Curriculum Map for Global History 9

Textbook:  World History:  Connections to Today, Prentice Hall, 1999  

MONTH

UNIT

STANDARDS

TEXTBOOK

SKILLS

 

September

Unit I:  Geography

A. Elements of geography

B. Human and physical geography

C. Migration

D. Economic geography

E. Maps and map skills

Unit I:  Standard 3

 

1. Plan, organize, and present geography research projects.

2. Analyze and test geographic generalizations.

3. Understand how to develop and use maps to present a variety of geographic information.

4. Investigate the characteristics and distribution of human populations across the Earth.

5. Explain how technological change affects people, places, and regions.

CONCEPTS

KEY QUESTIONS

ASSESSMENTS

RESOURCES

World in Spatial Terms

 

Places and Regions

 

Physical Setting

 

Human Systems

 

Environment and Society

1. What is geography?

2. How is geography depicted by humans?  List the ways.

3. How do physical and human geography affect people, now and in the past?

4. What is the relationship between culture and environment?

5. What are the economic, political, and social similarities of river valley civilizations?

1. Group activity where each group describes one of the five elements of geography and its effects on people.

 

2. Each student will create his/her own make-believe continent, that will include a number of specific geographic features.

Unit Review handout

 

www.cssjournal.com


 

MONTH

UNIT

STANDARDS

TEXTBOOK

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October

Unit II:  Religion

A. Emergence of major world religions

B. Comparison of Major Beliefs of world religions

C. Spread of Major World Religions

Unit II:  Standards 2,3

 

1. Describe the main beliefs of the major world religions.

 

2. Write an essay explaining the role of religion in the art and architecture of civilizations.

CONCEPTS

KEY QUESTIONS

ASSESSMENTS

RESOURCES

Belief Systems

Polytheistic/monotheistic

Ancestor worship

Caste system

Reincarnation

Nirvana

Five Pillars

Ten Commandments

Culture

1. What are the major purposes of belief systems?

2. Compare and contrast the beliefs of major world religions.

3. How does a culture’s art and architecture reflect the religion?

4. What are the symbols, texts, and icons related to the major religions of the world?

5. Who are the key individuals associated with the major religions of the world?

1. Locate the places of origin and spread of major religions on a world map.

 

2. Complete a comparison chart of the major world religions.

 

3. Write a Document Based Essay based on selections from the texts of the Torah, Bible, Koran, and Baggvid Gita.

http://religionworld.org/


 

MONTH

UNIT

STANDARDS

TEXTBOOK

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November

Unit III:  Ancient Civilizations

A. Early Peoples

B. Neolithic Revolution

C. Early River Valley Civilizations

  1. Compare and Contrast
    1. Mesopotamia
    2. Egypt
    3. Indus Valley
    4. Yellow River
  2. Characteristics of Civilization
    1. geography
    2. political
    3. economic
    4. social structure
  3. Contributions of Civilizations

4. Demographic Patterns of Early Civilizations

Unit III:  Standards 2,3,4,5

 

1. Locate early civilizations on a map

 

2. Explain how early peoples answer the 3 basic economic questions of What, How and For Whom  to Produce.

 

3. Make a timeline accurately placing Greek, Roman, Chinese, and Indian Civilizations.

 

4. Describe the role of women in classical civilizations.

 

 

CONCEPTS

KEY QUESTIONS

ASSESSMENTS

RESOURCES

Change

1.      hunter-gatherers

2.      migration

Culture

The characteristics of civilization

Urbanization

Economic system

Political System

Technology

  1. irrigation
  2. agriculture
  3. writing

Belief Systems

1. What was the relationship of early peoples and their environments?

2. Why is the Neolithic Revolution called a revolution?

3. How are cities related to the development of early civilizations?

4. Why did early peoples migrate?

5. How does the legal system of a culture reflect its values?

1. Write an essay comparing how rulers used power in early civilizations.

 

2. Develop a graphic organizer categorizing the rise and fall of ancient empires into social, economic, geographic, and political categories.

 


 

MONTH

UNIT

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December – January

Unit IV:  Classical Civilization

  1. Chinese Civilization
    1. Geography
    2. contributions
    3. Dynasties
  2. Indian Civilization
    1. geography
    2. Dynasties
    3. Hinduism
  3. Latin America
    1. geography
    2. contributions
    3. beliefs
  4. Africa
    1. geography
    2. contributions
    3. empires
  5. Greece and Rome
    1. geography
    2. contributions
    3. government
    4. culture

Unit IV:  Standards 2,3,4,5

 

  1. Understand how the contributions of the classic civilizations have influenced our world.
  2. Describe the influence of the Mandate of Heaven and dynastic cycles.
  3. Describe how the political ideas of the Greeks and Romans has influenced our government.
  4. Describe how the African gold salt trade helped to spread the Muslim religion.

CONCEPTS

KEY QUESTIONS

ASSESSMENTS

RESOURCES

Physical Setting

River valley civilizations

Geographic barriers

Culture

Written language

Economic Systems

Agriculture, trade

1. Why did early people migrate?

2. What are the significant achievements of the classical civilizations?

3. What was the status and role of women in these civilizations?

4. How have Greek and Roman political practices impacted later governments?

1. Construct a timeline correctly placing events in ancient Greek and Roman history.

2. Write an essay discussing the extent to which Classical Greece and Rome were democratic.

3. Illustrate on a map of the ancient world how ancient civilizations were interdependent.

  1. Homer’s Illiad
  2. Odyssey

 


 

MONTH

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TEXTBOOK

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February

Unit V: European Feudalism

A. Manor System

B. Roman Catholic Church

C. Kingdoms and Empires

  1. Charlemange
  2. Byzantine
  3. Islamic

D. Growth of Towns and Trade

E. Comparison with Japanese Feudalism

 

Unit V:  Standards 2,3,4,5

 

1. Explain the differences in male and female roles in the Middle Ages.

 

2. Compare and contrast feudalism in Japan and Europe.

 

3. List the major achievements of the Islamic Golden Age.

 

4. Diagram the social structure of medieval Europe.

CONCEPTS

KEY QUESTIONS

ASSESSMENTS

RESOURCES

Culture

 

Interdependence

 

Diversity

 

Change

 

Political Systems

 

Economic Systems

manorialism

Belief Systems

Roman Catholic Church

Eastern Orthodox Church

 

1. How did the Byzantine Empire preserve the culture and knowledge of Greece and Rome?

2. Why was the fall of Constantinople considered a turning point in history?

3. What were the major advancements of the Islamic Golden Age?

4. What was the governmental structure of medieval Europe?

5. How did the status of men and women differ in medieval Europe?

6. How did the expansion of Christianity and Islam create cultural diffusion?

1. Write an essay on the role of feudalism in promoting the social, economic, and political stability of Europe.

 

2. Write a journal on a European Crusader in the Holy Land.

  1. Http://www.learner.org/exhibitsmiddleages/
  2. http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/MA/FEUD.htm

 


 

MONTH

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March

Unit VI:  The Age of Exploration & the Slave Trade

A. The Commercial Revolution

B. Age of Exploration and Colonization

C. The Columbian Exchange

D. Triangular Trade and Slavery

E. Mercantilism and the Encomienda System

UnitVI: Standards 1,2,3,4,5

 

1. Explain the development of capitalism as an economic system

 

2. Describe the contributions of the new class of merchants to the development of capitalism.

 

3. Discuss the effects of European exploration and colonization.

 

 

CONCEPTS

KEY QUESTIONS

ASSESSMENTS

RESOURCES

Economic Systems

Capitalism

Mercantilism

Encomienda

Change

 

Interdependence

 

Urbanization

1. How did the new centers of trade arise?

 

2. What was the relationship of the decline of feudalism and the rise of capitalism?

 

3. What role did the new class of merchants play in the development of capitalism?

 

4. How did the new capitalist economy affect the way men and women worked?

1. Draw a map of the world trade routes.

 

2. Engage in a simulation to form a joint stock company.

 

3. Write entries in a diary for a slave.

 

4. Write an essay on the effects of the triangular trade.

  1. Maps showing different trade routes around the world.
  2. Slave diaries

 


 

MONTH

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March

 

Unit VII: Renaissance and Reformation

  1. Revival of Greek and Roman art and architecture
  2. DaVinci and Michelangelo
  3. Humanism
  4. Literature
    1. Dante
    2. Cervantes
    3. Shakespeare
  5. English Reformation
    1. Henry VIII
  6. Reformation
    1. Martin Luther
    2. John Calvin
    3. 95 Theses
    4. Council of Trent

 

Unit VII: Standards 2,3,4,5

 

  1. Understand how capitalism impacted the Renaissance.
  2. Discuss how the Renaissance was different from the Middle Ages.
  3. Describe the ideas that influenced Renaissance scholars, artists, and writers.
  4. Understand how the need for religious reform came about.

 

CONCEPTS

Political systems             

Change

Culture and intellectual life

Belief systems

Science and technology

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KEY QUESTIONS

  1. How did the rediscovery of classical models influence arts and literature?
  2. How did discontent with the church lead to the Protestant Reformation?
  3. How did the Renaissance create a new emphasis on individual achievement?

 

ASSESSMENTS

  1. Create a cause effect diagram of the Reformation and Counter Reformation.
  2. Use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast the art and writing of the Middle Ages.

RESOURCES

1. Machiavelli The Prince

2.John Locke Two Treaties of Government

  1. English Bill of Rights

Martin

 Luther 95 Theses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

MONTH

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April

Unit VIII:  The Rise of the Nation States

A. Decline of Feudalism

B. Growth of Towns

C. New Nations Consolidated

D. Dynamic Royal Leaders

  1. England – Elisabeth I
  2. France – Louis XIV
  3. Spain – Ferdinand & Isabella
  4. Russia – Ivan the Great

C. The Reponses to Absolutism

 

 

Unit VIII:  Standards 2,3,4,5

 

1. Describe the forces leading to the rise of the nation states.

 

2. Explain the development of nationalism in Europe.

 

3. Compare the leadership styles of different kings and queens.

 

CONCEPTS

KEY QUESTIONS

ASSESSMENTS

RESOURCES

 

Political Systems

National government

Nationalism

Representative government

1. What are the key characteristics of a nation state?

 

2. What factors led to the decline of feudalism and the rise of nations?

1. Write an essay on the concept of limited government using the ideas of Hobbes, Machiavelli, Locke, and Rousseau.

 

2. Compare the English Bill of Rights with the U.S. Bill of Rights.

 

3. Construct a timeline of events in Europe from the year 500 to 1500.

James I – Justification of Absolute Monarchs

 

Thomas Hobbs Leviathan

 

 

 


 

MONTH

UNIT

STANDARDS

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May

Unit IX:  The Revolution of the Mind – The Enlightenment

A. The Scientific Revolution

B. The Enlightenment Philosophers

  1. Locke
  2. Voltaire
  3. Rousseau

C. The Enlightenment Despots

  1. Maria Theresa
  2. Peter the Great
  3. Catherine the Great

Unit IX:  Standards 2, 5

 

1. Describe the role of science in societies in Europe 1450 – 1770.

 

2. Compare and contrast the ideas of the Enlightenment philosophers.

 

3. Explain how astronomers changed the way people viewed the universe.

 

4. Summarize the advances that were made in chemistry and medicine.

 

 

CONCEPTS

KEY QUESTIONS

ASSESSMENTS

RESOURCES

Culture

 

Diversity

 

Geography

 

Belief Systems

 

Change

  1. How did astronomers change the way people viewed the universe?
  2. What was the new scientific method?
  3. What advances were made in chemistry and medicine?

1. Construct a chart on the key ideas and accomplishments of the Enlightenment philosophers.

 

2. Debate the key ideas of the Enlightenment in class.

 

3. Write an essay explaining how the ideas of the Enlightenment influence societies today.

 

 

Copernicus – Revolution of the Heavenly Spheres

 

Descartes – Discourse on method

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

MONTH

UNIT

STANDARDS

TEXTBOOK

SKILLS

 

June

Unit X:  Political Revolutions

A. Enlightenment Ideas

B. Revolutions

  1. American
  2. French
  3. Latin America

C. Rise of Napoleon

D. Congress of Vienna

E. Russian Absolutism

Unit X:  Standards 1,2,3,4,5

 

1. Describe the ideas of government that developed during the Enlightenment.

 

2. Describe the causes of the French Revolution.

 

3. Compare and contrast the effects of the American and French Revolutions.

 

4. Explain the role of key individuals in revolutions.

 

 

CONCEPTS

KEY QUESTIONS

ASSESSMENTS

RESOURCES

Political Systems

Absolute Monarchy

Representative Government

Belief Systems

Scientific Rationality

Divine Right of Kings

  1. How did the ideas of the American Revolution influence other revolutions?
  2. How did the French Revolution change the entire world?
  3. What are the causes and effects of these revolutions?

1. Write an essay explaining how the events of the French Revolution led to the rise of Napoleon.

 

2. Write paragraphs explaining how excerpts from Paine’s Common Sense, The Declaration of Independence, and The Declaration of the Rights of Man reflect the ideas of the Enlightenment philosophers.

 

 

 

Excerpts from

Thomas Paine, Common Sense

Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France

The Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of the Rights of Man