Students in grade ten study major turning points that shaped the modern world, from the late eighteenth century through the present, including the cause and course of the two world wars. They trace the rise of democratic ideas and develop an understanding of the historical roots of current world issues, especially as they pertain to international relations. They extrapolate from the American experience that democratic ideals are often achieved at a high price, remain vulnerable, and are not practiced everywhere in the world. Students develop an understanding of current world issues and relate them to their historical, geographic, political, economic, and cultural contexts. Students consider multiple accounts of events in order to understand international relations from a variety of perspectives.

• CA.10.1. Content Standard: World History, Culture, and Geography
• The Modern World: Students relate the moral and ethical principles in ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, in Judaism, and in Christianity to the development of Western political thought.
  • 10.1.1. Performance Standard:
  • Analyze the similarities and differences in Judeo-Christian and Greco-Roman views of law, reason and faith, and duties of the individual.
  • 10.1.2. Performance Standard:
  • Trace the development of the Western political ideas of the rule of law and illegitimacy of tyranny, using selections from Plato's Republic and Aristotle's Politics.

Instructional Objectives/Outcomes:

• Identify the responsibilities of government
• The primary political, social, and military events and developments in the ancient Greek and Roman world;
• The intellectual, cultural, and literary touchstones of the ancient Greek and Roman world;
• How the ancient world has influenced, and continues to influence, later cultures.
• Identify the responsibilities of citizens
• Compare and contrast the different forms of government in Ancient Greece (Monarchy, Oligarchy, Tyranny & Democracy)
• Describe how Patricians and Plebeians led to the development of the Roman Republic
• Compare and contrast Democracy and Republic forms for government
• Demonstrate how Greece and Roman governments influenced the making of the United States government
• Why is government necessary for the development of societies? by comparing and contrasting various governmental systems