Unit 1 Geography and Early Humans
Unit 1 Vocabulary Practice:
Unit 3 Classical Civilizations of Europe &Mesopotamia
Goal:
Students will be able to independently use their learning to…
Understand how European and Mesoamerican Classical Civilizations (Ancient Greece, Rome, and Mesoamerica) impacted future civilizations
Students will understand that…
● Historical figures and cultural groups can have cultural, political, economic, and military influences.
● Forms of government in a particular region may evolve over time in response to social and economic changes.
Stratified systems of social structure can affect the way a society’s people interact economically and socially
Students will know…
● Physical features and human characteristics of ancient civilizations.
● The various types of resources (natural, human and capital) in a civilization, society, or region.
● The origins of political thought in various civilizations, societies and regions.
Structures and functions of legal systems in various civilizations, societies and regions.
Unit 4: Classical Civilizations of Africa & Asia
Goal: Understand
ow African and Asia Classical Civilizations (Ancient African Kingdoms, Imperial China, Islam, Byzantine Empire, Feudal Japan) impacted future civilizations
Students will understand that…
● Historical figures and cultural groups can have cultural, political, economic, and military influences.
● Forms of government in a particular region may evolve over time in response to social and economic changes.
Stratified systems of social structure can affect the way a society’s people interact economically and socially.
Students will know…
● The lasting impact of the contributions of various historical figures and groups.
● The basic organizational structures of various governmental systems.
How hierarchy affects social systems
Unit 5 Collapse and Rebirth
Goal
Students will be able to independently use their learning to…
Study the political, cultural, and economic changes and growth that occurred from the collapse within the Middle Ages, to the rebirth of Europe during the Renaissance. Students will analyze the importance of art, science, language, and revolutionary political theories that greatly impact this time period in history. Further, students will learn about the relationship that exists between conflict, civil unrest, and expansion and how that can lead to cultural diffusion in the spread of language, scientific theories, artistic ideologies, cultural and religious customs, disease, trade, and territorial boundaries over time. Ultimately, students will be able to distinguish and analyze the relationships among these drastic time periods and explain how one impacted the other and further influence modern culture and ideals.
Students will understand that…
● Historical issues and events are often mirrored in contemporary issues and events.
● The emergence, expansion and decline of a society or region may be influenced by movement.
● Trading networks can influence economic development both negatively and positively.
Cultural expressions can reveal the values of a civilization, society or region.
Students will know…
● Important current issues and events.
● Factors that motivate the movement of people, goods and ideas.
● Parts of maps, charts and graphs (e.g., key, legend, compass rose, title, scale).
How the development of trading networks impacted citizens’ opportunities to engage in commercial activities and access to new products.
Unit 1 Vocabulary Practice:
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- Goal:
- Demonstrate an understanding of geography and the development of a civilization.
- Students will understand that…
- -innovation or technology can be temporary or long lasting and have positive or negative consequences.
- -physical features and human characteristics may influence the emergence, expansion and decline of civilizations, societies and regions.
- -scarcity of resources can often be motivating factors in influencing the movement of people, goods and ideas.
- Civilizations and societies adapt to the environment in order to meet needs.
- Students will know…
- -humans may adapt their behavior as their environment changes.
- -regions are the basic unit of study in geography.
- -actors that motivate the movement of people, goods and ideas.
- -physical features of a place may include climate, landforms, soils, and vegetation. Innovation and technology includes more than just inventions. Innovation can include thoughts, processes and procedures
- Unit 2 River Valley Civilizations
- Goal:
- Understand how geography influences the development of civilizations.
- Students will understand that…
● Physical features and human characteristics may influence the emergence, expansion and decline of civilizations.
● Conflict over the availability of natural and human resources may impact economic development.
● Political thought is often influenced by cultural and economic factors.
The role of law and legal systems within a society evolves in response to political, economic and social factors. - Students Will Know...
- ● Physical features and human characteristics of ancient civilizations.
- ● The various types of resources (natural, human and capital) in a civilization, society, or region.
- ● The origins of political thought in various civilizations, societies and regions.
- Structures and functions of legal systems in various civilizations, societies & Regions
Unit 3 Classical Civilizations of Europe &Mesopotamia
Goal:
Students will be able to independently use their learning to…
Understand how European and Mesoamerican Classical Civilizations (Ancient Greece, Rome, and Mesoamerica) impacted future civilizations
Students will understand that…
● Historical figures and cultural groups can have cultural, political, economic, and military influences.
● Forms of government in a particular region may evolve over time in response to social and economic changes.
Stratified systems of social structure can affect the way a society’s people interact economically and socially
Students will know…
● Physical features and human characteristics of ancient civilizations.
● The various types of resources (natural, human and capital) in a civilization, society, or region.
● The origins of political thought in various civilizations, societies and regions.
Structures and functions of legal systems in various civilizations, societies and regions.
Unit 4: Classical Civilizations of Africa & Asia
Goal: Understand
ow African and Asia Classical Civilizations (Ancient African Kingdoms, Imperial China, Islam, Byzantine Empire, Feudal Japan) impacted future civilizations
Students will understand that…
● Historical figures and cultural groups can have cultural, political, economic, and military influences.
● Forms of government in a particular region may evolve over time in response to social and economic changes.
Stratified systems of social structure can affect the way a society’s people interact economically and socially.
Students will know…
● The lasting impact of the contributions of various historical figures and groups.
● The basic organizational structures of various governmental systems.
How hierarchy affects social systems
Unit 5 Collapse and Rebirth
Goal
Students will be able to independently use their learning to…
Study the political, cultural, and economic changes and growth that occurred from the collapse within the Middle Ages, to the rebirth of Europe during the Renaissance. Students will analyze the importance of art, science, language, and revolutionary political theories that greatly impact this time period in history. Further, students will learn about the relationship that exists between conflict, civil unrest, and expansion and how that can lead to cultural diffusion in the spread of language, scientific theories, artistic ideologies, cultural and religious customs, disease, trade, and territorial boundaries over time. Ultimately, students will be able to distinguish and analyze the relationships among these drastic time periods and explain how one impacted the other and further influence modern culture and ideals.
Students will understand that…
● Historical issues and events are often mirrored in contemporary issues and events.
● The emergence, expansion and decline of a society or region may be influenced by movement.
● Trading networks can influence economic development both negatively and positively.
Cultural expressions can reveal the values of a civilization, society or region.
Students will know…
● Important current issues and events.
● Factors that motivate the movement of people, goods and ideas.
● Parts of maps, charts and graphs (e.g., key, legend, compass rose, title, scale).
How the development of trading networks impacted citizens’ opportunities to engage in commercial activities and access to new products.