Life: Superstitions; Daily Life
The Spread of Knowledge; Changes in Daily Life
HRW resources,
internet
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
2,5
2,3,5
First Semester –Exploration and Expansion / Asia in Transition / Islamic Empires in Asia - Approximate time: 3 weeks (6th 3 Weeks)
Objectives/concepts
TEKS
Topics (not in sequential order)
Suggested
Assessments
Resources
The students will:
1 Identify the factors that
contributed to the Scientific
Revolution.
2 Explain how Copernicus,
Kepler, and Galileo challenged
traditional thought.
3 Describe some of the
important scientific discoveries
of this period.
1 Identify technological
advances that made European
exploration possible.
2 Describe the effect of the
Commercial Revolution.
3 Explain the role mercantilism
played in the colonies.
1B, 2A, 11A, 19B, 20B,
23A,DE, 24BC,
25BCDH, 26AC
1B, 2A, 5AB, 11A,
20B, 23A, 25BCH,
26ACD
Exploration and Expansion
The Scientific Revolution: From Magic to Science;
The New Study of Nature; Astronomy, physics, and
Anatomy; The Triumph of the New Science;
Holt, The
Human Journey,
Resources
Internet
The Foundations of European Exploration:
Improvements in Technology; Economic Changes;
Mercantilism; Social change
HRW Resources,
internet,
1 Describe what the early
Portuguese explorers
accomplished.
2 Discuss how the voyages of
Christopher Columbus
influenced the world.
3 Explain why the Atlantic
slave trade prospered.
1BCD, 2B, 5AB,
11AB, 12BC, 18C,
21B, 25 BCDI,
26ABCD
Voyages of Portugal and Spain: Portugal’s First
Explorers; Christopher Columbus; The Impact of
Columbus’s Voyage; Dividing the New Lands;
Vespucci, Balboa, and Magellan; Portuguese
Expansion; The Salve Trade; The Portuguese Empire
weakens
1 Describe how Spain extended
its power abroad and at home.
2 Explain why the Dutch were
successful in the 1600s.
3 Analyze why the Spanish
Empire declined.
1BCD, 5AB, 23AD,
25BCDH, 26ABCD,
27A
The Spanish and the Dutch Empires: Spain’s
Colonial Empire; Spain’s Colonial Rivals;
Charles V; Phillip II; The Rise of the Dutch;
The Spanish Empire Declines
HRW Resources,
internet
HRW Resources,
internet
TAKS
Objectives
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
2,3,5
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
2,3,5
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
2,3,5
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
2,3,4,5
First Semester –Exploration and Expansion / Asia in Transition / Islamic Empires in Asia - Approximate time: 3 weeks (6th 3 Weeks)
Objectives/concepts
TEKS
Topics (not in sequential order)
Suggested
Assessments
Resources
The students will:
1 Explain why the Chinese
showed little interest in
overseas trade during the Ming
dynasty.
2 Describe how the Qing
dynasty came to rule in China.
3 Discuss changes that occurred
in the Chinese economy under
Qing rule.
4 Analyze reasons for the
decline of the Qing dynasty.
1 Characterize early contact
between Portugal and China.
2 Explain why China and Great
Britain went to war in the mid1800s.
3 Describe how internal
rebellions contributed to the
decline of the Qing dynasty.
1 Explain how the Tokugawa
shogunate came to power.
2 Discuss why Japan’s rulers
sought to isolate their nation
from foreign influence.
3 Identify characteristics of
society and culture under the
Tokugawa shogunate.
4 Describe how Japanese
isolation was brought to an end.
1 Explain how the Ottomans
built and expanded their
empire.
2 Describe how the Ottomans
organized their government and
society.
TAKS
Objectives
Asia in Transition
1BC, 6C, 7A, 11AB,
12C,17A, 20AB,
25BCDEH, 26ABCD
The Ming and Qing Dynasties: Ming Foreign
Policy; Founding the Qing Dynasty; Economy,
Culture, and Society; Decline of the Qing Dynasty
HRW resources,
internet
China and Europeans: The Portuguese; The British;
Rebellions
HRW resources,
internet
6C, 7A, 11A, 17A, 20b,
21A 25BCDH,
26ABCD, 27B
The Tokugawa Shoguns in Japan: Founding of the
Tokugawa Shogunate; Foreign Contact;
Life in Tokugawa Japan ; The end of Japan’s
Isolation
HRW resources,
internet
1C, 2A, 7A, 11A,
12BC, 17AB, 19B,
20B, 25BCD, 26AC,
27A
Islamic Empires in Asia
1C, 6C, 7A, 11AB,
17A, 19B, 20B, 25
BCDEFH, 26AC
The Ottoman Empire: The Rise of the Ottomans;
Ottoman Government and society;
HRW resources,
internet
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
2,4,5
2,4,5
2,4,5
2,4,5
First Semester –Exploration and Expansion / Asia in Transition / Islamic Empires in Asia - Approximate time: 3 weeks (6th 3 Weeks)
Objectives/concepts
TEKS
Topics (not in sequential order)
Suggested
Assessments
Resources
The students will:
TAKS
Objectives
1 Discuss the role of religion in
the development of the Safavid
Empire.
2 Explain how ´Abbās the Great
brought the empire to its height.
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
2,4,5
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
2,3,5
1 Describe how the Mughal
Empire began.
2 Explain how the Mugal
Empire expanded.
3 Describe what the Mughal
Empire was like at its height.
1B, 5A, 5B, 7A, 7B,
11A,20B, 25B, 25C,
25D, 25E, 25G, 26A,
26D
The Safavid Empire: The Rise of the Safavids;
Shah’Abbas the Great
HRW resources,
internet
11A, 17A, 19B, 20B,
25B,25C, 25G, 25H,
26A, 26C, 26D
The Mughal Empire in India: The Origins of the
Mughal Empire; The Growth of Mughal Power;
The Height of the Mughal Empire
HRW resources,
internet
Year At a Glance
Three
Weeks
Topics/
Concepts
Resource
World
History:
The
Human
Journey
1st 3 weeks
2nd 3 weeks
Second Semester
World History
(Regular)
3rd 3 weeks
Monarchs of
Europe
(1500-1800)
The Industrial
Revolution
(1600-1901)
Nationalism in
Europe
(1806-1913)
Enlightenment and
Revolution in
England and
America
(1550-1789)
Life in the
Industrial Age
(1800-1928)
The Age of
Imperialism
(1830-1917)
The French
Revolution and
Napoleon (17891815)
The Age of Reform
(1791-1911)
World War I and
the Russian
Revolution
(c.1880- 1920)
1ABCD, 2AB, 7AB,
8ABCD, 9A, 10A,
11AB, 12ABC, 14B,
15BCD, 17AB, 18C,
19B, 20AB, 21ABC,
23A, 24AC,
25ABCDEFGHI,
26ABCD, 27AB
1BCD, 2A, 7AB,
8ABCD, 9A, 10A,
11AB, 12BC, 14B,
15ABCD, 16AB,
17AB, 18AC, 19B,
20ABC, 21AB, 22C,
23A,
25ABCDEFGHI,
26ABCD, 27A
1ABC, 2AB, 5B, 7A,
8AC, 11AB, 12BC,
13A, 14ABC,
15ABD, 17AB, 18C,
20ABC, 21AB,
23A, 24ABC,
25ABCDEFGHI,
26ABCD, 27A
4th 3 weeks
5th 3 weeks
6th 3 weeks
The Great Depression
and the Rise of
Totalitarianism
(1919-1936)
Europe and North
America in the
Postwar Years
(1945-1968)
Latin America Since
1945
(1945-Present)
Nationalist
Movements Around
the World (1898-1938)
Asia Since 1945
(1945-Present)
World War II
(1921-1945)
1ABCD, 2AB, 7AB,
8D, 9AB, 10A, 11AB,
12BC, 14B,
15B, 17AB, 18C, 19B,
20ABC, 21AB, 23A,
24ABC,
25ABCDEGHI,
26ABCD, 27AB
The Superpowers in
the Modern Era
(1969-Present)
Africa and the
Middle East Since
1945
(1945-Present)
The Modern World
(1945-Present)
1BC, 2AB, 8D, 9AB,
10AB, 11AB, 12BC,
14BC, 15BCD, 17AB,
18CD, 19B, 20AB,
21AB, 23A, 24B,
25BCDEH, 26ABCD
27B,
1ABCD, 2AB, 7AB,
8ABCD, 9A, 10A,
11AB, 12ABC,
14BC, 15BCD
17AB, 18C, 19B,
20ABC, 21AB, 23A,
25BCDEFGH,
26ABCD, 27AB
SECOND SEMESTER - Monarchs of Europe / Enlightenment and Revolution / French Revolution - Approximate Time: 3 weeks (1st 3 Week)
Objectives/concepts
TEKS
Topics (not in sequential order)
Suggested
Assessments
Resource
The student will:
1 Explain how Henry IV and
Cardinal Richelieu strengthened
France.
2 Analyze Louis XIV’s strategy
for strengthening the central
government.
3 Identify Louis XIV’s reasons for
waging war and the results.
11A,17A, 19B, 25C,
26C, 15B, 12C,
25BCDEH, 17A,
26CD, 20AB,
France in the Age of Absolutism: Strengthening the
Monarchy; The Sun King; The Wars of Louis XIV;
1 Identify ways Russia was
isolated from western Europe.
2 Analyze how Peter the Great
used his power to change Russia.
3 Examine how Catherine the
Great expanded Russia’s territory.
1B, 11A, 12CB, 19B,
25BCH, 26C, 17A,
18C, 19B, 25CHE,
26BC
Russia in the Age of Absolutism: Isolation and a
New Dynasty; Peter the Great;
1 Explain how the Habsburgs
gained and held power.
2 Explain how the Hohensollerns
rose to power.
3 Identify the factors that
contributed to conflicts between
Prussia and Austria.
1 Describe the rule of Mary Tudor
in England.
2 Describe the rule of Elizabeth I.
3 Explain the problems James I
faced I ruling England.
TAKS
Objectives
Monarchs of Europe
25BCD, 12B, 21B,
26BC, 11A, 17A, 1C
11A, 25CEH, 26CD,
17A, 19B, 21B, 20B
Central Europe in the Age of Absolutism:
Habsburg Austria; The Rise of the Hohenzollerns;
Conflict Between Prussia and Austria
The English Monarchy: The house of Tudor; The
Reign of Elizabeth I; James I
Holt, The
Human
Journey,
Resources
Internet
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
HRW
Resources,
internet,
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
HRW
Resources,
internet
Oral & Written
evaluations
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2, 4, 5
2, 3, 4, 5
2, 3, 4, 5
2, 4, 5
SECOND SEMESTER - Monarchs of Europe / Enlightenment and Revolution / French Revolution - Approximate Time: 3 weeks (1st 3 Week)
Objectives/concepts
TEKS
Topics (not in sequential order)
Suggested
Assessments
Resource
The students will:
1 Explore what led to the conflicts
between Charles I and Parliament.
2 Examine how the rebellion in
Ireland helped start the English
Civil War.
3 Identify who would have
supported the two sides in the
English Revolution.
1 Explain how religious attitudes
affected the rule of Charles II and
James II.
2 Describe how Parliament
reduced the power of the
monarchy after the Restroation.
3 Identify the principal features of
Britain’s limited constitutional
monarchy.
8A, 11A, 15A,
25BCEH, 17A, 1C,
16A, 26C
25CDE, 19B, 8B,
11A, 15AB, 17B,
26AC, 16AB,
Enlightenment and the Revolution in England
and America
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Civil War and Revolution: Charles I and Parliament;
The Long Parliament; English Civil War;
Cromwell’s Commonwealth;
End of the Revolution
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Constitutional Monarchy in England: The
Restoration and the Glorious Revolution; Changes in
English government; Parliamentary rule
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English Colonial Expansion: The Beginnings of the
British Empire; The British in America
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1 Investigate who the sea dogs
were and what they accomplished.
2 Explore the results of the British
mercantilist policy.
25CDE, 1B, 5AB,
11A, 26AD, 7AB,
1 Identify the principal
characteristics of Enlightenment
thinking.
2 Analyze the similarities and
differences in the ideas of
important Enlightenment
philosophies.
26AC, 25BC, 16A,
22C, 11A, 20BC,
22C,
The Enlightenment: Crusaders of the
Enlightenment; Political Criticism
1 Explain how Americans
responded to British policies after
the French and Indian War.
2 Describe what type of
government Americans set up
after the American Revolution.
25CDH, 1B, 7AB,
8AB, 11A, 26CD,
16AB, 22C, 15AB,
17AB, 18C, 21B
The American Revolution: Empire and Conflict;
American Independence; Governing a New Nation
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Objectives
1, 2, 4, 5
1, 2, 4, 5
3, 5
2, 4, 5
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
SECOND SEMESTER - Monarchs of Europe / Enlightenment and Revolution / French Revolution - Approximate Time: 3 weeks (1st 3 Week)
Objectives/concepts
TEKS
Topics (not in sequential order)
Suggested
Assessments
Resource
The students will:
TAKS
Objectives
1 Describe how the Old Regime
was structured.
2 Analyze why discontent began
to grow in the mid-1700s.
3 Explain why Louis XVI wanted
to call the Estates General.
4 Describe how the meeting of the
Estates General pushed France
toward revolution.
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1, 2, 4, 5
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1 Explain why and how the
French Revolution spread.
2 Analyze how a constitution
changed French government.
3 Explain why the monarchy and
the Legislative Assembly came to
an end.
1 Explain how the National
Convention ruled France.
2 Describe how the Reign of
Terror affected France.
3 Identify the Directory and
explain how it ruled.
4 Analyze why Napoleon was
able to come to power.
1 Identify the ways in which
Napoleon’s government was
successful.
2 Explain how France became an
empire.
3 Describe how Napoleon
reorganized Europe.
4 Analyze the events that led to
Napoleon’s final defeat at
Waterloo.
The French Revolution and Napoleon
25CDH, 11A, 26CD,
17AB, 8A, 7A,
The Roots of Revolution: The Old Regime;
Growing Discontent; The Financial Crisis; The
Meeting of the Estates General
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25CDEH, 7A, 8AB,
27A, 11A, 15AB,
17B, 26C, 1BCD
The French Revolution: The Spread of the
Revolution; The End of the Old Regime; The
Constitution of 1791; The Legislative Assembly and
War; The End of the Monarchy
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1BC, 8C, 15AB,
25CDEH, 8AB, 23A,
26CD, 18C, 11A,
17AB,
The French Republic: The National Convention;
Exporting the Revolution; The Reign of Terror;
Work of the National Convention; The Directory;
Napoleon Bonaparte
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The Napoleonic Era: Napoleon as Dictator;
Napoleon as Emperor; The Reorganization of
Europe; Catastrophe in Russia; The Hundred Days
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25ABCDH, 7A, 11A,
12C, 17A, 26CBD,
20AB,
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SECOND SEMESTER - Monarchs of Europe / Enlightenment and Revolution / French Revolution - Approximate Time: 3 weeks (1st 3 Week)
Objectives/concepts
TEKS
Topics (not in sequential order)
Suggested
Assessments
Resource
The students will:
1 Describe how the Congress of
Vienna attempted to restore
stability to Europe.
2 Explain why politicians
practiced conservative policies.
3 Analyze how Metternich
influenced conservative politics
and stopped revolution.
1B, 7A, 25BCD,
11AB, 17A, 26C,
18C
The Return for Peace: The Congress of Vienna;
Reactionary Alliances; The Age of Metternich
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Objectives
2, 3, 4, 5
SECOND SEMESTER - Industrial Revolution / Life in the Industrial Age / Age of Reform - Approximate Time: 3 weeks (2nd 3 Weeks)
Objectives/concepts
TEKS
Topics (not in sequential order)
Suggested
Assessments
Resource
The student will:
1 Explain why the Industrial
Revolution began in Great Britain.
2 Describe how inventions in the
textile Industry led to other new
inventions.
3 Analyze the effects that
developments in transportation
and communication had on the
spread of the Industrial
Revolution.
1 Explain how the increased use
of machinery affected workers
and working conditions.
2 Identify the differences between
the middle class and the working
class.
3 Analyze how the lives of
women changed during the
Industrial Revolution.
1 Explain how and why the
methods of production changed
during the Industrial Revolution.
2 Identify what caused
corporations to emerge and the
effects they had on business.
3 Define the business cycle and
explain how it affected society.
1 Identify Adam Smith’s ideas
and explain how they affected
people’s views of industrialism.
2 Explain the causes of reform
movements.
3 Analyze how workers tried to
improve their lives.
TAKS
Objectives
The Industrial Revolution
1BC, 24ABC,
26ABCD, 12BC,
13A, 25CD, 23A,
11A, 2A, 18C, 20B
1B, 21AB, 24A,
26ABD, 11A,
25CDH, 18C,
26ACD, 1B, 11A,
23A, 24A, 25C, 2AB,
27B, 14A,
1B, 18C, 21A, 24A,
25BCDEH, 11A,
14A, 26CD, 2A, 18C
Origins of the Industrial Revolution: The
Agricultural Revolution; Factors of production; The
textile industry; Steam Engines, Iron and Steel;
Other Industrialization; Transportation; The
Communication Revolution; The Spread of Industry
The Factory System: How Machines Affected
Work; The Wage System; The Lives of Factory
Workers; Development of the Middle Class; Effect
of Industrialization on Women’s Lives
The Methods and Business Organization: Capitalism
and changing production methods; Rise of the
corporation; Business cycles
Living and Working Conditions: Economic theories;
Reformers arise; Early reform laws; Collective
action
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2, 3, 5
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2, 3, 5
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Quizzes and
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2, 3, 5
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Daily work,
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SECOND SEMESTER - Industrial Revolution / Life in the Industrial Age / Age of Reform - Approximate Time: 3 weeks (2nd 3 Weeks)
Objectives/concepts
TEKS
Topics (not in sequential order)
Suggested
Assessments
Resource
The students will:
1 Describe the type of society that
early socialists wanted to
establish.
2 Explain how Robert Owen put
his socialist beliefs into action.
3 Explain what Karl Marx
believed would happen to the
capitalist world of the 1880s.
4 Identify some of the competing
ideas that arose out of Marxism.
1 Examine how the development
of electricity led to other
technological advances.
2 Identify the inventions that
improved communications.
3 Analyze the importance of the
internal combustion ingine.
1 Explain how cell theory
changed over time.
2 Investigate why Darwin’s
theory was so significant and
controversial.
3 Describe how scientific
discoveries changed the nature of
medicine and surgery.
4 Identify the advances made in
the field of physics.
1 Explore how science influenced
the study of politics, economics,
and history.
2 Examine how archaeology,
anthropology, and sociology
explored cultures.
3 Investigate how the study of the
human mind developed.
1B, 24A, 25CDH,
26CD, 14ABC, 11A,
27A
23A, 24AB, 25CE,
1C, 26CD,
23A, 24BC, 11A,
25CE, 26C
25ACH, 23A,
24ABC, 11A, 26C
Socialism: Socialism; The theories of Karl Marx;
Variations of socialism
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evaluations
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2, 3, 5
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evaluations
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2, 5
Oral & Written
evaluations
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2, 5
Life in the Industrial Age
Advances in Technology and Communication:
Electricity; Communications; The internal
combustion engine
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Advances in Science and Medicine: Cell theory in
biology; Evolution and genetics; The fight against
disease; Advances in surgery and other areas; The
atom and its structure; Planck and Einstein
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Social Sciences in the Industrial Age: Rise of the
Social Sciences; Archaeology, anthropology, and
sociology; Psychology
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SECOND SEMESTER - Industrial Revolution / Life in the Industrial Age / Age of Reform - Approximate Time: 3 weeks (2nd 3 Weeks)
Objectives/concepts
TEKS
Topics (not in sequential order)
Suggested
Assessments
Resource
The students will:
1 Explain why people emigrated.
2 Analyze why cities grew and
how they changed as they grew.
3 Identify the ways in which
public education changed society.
4 Describe how the leisure
activities we know today began to
develop.
1 Explore the ideas that drove the
romantic movement.
2 Identify the artists, writers, and
musicians of the romantic
movement.
3 Explain how realism differs
from romanticism.
4 Explore the other artistic
movements that emerged during
this time.
1 Describe ways the British
government and social welfare
changed in the 1800s.
2 Explain the policies that Disraeli
and Gladstone followed.
3 Describe changes in British
government and social welfare in
the early 1900s.
4 Identify changes that occurred
in other areas of the British
Empire during the 1800s and
1900s.
24AB, 25CH, 11A,
23A, 26CD, 21A, 2A
Society and Culture in the Industrial Age:
Emigration; The growth of cities; Growth of public
education; Leisure and cultural activities
20ABC, 25BCH,
11A, 26CD
Literature, Music, and Art in the Industrial Age:
Romanticism; Romantic music, painting, and
architecture; Photography; The rise of realism;
Experiments in art forms
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2, 4, 5
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evaluations
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The Age of Reform
2A, 25BCDEH, 11A,
26CD, 17AB, 20AB,
18C, 21AB, 1C, 15A,
16A
Liberal Reforms in Great Britain and Its Empire:
Reforms of the 1800s; Disraeli and Gladstone;
Reforms of The Early 1900s; Changes in the British
Empire
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SECOND SEMESTER - Industrial Revolution / Life in the Industrial Age / Age of Reform - Approximate Time: 3 weeks (2nd 3 Weeks)
Objectives/concepts
TEKS
Topics (not in sequential order)
Suggested
Assessments
Resource
The students will:
1 Describe how the United States
expanded westward.
2 Explain why the United States
fought a civil war.
3 Describe ways the United States
changed after the Civil War.
1 Explain why the rule of Louis
Philippe led to a revolution in
1848.
2 Describe how Louis-Napoleon
started a second empire in France.
3 Summarize France’s relations
with Germany and other
countries.
4 Explain how the Third Republic
maintained political stability in
France.
1 Describe what life was like in
the Spanish and Portuguese
colonies of Latin America.
2 Explain why Latin Americans
began to oppose colonial rule.
3 Explain how Latin American
colonies won their independence.
4 Summarize how the new Latin
American nations fared after
independence.
25CEH, 1C, 11A,
26CD, 2A, 17B, 18C,
12BC, 21B
25BCDGH, 17A,
27A, 26ABCD, 7A,
11A, 15B,
8AC, 25CDH, 17AB,
26ABC, 5B, 18C,
21A, 1BC, 11AB,
19B, 12BC
Expansion and Reform in the United States:
Territorial Growth, Slavery and Civil War; A
Changing Nation
Revolution and Reform in France: Discontent and
Revolution; Louis-Napoleon and the Second French
Empire; Foreign Conflicts; The Third Republic
Latin Americans Win Independence: Life in
Colonial Latin America; Discontent and the First
Rebellion; the Spanish and Portuguese Colonies
Rebel; Latin America After Independence;
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Human Journey,
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evaluations
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Quizzes and
Chapter Test
1, 2, 4, 5
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
2, 4, 5
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
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evaluations
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Quizzes and
Chapter Test
2, 4, 5
SECOND SEMESTER – Nationalism in Europe /Age of Imperialism / WWI and Russian Revolution - Approximate Time: 3 weeks (3rd 3 Weeks)
Objectives/concepts
TEKS
Topics (not in sequential order)
Suggested
Assessments
Resource
The student will:
1 Describe the events that led to
nationalistic movements for
unification in Italy.
2 Identify the important leaders in
the fight for the unification of
Italy.
3 Explain the problems Italy faced
after unification.
1 Explain how Prussia replaced
Austria as the leading German
state in Europe.
2 Identify the ways in which
German unification differed from
Italian unification.
3 Describe the changes in German
government that occurred as a
result of unification.
1 Explain the problems Bismarck
faced as chancellor of the German
Empire.
2 Describe how Germany became
industrialized under Bismarck’s
leadership.
3 Identify the factors that led to
the decline of Bismarck’s power
as chancellor.
TAKS
Objectives
Nationalism in Europe
11A, 12C,
25BCDEF, 26BCD,
1C, 17A, 27A
25BCDEF, 11A,
26ACD, 17A, 15B,
2A, 23A, 8A, 1C
17B, 25BCD, 20B,
11A, 26ABC, 1C,
24A, 18C, 2A
The Unification of Italy: Liberals and Nationalists in
Italy, Sardinia, France, and Austria; Garibaldi and
the Thousands; Unification and Its Problems
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The Unification of Germany: Prussia as Leader; The
Zollverein; Bismarck and Prussian Strength; Wars of
Unification; Formation of the German Empire
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Opposition to Bismarck: Problems for the Empire;
Industrial Development Under Bismarck; Socialism
in Germany; Bismarck’s Antisocialist Campaign;
The Resignation of Bismarck
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Chapter Test
2, 4, 5
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evaluations
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Chapter Test
1, 2, 4, 5
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evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
2, 3, 4, 5
Oral & Written
SECOND SEMESTER – Nationalism in Europe /Age of Imperialism / WWI and Russian Revolution - Approximate Time: 3 weeks (3rd 3 Weeks)
Objectives/concepts
TEKS
Topics (not in sequential order)
Suggested
Assessments
Resource
evaluations
The students will:
Daily work,
1 Explain the geographical and
Quizzes and
cultural factors that made Russia
25CDE, 12BC,
Reform and Revolution in Russia: The Russian
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different from the rest of Europe.
26ABCD, 27A, 11A, Empire; Russian domestic and Foreign Policies;
internet
2 Describe the characteristics of
20A, 8A, 17A, 1C,
Alexander II and Reforms; Radicals and Government
Russian domestic and foreign
18C
Reaction; The Revolution of 1905
policies.
3 Identify the reform movements
that occurred in Russia and their
results.
Oral & Written
1 Explain what led to the
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formation of the Dual Monarchy
Daily work,
and what problems it faced.
7A, 17AB, 25CDH,
Unrest in Austria-Hungary: Results of the Uprisings; HRW resources, Quizzes and
internet
2 Describe how the decline of the 26ABC, 11A, 21AB, Formation of the Dual Monarchy; The Ottoman
Chapter Test
Ottoman Empire affected
23A, 1C, 19B, 1BC
Empire and the Balkans; The Congress of Berlin and
European politics.
the Balkan Wars
3 Discuss how ethnic clashes in
southern Europe set the stage for a
showdown among the major
powers.
1 Explain what imperialism is and
how imperialists sought to control
other people.
2 Identify the economic causes of
Western Imperialism.
3 Explore the ways in which
Western Imperialism was a
product of cultural differences.
1 Explain why the French wanted
to gain control of North Africa.
2 Identify the events and aims that
promoted British expansion in
North and East Africa.
The Age of Imperialism
25CDE, 7AB, 26A,
1AB, 11A, 26CD,
17B, 19B
2B, 12BC, 25CDH,
7A, 11A, 1ABC,
7AB, 17A, 27B,
26BC
The Roots of Western Imperialism: Modern
Imperialism; Economic motives for imperialism;
Cultural motives of imperialism
European Claims in North America: The French in
North Africa; The British in North Africa
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Objectives
1, 2, 4, 5
2, 3, 4, 5
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evaluations
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Quizzes and
Chapter Test
2, 3, 4, 5
Oral & Written
evaluations
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Quizzes and
Chapter Test
2, 3, 4, 5
SECOND SEMESTER – Nationalism in Europe /Age of Imperialism / WWI and Russian Revolution - Approximate Time: 3 weeks (3rd 3 Weeks)
Objectives/concepts
TEKS
Topics (not in sequential order)
Suggested
Assessments
Resource
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The students will:
evaluations
1 Describe the patterns of
Daily work,
colonization that Europeans
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European Claims in Sub-Saharan Africa:
followed in West Africa.
25BCD, 7AB, 1BC,
Competition for West Africa; Competition for
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2 Identify what Europeans gained 17A, 11AB, 26C,
Central and East Africa; Competition for Southern
internet
by colonizing central and East
12C
Africa; The effect of imperialism on Africa
Africa.
3 Explain why South Africa was
so important to the colonial
powers.
4 Examine the effect imperialism
had on all of Africa.
1 Describe the role Great Britain
played in the development of
India.
2 Explain how Japan changed its
ancient and tradition-based culture
in response to Western
imperialism.
3 Explain how Western
imperialism affected the peoples
of Southeast Asia.
4 Explain why European and
American imperialists were
interested in the Pacific islands.
1 Explain how economic pressure
was used by imperialist powers to
control Latin America.
2 Identify the causes and
outcomes of the SpanishAmerican War of 1898.
3 Explain why the Panama Canal
was important.
4 Describe the “Roosevelt
Corollary” to the Monroe
Doctrine.
7AB, 25BCD, 11AB,
26C, 17A, 23A,
12ABC, 20B, 1BC
25CDH, 7B, 1BC,
26ABC, 12BC, 23A,
7B, 11A
Expansion in Asia: British imperialism in India;
Japanese responses to imperialism; Imperialism in
Southeast Asia; U.S. interests in the Pacific Islands
Imperialism in Latin America: Economic
imperialism; The Spanish-American War; The
Panama Canal; The Roosevelt Corollary; Mexico’s
Revolution
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Objectives
2, 3, 4, 5
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
2, 3, 4, 5
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
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Chapter Test
2, 3, 4, 5
SECOND SEMESTER – Nationalism in Europe /Age of Imperialism / WWI and Russian Revolution - Approximate Time: 3 weeks (3rd 3 Weeks)
Objectives/concepts
TEKS
Topics (not in sequential order)
Suggested
Assessments
Resource
The students will:
1 Explain why rivalries increased
among European nations.
2 Identify the military alliances
that existed at the beginning of
World War I and explain how
they changed by late 1915.
3 Explain why the Balkans were a
“powder keg.”
World War I and the Russian Revolution
25CD, 26AB, 9A,
17A, 1BD, 11A, 23A
Setting the Stage for War: Nationalism, Imperialism,
and Militarism; The systems of alliances; The Balkan
“Powder Keg”; Mobilization of Europe; The war
expands
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Chapter Test
1 Identify the advantages that
each side had in World War I.
2 Explain how new technology
affected the way in which World
War I was fought.
3 Explain what led the United
States to join the Allied Powers.
12B, 23A, 25BCDHI,
11A, 26BCD, 27A,
1C, 17A
World War I: A New Kind of War: The
belligerents; Innovations in warfare; Early years of
the war; The United States and World War I
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1 Identify the events that led to
the Russian Revolution.
2 Explain how the Communists
came to power.
3 Explain how Russia’s revolution
affected its participation in World
War I.
25CDE, 8AD, 1BC,
9A, 11A, 26C, 10A,
17A, 14B
The Russian Revolution: Russia in World War I;
Lenin and the Bolsheviks; Peace and civil war
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evaluations
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Chapter Test
The Terms of Peace: The Fourteen Points; Defeat of
the Central Powers; The Paris Peace Conference;
What kind of peace?
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evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
Creating a “New” Europe: The Treaty of Versailles;
fates of former territories; The League of Nations
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1 Define the Fourteen Points.
2 Explain how the war ended.
3 Identify the disagreements that
the peacemakers faced.
1 Identify the terms of the Treaty
of Versailles.
2 Explain how territories were redivided after the war.
3 Explain how the League of
Nations was structured.
TAKS
Objectives
25CDEH, 1BC, 2A,
10A, 17A, 11A, 26C,
15D, 9A
9A, 25CDH, 1B,
11AB, 26BC, 12C,
17A, 18C
Oral & Written
evaluations
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Chapter Test
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evaluations
Daily work,
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Chapter Test
2, 3, 4, 5
2, 4, 5
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
2, 3, 4, 5
2, 3, 4, 5
SECOND SEMESTER - Great Depression and Totalitarianism / Nationalist Movements / World War II - Approximate Time: 3 weeks (4th 3 Weeks)
Objectives/concepts
TEKS
Topics (not in sequential order)
Suggested
Assessments
TAKS
Resource
Objectives
The student will:
The Great Depression and the rise of
1 Explain how scientific theories
Totalitarianism
affected thinking in other areas of
life.
Oral & Written
2A, 23AC, 24BC,
Postwar Era: Scientific Events and Ideas; New
2 Identify ways in which writers,
20AB, 25BCDH,
Directions in Literature; New Directions in Music,
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musicians, painters, and architects 21AB, 11AB, 26CD, Painting, Architecture; Popular Culture and
Daily work,
2, 3, 5
internet
experimented with new forms.
Quizzes and
1B, 9A
Consumerism
3 Describe how popular culture
Chapter Test
and consumerism affected
societies.
1 Identify the weaknesses that
appeared in the global economy
during the postwar era.
2 Describe how nations initially
responded to the Great
Depression.
3 Explain how the New Deal
marked a shift in the U.S.
government’s relationship with its
citizens and the economy.
1 Describe the difficulties that
France faced during the postwar
years.
2 Explain how the British
government dealt with its
domestic problems.
3 Identify the problems that
weakened eastern European
governments.
2AB, 25BCDE,
26AC, 1B, 11A, 21A
25BCDH, 1B, 9A,
11A, 21AB, 26ACD,
19B, 12B
Postwar prosperity crumbles: Economic Troubles;
The Great Depression; The New Deal
Political Tensions After World War I: France’s
Postwar Difficulties; Great Britain after World War
I; Eastern Europe
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2, 3, 5
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SECOND SEMESTER - Great Depression and Totalitarianism / Nationalist Movements / World War II - Approximate Time: 3 weeks (4th 3 Weeks)
Objectives/concepts
TEKS
Topics (not in sequential order)
Suggested
Assessments
TAKS
Resource
Objectives
The students will:
1 Describe how Benito Mussolini
transformed Italy into a fascist
state.
2 Explain why the Weimer
Republic failed.
3 Trace how Adolf Hitler became
an important figure in Germany.
4 Describe how the Nazis used
power in Germany.
1 Identify the terms of the New
Economic Policy.
2 Describe how Stalin shaped the
Soviet economy.
3 Explain why Stalin imprisoned
and executed million of Soviet
people.
1 Identify what caused the end of
British rule in Egypt and the
Middle East.
2 Describe how the people of
India pursued independence.
3 Explain the British response to
calls for change in other parts of
the empire.
1 Explain Turkey’s development
into a modern republic.
2 Identify the ideas regarding
modern nationalism adopted by
Persia.
3 Describe the effect of World
War I on African attitudes toward
colonialism.
26ACD, 1BC, 9AB,
25BCDH, 17A, 21A,
15B, 18C, 10A, 11A
9AB, 26ACD, 10A,
25CDH, 11A, 17A,
18C, 15D, 1C
Fascist Dictatorships in Italy and Germany: The
Rise of Fascism in Italy; The Weimar Republic; The
Nazis and Hitler; The Nazis in power
Dictatorship in the Soviet Union: Russia Under
Lenin; The Five Year Plan; Stalin’s Dictatorship
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evaluations
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2, 3, 4, 5
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evaluations
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2, 4, 5
Nationalists Movements Around the World
7A, 25BCDEHI,
11A, 26ACD, 19B,
10B, 17A, 1BC
7A, 9A 25BCE, 17A,
11AB, 26C, 1B, 12C
The British Empire in The Postwar Era: Egypt and
the Middle East; The Independence Movement in
India; The Commonwealth Expands
Turkey, Persia, and Africa: Turkey Under Kemal;
Modernizing Persia; Africans Call for Change
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evaluations
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evaluations
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2, 3, 4, 5
2, 3, 4, 5
SECOND SEMESTER - Great Depression and Totalitarianism / Nationalist Movements / World War II - Approximate Time: 3 weeks (4th 3 Weeks)
Objectives/concepts
TEKS
Topics (not in sequential order)
Suggested
Assessments
TAKS
Resource
Objectives
The students will:
1 Describe how resentment of
foreign interests led to the
downfall of the Quing dynasty.
2 Identify the ways the nationalist
movement in China changed
under the leadership of Sun
Yixian and Chiang Kai-shek.
3 Explain the development of
communism n China.
1 Explain the Japanese pursuit of
expansion that began in the late
1800s.
2 Describe the changes in
Japanese life during rapid
modernization.
3 Identify the effects of the
military on Japan during the
1920s and the 1930s.
1 Describe the significant changes
in Latin American nations after
World War I.
2 Explain why authoritarian
regimes gained power in many
Latin American nations.
3 Describe the relationship
between Latin America and the
United States.
1 Analyze why Japan and Italy
were able to carry out aggressive
territorial policies in the 1930s.
2 Explain why the League of
Nations was unable to stop
international aggression.
3 Describe how Spain’s civil war
led to a fascist dictatorship there.
25CDEH, 1BC, 11A,
26CD, 17A, 8D, 10A,
21B, 9B, 12C
25BCDGH, 7A, 11A,
26AC, 20BC, 24A,
9A
25CE, 1BC, 9A, 11A,
20AB, 26C, 17A,
27B
Unrest in China: The End of the Qing Dynasty;
Forming the Chinese Republic; The Growth of
Chinese Communism
Imperialism in Japan: Japanese Expansion;
Problems of Modernization; Growing Influence of
the Military
Latin America Between the Wars: Economic,
Social, and Political Developments; Economic Crisis
and Authoritarianism; Relations with the United
States
Holt, The
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2, 3, 4, 5
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evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
2, 5
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evaluations
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Chapter Test
2, 3, 4, 5
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evaluations
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2, 3, 5
World War II
25CDH, 1BC, 7A,
9A, 26CD, 8D, 10A,
11AB, 12C, 20ABC
Threats to World Peace: Japanese Aggression in
Asia; Italy’s Conquest of Ethiopia; Civil war in
Spain;
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SECOND SEMESTER - Great Depression and Totalitarianism / Nationalist Movements / World War II - Approximate Time: 3 weeks (4th 3 Weeks)
Objectives/concepts
TEKS
Topics (not in sequential order)
Suggested
Assessments
TAKS
Resource
Objectives
The students will:
1 Explain how Hitler took over
Austria and Czechoslovakia.
2 Discuss how and why Great
Britain and France attempted to
avoid another war.
3 Describe how Great Britain and
France prepared for war.
4 Discuss why Hitler and Stalin
created the Nazi-Soviet Pact, and
how Western nations responded to
Hitler’s invasion of Poland.
1 Explain how German control of
Norway, Denmark, and the Low
Countries benefited Hitler.
2 Describe the success of German
forces in France.
3 Identify the Battle of Britain and
the reasons the Germans could not
win it.
4 Describe the role of the United
States at the beginning of the war
and how that role changed.
1 Identify the steps the Axis
Powers took to gain control of
eastern Europe, the Middle East,
and North Africa.
2 Describe how Germany planned
to gain control of the Soviet
Union, and evaluate the Soviets’
defense.
3 Explain how Japan’s goals in
the Pacific led to war with Britain
and the United States.
25BCDEH, 26ACD,
12BC, 1BC, 9AB,
10A, 11A, 18C,
20BC, 17A
Hitler’s Aggressions: Austria and Czechoslovakia;
Preparations for War;
23A, 9B, 11A, 12BC,
26ACD, 20B,
25CDEH, 10A, 18C,
21A, 1C, 17A
Axis Gains: The “Phony War”; The Fall of France;
The Battle of Britain; United States Involvement;
The Atlantic Charter
25BCDH, 11AB,
26ACD, 9AB, 10A,
17A, 18C, 20BC, 7A,
1C
The Soviet Union and the United States: Eastern
Europe and the Mediterranean; Germany’s Attack on
the Soviet Union; Japanese Aggression in the
Pacific; American Entry into the War
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2, 3, 4, 5
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evaluations
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2, 4, 5
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evaluations
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2, 4, 5
SECOND SEMESTER - Great Depression and Totalitarianism / Nationalist Movements / World War II - Approximate Time: 3 weeks (4th 3 Weeks)
Objectives/concepts
TEKS
Topics (not in sequential order)
Suggested
Assessments
TAKS
Resource
Objectives
The students will:
1 Explain how the Final Solution
was developed.
2 Describe conditions in the
concentration camps.
3 Identify ways different people
resisted the Holocaust.
1 Identify the outcomes of Allied
military actions in the Soviet
Union, North Africa, Italy, and
the Atlantic.
2 Describe how the Allies were
able to achieve victory in Europe.
3 List the steps the Allies took to
end the war with Japan.
9B, 18C, 11A,
25CDH, 26C, 20BC,
17A, 25BCDEH,
12B, 26ACD, 11AB,
1BC, 10A, 9A
The Holocaust: Hitler’s “New Order”;
Concentration Camps; Resisting the Holocaust;
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The End of the War: Important offensives; The war
at sea and in the air; Victory in Europe;
Holt, The
Human Journey,
Resources
Internet
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evaluations
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Chapter Test
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
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2, 5
2, 3, 4, 5
SECOND SEMESTER – Europe & No. Am. in Postwar Years / Asia Since 1945 / Africa & Middle East - Approximate Time: 3 weeks (5th 3 Weeks)
Objectives/concepts
TEKS
Topics (not in sequential order)
Suggested
Assessments
TAKS
Resource
Objectives
The student will:
1 Describe the origins of the
postwar settlement for Europe.
2 Explain why Germany was
divided into four occupation
zones and what developed as a
result.
3 Explore how the United Nations
is organized.
4 Identify the problems the Allies
faced in keeping the peace.
1 Examine how and why the
alliance between the Western
Allies and the Soviet Union
ended.
2 Investigate how the United
States attempted to stop the spread
of communism and aid Europe.
3 Describe how Germany became
two separate countries.
4 Identify the Cold War alliances
that developed in Europe.
1 Describe the West German
“miracle.”
2 Explain why the British met
with mixed success in stimulating
economic growth.
3 Explore how France maintained
an independent position in
European affairs.
4 Analyze how the Soviet Union
changed under new leadership.
5 Identify the problems Eastern
European nations faced.
Europe and North America in the Postwar Years
(1945-1968)
1B, 9A, 25CDH,
11AB, 26C, 18C,
21AB, 17A, 8D
1BC, 9A, 25BCEH,
26CD, 8BD, 11A
1B, 9A, 25CDH,
11A, 26AC, 19B, 8D,
14B, 17A, 20A, 23A,
15B, 18C
Aftermath of the war in Europe: Wartime
conferences and postwar problems; the occupation of
Germany; The United Nations; Peacemaking
problems
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Origins of the Cold War: The end of the alliance;
The U.S. aids Europe; The Cold War in Europe;
NATO and the Warsaw Pact
HRW resources,
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Reconstruction, Reform, and Reaction in Europe:
The West German “Miracle”; Postwar Britain; New
republics in France; Western Europe and integration;
the Soviet Union after Stalin; Eastern Europe
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2, 3, 4, 5
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evaluations
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2, 3, 5
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3, 4, 5
SECOND SEMESTER – Europe & No. Am. in Postwar Years / Asia Since 1945 / Africa & Middle East - Approximate Time: 3 weeks (5th 3 Weeks)
Objectives/concepts
TEKS
Topics (not in sequential order)
Suggested
Assessments
TAKS
Resource
Objectives
The students will:
1 Examine the major domestic
problems the United States faced
in the postwar era.
2 Investigate how the policy of
containment led to foreign
conflicts.
3 Identify the challenges the
Canadian people responded to in
the postwar era.
1 Explain how differences
between Hindus and Muslims led
to a divided India.
2 Identify problems that India
faced after independence.
3 Describe how Pakistan and
Bangladesh developed after the
partition of India.
1 Describe how Mao Zedong’s
government tried to rebuild China
after World War II.
2 Identify what happened at
Tiananmen Square and what the
consequences were for China.
3 Explain why Korea was divided
and how the two Koreas have
developed since 1953.
4 Explain why China and Taiwan
have been in conflict.
1 Identify the factors that allowed
Japan to recover effectively after
World War II.
2 Describe the economic and
social changes that occurred in
Japan from the 1950s onward.
26ACD, 1BC, 18CD,
25CD, 15C, 8D, 11A,
21AB, 17A, 9A
The United States and Canada: Domestic challenges
face the U.S.; foreign policy and the Cold War;
Canada’s challenges
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1, 3, 4, 5
Asia Since 1945
2B, 25CDH, 10B,
11AB, 26CD, 19B,
21AB, 17A, 1C, 15D
South Asia After Empire: The End of British Rule;
Independent India; The Division of Pakistan
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2B, 25CDH, 8D, 9B,
10A, 11AB, 14BC,
18CD, 26ABC, 20B,
15D, 17A, 21A
Communist China and Its Influence: China Under
Mao Zedong; China After Mao; A Divided Korea;
The Nationalists in Taiwan
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The Japanese Miracle: The Occupation of Japan;
Postwar Developments; Foreign Relations and
Political Life
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25CEH, 11A, 21A,
2A 17AB, 14C,
15CD, 26AC, 1B,
18C
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evaluations
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2, 4, 5
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evaluations
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2, 3, 4, 5
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evaluations
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1, 2, 3, 4, 5
SECOND SEMESTER – Europe & No. Am. in Postwar Years / Asia Since 1945 / Africa & Middle East - Approximate Time: 3 weeks (5th 3 Weeks)
Objectives/concepts
TEKS
Topics (not in sequential order)
Suggested
Assessments
TAKS
Resource
Objectives
The students will:
1 Describe the causes and effects
of dictatorships in the Philippines
and Indonesia.
2 Explain how the Vietnam War
affected Vietnam, Laos, and
Cambodia.
3 Identify the problems that the
nations of Southeast Asia faced as
they struggled to create stable
governments.
1 Explain what led Asian
governments to impose tight
controls in their countries.
2 Describe the problems Asian
countries faced as they tried to
develop their economies and how
they solved those problems.
3 Explain how economic success
in Asian countries affected the
West.
1 Identify the factors that led to a
rise of African nationalism after
World War II.
2 Explain how the processes that
ended colonial rule in British,
French, Belgian, and Portuguese
colonies differed.
3 Explain how South Africa’s
move to independence was
different from that of other
African nations.
2B, 25BCDEH,
11AB, 15BCD,
17AB, 26CD, 18CD,
21B, 1C, 12BC,
20AB, 8D
25BCDEH, 8D, 9B,
11A, 17A, 18C, 19B,
15D, 18C, 20B, 26C
Independence Struggles in Southeast Asia: The
Philippines; Burma (Myanmar); Indonesia; Laos and
Cambodia
Holt, The
Human Journey,
Resources
Internet
Asian Paths to Prosperity: Political Development;
Economic Development; Asian Cultural Diffusion
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evaluations
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Chapter Test
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
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Chapter Test
2, 3, 4, 5
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
2, 3, 4, 5
Africa and the Middle East Since 1945
2B, 7B, 25CDEH,
1BC, 18C, 11AB,
17AB, 26CD, 10B
African Independence After World War II:
Nationalism; The British Colonies; The French
Colonies; Belgian and Portuguese Colonies; South
Africa
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SECOND SEMESTER – Europe & No. Am. in Postwar Years / Asia Since 1945 / Africa & Middle East - Approximate Time: 3 weeks (5th 3 Weeks)
Objectives/concepts
TEKS
Topics (not in sequential order)
Suggested
Assessments
TAKS
Resource
Objectives
The students will:
1 Identify the challenges-political,
ethnic, economic, and
environmental- that newly
independent African countries
faced.
2 Explain how rivalry between the
superpowers of the Cold War
affected Africa.
3 Explain the ways in which
Africa experienced a revival of
African culture.
1 Explain how France’s position
in the Middle East and North
Africa changed after World War
II
2 Explain how Britain’s position
in the Middle East and Egypt
changed after World War II
3 Identify the political and social
changes that independence
brought to Egypt and the Middle
East.
4 Identify the major issues that
Iran and Turkey faced after World
War II.
1 Explain how Arab-Israeli
conflicts have shaped the recent
history of North Africa and the
Middle East.
2 Explain how the presence of
rich oil fields affected the Middle
East.
3 Describe the revolution in Iran
and explain why it occurred.
4 Explain the types of leadership
that emerged in the Arab world in
the 1960s and after.
25BCDH, 11A, 17A,
26AC, 1B, 7B, 15D,
20B
2A, 1BC, 17A, 18C,
20A, 25CH, 9A, 26C,
7A, 11A, 12B, 21AB
2AB, 19B, 1BC,
17A, 18C, 20A,
25BCDH, 27B, 9A,
26AC, 11AB, 12BC,
21AB, 8D, 24B
Africa Since Independence: Political Challenges;
Ethnic Violence; Economic and Environmental
Problems; Superpower Rivalries; Revival of African
Culture
Nationalism in the Middle East and North Africa:
The French Withdraw; British Withdrawal; Political
and Social Change; Iran and Turkey
War, Revolution, and Oil in the Middle East and
North Africa: The Arab-Israeli Confrontation;
Mideast Oil and World Energy Needs; Iranian
Revolution; New Leadership in the Arab World
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2, 4, 5
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evaluations
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Chapter Test
2, 3, 4, 5
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Tes
2, 4, 5
SECOND SEMESTER – Europe & No. Am. in Postwar Years / Asia Since 1945 / Africa & Middle East - Approximate Time: 3 weeks (5th 3 Weeks)
Objectives/concepts
TEKS
Topics (not in sequential order)
Suggested
Assessments
TAKS
Resource
Objectives
SECOND SEMESTER – Latin Am. Since 1945 / Super Powers in the Modern Era / The Modern World - Approximate Time: 3 weeks (6th 3 Weeks)
Objectives/concepts
TEKS
Topics (not in sequential order)
Suggested
Assessments
TAKS
Resource
Objectives
The student will:
1 Identify the steps Latin
American nations took and what
problems they faced as they
sought to develop their
economies.
2 Analyze the effect
industrialization had on Latin
American nations.
3 Identify the political and social
forces that have emerged in Latin
American nations.
1 Explain how Mexico’s fortunes
rose and fell after World War II.
2 Describe how economic
conditions influenced political
events in Central America.
3 Explain how Central American
nations have moved toward
democracy.
1 Explain how Fidel Castro’s rule
affected Cuba.
2 Identify the key issue that has
caused ongoing debate in Puerto
Rico.
3 Identify problems the smaller
Caribbean nations have faced.
Latin America Since 1945
1B, 9A, 11AB,
25BCDE, 26ACD,
12B, 27AB, 19B,
21AB, 17A
25BCEGH, 1BC,
11AB, 26ACD, 20B,
8D, 17A, 18C, 21AB,
12B
8D, 15D, 17A,
25CDH, 9A, 1BC,
26BC, 14C, 11A,
21A, 27A
Facing New Challenges: Developing new
economies; Changes and challenges of
industrialization; New political and social forces;
Mexico and Central America: Mexico; Central
American conflicts; Moves toward peace and
democracy
Nations of the Caribbean: The Cuban Revolution;
Puerto Rico
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evaluations
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2, 3, 4, 5
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evaluations
Daily work,
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Chapter Test
2, 3, 4, 5
SECOND SEMESTER – Europe & No. Am. in Postwar Years / Asia Since 1945 / Africa & Middle East - Approximate Time: 3 weeks (5th 3 Weeks)
Objectives/concepts
TEKS
Topics (not in sequential order)
Suggested
Assessments
TAKS
Resource
Objectives
The students will:
1 Explain how the economy of
Brazil first prospered, then
stumbled.
2 Identify the political and
economic troubles Argentina had.
3 Describe how Peru was affected
by the drug trade and terrorism.
4 Describe how Columbia was
affected by the drug trade.
5 Identify what led to Chile’s
continuously strong economy.
1 Explore how the Vietnam War
and the Watergate scandal
affected political attitudes in the
United States.
2 Analyze the changes that have
occurred in the economy of the
United States since 1970.
3 Explain how American foreign
policy changed in the 1970s,
1980s, and 1990s.
4 Identify the major challenges
Canada faced in the late 1900s.
1 Describe how Margaret
Thatcher’s leadership affected
Britain.
2 Explain the challenges
European nations faced in the late
1900s.
3 Identify the steps European
nations took toward unity in the
late 1900s.
25CDEH, 20ACB,
17A, 18C, 21AB, 2A,
12B, 11AB, 26AC,
1C
South America: Brazil; Argentina; Colombia; Chile;
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Super Powers in the Modern Era
25BCDH, 11A,
15CD, 26AC, 20A,
17A, 1BC, 8D, 9A,
14C, 1C, 2A, 18C
21B, 25BCDEH,
10A, 15D, 17A,
26ACD, 20B, 18D,
11B
The Industrial Powers of North America: Ending the
Vietnam War; Watergate and its legacy; The U.S.
economy; Changes in American Foreign Policy;
Canada;
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Europe: Great Britain; France; Germany; Northern
and Southern Europe; European cooperation
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evaluations
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evaluations
Daily work,
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2, 4, 5
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
2, 4, 5
SECOND SEMESTER – Europe & No. Am. in Postwar Years / Asia Since 1945 / Africa & Middle East - Approximate Time: 3 weeks (5th 3 Weeks)
Objectives/concepts
TEKS
Topics (not in sequential order)
Suggested
Assessments
TAKS
Resource
Objectives
The students will:
1 Explain what events led to the
fall of the Soviet Union.
2 Explain how Russia fared under
Boris Yeltsin.
3 Describe how Eastern Europe
was affected by the fall of
communism.
1 Describe the immediate actions
U.S. leaders and the American
people took in response to the
attacks of September 11, 2001.
2 Explain the conclusions drawn
by investigators of the September
11attacks and how they reached
those conclusions.
3 List the domestic-security
measures passed by the U.S.
government.
4 Describe the actions taken
around he world in the War on
Terrorism.
1 List trends that occurred in
painting, sculpture, and
architecture after World War II.
2 Identify the major themes of
music, dance, film, and drama
after 1945.
3 Explain how poetry and novels
expressed the mood of the times.
4 Describe how public support of
cultural activities changed after
World War II.
25BCDEGHI, 8D,
11AB, 14C, 26ABC,
17AB, 19B, 15D,
18D
The Fall of Communism: The Soviet Union under
Brezhnev; Gorbachev and Reform; Russia under
Yeltsin; Dissent and revolution in Eastern Europe;
The aftermath of Communism
25BCDEH, 11A,
26ACD, 12B, 1C,
19B, 17A
A Day that Changed the World: America attacked;
A call to action; Domestic Security; Fighting
terrorism abroad
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evaluations
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2, 4, 5
The Modern World
20ABC, 25BCDEFH,
23A, 26ABC, 11A,
2A, 1BC, 19AB,
27B, 21B
The Arts and Literature: Visual arts; Music and
Dance; Modern pictures; Drama; poetry and novels;
The audience for the arts
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SECOND SEMESTER – Europe & No. Am. in Postwar Years / Asia Since 1945 / Africa & Middle East - Approximate Time: 3 weeks (5th 3 Weeks)
Objectives/concepts
TEKS
Topics (not in sequential order)
Suggested
Assessments
TAKS
Resource
Objectives
The students will:
1 List advances in travel and
space exploration that have
occurred since 1945.
2 Explain the effect of
miniaturization and
computerization on modern life.
3 Describe he technological
improvements that have been
made in medical science.
4 Discuss environmental concerns
scientists have identified.
1 List some recent examples of
human rights abuses.
2 Explain how the nations of the
world have dealt with human
rights violations.
3 Discuss how democratic ideals
and practices spread in the late
1900s.
23AC, 24AB,
25BCDGH, 1C,
26ABCD, 27AB, 2B,
14C, 21B, 20BC,
11B
18CD, 25CH, 11AB,
26AC, 1BC, 17A,
21A,
Science and Technology: Faster travel; Space
exploration; Miniaturization and computerization;
Communications; Medical science; Technology;
Science and the environment
Human Rights and the Spread of Democratic Ideals:
Human rights issues; The spread of Democratic
ideals
HRW resources,
internet
HRW resources,
internet
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
Oral & Written
evaluations
Daily work,
Quizzes and
Chapter Test
2, 3, 5
2, 3, 4, 5