Middle M/J World History and Career Planning

Segment 1:

Module One: Ancient Origins

•use timelines to establish the order of historical events

•identify terms relating to time periods

•use latitude and longitude coordinates to understand the relationship between people and places on the Earth

•analyze the purposes and applications of political, physical, and special purpose maps

•describe the Six Essential Elements of Geography

•interpret primary and secondary sources

•describe the methods and tools historians use

•describe how history relates to the other social sciences

•describe the roles of historians and recognize how historical interpretations may differ

•locate sites in Africa and Asia where archaeologists have found evidence of early human societies, and trace their migration patterns to other parts of the world

•analyze the challenges of the hunter-gatherer lifestyle

•interpret how geographic boundaries affect migration and interaction with others

•use maps to trace significant migrations and their results

•compare the lifestyles of hunter-gatherers with those of early agricultural settlers

•explain how the environment and resources affected the development and spread of agriculture

•describe how agriculture and metal-working relates to the settlement, growth, and development of civilization

•identify the characteristics of civilization

•explain how ancient civilizations were influenced by their locations and natural resources

•understand the workings of ancient civilizations' governments

Module Two: Ancient River Civilizations

•compare the economic, political, social, and religious institutions of ancient river civilizations

•summarize the important achievements of Mesopotamian civilization

•determine the impact of key figures from ancient Mesopotamian civilizations

•analyze the relationship of physical geography to the development of ancient river valley civilizations

•summarize important achievements of Egyptian civilization

•determine the contributions of key figures from ancient Egypt

•explain the role of the Nile River in the growth of the Egyptian civilization

•describe and identify traditional and command economies as they appear in different civilizations

•describe traditional economies of Egypt and elements of Egyptian economy that led to the rise of a merchant class and trading partners

•compare the similarities and the uniqueness of the river valley civilizations

•discuss the significance of tribal migrations on Indian civilization

•compare the economic, political, social, and religious institutions of ancient river civilizations

•identify important individuals and key beliefs of the Israelite civilization

•identify examples of mediums of exchange

•explain why international trading requires a medium of exchange

Module Three: Ancient America

•describe aspects of Mayan culture

•compare the emergence of Mayan culture to the four early river valley civilizations

•compare the rise and advancement of the Aztec civilization to the four early river valley civilizations

•describe aspects of the Aztec culture

•identify factors that increase economic growth

•compare advanced American civilizations with the four early river valley civilizations

•analyze map projections and explain uses of various types of maps

•explain why ancient civilizations developed networks of highways, waterways, and other transportation linkages

•describe aspects of early Native American cultures

•compare civilizations in North America with the four early river valley civilizations

•compare maps of the world in ancient times with current political maps

Module Four: Ancient Greece

•analyze the contributions of the ancient Phoenicians

•interpret how Greece’s geography invites interaction with other regions and cultures

•explain aspects of the democratic process as it was developed in ancient Athens

•trace the roots of the American political process to ancient Athens

•explain the relationship of citizens to the political process

•describe the location and physical features of Athens and Sparta

•explain the important characteristics and achievements of Athens and Sparta

•explain how people lived differently in Athens and Sparta

•describe how Athenians and Spartans interacted with other Greeks

•describe the causes of the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars

•identify key figures who lived during this time

•analyze how geography contributed to the fighting of the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars

•summarize the key achievements and contributions of the Hellenistic Age

•identify key figures of the Hellenistic Age

•use maps to identify the characteristics of Greek civilization and the changing boundaries of the Greek world

•summarize the important ideas, achievements, and contributions of ancient Greek civilization

•determine the impact of key figures from ancient Greece

Segment 2:

Module Five: Ancient Rome

•describe the growth of Rome before the Punic Wars

•explain the impact of the Punic Wars on the development of the Roman Empire

•describe the government of the Roman Republic

•explain how the Roman Republic contributed to the development of democratic principles

•describe the life and culture in the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire

•describe the social structure of the Roman Republic

•compare life in the Roman Republic for various social groups

•describe the impact of Rome’s expansion on the economy and society

•map the expansion of the Roman Republic and describe how the expansion impacted the spread of Roman culture

•explain the reasons for the decline of the Roman Republic

•identify key figures associated with ancient Rome

•explain the reasons for the gradual decline of the Western Roman Empire after the Pax Romana

•analyze how geography contributed to the culture and politics of ancient Rome

•describe how history reveals the heritage and values of a culture

•identify key figures and the basic beliefs of early Christianity and how these beliefs impacted the Roman Empire

•describe the key achievements and contributions of Roman civilization

•explain the spread and influence of the Latin language on Western Civilization

Module Six: Ancient India

•explain the important contributions of ancient Indian civilization

•identify the relationship among civilizations that engage in trade

•describe the development and spread of Hinduism

•explain major beliefs and practices associated with Hinduism

•explain the teachings of the Buddha

•explain how Buddhism spread in India and to other parts of Asia

•recognize the political and cultural achievements of the Mauryan empire

•explain the teachings and spread of Buddhism

•explain Asoka’s role in the spread of Buddhism

•use scale, cardinal, and intermediate directions, and estimate distances between places on current and ancient maps of the world

•recognize the political and cultural achievements of the Gupta Empire

•summarize the important achievements and contributions of ancient Indian civilization

Module Seven: Ancient China

•compare ancient China with other ancient river civilizations

•describe bronze casting, silk making, and other contributions of classical Chinese civilization

•interpret how China’s geography affected its interaction with other regions

•describe the Mandate of Heaven

•explain how the Dynastic Cycle worked

•describe contributions of classical and post-classical China

•explain the basic teachings of Laozi, Confucius, and Han Fei Zi

•identify key figures from classical and post-classical China

•explain how family and ethnic relationships influenced ancient cultures

•describe the history of the Qin Dynasty

•explain the importance of the silk roads and sea routes in Asia, Africa, and the Mediterranean

•explain why ancient civilizations developed transportation networks

•describe scarcity, opportunity cost, supply and demand, barter, trade, and productive resources

Module Eight: Ancient Asia and Africa:

•describe the connection between the Mandate of Heaven and post-classical China

•describe the contributions of post-classical China

•identify key figures from classical and post-classical China

•identify the causes and effects of Chinese isolation and the decision to limit foreign trade in the 15th century

•categorize products that were traded among civilizations, and give examples of barriers to trade of those products

•interpret choropleths or dot-density maps to explain the distribution of population

•explain the rise and expansion of the Mongol Empire

•explain the Mongol Empire’s effects on peoples of Asia and Europe

•discuss the achievements of Genghis and Kublai Khan

•describe the rise and fall of the ancient East African kingdoms of Kush and Axum

•describe Christianity’s development in Ethiopia

•explain the significance of the Silk Road and maritime routes across the Indian Ocean to the movement of goods and ideas among Asia, East Africa, and the Mediterranean Basin

•describe the traditional economies

•describe elements of those economies that led to the rise of a merchant class and trading partners

•describe the human and physical geography of West Africa

•describe the importance of ecosystems in West Africa

•describe the history of ancient African kingdoms

•describe the contributions of ancient African kingdoms to history

Career Planning:

•locate, evaluate, and interpret career information

•identify a career cluster, through an interest assessment, that matches career and education goals

•develop a career and education plan that includes short and long-term goals