World History Unit 8

Big Idea:

Describe Mesoamerica, the process of exploration and colonization and the impact of slavery

Student Expectations:

Priority TEKS

WH.1(D) [Supporting] identify major causes and describe the major effects of the following important turning points in world history from 1450 to 1750: European exploration and the Columbian Exchange, and European expansion

WH.7(A) [Readiness] analyze the causes of European expansion from 1450 to 1750

WH.7(B) [Readiness] explain the impact of the Columbian Exchange on the Americas and Europe

WH.7(C) [Readiness] explain the impact of the Atlantic slave trade on West Africa and the Americas

Focus TEKS

WH.6(A) [Readiness] compare the major political, economic, social, and cultural developments of the Maya, Inca, and Aztec civilizations and explain how prior civilizations influenced their development

WH.6(B) [Supporting] explain how the Inca and Aztec empires were impacted by European exploration/colonization

WH.7(D) [Readiness] explain the impact of the Ottoman Empire on Eastern Europe and global trade

WH.27(B) [Supporting] summarize the major ideas in astronomy, mathematics, and architectural engineering that developed in the Maya, Inca, and Aztec civilization

Ongoing TEKS

WH.26(A) [Supporting] identify significant examples of art and architecture that demonstrate an artistic ideal or visual principle from selected cultures

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 identify how agriculture created, supported, and spurred on the Mesoamerican civilizations
• I will describe how the complex civilizations in Mesoamerica influenced the future European colonies
• I will describe the process of sharing among the Old World and the New World
• I will recognize the impact that the slave trade had on the Atlantic World
• I will understand the correlation between technological inventions from the Renaissance and European exploration

Essential Questions:

• How did the voyages of Christopher Columbus forever change the world?
• How did European exploration and colonization leave lasting impacts in the Americas?
• How did new technology drive the exploration and, later, the colonization of the Americas?
• What were the causes and effects of the Columbian Exchange?

Extra Information:

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

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