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World History HS
(1) The Greco-Roman World
10
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 The geography of Southern Europe had
a profound effect on the development
of the Greek and Roman civilizations.
Understand:
 Greek and Roman civilizations
greatly impacted the Western World.
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Athens and Sparta emerged as the
leading Greek city-states.
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Greek philosophers such as Socrates,
Plato, and Aristotle established the
foundations of Western philosophy.
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Constantine proclaimed official
tolerance of Christianity in the Roman
Empire.
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Germanic tribes defeated the Romans,
and the empire fell.
Explain the contributions of the
Greeks and Romans.
Analyze the basic tenets of
Christianity and its impact on
civilization.
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World History HS
(2) Islamic World
9
Know:
 Muhammad and his followers spread
the Pillars of Islam, Islamic law, and
the relationship between government
and religion in Islam.
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At its peak, the Arab Empire extended
west and north through Spain and into
France.
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There were many great achievements,
contributions, and key figures of the
Islamic Golden Age.
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In the seventh century, a split in Islam
created two groups, the Shiite and the
Sunni Muslims.
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From the eleventh to the thirteenth
centuries, European Christians carried
out a series of military expeditions
called the Crusades to regain the Holy
Land from the Muslims.
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The Ottomans created a strong empire
with religious tolerance and artistic
achievements.
Understand:
 The political, social, and cultural
advances of Islam have had a great
impact on the modern world.
Do:
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Compare the major beliefs and
principles of Judaism, Christianity and
Islam.
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Determine the cause, effects, and
extent of Islamic military expansion
through Central Asia, North Africa
and Spain.
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Describe the economic, political, and
social developments in Islamic history.
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World History HS
(3) The Medieval World
25
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 Constantine ordered the construction of
Constantinople or the “New Rome”.
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The Iconoclast Controversy and
Christian Schism occurred during the
11th century and created a separation
between the branches of Christianity.
Understand:
 The economic, political, and cultural
changes of the Middle Ages impacted
modern society.
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Analyze the impact of the collapse of
the Western Roman Empire on
Europe.
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Describe the impact feudalism had on
the social strata, the Church, and the
development of private property.
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Compare Japanese feudalism to
European feudalism.
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Analyze the contributions of the
Byzantine Empire.
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Analyze the impact of the Crusades.
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Identify the key figures that
accomplished artistic and intellectual
achievements in the Medieval Period.
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Describe Japan’s cultural and
economic relationship to China and
Korea.
The causes of the Byzantine decline
included a schism, power struggle, and
the advance of the Seljuk Turks.
The achievements of Charles Martel,
Charlemagne, Otto the Great, and
William the Conqueror brought about
major changes in the Medieval World.
Christian monasteries and convents
served as centers of education,
charitable and missionary activity,
economic productivity, and power.
Western civilization arose from a
synthesis of classical Greco-Roman
civilization, Judeo-Christian influence,
and the cultures of northern European
peoples promoting unity in Europe.
England, France, and Spain developed
as nations during the Medieval Period.
Compare and contrast the Byzantine
Empire to the Roman Empire.
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World History HS
(4) Peoples and Empires of Africa and the Americas
9
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 The expansion of trade led to migration
and the growth of major Sub-Saharan
African kingdoms and empires.
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The disruption of trade, internal
political struggles, and Islamic
invasions all led to the fall of the
empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai.
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The Olmec, Zapotec, and Chavin
peoples had an impact on later Meso
and South American civilizations.
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Rulers such as Pacal the Great,
Montezuma I, and Huayna Capac had a
great impact on Meso and South
American civilizations.
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The Maya settled in the Yucatan
Peninsula.
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The Aztec settled in Mexico Valley.
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The Inca settled in the Andes
Mountains.
Understand:
 Early Meso, South American and
Sub-Saharan African civilizations
flourished with fully developed
political, religious and social
structures.
Do:
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Identify key significant economic,
political and social characteristics of
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai.
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Compare economic, political, and
social developments in east, west and
south Africa.
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Describe the roles of people in the
Maya, Aztec, and Inca societies.
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Compare the key economic, cultural,
and political characteristics of the
major civilizations of Meso and South
America.
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World History HS
(5) A New View of the World
16
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 Italian city-states such as Florence,
Milan, Naples, Rome, and Venice were
the centers of political, economic, and
social life in Renaissance Italy.
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The most important intellectual
movement associated with the
Renaissance was humanism.
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Religious reforms associated with
Martin Luther, Calvin, Zwingli, Henry
the VIII, and John of Leyden brought
about sweeping changes in Christianity.
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Martin Luther’s religious reforms led to
the emergence of Protestantism.
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The Protestant Reformation caused the
Catholic Church to respond by
undergoing a religious rebirth.
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Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands,
France, and England all reached new
economic heights in the Americas.
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The practice of slavery took place
during the 13th-17th centuries in East
Africa, West Africa, Europe, Southwest
Asia, and the Americas.
Understand:
 The Renaissance, Reformation, and
Age of Exploration ushered in
dramatic social, cultural, and
economic changes.
Do:
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Identify the major artistic, literary, and
technological contributions of
individuals during the Renaissance.
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Identify criticisms of the Roman
Catholic Church by individuals such as
Wycliffe, Hus, and Erasmus and their
impact on later reformers.
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Evaluate the scope and impact of the
Columbian Exchange on Europe,
Africa, Asia, and the Americas.
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Explain the origins, developments, and
impact of the Trans-Atlantic slave
trade between West Africa and the
Americas.
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Summarize the events leading to the
Age of Exploration, and identify the
major voyages and sponsors.
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World History HS
(6) Revolutions and Reform
15
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 The ideas from the Middle Ages and
Renaissance led to the Scientific
Revolution by giving Europeans a new
way to view humankind’s place in the
universe.
Understand:
• Enlightenment scientists and thinkers
challenged old ideas and revolutionized
science and government, leading to a new
response to absolutism.
Do:
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Compare the causes and effects of the
development of constitutional
monarchy in England with those of the
development of absolute monarchy in
Spain, France, and Russia.
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The scientific theories and methods of
the Scientific Revolution challenged
those of the early classical and
medieval periods.
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Evaluate the impact of Enlightenment
ideals on the development of
economic, political, and religious
structures in the Western world.
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The major contributions of Bacon,
Copernicus, Descartes, Galileo, Kepler,
Newton, Pascal, and Vesalius laid the
foundation for a modern worldview
based on rationalism and secularism.
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Analyze the extent to which the
Enlightenment impacted the American
and French Revolutions.
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Summarize the important causes,
events, and effects of the French
Revolution.
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Describe the causes and effects of the
19th century Latin American and
Caribbean independence movements
led by people such as Bolivar, de San
Martin, and L’Ouverture.
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Eighteenth-century intellectuals using
the ideas of the Scientific Revolution to
reexamine all aspects of life caused the
Enlightenment.
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Ideas of Enlightenment philosophers
included natural rights, equality before
the law, and freedom of religion.
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Napoleon Bonaparte created the French
Empire.
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World History HS
(7) 19th Century Changes
19
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 The Industrial Revolution in Great
Britain saw a shift from an economy
based on farming and handicrafts to an
economy based on manufacturing by
machines and industrial factories.
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Industrialization spread to continental
Europe, the United States, and Japan.
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The major reform movements of the
19th and early 20th centuries included
the Meiji Restoration, abolition of
slavery in the British Empire, the
expansion of women’s rights, and labor
laws.
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The major reform movements of the
19th and early 20th century took place in
Africa, Asia, Europe, the United States,
the Caribbean, and Latin America.
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The rise of nationalism contributed to
the unification of Italy and Germany.
Understand:
 The dynamic forces of industrialism,
imperialism, and nationalism
dramatically altered the world.
Do:
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Summarize the social and economic
effects of the Industrial Revolution.
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Compare the philosophies of
capitalism, socialism, and communism
as described by Adam Smith, Robert
Owen, and Karl Marx.
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Analyze the causes and effects of
imperialism.
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Identify major events in China during
the 19th and early 20th centuries related
to imperialism.
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World History HS
(8) The World at War
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 The nature of warfare changed during
World War I due to industrialization,
total war, and trench warfare.
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The German economic crisis of the
1920s led to the global depression of
the 1930s.
Authoritarian governments began to
spread in the Soviet Union, Italy,
Germany, and Spain.
The policies of Stalin, Mussolini,
Hitler, and Franco allowed them to
establish totalitarian states.
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The roots and the long tradition of antiSemitism and 19th century ideas about
race and nation led to the
dehumanization of Jews and other
victims by the Nazis.
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Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin worked
together during World War II to defeat
Germany and after World War II to
prevent future wars.
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President Truman decided to drop the
atomic bombs on Japan to end the war.
Understand:
 The world wars of the 20th century
had a major impact on nations around
the globe.
Do:
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Analyze the causes of World War I
including the formation of European
alliances and the roles of imperialism,
nationalism, and militarism.
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Summarize the significant effects of
World War I.
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Trace the causes and key events
related to World War II.
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Explain the causes, events, and effects
of the Holocaust, 1933-1945.
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Describe the effects of World War II.
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World History HS
(9) World Recovery
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 The United States and Soviet Union
aligned states of Europe after WWII.
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The characteristics of the early Cold
War included the containment policy,
Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan,
NATO, Iron Curtain, and Warsaw Pact.
Understand:
 Post-World War II and the Cold War
Era led to significant changes in the
new world order.
Do:
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Contrast the political and economic
characteristics of the United States and
Soviet aligned states of Europe.
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Summarize the key developments in
Post-War China.
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Identify the factors that led to the
decline and fall of communism in the
Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
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The establishment of the modern state
of Israel in 1948 has caused ongoing
military and political conflicts between
Israel and the Arab-Muslim world.
Describe the ongoing conflicts
between Israel and the Arab-Muslim
world.
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Nationalist leaders in the post-war era
include Gandhi, Castro, Nasser,
Duvalier, and Nehru.
Compare post-war independence
movements in African, Asian, and
Caribbean countries.
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Identify related events and forces in
the Middle East over the last several
decades.
The arms race caused many proxy wars
in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the
Middle East during the Cold War.
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The democratic reform movements in
Africa, Asia, Caribbean, and Latin
America resulted in a variety of
successes and failures.
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Religious fundamentalism in the
Middle East has impacted the last half
of the 20th century in Iran, Afghanistan,
and the Persian Gulf.
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World History HS
(10) 20th Century Trends
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 Major scientific figures of the 20th
century that had an impact on
contemporary life include Curie,
Einstein, Fermi, Freud, the Wright
Brothers, and Drew.
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Major scientific breakthroughs of the
20th century that had an impact on
contemporary life include mass
vaccinations, atomic energy, transistors,
microchips, space exploration, the
Internet, the discovery of DNA, and the
Human Genome Project.
Post-WWII economic and demographic
changes included medical and
technological advances, free market
economies, increased consumption of
natural resources and goods, and a rise
in expectations for standards of living.
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The genocides in Cambodia, the
Balkans, Rwanda, and Darfur have
caused many governmental and nongovernmental responses.
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Globalization in the 20th and 21st
centuries has increased the
interdependence of people in the world.
Understand:
 The major economic, political, social,
and technological trends that began in
the twentieth century continue to
evolve in the twenty-first century.
Do:
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Explain cultural, historical, and
economic factors and governmental
policies that created the opportunities
for genocide in Cambodia, the
Balkans, Rwanda, and Darfur.
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Describe the causes and effects of 20th
century nationalist conflicts.
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Analyze the rise of regional trade
blocs such as the European Union and
NAFTA.
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Assess the social and economic impact
of pandemics on a global scale,
particularly within the developing and
under-developed world.
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Describe the impact and global
response to international terrorism.