Geography of the Eastern Hemisphere 

  1-A variety of significant geographical features  W1

2-Drawing conclusions of the past using material remains

3-Characterized by vast oceans, important bodies of water and land masses 

4-Extremes in climate 

5-Geologic history 

6-Seismic activity in eastern Mediterranean and  the Ring of Fire W1

Geographic representations of the Eastern Hemisphere 

7-Located and represented using a variety of maps, globes, aerial and satellite photographs, and computer models

8-Maps represent varied climate zones, landforms, bodies of water, and resources  

9-Places can be located using cardinal and intermediate directions 

10-Distance can be measured W4

The continents, countries and regions of the Eastern Hemisphere 

11-Defined by political boundaries 

12-Defined by physical boundaries 

13-Characterized by economic and cultural features 

14-Share a long and diverse history 

15-Important individuals, groups, and institutions 

16-Regions of the Eastern Hemisphere 

17-Middle East (North Africa and Southwest Asia) 

18-Sub-Saharan Africa  

19-Europe  Russia, Caucasia, Central Asia  

20-East Asia  

21-Southeast Asia  

22-South Asia  

23-Oceania 

Physical environment influences human activities and development in the Eastern Hemisphere

     24-Patterns in human settlement  

 25-Economic activity  

           26. Natural resources  

 27. Resource extraction  

 28. Resource allocation vs. scarcity of resources present-day  

 29. Resource allocation vs. scarcity of resources in present-day  

 30. FOCUS: Case Study of current regional issues of the Eastern Hemisphere (Access to potable water,      desertification in Nothern Africa, loss of the Coral reefs in Oceania, Overpopulation in China or India)

 31. Aswan High Dam Case Study: Nile Valley basin (Positive outcomes & Negative consequence)      

Development of Early Civilizations 

1- The Rift Valley W1

2-Later Stone Age or Upper Paleolithic including the Upper Paleolithic Revolution W1

3-Settlement in varied environments   W1

4-Available resources and environment contributed to distinct ways of life W2

5-Archaeological Record ( *Evidence of himinids and early humans. *Archaeological digs, artifacts and the fossil record, art. *Human migration patterns and settlements) W2

6-Spanish viewpoints of conquest  W3

7-The Neolithic Revolution as a Turning Point (Sifnificant social, cultural, ecological, political, or economic change. *Domestication of animals. *Advances in agriculture. *Semi-sedentary and sedentary settlement. *Pastoral nomadic people.  W2  

8-Comparison of the property system among the Spanish and the communal sources of wealth among the natives W3

Early River Valley Civilizations in the Eastern Hemisphere (ca. 3500 B.C.E. – ca. 500 B.C.E.) 

9-Early Civilizations: Development of the ancient river valley civilizations (Geographic, food production, innovation and new technologies, customs, beliefs, languages, early trade, medicine, disease, military and early leaders)  W4

Characteristics of Complex Societies and Civilizations (Indus, Mesopotamia, Nile and Yellow River valley civilizations) 

10-Religion, Job specialization, cities, government, language, record keeping system, technology and social hierarchy)  W5

11-FOCUS: Case study of Early River Valley Civilizations W6

12-Compare and contrast two early river valley civilizations: (geographic, environment, daily life, social, economic, and political organization, culture, religious beliefs, development of science, political and social hierarchies, gender roles, distribution of and access to wealth, social structures, unique achievements)  W7

13- GENERAL REVIEW W8

Belief in Civilizations and Complex Societies (ca. 2000 B.C.E. – ca. 630 C.E.) 

1- Belief system vs. religion  W1  

2-Animism, Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Coptic, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Polytheism, Protestantism, Sikhism, Taoism  W1

3-Characteristics of Religious Systems W1  

4-Shared values   W2

5-Locations of origin W2  

6-Time period of origin W2 

7-Founders W2

8-Major tenets and codes of behavior  W3   

9-Practices and ritual   W3

10-Sacred writing W3

11-Symbolic representation Unity, Social Order and Gender Roles W3

12-Similarities and differences across belief systems  W4

13-Effects of belief systems on social order and gender roles  W4  

14-Influence of belief systems on contemporary events and cultural practices   W4

15-Liberals and conservatives W5

FOCUS: Case study of belief systems   

16-Compare and contrast two or more belief systems developed in the Eastern Hemisphere  (Similarities and difference, influence on contemporary cultural practices and current events)

Geographic influence on development of classical civilizations 

17-Locations of classical civilizations (Chinese, GrecoRoman) W5

18- Geographic factors (deltas, deserts, mountains, rivers, peninsulas, plateaus, plains, islands) W5

19-Important cities  W5

20-Effect of geography on political systems  W5  

21-Changes in borders over time W6

FOCUS: Case study of Chinese (Qin, Han) and Greco-Roman civilizations (Athens, Sparta, Roman Republic and Roman Empire) 

22-Golden Age (Characteristics, Qin, Han, Athens, Roman Empire, Cultural Achievements)  W7 

27-GENERAL REVIEW W8

MEDITERRANEAN WORLD: FEUDAL WESTERN EUROPE, THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE AND THE ISLAMIC CALIPHATES 

1-Fall of Rome

(*Overexpansion  

*Corruption  

*Invasions  

*Civil wars and discord  

*Development of feudalism in Western Europe  

*Decentralization of political authority  

*Role of the Christian Church 

*Byzantine Empire  

*Preserving elements of Roman Empire  

*Controlled lands within the Mediterranean basin  

*Blending of Roman traditions with Greek culture  

*Orthodox Christianity  

*Unity of religious and secular leadership)   W1 & W2

2-The Islamic World

(The Islamic World  

*Life of Muhammad and Holy Qu’ran  

*Umayyad caliphate  

*Abbasid caliphate  

*Shia and Sunni Islam  

*The growth and development of the Islamic World (Middle East, Iberian peninsula, Indian subcontinent, southwest Asia, North and Central Africa, islands of Indonesia)  

*Effects of conquests  

*Cultural blending and cross cultural exchange  

*Islamic Golden Age)  W3 & W4

3-The Crusades

( Three cultural regions of the Mediterranean  Locations and borders  Causes and effects  The Holy Land  Political, economic, military, and social interaction among regions  Perspectives on the Crusades: Byzantine, feudal Europe, Islamic) W5 & W6

INTERACTIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN HEMISPHERE (ca. 600 C.E. – ca. 1450) 

4-Trade Routes and cross-cultural exchange W7

5-The Mongols W7

35-GENERAL REVIEW W8