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Course Details:
Course Details:
Grades: 9-10
Length: one semester
Prerequisites: none
Course Description:
Course Description:
World History 1 will focus on global developments, from the empires of the classical age and the emergence of the first global age to the rise of absolutism and revolutionary response of the early 19th century. The learner will explore the influences of geography on humans, the creation of civilizations and empires, and the political systems that developed.
While the grade/course level competencies are required, the content objectives are suggested pathways that move learners toward competency and the achievement of performance indicators.
While the grade/course level competencies are required, the content objectives are suggested pathways that move learners toward competency and the achievement of performance indicators.
Required Topics
Required Topics
Graduate - Level Competency:
Graduate - Level Competency:
Historical
GL.3 The learner will understand how historical events impact the modern era by applying historical inquiry skills in order to understand the forces of change and make informed decisions.
Course/Grade Competency:
Course/Grade Competency:
WS.2 The learner will compare and contrast Medieval Europe, the Islamic Empire, and the Tang Dynasty by selecting, evaluating, and synthesizing information from varied sources, in order to understand their expanding zones of influence and evaluate global problems.
Content Objectives:
Content Objectives:
The learner will:
Analyze the consequences of the collapse of the Roman Empire and the emergence of the Byzantine Empire.
Compare and contrast the development and spread of Christianity and Islam and their influences on the world.
Describe the development of feudal societies in Europe and the political, social, and economic changes.
Describe the rise of the Islamic Empire and its impact on increasing cultural and economic changes.
Explain the emergence of the new dynasties in China and their major contributions.
Sequence the rise and fall of empires in the Middle Ages.
Compare the differing historical perspectives of the Crusades.
Standards:
Standards:
NCSS
I-VI & IX
C3
D2.Civ.3.9-12,
D2.Civ.5.9-12,
D2.Geo.4-6.9-12,
D2.His.1-2.9-12,
D2.His.14.9-12
AK Cultural
E.1, E.7
Course/Grade Competency:
Course/Grade Competency:
WS.3 The learner will explain the forces that led to globalization by evaluating the consequences of contact between cultures/ societies, in order to understand the forces of change and make informed decisions.
Content Objectives:
Content Objectives:
The learner will:
Analyze the rise of centers of civilization in Mesoamerica and South America.
Evaluate the consequences of world exploration by European and Asian explorers.
Describe the role of geography in world exploration.
Identify developments in the arts and literature and their impact on the societies of the world.
Analyze religious, cultural, and political developments in Europe and the conflicts that occurred as a result.
Describe and sequence advancements made in science and technology and their impact.
Interpret global transformations through the development of global trade.
Standards:
Standards:
NCSS
I-III & V-IX
C3
D2.Geo.2.9-12,
D2.Geo.4-8.9-12,
D2.Geo.10-12.9-12,
D2.His.1-5.9-12,
D2.His.11.9-12,
D2.His.16.9-12
AK Cultural
E.1, 7
Course/Grade Competency:
Course/Grade Competency:
WS.4 The learner will explain how the decline of monarchies and the rise of nationalism reshaped governments and societies by evaluating the process of revolution and reform, in order to understand the consequences of these changes on the relationship between individual, government, and other groups.
Content Objectives:
Content Objectives:
The learner will:
Compare patterns of nationalism, state-building, social, and intellectual developments.
Trace the emergence of powerful nation states in Europe and the consequences of their power.
Analyze the causes and consequences of political revolutions in uprisings throughout Europe, as it relates to the development of the United States.
Describe the development and consequences of the unification of Italy and Germany.
Explain the emergence of international slave trade, including the role of geography and the consequences of slave trade worldwide.
Standards:
Standards:
NCSS
I-VI & IX-X
C3
D2.Civ.1.9-12,
D2.Civ.3.9-12,
D2.Civ.5-6.9-12,
D2.Civ.8.9-12,
D2.Civ.10-14.9-12,
D2.Geo.1.9-12,
D2.Geo.4-7.9-12,
D2.Geo.10-12.9-12,
D2.His.1.9-12,
D2.His.11.9-12
Optional Topics
Optional Topics
(These are an option, but review is recommended.)
(These are an option, but review is recommended.)
Graduate - Level Competency:
Graduate - Level Competency:
Historical
GL.3 The learner will understand how historical events impact the modern era by applying historical inquiry skills in order to understand the forces of change and make informed decisions.
Course/Grade Competency:
Course/Grade Competency:
WS.1 The learner will evaluate how the Neolithic Revolution contributed to the rise of civilizations by using geographic reasoning and thinking skills, in order to understand the development of civilizations and their impacts on the world.
Content Objectives:
Content Objectives:
The learner will:
Explain the relationship between the elements essential to the development of a civilization.
Identify and give examples of the eight characteristics of civilization.
Describe the role of geography in the emergence and development of early civilizations.
Standards:
Standards:
NCSS
I-III, V, & IX
C3
D2.Geo.4-6.9-12,
D2.Geo.10.9-12,
D2.His.1-2.9-12
Course/Grade Competency:
Course/Grade Competency:
WS.5 The learner will analyze the rise and fall of empires by identifying their major contributions to future civilizations and analyzing historical and current issues, in order to evaluate the relationship between the individual, government, and other groups.
Content Objectives:
Content Objectives:
The learner will:
Identify early African empires and their influence on the region.
Describe the emergence of Aegean civilizations and interplay of trade with other groups.
Describe the role of geography in the emergence and development of early and classical empires.
Understand the development of early democracies, republics, and other forms of government by describing the sequence of events that led to the formation of these governments.
Summarize the rise and fall of the Roman Republic.
Trace the development of new religions and large-scale empires in the Mediterranean Basin, China, and India.
Standards:
Standards:
NCSS
I-III & V-VI
C3
D2.Geo.4-5.9-12,
D2.Geo.7.9-12,
D2.Geo.10-11.9-12,
D2.Civ.8.9-12,
D2.His.1-2.9-12,
D2.His.7-8.9-12,
D2.His.14.9-12,
D2.His.16.9-12
AK Cultural
E.1, 7
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