World History and CivilizationCURRICULUM

Course Description

This two-semester course emphasizes key events and developments in the past thatinfluenced peoples and places in subsequent eras. Students are expected to practice skillsand processes of historical thinking and historical research. They examine the keyconcepts of continuity and change, universality and particularity, and unity and diversityamong various peoples and cultures from the past to the present.

Course Objectives

1 Students will examine the lives of people during the beginnings of human society.2 Students will examine the characteristics of ancient civilizations, including those of

North Africa, Southwest Asia, South Asia and East Asia from 4000 B.C./B.C.E. to500 A.D./C.E.

3 Students will trace the development of major civilizations and empires in differentregions of Asia, Africa and the Americas from 1000 B.C./B.C.E. to 1500 A.D./C.E.

4 Students will examine the political, economic, social and cultural development ofEurope, which influenced the rise of Western Civilization, particularly theRenaissance and Reformation from 500 to 1650.

5 Students will examine the causes, events and consequences of worldwideexploration, conquest and colonization from 1450 to 1750.

6 Students will examine the causes, events and global consequences of the scientific,political, cultural and industrial revolutions that originated in Western Europe andprofoundly influenced the world from 1500 to 1900.

7 Students will examine the origins, major events and consequences of worldwideimperialism from 1500 to the present.

8 Students will analyze and explain trends and events of global significance, such asworld wars and international controversies and challenges, and cross-culturalchanges that have connected once-separated regions into an incipient globalcommunity.

9 Students will conduct historical research that incorporates information literacy skillssuch as forming appropriate research questions; evaluating information bydetermining accuracy, relevance and comprehensiveness; interpreting a variety ofprimary and secondary sources; and presenting their findings with documentation.

Essential Questions

1. How has the changing relationship between human beings and the physical andnatural environment affected human life from early times to the present?

2. Why have relations among humans become so complex since early times?3. How have human views of the world, nature, and the cosmos changed?

4. How does societal culture shape the lives of individuals in the Western world, andconversely, what kinds of individuals have the power and potential to successfullytransform the cultures they live in?”

Indiana State Standards

Standard 1 — Beginnings of Human Society and the Development of Cultural Hearths

Standard 2 — Ancient Civilizations: 4000 B.C./B.C.E. to 500 A.D./C.E.

Standard 3 — Civilizations and Empires in Asia, Africa and the Americas: 1000B.C./B.C.E. to 1500 A.D./C.E.

Standard 4 — Medieval Europe and the Rise and Development of Western Civilization:500 to 1650

Standard 5 — Worldwide Exploration, Conquest and Colonization: 1450 to 1750

Standard 6 — Scientific, Political, Cultural and Industrial Revolutions: 1500 to 1900

Standard 7 — Global Imperialism: 1500 to the Present

Standard 8 — An Era of Global Conflicts, Challenges, Controversies and Changes: 1900to the Present

Standard 9 — Historical Thinking

Units of Instruction

1. Prehistory-Understanding Our Past-The Neolithic Revolution-Beginnings of Civilization

2. Early Civilizations-Ancient Sumer-Ancient Egypt-Roots of Judaism

3. Ancient Greece-Early People of the Aegean-The Rise of Greek City-States-Conflict in the Greek World-Alexander and the Hellenistic Age

4. Ancient Rome-From Republic to Empire-The Roman Achievement-The Rise of Christianity-The Long Decline

5. Civilizations in America-Civilizations of Mesoamerica-Andean Cultures-People of North America

6. Middle Ages-The Early Middle Ages-Feudalism and the Manor Economy-The Medieval Church-The Holy Roman Empires and the Church-The Crusades

7. Renaissance and Reformation-The Renaissance in Italy-The Renaissance in the North-The Protestant Reformation-The Scientific Revolution

8. Exploration-The Search for Spices-Encounters in East Asia-Conquest in the Americas-Struggle for North America-The Atlantic Slave Trade

9. Political Revolutions-The Enlightenment and the American Revoultion-The French Revolution and Napoleon

10. Industrial Revolution-Dawn of the Industrial Age-Social Impact of the Industrial Revolution-The Rise of Cities

11. 1900 to Present-WWI-WWII-The Cold War

Course Assessments

Written ExamsParticipationHomeworkIn-Class WorkClasspoints

Timeline

Semester 1Week 1: Introduction to HistoryWeek 2: Unit 1 - Prehistory

Week 3: Finish Unit 1 - PrehistoryWeek 4: Unit 2 - Early CivilizationsWeek 5: Unit 2 - Early CivilizationsWeek 6: Finish Unit 2 - Early Civilizations

Week 7: Unit 3 - Ancient GreeceWeek 8: Unit 3 - Ancient GreeceWeek 9: Finish Unit 3 - Ancient GreeceWeek 10: Unit 4 - Ancient RomeWeek 11: Unit 4 - Ancient RomeWeek 12: Finish Unit 4 - Ancient Rome

Week 13: Unit 5 - Civilizations in AmericaWeek 14: Finish Unit 5 - Civilizations in AmericaWeek 15: Unit 6 - Middle AgesWeek 16: Unit 6 - Middle AgesWeek 17: Finish Unit 6 - Middle AgesWeek 18: Final Exam Prep

Semester 2Week 1: Unit 7 - Renaissance and ReformationWeek 2: Unit 7 - Renaissance and ReformationWeek 3: Finish Unit 7 - Renaissance and ReformationWeek 4: Unit 8 - ExplorationWeek 5: Unit 8 - ExplorationWeek 6: Finish Unit 8 - Exploration

Week 7: Unit 9 - Political RevolutionsWeek 8: Unit 9 - Political RevolutionsWeek 9: Finish Unit 9 - Political RevolutionsWeek 10: Unit 10 - Industrial RevolutionWeek 11: Unit 10 - Industrial RevolutionWeek 12: Finish Unit 10 - Industrial Revolution

Week 13: Unit 11 - 1900 to PresentWeek 14: Unit 11 - 1900 to PresentWeek 15: Unit 11 - 1900 to PresentWeek 16: Unit 11 - 1900 to PresentWeek 17: Finish Unit 11 - 1900 to PresentWeek 18: Final Exam Prep

Course Materials: Major Text, Principle Materials and Films

Major Text:Prentice Hall World History

Supplement Matierials:InternetFill-In-NotesCrosswordsWorksheetsOther material provided by Teacher

Commercial Films/Videos:Ben Hur