Grade 10: World History & Geography

WHII.5   The student will apply history and social science skills to understand Asia from approximately 1500 A.D. to approximately 1800 A.D. by

a. describing the location and development of previously established trade routes, the economic success, the influence of religion, and the factors contributing to the longevity of the Ottoman Empire’s influence and power;

b. describing the location and development of northern and southern empires in India, including, but not limited to the major trading posts, the growth of Sikhism challenging the Mughal Empire, and cultural developments;

c. describing the location, origins, and development of China, including, but not limited to the expansion, development, and social and cultural patterns within the Ming and Qing (Manchu) dynasties; and

d. describing the location, origins, and development of Japan, including, but not limited to the incentives and consequences of the Tokugawa shogunate’s closed-country policy, the roles of important figures in Japanese society, such as the Emperor and the Shogun, and the importance of religion in Japanese society.

WHII.6   The student will apply history and social science skills to understand sub-Saharan Africa from approximately 1500 A.D. to approximately 1800 A.D. by

a. describing the location and development of Eastern and Western Africa;

b. explaining the influence of Askia Muhammad in the region;

c. analyzing the role of religion in Eastern and Western Africa, including Islam in Songhai, Coptic Christianity in Ethiopia, and Animism in the Songhai and Asante (Ashanti) Empires;

d. analyzing the role of the Ashanti and other powerful Western African empires in the Transatlantic Slave Trade;

e. examining the Swahili trade network and its impacts on Eastern Africa;

f.  comparing and contrasting the development of Central and Southern Africa, including, but not limited to the political systems of the Songhai, Asante (Ashanti), Kongo, and Zulu empires;

g. analyzing the adoption of African Christianity in Kongo and comparing it to the practice of Indigenous religions in the Zulu Empire; and

h. identifying trading partners, resources, and products exchanged with major Central and Southern African empires.

WHII.7   The student will apply history and social science skills to analyze the global impact of changes in European nations between 1800 and 1900 by

a. explaining the roles of resources, capital, and entrepreneurship in developing an industrial economy;

b. analyzing the effects of the First and Second Industrial Revolutions;

c. evaluating responses to imperialism, including, but not limited to the Sepoy Mutiny and the Boxer Rebellion; (Boxer Rebellion)

d. explaining the events related to the unification of Italy and the role of Italian nationalism; and

e. explaining the events related to the unification of Germany and the role of Bismarck.

WHII.12 The student will apply history and social science skills to explain global changes during the 21st century by

a. identifying modern era genocides and crimes against humanity, including, but not limited to Mao’s Cultural Revolution, the Stalin regime, Armenia, Cambodia, Fidel Castro’s Cuba, Darfur, Rwanda, and China’s minority Uyghur population;

b. identifying contemporary economic and political issues and ethnic and religious conflicts resulting in the migrations of refugees;

c. examine the development, role, and effects of technology, including social media and chemical and biological technologies;

d. analyzing the increasing impact, events, and conditions that have given rise to international terrorism, including, but not limited to the U.S. Embassy bombing in Beirut, the Lockerbie Bombing of Pan AM Flight 103, the U.S. Embassy bombings in Nairobi and Kenya, and the 2011 Breivik shootings; and

e. describing economic interdependence, including the rise of multinational corporations, international organizations, and trade agreements.