World History Curriculum Map Course: World History Instructor(s): Pre-Assessment: All students will take pre-test on World History. This will assist instructor on student’s background knowledge. 1 1. Pre-Test, Class Rules, The focus of this Conflict/Change, Culture, Governance, Individual, Culture What is culture Journals, Progress important first unit is on Groups, and Intuitions, Location, Migration and how does it Charts, Register the concepts and Movement/Migration, Technological Innovations, Governance affect Glogster/Xtranormal enduing understandings and Time, change, and Continuity. civilization? and Concepts in World rather than specific What is History. standards. migration and why is it done? First Civilizations: SSWH1 Describe the development of Mesopotamian Cultural Diffusion 2 Social Complexity and The student will societies; include the religious, cultural, economic, Polytheism What were the need for order analyze the origins, and political facets of society, with attention to City-State river valley structures, Hammurabi’s law code. Dynasty civilizations? and interactions Describe the relationship of religion and political Empire What were the of complex societies authority in Ancient Theocracy characteristics of in the ancient Eastern Caste the civilization in Describe early trading networks in the Eastern Mediterran- ean from Confucianism Mesopotamia? Mediterranean; includes the impact Phoenicians 3500 BCE to 500 Mandate of Heaven How did trade had on the Mediterranean World. impact early BCE Feudalism Explain the development and importance of civilization? writing; include cuneiform, hieroglyphics, and the SSWH2 What was Phoenician alphabet. The student will Hammurabi’s code and its importance? identify the major Explain the development and impact of Hinduism achievements of What impact did and Buddhism on India and subsequent diffusion of Chinese and Indian Egyptian Buddhism. societies from civilization have on Describe the development of Chinese civilization 1100BCE to 500 CE World History? under the Zhou and Qin. How did Buddhism Explain the impact of Confucianism on Chinese and Hinduism culture; include the examination system, the Mandate develop and spread of Heaven, the status of peasants, the status of across Asia? merchants, and the patriarchal family, and explain How did diffusion to Southeast Asia, Japan, and Korea. Confucianism affect China?
World History Curriculum Map Course: World History Instructor(s): Pre-Assessment: All students will take pre-test on World History. This will assist instructor on student’s background knowledge. 1 1. Pre-Test, Class Rules, Journals, Progress Charts, Register Glogster/Xtranormal and Concepts in World History. The focus of this important first unit is on the concepts and enduing understandings rather than specific standards. Conflict/Change, Culture, Governance, Individual, Groups, and Intuitions, Location, Movement/Migration, Technological Innovations, and Time, change, and Continuity. Culture Migration Governance What is culture and how does it affect civilization? What is migration and why is it done? 2 First Civilizations: Social Complexity and need for order SSWH1 The student will analyze the origins, structures, and interactions of complex societies in the ancient Eastern Mediterran- ean from 3500 BCE to 500 BCE SSWH2 The student will identify the major achievements of Chinese and Indian societies from 1100BCE to 500 CE Describe the development of Mesopotamian societies; include the religious, cultural, economic, and political facets of society, with attention to Hammurabi’s law code. Describe the relationship of religion and political authority in Ancient Describe early trading networks in the Eastern Mediterranean; includes the impact Phoenicians had on the Mediterranean World. Explain the development and importance of writing; include cuneiform, hieroglyphics, and the Phoenician alphabet. Explain the development and impact of Hinduism and Buddhism on India and subsequent diffusion of Buddhism. Describe the development of Chinese civilization under the Zhou and Qin. Explain the impact of Confucianism on Chinese culture; include the examination system, the Mandate of Heaven, the status of peasants, the status of merchants, and the patriarchal family, and explain diffusion to Southeast Asia, Japan, and Korea. Cultural Diffusion Polytheism City-State Dynasty Empire Theocracy Caste Confucianism Mandate of Heaven Feudalism What were the river valley civilizations? What were the characteristics of the civilization in Mesopotamia? How did trade impact early civilization? What was Hammurabi’s code and its importance? What impact did Egyptian civilization have on World History? How did Buddhism and Hinduism develop and spread across Asia? How did Confucianism affect China?
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