World History Unit 2

Big Idea:

Describe the development and decline of the Persian Empire, Greek City-States, and Roman Empire

Student Expectations:

Priority TEKS

WH.1(B) [Supporting] identify major causes and describe the major effects of the following events from 500 BC to AD 600: the development of the classical civilizations of Greece, Rome, Persia, and the development of major world religions

WH.20(A) [Readiness] explain the development of democratic‐republican government from its beginnings in the Judeo‐Christian legal tradition and classical Greece and Rome

WH.27(A) [Supporting] identify the origin and diffusion of major ideas in mathematics, science, and technology that occurred in classical Greece and Rome

Focus TEKS

WH.2(C) [Supporting] explain how major river valley civilizations influenced the development of the classical civilizations

WH.3(A) [Readiness] describe the major political, religious/philosophical, and cultural influences of Persia, India, Israel, Greece, and Rome, including the development of monotheism, Judaism, and Christianity

WH.3(B) [Supporting] explain the impact of the fall of Rome on Western Europe

WH.16(B) [Readiness] analyze the influence of human and physical geographic factors on major events in world history, including the development of river valley civilizations

WH.19(A) [Supporting] identify the characteristics of monarchies and theocracies as forms of government in early civilizations

WH.20(B) [Supporting] identify the impact of political and legal ideas contained in the following documents: the Jewish Ten Commandments

WH.22(B) [Supporting] identify the influence of ideas regarding the right to a “trial by a jury of your peers” and the concepts of “innocent until proven guilty

WH.27(E) [Supporting] identify the contributions of significant scientists such as Archimedes, Eratosthenes, Pythagoras and “equality before the law” that originated from the Judeo‐Christian legal tradition and in Greece and Rome

WH.21(B) [Readiness] describe the rights and responsibilities of citizens and noncitizens in civic participation throughout history

WH.23(A) [Readiness] describe the historical origins, central ideas, and spread of major religious and philosophical traditions, including Christianity, Judaism, and the development of monotheism

WH.24(A) [Supporting] describe the changing roles of women, children, and families during major eras of world history

WH.24(B) [Supporting] describe the major influences of women

WH.25(B) [Supporting] summarize the fundamental ideas and institutions of Western civilizations that originated in Greece and Rome

WH.26(C) [Supporting] identify examples of art, music, and literature that transcend the cultures in which they were created and convey universal themes

Ongoing TEKS

WH.19(B) [Readiness] identify the characteristics of the following political systems: theocracy, absolute monarchy, democracy, republic, oligarchy, limited monarchy, and totalitarianism

WH.22(A) [Supporting] summarize the development of the rule of law from ancient to modern times

WH.29(B) [Processing] explain how historians, when examining sources, analyze frame of reference, historical context, and point of view to interpret historical events

WH.29(C) [Processing]explain the differences between primary and secondary sources and examine those sources to analyze frame of reference, historical context, and point of view

WH.29(D) [Processing] evaluate the validity of a source based on language, corroboration with other sources, and information about the author

WH.29(E) [Processing] identify bias in written, oral, and visual material

WH.30(A) [Processing] use social studies terminology correctly

WH.30(B) [Processing] use standard grammar, spelling, sentence structure, and punctuation

Student Learning Targets:

• I will describe the rise of the first empires.
• I will classify artistic, political, intellectual, and economic contributions of the Greek city-states.
• I will understand how Greek city-states heavily influenced the Roman Empire.
• I will recognize the different factors that led to the downfall of the Roman Empire.

Essential Questions:

• Why was the location of the Persian empire advantageous for its expansion ?
• In what ways did the Greek city-states influence both the Roman Empire and later the Byzantine Empire?
• What were the factors that led to the collapse of the Roman Empire?

Extra Information:

Adopted Textbook: World History Texas - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Holt McDougal

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