World History Units

Each unit is approximately 3 weeks long.

Pre-History

        • What is History and Pre-History?
        • Reckoning Time: BCE and CE
        • Moving Backwards and Forwards on a Timeline
        • Periods of Time: Paleolithic Period; Neolithic Period; Bronze Age; and Iron Age


GRAPES for Japan.docx

After the first unit, student will receive a GRAPES sheet for each unit, a vocabulary sheet and a map for that particular unit. This is the GRAPES sheet. Feel free to ask your child to see any of the forms.

Mesopotamia River Valley

        • Where is the Mesopotamia River Valley?
        • What is important about its Geography?
        • What is important about its Religious Culture?
        • What are some notable Achievements?
        • What was its Political Structure?
        • What is the basis of its Economy?
        • What is its Social Structure?

Egypt River Valley/ Kush

        • Where is the Egyptian River Valley and Kush?
        • What is important about their Geography?
        • What is important about their Religious Culture?
        • What are some notable Achievements?
        • What was their Political Structure?
        • What is the basis of their Economy?
        • What is their Social Structure?

Pyramids of Kush

Indus River Valley

        • Where is the Indus River Valley?
        • What is important about its Geography?
        • What is important about its Religious Culture?
        • What are some notable Achievements?
        • What was its Political Structure?
        • What is the basis of its Economy?
        • What is its Social Structure?

Yangtze River Valley

        • Where is the Yangtze River Valley?
        • What is important about its Geography?
        • What is important about its Religious Culture?
        • What are some notable Achievements?
        • What was its Political Structure?
        • What is the basis of its Economy?
        • What is its Social Structure?

World Religions Unit

        • What are some prominent world religions?
        • What are some important aspects of individual religious cultures?
        • What are some notable similarities between religions?
        • What are some notable differences between religions?
        • How does economy affect religion?
        • How does politics affect religion?
        • How does religious ideology affect social structure?

Greek Unit

        • Where is Greece?
        • What is important about its Geography?
        • What is important about its Religious Culture?
        • What are some notable Achievements?
        • What was its Political Structure?
        • What is the basis of the Greek Economy?
        • What is its Social Structure?

Rome Unit

        • Where is Rome?
        • What is important about its Geography?
        • What is important about its Religious Culture?
        • What are some notable Achievements?
        • What was its Political Structure?
        • What is the basis of the Roman Economy?
        • What is its Social Structure?

Japanese Unit

        • Where is Japan?
        • What is important about its Geography?
        • What is important about its Religious Culture?
        • What are some notable Achievements?
        • What was its Political Structure?
        • What is the basis of Japan's Economy?
        • What is its Social Structure?

African Unit

        • What are important aspects of Africa's Geography?
        • What are some important Religious Cultures?
        • What are some notable Achievements?
        • What were some prominent Political Structures?
        • What is the basis of ancient African Economy?
        • What are some important Social Structures?

The Middle Ages

        • What are important aspects of European Geography?
        • What are some important Religious Cultures?
        • What are some notable Achievements?
        • What were some prominent Political Structures?
        • What is the basis of the Economy during the Medieval Times?
        • What are some important Social Structures?