-WH Active Citizenship in 21 st Century Standards: 6.3.12 (A.B.C.D) Unit 1 (9 Blocks) Beginnings of 4 Million BC- 200 BC September The Peopling of The World What do we have in common with the people of the past? What are the three types of movement? How are these types of movement exhibited in the present and in the past? In what ways are history and culture related? How does geography affect the lives of people? -Explain the origins, development, and achievements of early human beings -Human Interaction with the physical environment -Economics plays a key factor in civilization -Science and led to rise of civilizations Artifact Culture Hunter/Gatherer Neolithic Revolution Domestication Specialization Institution Bronze Age -Analyze the origins, development, and achievements of early human beings. -Identify the key factors that led to civilizations emerging and how it evolved over time.
Unit 1 (9 Blocks) Beginnings of How can the influence of Sumer on later civilizations be explained? How did the geography of Egypt effect the development of their culture? Describe the geography of India and China and the effect geography has on these cultures? -s Emerge and Develop on the Fertile River Plains in Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus Valley, and China -City States in Mesopotamia -Pyramids on the Nile -Planned Cities on Indus -River Dynasties in China -Analyze the process by which the early peoples organized their societies and built advanced civilizations. -Compare environmental, social, and technological solutions to solve every day problems to how we solve those same problems in today s world. 4 Million BC- 200 BC September Early River s Fertile Crescent City-state Polytheism Empire Pharaoh Hieroglyphics Harappan Mandate of Heaven
Active Citizenship in 21 st Century Standards: 6.3.12 (A.B.C.D) Unit 1 (9 Blocks) Beginnings of 4 Million BC- 200 BC September People and Ideas on the Move How did migration and trade spread goods, culture, and ideas throughout the ancient world? In which ways have Hinduism and Buddhism changed over time? How do the ancient Hebrews monotheistic beliefs differ from other belief systems of the time? -Migration by Indo- Europeans Led to Major Changes in Trade and Language as Well as to the Foundations of Three Religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism -Indo Europeans Interact with Environment -Religious and ethical system of Hinduism and Buddhism -Economics Dealing with Seafaring People Indo-Europeans Caste Reincarnation Siddhartha Gautama Minoans Phoenicians Monotheism Moses -Analyze record keeping and writing within ancient civilizations. -Analyze how migration and trade spread goods and cultural ideas throughout the ancient world. -Compare and contrast the different religions of early world civilizations.
Unit 1 (9 Blocks) Beginnings of 4 Million BC- 200 BC September First Age of Empires What were the differences between the first age empires in Africa and Asia? What were the key events that made Egypt s New Kingdom decline? What advantages did the Assyrian military demonstrate and how are the advantages similar to the US military s advantages today? How did the creation of a bureaucracy promote equality within Ancient China? -Two Empires Based on the Nile That Became Forged Commercially, Culturally, and Politically -Assyrian Military and Administration -Persian Empire Lasting 200 Years -Chinese Three Ethical Systems Ramses II Kush Assyria Ashurbanipal Cyrus Royal Road Zoroaster Confucius Daoism Shi Huangdi -Analyze the development of the first large empires in Africa and Asia. -Compare and contrast the first large empires in Africa and Asia s economic and political structures to the current economic and political structure of United States. -Create a timeline
Unit 2 (12 Blocks) New Directions in Government and Society 2000 BC-700 AD Classical Greece How is Greek culture based on early Mycenaean, Minoan and Dorian cultures? How did the growth of city states in Greece lead to several political systems including aristocracy, oligarchy, and democracy? What kind of effect did art, politics, literature, and philosophy have on Greece s society? What impact did Philip II of Macedonia and Alexander the Great have on Ancient Greece? What were the achievements of Hellenistic culture in science, technology, philosophy, and art? -Classical Greece -Greek Culture -Political Systems in Greece -Cultural Interaction -Greece s Empire Builds -Hellenistic Culture blends and spreads -Ancient Rome and Early Christianity Trojan War Homer Polis Democracy Oligarchy Classical Art Socrates Plato Aristotle Alexander the Great Hellenistic -Analyze Greece s culture and impact on the modern world. -Compare and Contrast the political systems that were created in Greece and eventually used by the United States. -Analyze primary sources
Unit 2 (12 Blocks) New Directions in Government and Society 2000 BC-700 AD Ancient Rome and Early Christianity How can the formation of the Roman Republic and the spread of its influence be described? How can the growth and influence of the Roman Empire be explained? What effect did the collapse of the Roman Republic and the spread of its influence? How did Christianity spread through the Roman Empire? What were the external problems and invasions that plagued the Roman Empire? What was the legacy of Greco-Roman civilization? -Ancient Rome and Early Christianity -Roman Republic -Roman Empire Transformed Roman Government, Society Economy, and Culture -Christianity Spreads Throughout Empire -Decline of Roman Empire -Romans Developed Ideas and Institutions That Became Fundamental to Western Republic Senate Julius Caesar Augustus Jesus Constantine Inflation Greco-Roman Culture -Analyze the foundations and development of Ancient Rome and the lasting impact the Roman Empire has on the United States today. -Describe the impact Christianity had on government, economics, technology, the arts, philosophy, and culture in the Roman Empire. -Analyze primary sources -Visual learning aids
Social Studies Essential Questions Unit 3 (8 Blocks) An Age of Exchange and Encounter 500AD-1500AD The Muslim World How did Muhammad unify the Arab people politically and through religion? How did Muhammad s successors spread Islam and how did rivalries split Islam? What were Muslim accomplishments in art and science and describe their attitudes of philosophy and religion? -The Muslim World -Muhammad Unified The Arab People Both Politically and Through the Religion of Islam -Muslim Empire Builds and Expands -Muslim Cultural Interaction Allah Muhammad Islam Muslim Hijrah Hajj Shi a Sufi Sunni House of Wisdom Mosque Caligraphy Qu ran -Analyze the spread of Islam and achievements of the Muslim world between 600-1250. -Compare and contrast the differences between the Muslim world and the United States of America. -Current issues
Standards: 6.2.12 (A.B.C.D.( 21 st Century Life and Career Standards: 9.1.12 (A,B,C,D,E,F) 9.3.12.C (1-24) 9.4.12.G 1-(4).3 [This includes (1)-(4)]. Unit 3 (8 Blocks) An Age of Exchange and Encounter 500AD-1500AD European Middle Ages How did Charlemagne unite the Germanic Kingdoms and explain the effect that Christianity had on Europe after the Roman Empire? What is the structure of feudalism and the purpose of the manor system? What were the lives and roles of knights, nobles, and peasants as well status medieval women in the European middle ages? What is the Church s structure and influence with the Holy Roman Empire? -European Middle Ages -Charlemagne Unites Germanic Kingdoms -Feudalism -The Code of Chivalry for Knights -Church and Political Leaders Compete for Power -European Renaissance and Reformation Holy Roman Empire Monastery Charlemagne Vassal Serf Manor Chivalry Clergy Canon Law Lay Investiture -Compare and contrast the authority of the church with that of various secular rulers in Middle Ages. -Analyze the problems that existed when church and state ruled together and why the United States maintains its principle of Separation of Church and State. -Create a timeline -Interactive lessons
Unit 3 (8 Blocks) An Age of Exchange and Encounter 500 AD-1500 AD The Formation of Western Europe What are the causes and effects of the Crusades? What events led to the decline of the feudal system? What kind of democratic traditions took shape in England and France during the Middle Ages of Europe? What effects did the Black Plague and the Hundred Years War have on Europe? -Church Reform and the Crusades -Decline of the Feudalism System -England and France Develop and Democratic Ideas -Europe Declines Due to The Religious Strife, The Bubonic Plague, and The Hundred Years War Crusade Reconquista Commericial Revolution Magna Carta Parliament Great Schism Bubonic Plague Hundred Years War Joan of Arc Thomas Aquinas Three Field System -Analyze the reason why the power of the Catholic Church within Europe declined swiftly even before the Reformation. -Explain why new nations used the Democratic system of government. Analyze the new ideas and values that lead to the Renaissance and the Reformation. -Analyze primary sources -Visual learning aids
Unit 3 (8 Blocks) An Age of Exchange and Encounter 500AD-1500AD European Renaissance and Reformation What are the origins and innovations of the early Renaissance? How did the Renaissance spread to Germany, Flanders, Holland, and England? What were the causes and effects of the Protestant Reformation? How do John Calvin s protestant teachings differ from other protestant reformers? -Italian Renaissance -Renaissance spreads to Northern Europe -Luther Leads a Reformation -Protestant Protest as Catholic Church Reforms Renaissance Vernacular Utopia Reformation Protestant Peace of Augsburg Catholic Reformation Council of Trent Shakespeare Luther/ Lutheran -Analyze the new ideas and values that lead to the Renaissance and the Reformation. -Explain the conditions in Italy that gave rise to the Renaissance. -Identify the values and ideas prized during the Renaissance. -Describe the artistic breakthroughs and achievements if Renaissance artists. -Summarize the legacy of the Reformation. -Current issues