Can be taught in Grades: 9-12
References
1 – Process Standards & “How to Teach History: Habits of the Mind”
2 – World History, Connections to Today Prentice Hall 2005
3 – check out Interacts
4 – Suggested Resources
Suggested Theme Ideas
Continuity and Change
Geography and History
Political and Social Systems
Religions and Value Systems
Economics and Technology
Diversity
Global Interaction
Impact of the Individual
Art and Literature
Geography, Economics, Government, and Culture should be covered throughout the History topics listed below:
Prehistory (Prehistory – 3000 BC)
Neanderthals
Rise of Agriculture
Definition of Civilization
Early Civilization
Compare and Contrast:
Africa and Asia
India and China
Inca and Mayan
Democracy and Christianity:
Greece
Rome
Europe and the Middle Ages
Holy Roman Empire
Pope
Crusades
Muslim World (medicine, code of law, trading with Asia, Islam)
Mongol Empire (trading with Europe)
Marco Polo
Renaissance and Reformation
Age of Absolutism
Revolutions
English
French
Russian
Industrial Revolution
Nationalism
World War I
Change in Warfare
New Technology
Russian Revolution
Depression
United States
Germany
World
World War II: Axis & Allied Powers including:
China
Israel
Cold War
Latin America
Middle East
Space Exploration
Asia- Threat of Communism lead to Korea and Vietnam Wars
Nuclear Threat
Modern Day
Africa- Famine, Aids, Apartheid, Conflict Diamonds, Genocide
Internet/ .coms
Economic boom
Rise of terrorism
Urbanization and World economy