World History Units
Each unit is approximately 3 weeks long.
Pre-History
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?