Essential Questions 

1.  How did the political systems of major European countries develop and change during this time period?

2.  Why did some countries develop absolutist governments while others didn't?

3.  How did Enlightenment ideas effect the structure and form of European governments?

4.  What were the causes of the French Revolution?

5.  How did the French Revolution lead to Napoleon?

6.  What impacts did the rise of Napoleon to power have on Europe?

Content 

Political changes and conflict in Western Europe. 

Economic developments and changes. 

Conflict and warfare in Europe. 

French revolution causes and results.  

Rise of Napoleon and its results. 

Development of Enlightenment ideals and their influence on politics and society. 

Skills 

Bloom's Taxonomy

Webb's Depth of Knowledge

• Compare and Contrast

• Construct

• Evaluate

• Define

• Classify

• Explain

• Interpret

• Differentiate

• Support

• Create

• Illustrate

• Draw and Label Maps

• Vocabulary

• Government Systems

• Economic Systems

• New Philosophies

• Rights

• Life

• Primary Sources

• Textbook

• Online

• Documentaries

• Videos

• Maps

WY: Social Studies (2014)

WY: Grades 9-12

Culture and Cultural Diversity

Students will:

SS12.2.1 Analyze and evaluate the ways various groups (e.g., social, political, and cultural) meet human needs and concerns (e.g., individual needs and common good) and contribute to identity (e.g., group, national, and global), situations, and events.

SS12.2.2 Analyze human experience and cultural expression (e.g., language, literature, arts, traditions, beliefs, spirituality, values, and behavior) and illustrate integrated views of a specific culture.

Time, Continuity, and Change

Students will:

SS12.4.1 Describe patterns of change (cause and effect) and evaluate how past events impacted future events and the modern world.

SS12.4.4 Describe the historical interactions between and among individuals, groups, and/or institutions (e.g., family, neighborhood, political, economic, religious, social, cultural, and workplace) and their impact on significant historical events.

People, Places, and Environments

Students will:

Spatial

SS12.5.1 Use geographic tools and reference materials to interpret, analyze, evaluate, and synthesize historical and geographic data to demonstrate an understanding of global patterns and interconnectedness

Human Place and Movement

SS12.5.3 Analyze, interpret, and evaluate how conflict, demographics, movement, trade, transportation, communication, and technology affect humans’ sense of place.

CCSS: Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, & Technical Subjects 6-12

CCSS: Grades 9-10

Reading: History/Social Studies

Key Ideas and Details 

1. Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.

RH.9-10.1. Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, attending to such features as the date and origin of the information.

2. Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.

RH.9-10.2. Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of how key events or ideas develop over the course of the text.

3. Analyze how and why individuals, events, or ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.

RH.9-10.3. Analyze in detail a series of events described in a text; determine whether earlier events caused later ones or simply preceded them.

Craft and Structure

4. Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.

RH.9-10.4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary describing political, social, or economic aspects of history/social science.

5. Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.

RH.9-10.5. Analyze how a text uses structure to emphasize key points or advance an explanation or analysis.

6. Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.

RH.9-10.6. Compare the point of view of two or more authors for how they treat the same or similar topics, including which details they include and emphasize in their respective accounts.

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

7. Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse formats and media, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.

RH.9-10.7. Integrate quantitative or technical analysis (e.g., charts, research data) with qualitative analysis in print or digital text.

8. Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.

RH.9-10.8. Assess the extent to which the reasoning and evidence in a text support the author’s claims.

Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity 

10. Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently.

RH.9-10.10. By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend history/social studies texts in the grades 9–10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.