Course Description
This course is the third in a three-course sequence
of world studies. World Studies 8 focuses on the geography,
culture, and history of Europe, including Russia and
Australia. First semester includes a geographic overview
of Europe, and geographic and cultural surveys of early
Europe. First semester also includes an historical
survey of Europe from its roots in classical civilizations
to the Scientific Revolution. Second semester includes
geographic and cultural surveys of modern Europe, Russia,
and Australia (as a model of colonial development).
Historical content continues from the Industrial Revolution
to contemporary Europe. Teachers have designed a World
Studies Model for examining the cultures studied in
grades six, seven, and eight.
A Note on the Standards
The eighth grade curriculum includes both Boise School
District and State of Idaho standards. State standards
include content knowledge and skills in the following
areas: critical thinking, map-reading skills, geography,
adaptation to physical environment and systems, economics,
technological advancements of various societies, migration
and diffusion, the cultural and social development
of societies, and the interdependence of diverse societies.
While each standard is expressed through specific,
associated instructional objectives, instructors should
seek opportunities to apply the standards throughout
the course.
Adopted Materials
World History: Glenco New York, NY, 2005
Nystrom World Atlas
World Studies Culture
Model
Copyright
Resources
K – 12
Social Studies Scope and Sequence
Course Scope
First Semester
| Unit 1 |
Geographic overview of Europe |
2 ½ Weeks |
| Unit 2 |
Ancient Greece |
2 ½ Weeks |
| Unit 3 |
Ancient Rome |
2 ½ Weeks |
| Unit 4 |
Medieval Europe |
2 ½ Weeks |
| Unit 5 |
Renaissance, Reformation, Exploration |
3 Weeks |
| Unit 6 |
Rise of Nations |
3 Weeks |
| Unit 7 |
The Enlightenment and the Scientific
Revolution |
1-2 Weeks |
Second Semester
| Unit 8 |
Industrial Revolution |
1 ½ Weeks |
| Unit 9 |
French Revolution |
2 ½ Weeks |
| Unit 10 |
The New Imperialism |
1 ½ Weeks |
| Unit 11 |
World War I |
2 ½ Weeks |
| Unit 12 |
Russian Revolution |
1 ½ Weeks |
| Unit 13 |
Between the World Wars |
1 ½ Weeks |
| Unit 14 |
World War II |
2 ½ Weeks |
| Unit 15 |
Cold War and Contemporary Europe |
4 Weeks |
Assessment
Correlation acronyms key
|
Unit
1 |
Geographic Overview
of Europe |
Semester 1, 2 ½ Weeks |
|
Instructional Objective
1303.01 Describe how physical features such
as mountain ranges, fertile plains, and rivers
led to the development of cultural regions. |
Standard Reference
6-9.WHC.2.3.3 |
|
Associated Instructional Objectives: |
|
|
Use maps, charts, and graphs to compare rural
and urban populations in selected countries in
the Eastern Hemisphere. |
6-9.GEH.2.4.1 |
|
Locate and label on map or globe major rivers,
mountain ranges, gulfs, and seas of the continents
and their countries. |
6-9.WHC.2.1.2 |
|
Identify the names and locations of countries
and major cities in the Eastern Hemisphere. |
6-9.GEH.2.3.1 |
|
Describe major physical characteristics of regions
in the Eastern Hemisphere. |
6-9.GEH.2.3.2 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Interpret a population density map. |
World Atlas |
EOC |
|
02 |
Identify and locate continents and oceans on
a world map. |
Nystrom Atlas |
TMA |
|
03 |
Identify and locate the major physical features
of Europe. |
Nystrom Atlas |
EOC |
|
04 |
Identify modern European countries on a political
map. |
Nystrom Atlas |
EOC |
|
Instructional Objective
1303.02 Compare and contrast cultural patterns
in the Eastern Hemisphere, such as language,
religion, and ethnicity. |
Standard Reference
6-9.GEH.2.4.2 |
|
Associated Instructional Objective: |
|
|
Give examples of how language, literature, and
the arts shaped the development and transmission
of culture in the Eastern Hemisphere. |
6-9.GEH.5.1.2 |
|
Explain the relationship between religion and
the peoples understanding of the natural world. |
6-9.WHC.1.9.1 |
|
Explain how the resources of an area can be
the source of conflict between competing groups. |
6-9.WHC.2.5.1 |
|
Illustrate how the population growth rate impacts
a nation's resources. |
6-9.WHC.2.5.2 |
|
Explain how rapid growth of cities can lead
to economic, social, and political problems. |
6-9.WHC.2.5.3 |
|
Describe how the conservation of resources is
necessary to maintain a healthy and productive
environment for future generations. |
6-9.WHC.2.5.4 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Define the concept of culture and describe the
characteristics that make up a cultural region
or group. |
Teacher Resource |
EOC |
|
02 |
Define and apply the elements of the world studies
culture model to specific area. |
Culture Model |
EOC |
|
Back to Top |
|
Unit
2 |
Ancient Greece |
Semester 1, 2 ½ Weeks |
|
Instructional Objective
1303.03 Describe how physical features such
as mountain ranges, fertile plains, and rivers
led to the development of cultural regions. |
Standard Reference
6-9.WHC.2.3.3 |
|
Associated Instructional Objectives: |
|
|
Describe major physical characteristics of regions
in the Eastern Hemisphere. |
6-9.GEH.2.3.2 |
|
Compare major cultural characteristics of regions
in the Eastern Hemisphere. |
6-9.GEH.2.3.3 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Describe the physical features of Greece and
their impact on Greece. |
Ch. 4, Sec.1
Atlas |
EOC |
|
Instructional Objective
1303.04 Find examples of how writing, art,
architecture, mathematics, and science have
evolved in western civilization over time. |
Standard Reference
6-9.WHC.1.8.1 |
|
Associated Instructional Objective: |
|
|
Compare and contrast cultural patterns in the
Eastern Hemisphere, such as language, religion,
and ethnicity. |
6-9.GEH.2.4.2 |
|
Give examples of how language, literature, and
the arts shaped the development and transmission
of culture in the Eastern Hemisphere. |
6-9.GEH.5.1.2 |
|
Explain the relationship between religion and
the peoples understanding of the natural world. |
6-9.WHC.1.9.1 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Apply elements of the culture model to classical
Greece. |
Culture Model |
EOC |
|
Instructional Objective
1303.05 Analyze the various political philosophies
which shaped western civilization including
the City-State, Monarchy, Republic, Nation-State,
and Democracy. |
Standard Reference
6-9.WHC.4.4.2 |
|
Associated Instructional Objectives: |
|
|
Analyze and evaluate the global expansion of
liberty and democracy through revolution and
reform movements in challenging authoritarian
or despotic regimes. |
6-9.WHC.4.4.3 |
|
Identify the technological advances developed
by Ancient, Greco Roman, Medieval, Early-Modern,
and Modern European societies and civilizations. |
6-9.WHC.1.7.2 |
|
Describe the role of government in population
movements throughout western civilization. |
6-9.WHC.4.4.1 |
|
Identify the major forms of government in the
Eastern Hemisphere and compare them with the
United States. |
6-9.GEH.4.5.1 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Describe historical background of democracy. |
Ch. 4, Sec. 2 |
EOC |
|
02 |
Compare and contrast the values of Athens and
Sparta using the culture model. |
Teacher Resource |
EOC |
|
03 |
Identify cultural heritage of the Greeks to
the Western World: architecture, art, literature,
theatre, science, mathematics, and philosophy. |
Ch. 4, Sec. 3 -4 |
EOC |
|
04 |
Explain the significance of the Persian and
Peloponnesian wars. |
Ch. 4, Sec. 3 |
EOC |
|
05 |
Discuss the Delian League and its impact on
the Peloponnesian war. |
Ch. 4, Sec. 3 |
EOC |
|
06 |
Determine the influence of Alexander the Great
on the spread of Hellenistic culture. |
Ch. 4, Sec. 5 |
EOC |
|
07 |
Compare voter eligibility in ancient Athens
and to that of present day American voters. |
Ch. 4, Sec. 3 |
EOC |
|
Instructional Objective
1303.06 Analyze visual and mathematical data
presented in charts, tables, graphs, maps,
and other graphic organizers to assist in interpreting
a historical event. |
Standard Reference
6-9.GEH.2.1.4 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Trace the growth and boundaries of the Roman
Empire. |
Nystrom Atlas, p. 36 |
EOC |
|
Instructional Objective
1303.07 Find examples of how writing, art,
architecture, mathematics, and science have
evolved in western civilization over time. |
Standard Reference
6-9.WHC.1.8.1 |
|
Associated Instructional Objective: |
|
|
Compare and contrast cultural patterns in the
Eastern Hemisphere, such as language, religion,
and ethnicity. |
6-9.GEH.2.4.2 |
|
Give examples of how language, literature, and
the arts shaped the development and transmission
of culture in the Eastern Hemisphere. |
6-9.GEH.5.1.2 |
|
Explain the relationship between religion and
the peoples understanding of the natural world. |
6-9.WHC.1.9.1 |
|
Compare major cultural characteristics of regions
in the Eastern Hemisphere. |
6-9.GEH.2.3.3 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Apply elements of the culture model to ancient
Rome. |
Ch. 5, Sec. 3 |
EOC |
|
Instructional Objective
1303.8 Identify the origins and characteristics
of different social classes. |
Standard Reference
6-9.WHC.1.8.2 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Characterize social classes of ancient Rome. |
Ch. 5, Sec. 1, 3 |
EOC |
|
02 |
Analyze the roles each class played within the
Roman cultures. |
Ch. 5, Sec. 1 |
EOC |
|
Instructional Objective
1303.9 Analyze the various political philosophies
which shaped western civilization including
the City-State, Monarchy, Republic, Nation-State,
and Democracy. |
Standard Reference
6-9.WHC.4.4.2 |
|
Associated Instructional Objectives: |
|
|
Analyze and evaluate the global expansion of
liberty and democracy through revolution and
reform movements in challenging authoritarian
or despotic regimes. |
6-9.WHC.4.4.3 |
|
Describe the role of government in population
movements throughout western civilization. |
6-9.WHC.4.4.1 |
|
Identify the major forms of government in the
Eastern Hemisphere and compare them with the
United States. |
6-9.GEH.4.5.1 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
List the components of democracy found in the
Roman culture. |
Ch. 5, Sec. 1 |
EOC |
|
02 |
Describe the rise of the Roman Republic and
its subsequent expansion into an empire. |
Ch. 5, Sec. 1-2 |
TMA |
|
03 |
Summarize how Rome ceased to be a republic and
became an empire. |
Ch. 5, Sec. 2 |
EOC |
|
04 |
Compare the American political system to the
Greek/Roman systems. |
Teacher Resource |
EOC |
|
05 |
Compare the use of veto power in Rome and the
United States. |
Teacher Resource |
EOC |
|
06 |
Describe at least two similarities and differences
between the American legislature and the Roman
Senate. |
Teacher Resource |
EOC |
|
07 |
Analyze the significance of the Laws of the
Twelve Tables to the Roman legal system. |
Ch. 5, Sec. 1 |
EOC |
|
Instructional Objective
1303.10 Identify the technological advances
developed by Ancient, Greco Roman, Medieval,
Early-Modern, and Modern European societies
and civilizations. |
Standard Reference
6-9.WHC.1.7.2 |
|
Associated Instructional Objective: |
|
|
Describe the role of government in population
movements throughout western civilization. |
6-9.WHC.4.4.1 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Identify the political and economic reasons
for Roman expansion throughout Europe. |
Ch. 5, Sec. 1 |
EOC |
|
02 |
Relate the political, social and cultural effects
of Roman expansion on the population of Europe. |
Ch. 5, Sec. 2-3 |
EOC |
|
Instructional Objective
1303.11 Understand the demise of the Roman
Empire. |
Standard Reference
130315 |
|
Associated Instructional Objectives: |
|
|
Explain how religion shaped the development
of western civilization. |
6-9.WHC.1.9.2 |
|
Identify main reasons for major migrations of
people. |
6-9.WHC.2.3.1 |
|
List examples that show how economic opportunity
and a higher standard of living are important
factors in the migration of people. |
6-9.WHC.3.1.2 |
|
Describe the role of government in population
movements throughout western civilization. |
6-9.WHC.4.4.1 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Discuss the role of Christianity in the Roman
Empire. |
Ch. 5, Sec. 4 |
EOC |
|
02 |
Examine political, economic, social, and military
problems that led to the fall of Rome. |
Ch. 5, Sec. 5
Nystrom Atlas, pp. 39-40 |
EOC |
|
03 |
Discuss the ways in which the Byzantine Empire
carried on the legacy of Rome. |
Ch. 5, Sec. 5
Ch. 9, Sec. 1 |
EOC |
|
Back to Top |
|
Unit
4 |
Medieval Europe |
Semester 1, 2 ½ Weeks |
|
Instructional Objective
1303.12 Find examples of how writing, art,
architecture, mathematics, and science have
evolved in western civilization over time. |
Standard Reference
6-9.WHC.1.8.1 |
|
Associated Instructional Objective: |
|
|
Compare and contrast cultural patterns in the
Eastern Hemisphere, such as language, religion,
and ethnicity. |
6-9.GEH.2.4.2 |
|
Give examples of how language, literature, and
the arts shaped the development and transmission
of culture in the Eastern Hemisphere. |
6-9.GEH.5.1.2 |
|
Explain how religion shaped the development
of western civilization. |
6-9.WHC.1.9.2 |
|
Compare major cultural characteristics of regions
in the Eastern Hemisphere. |
6-9.GEH.2.3.3 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Apply elements of the culture model to medieval
Europe. |
Ch. 9-10 |
EOC |
|
Instructional Objective
1303.13 Analyze the various political philosophies
which shaped western civilization including
the City-State, Monarchy, Republic, Nation-State,
and Democracy. |
Standard Reference
6-9.WHC.4.4.2 |
|
Associated Instructional Objectives: |
|
|
Analyze and evaluate the global expansion of
liberty and democracy through revolution and
reform movements in challenging authoritarian
or despotic regimes. |
6-9.WHC.4.4.3 |
|
Identify the major forms of government in the
Eastern Hemisphere and compare them with the
United States. |
6-9.GEH.4.5.1 |
|
Identify the origins and characteristics of
different social classes. |
6-9.WHC.1.8.2 |
|
Discuss how religion influenced social behavior
and created social order. |
6-9.WHC.1.9.3 |
|
Describe how different economic systems in the
Eastern Hemisphere answer the basic economic
questions on what to produce, how to produce,
and for whom to produce. |
6-9.GEH.3.2.1 |
|
Explain how historically people have relied
on their natural resources to meet their needs. |
6-9.WHC.3.1.1 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Explain the influence of the Vikings on the
development of the feudal system. |
Ch. 9, Sec. 2 |
EOC |
|
02 |
Describe the structure of the feudal system. |
Ch. 9, Sec. 2 |
EOC |
|
03 |
Explain the role of Roman Catholic Church in
feudal life. |
Ch. 9, Sec. 1
Ch. 10, Sec. 2 |
EOC |
|
04 |
Compare/contrast characteristics of city-states
to characteristics of feudal states. |
Ch. 4, Sec. 3
Ch. 9, Sec. 2 |
TMA |
|
05 |
Compare the lives of slaves in Athens to serfs
in medieval Europe. |
Ch. 4, Sec. 2-3
Ch. 10, Sec. 1 |
EOC |
|
Instructional Objective
1303.14 Describe how different religious beliefs
were sources of conflict. |
Standard Reference
6-9.WHC.1.9.4 |
|
Associated Instructional Objective: |
|
|
Discuss how social institutions, including the
family, religion, and education, influence behavior
in different societies in the Eastern Hemisphere. |
6-9.GEH.5.1.1 |
|
Identify main reasons for major migrations of
people. |
6-9.WHC.2.3.1 |
|
Describe the role of government in population
movements throughout western civilization. |
6-9.WHC.4.4.1 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Analyze the causes and effects of the Crusades. |
Ch. 9, Sec. 4
Nystrom Atlas, p. 62 |
EOC |
|
02 |
Contrast the European/Christian and the Islamic
perspective of the Crusade. |
Ch. 9, Sec. 4
Nystrom Atlas, p. 62 |
EOC |
|
03 |
Describe how the rise of feudalism caused the
population of medieval Europe to shift. |
Ch. 10, Sec. 1 |
EOC |
|
Instructional Objective
1303.15 Explain how transportation routes
stimulate growth of cities and the exchange
of goods, knowledge, and technology. |
Standard Reference
6-9.WHC.2.3.4 |
|
Associated Instructional Objectives: |
|
|
Describe how different economic systems in the
Eastern Hemisphere answer the basic economic
questions on what to produce, how to produce,
and for whom to produce. |
6-9.GEH.3.2.1 |
|
Identify the technological advances developed
by Ancient, Greco Roman, Medieval, Early-Modern,
and Modern European societies and civilizations. |
6-9.WHC.1.7.2 |
|
Discuss how social institutions, including the
family, religion, and education, influence behavior
in different societies in the Eastern Hemisphere. |
6-9.GEH.5.1.1 |
|
Identify the origins and characteristics of
different social classes. |
6-9.WHC.1.8.2 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Identify and locate three major trade centers
in medieval Europe. |
Ch. 10, Sec. 1
Nystrom Atlas, p. 64 |
EOC |
|
02 |
Describe how the Crusade routes developed into
trade routes. |
Ch. 9, Sec. 4
Ch. 10, Sec. 1
Nystrom Atlas, p. 62 |
EOC |
|
03 |
Assess the impact of the Crusades. |
Ch 10 |
EOC |
|
04 |
Identify and explain the factors that led to
the decline of the feudal system. |
Ch. 9, Sec. 3 |
EOC |
|
05 |
Explain how the rise of cities, strong monarchies,
crusades and the Black Death contributed to the
decline of feudalism. |
Ch. 10, Sec. 4 |
EOC |
|
Back to Top |
|
Unit
5 |
Renaissance, Reformation,
Exploration |
Semester 1, 3 Weeks |
|
Instructional Objective
1303.16 Explain how transportation routes
stimulate growth of cities and the exchange
of goods, knowledge, and technology. |
Standard Reference
6-9.WHC.2.3.4 |
|
Associated Instructional Objectives: |
|
|
Identify various colonial powers in the Eastern
Hemisphere. |
6-9.GEH.1.8.3 |
|
Examine the impact of Europeans on indigenous
cultures. |
6-9.GEH.1.8.2 |
|
Identify the technological advances developed
by Ancient, Greco Roman, Medieval, Early-Modern,
and Modern European societies and civilizations. |
6-9.WHC.1.7.2 |
|
Describe how different economic systems in the
Eastern Hemisphere answer the basic economic
questions on what to produce, how to produce,
and for whom to produce. |
6-9.GEH.3.2.1 |
|
Identify important economic organizations that
have influenced economic growth. |
6-9.WHC.3.2.4 |
|
Analyze the impact of economic growth on European
society. |
6-9.WHC.3.2.1 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Identify the routes used by Columbus, Magellan,
and other European explorers. |
Ch. 13, Sec. 1 |
EOC |
|
02 |
Describe how exploration introduced new goods,
ideas and technology to Europe. |
Nystrom Atlas, p. 78 |
EOC |
|
Instructional Objective
1303.17 Find examples of how writing, art,
architecture, mathematics, and science have
evolved in western civilization over time. |
Standard Reference
6-9.WHC.1.8.1 |
|
Associated Instructional Objectives: |
|
|
Give examples of how language, literature, and
the arts shaped the development and transmission
of culture in the Eastern Hemisphere. |
6-9.GEH.5.1.2 |
|
Identify the origins and characteristics of
different social classes. |
6-9.WHC.1.8.2 |
|
Discuss how religion influenced social behavior
and created social order. |
6-9.WHC.1.9.3 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Explain the origin and development of the Renaissance
and humanism. |
Ch. 12, Sec. 1-2 |
EOC |
|
02 |
Analyze the impact of the rise of humanism on
the Roman Catholic Church. |
Ch. 12, Sec. 3 |
EOC |
|
03 |
List three examples of art/inventions during
the Renaissance. |
Ch. 12, Sec. 2 |
EOC |
|
04 |
Describe the impact of the invention of the
printing press on society. |
Ch. 12, Sec. 1 |
EOC |
|
05 |
Describe at least three ideas/inventions of
Leonardo Da Vinci that are used today. |
Ch. 12, Sec. 2 |
EOC |
|
06 |
Describe developments in Renaissance art. |
Ch. 12, Sec. 2 |
EOC |
|
Instructional Objective
1303.18 Explain how religion shaped the development
of western civilization. |
Standard Reference
6-9.WHC.1.9.2 |
|
Associated Instructional Objective: |
|
|
Discuss how social institutions, including the
family, religion, and education, influence behavior
in different societies in the Eastern Hemisphere. |
6-9.GEH.5.1.1 |
|
Describe how different religious beliefs were
sources of conflict. |
6-9.WHC.1.9.4 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Explain the causes and impact of the Reformation. |
Ch. 12, Sec. 3 |
EOC |
|
02 |
Describe the contributions of Luther, Calvin,
and Henry VIII to the Reformation. |
Ch. 12, Sec. 3-4 |
EOC |
|
03 |
Explain the relationship between the Reformation
and the rivalries of European nation-states. |
Ch. 12, Sec. 3-4 |
EOC |
|
Instructional Objective
1303.19 Give examples of how land and water
forms, climate, and natural vegetation have
influenced historical trends and developments
in the Eastern Hemisphere. |
Standard Reference
6-9.GEH.2.5.4 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Discuss how England’s island location contributed
to its development as a nation. |
Nystrom Atlas |
EOC |
|
Instructional Objective
1303.20 Find examples of how writing, art,
architecture, mathematics, and science have
evolved in western civilization over time. |
Standard Reference
6-9.WHC.1.8.1 |
|
Associated Instructional Objective: |
|
|
Compare and contrast cultural patterns in the
Eastern Hemisphere, such as language, religion,
and ethnicity. |
6-9.GEH.2.4.2 |
|
Give examples of how language, literature, and
the arts shaped the development and transmission
of culture in the Eastern Hemisphere. |
6-9.GEH.5.1.2 |
|
Explain how religion shaped the development
of western civilization. |
6-9.WHC.1.9.2 |
|
Compare major cultural characteristics of regions
in the Eastern Hemisphere. |
6-9.GEH.2.3.3 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Apply elements of the culture model to Elizabethan
England. |
Ch. 14, Sec. 1 |
TMA |
|
Instructional Objective
1303.21 Analyze the various political philosophies
which shaped western civilization including
the City-State, Monarchy, Republic, Nation-State,
and Democracy. |
Standard Reference
6-9.WHC.4.4.2 |
|
Associated Instructional Objectives: |
|
|
Analyze and evaluate the global expansion of
liberty and democracy through revolution and
reform movements in challenging authoritarian
or despotic regimes. |
6-9.WHC.4.4.3 |
|
Identify the major forms of government in the
Eastern Hemisphere and compare them with the
United States. |
6-9.GEH.4.5.1 |
|
Identify the origins and characteristics of
different social classes. |
6-9.WHC.1.8.2 |
|
Discuss how religion influenced social behavior
and created social order. |
6-9.WHC.1.9.3 |
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Explain how historically people have relied
on their natural resources to meet their needs. |
6-9.WHC.3.1.1 |
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No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Describe the evolution of democratic and legal
practices in medieval England and their impact
on the development of Western democratic ideas
(e.g. Magna Carta). |
Ch. 8, Sec. 3 |
EOC |
|
02 |
Explain the concepts of divine right of kings,
absolute monarchy, and constitutional monarchy. |
Ch. 14, Sec. 2 |
EOC |
|
03 |
Explain the evolution of the English monarchy
from Henry VIII to William of Orange. |
Teacher Resource |
EOC |
|
04 |
Explain why William of Orange became King of
England. |
Teacher Resource |
EOC |
|
05 |
Explain the development and significance of
the English Bill of Rights. |
Teacher Resource |
EOC |
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Unit
7 |
The Enlightenment and
the Scientific Revolution |
Semester 1, 1-2 Weeks |
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Instructional Objective
1303.22 Find examples of how writing, art,
architecture, mathematics, and science have
evolved in western civilization over time. |
Standard Reference
6-9.WHC.1.8.1 |
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Associated Instructional Objective: |
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Compare and contrast cultural patterns in the
Eastern Hemisphere, such as language, religion,
and ethnicity. |
6-9.GEH.2.4.2 |
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Give examples of how language, literature, and
the arts shaped the development and transmission
of culture in the Eastern Hemisphere. |
6-9.GEH.5.1.2 |
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Explain how religion shaped the development
of western civilization. |
6-9.WHC.1.9.2 |
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No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Determine the major figures, inventions, (e.g.
telescope, barometer, microscope, thermometer),
and theories (e.g. scientific method, theories
advanced by Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Newton,
and Harvey) associated with the scientific revolution
and explain their impact on European society. |
Ch. 17, Sec. 1 |
EOC |
|
02 |
Identify the major figures and ideas associated
with the Enlightenment (e.g. ideas of Hobbes
and Locke), trace their origins (e.g. Greeks,
Romans, Renaissance, scientific revolution),
and analyze the influence and impact of these
ideas on western institutions. |
Ch. 14, Sec. 4
Ch. 17, Sec. 2 |
EOC |
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Unit
8 |
Industrial Revolution |
Semester 2, 1 ½ Weeks |
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Instructional Objective
1303.23 Trace the evolution of hunting-gathering,
agrarian, industrial and technological economic
systems. |
Standard Reference
6-9.WHC.3.2.2 |
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Associated Instructional Objectives: |
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Analyze the impact of economic growth on European
society. |
6-9.WHC.3.2.1 |
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Identify influential economic thinkers and the
impact of their philosophies. |
6-9.WHC.3.2.3 |
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Identify important economic organizations that
have influenced economic growth. |
6-9.WHC.3.2.4 |
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Explain how historically people have relied
on their natural resources to meet their needs. |
6-9.WHC.3.1.1 |
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No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Describe the characteristics of the agricultural
revolution, explaining how it led to the Industrial
Revolution. |
Ch. 19, Sec. 1 |
EOC |
|
02 |
Analyze why the Industrial Revolution began
in England, identifying significant developments
and inventions. (e.g. steam engines, power loom,
textile manufacturing.). |
Teacher Resource |
EOC |
|
03 |
Describe changes in the economies, politics,
and structures of society in England and Western
Europe as a result of the Industrial Revolution
(e.g., family
life, working conditions, class distinctions,
population growth, urbanization, origin of modern
capitalism). |
Ch. 19, Sec. 1 |
EOC |
|
04 |
Identify and explain the economic theory of
Adam Smith. |
Ch. 17, Sec. 2 |
EOC |
|
05 |
Explain why factories were built by rivers. |
Ch. 19, Sec. 1 |
EOC |
|
Instructional Objective
1303.24 Identify main reasons for major migrations
of people. |
Standard Reference
6-9.WHC.2.3.1 |
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Associated Instructional Objective: |
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Identify the origins and characteristics of
different social classes. |
6-9.WHC.1.8.2 |
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Identify influential economic thinkers and the
impact of their philosophies. |
6-9.WHC.3.2.3 |
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No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Explain the causes and effects of the enclosure
movement. |
Teacher Resource |
EOC |
|
02 |
Chronicle the change of the working class from
agrarian to urban factory workers. |
Ch. 19, Sec. 1 |
EOC |
|
03 |
Characterize the economic theory of Karl Marx. |
Ch.20, Sec. 1 |
EOC |
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Unit
9 |
French Revolution |
Semester 2, 2½ Weeks |
|
Instructional Objective
1303.25 Analyze the various political philosophies
which shaped western civilization including
the City-State, Monarchy, Republic, Nation-State,
and Democracy. |
Standard Reference
6-9.WHC.4.4.2 |
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Associated Instructional Objective: |
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Analyze and evaluate the global expansion of
liberty and democracy through revolution and
reform movements in challenging authoritarian
or despotic regimes. |
6-9.WHC.4.4.3 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Explain the development and characteristics
of nationalism. |
Ch. 19, Sec. 2 |
EOC |
|
02 |
Explain how the policies of Louis XIV contributed
to the rise of national identity in France. |
Ch. 14, Sec. 3 |
EOC |
|
03 |
Analyze the causes and effects of the French
Revolution. |
Ch. 18, Sec. 1 |
EOC |
|
04 |
Characterize and explain the different estates
in France. |
Ch. 18, Sec. 1 |
EOC |
|
05 |
Analyze the role of the reign of terror on the
French Revolution. |
Ch. 18, Sec. 2
Nystrom Atlas, p. 102 |
EOC |
|
06 |
Chronicle Napoleon’s rise and fall. |
Ch. 18, Sec. 3
Nystrom Atlas, p. 103 |
EOC |
|
07 |
Evaluate the achievements of Napoleon's reign. |
Ch. 18, Sec. 3 |
EOC |
|
08 |
Compare/contrast the characteristics of monarchy,
democracy and dictatorship. |
Ch. 20, p. 643 |
EOC |
|
09 |
Assess the strengths and weaknesses of each
major type of government. |
Teacher Resource |
EOC |
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Unit
10 |
The New Imperialism |
Semester 2, 1 ½ Weeks |
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Instructional Objective
1303.26 Describe how physical features such
as mountain ranges, fertile plains, and rivers
led to the development of cultural regions. |
Standard Reference
6-9.WHC.2.3.3 |
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Associated Instructional Objectives: |
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Describe major physical characteristics of regions
in the Eastern Hemisphere. |
6-9.GEH.2.3.2 |
|
Compare major cultural characteristics of regions
in the Eastern Hemisphere. |
6-9.GEH.2.3.3 |
|
Identify the names and locations of countries
and major cities in the Eastern Hemisphere. |
6-9.GEH.2.3.1 |
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No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Identify major physical features on a map of
Australia. |
Nystrom Atlas |
EOC |
|
02 |
Identify major cities of Australia. |
Nystrom Atlas |
EOC |
|
Instructional Objective
1303.27 Describe how different economic systems
in the Eastern Hemisphere answer the basic
economic questions on what to produce, how
to produce, and for whom to produce. |
Standard Reference
6-9.GEH.3.2.1 |
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Associated Instructional Objectives: |
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Identify various colonial powers in the Eastern
Hemisphere. |
6-9.GEH.1.8.3 |
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Analyze and evaluate the global expansion of
liberty and democracy through revolution and
reform movements in challenging authoritarian
or despotic regimes. |
6-9.WHC.4.4.3 |
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Investigate how physical geography, productive
resources, specialization, and trade have influenced
the way people earn income. |
6-9.GEH.3.2.6 |
|
Describe the role of government in population
movements throughout western civilization. |
6-9.WHC.4.4.1 |
|
Identify main reasons for major migrations of
people. |
6-9.WHC.2.3.1 |
|
Examine the impact of Europeans on indigenous
cultures in the Eastern Hemisphere. |
6-9.GEH.1.8.2 |
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No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Characterize nineteenth century imperialism
and explain why it developed. |
Ch. 21, Sec. 1 |
EOC |
|
02 |
Describe the consequences of imperialism on
the indigenous peoples of Australia and Africa. |
Ch. 21, Sec. 2 |
TMA |
|
03 |
List the factors that contributed to population
movement. |
Ch. 19, Sec. 1 |
EOC |
|
04 |
Identify the impact of colonization on the Aborigines. |
Ch. 20, Sec. 2 |
TMA |
|
05 |
Examine the role of forced labor in the expansion
of European powers into Africa and Australia. |
Ch. 21, Sec. 1-2
Nystrom Atlas, p. 28 |
EOC |
|
Instructional Objective
1303.28 Explain common reasons and consequences
for the breakdown of order among nation-states,
such as conflicts about national interests,
ethnicity, and religion; competition for resources
and territory; the absence of effective means
to enforce international law. |
Standard Reference
6-9.WHC.5.1.1 |
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Associated Instructional Objective: |
|
|
Compare and contrast cultural patterns in the
Eastern Hemisphere, such as language, religion,
and ethnicity. |
6-9.GEH.2.4.2 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Describe how ethnicity, language, and religion
led to unrest in the Balkans prior to World War
I. |
Ch. 20, Sec. 3
Ch. 23, Sec. 1 |
EOC |
|
02 |
Identify and explain the causes of World War
I. |
Ch. 23, Sec. 1 |
EOC |
|
03 |
Analyze the impact of Franz Ferdinand’s assassination. |
Ch. 23, Sec. 1 |
EOC |
|
Instructional Objective
1303.29 Explain the global consequences of
major conflicts in the 20th century,
such as World War I; World War II, including
the Holocaust; and the Cold War. |
Standard Reference
6-9.WHC.5.1.2 |
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Associated Instructional Objectives: |
|
|
Identify the technological advances developed
by Ancient, Greco Roman, Medieval, Early-Modern,
and Modern European societies and civilizations. |
6-9.WHC.1.7.2 |
|
Analyze and give examples of the consequences
of human impact on the physical environment and
evaluate ways in which technology influences
human capacity to modify the physical environment. |
6-9.GEH.2.5.2 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Explain the development of total war, including
the role of trench warfare. |
Ch. 23, Sec. 2 |
EOC |
|
02 |
Identify and explain the impact of innovations
that changed warfare. |
Ch. 23, Sec. 2 |
EOC |
|
03 |
Determine causes that brought the United States
into World War I. |
Ch. 23, Sec. 2 |
EOC |
|
04 |
Discuss the impact of the U.S. entry into World
War I. |
Ch. 23, Sec. 2 |
EOC |
|
05 |
Explain the Treaty of Versailles and assess
its impact. |
Ch. 23, Sec. 4 |
EOC |
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Unit
12 |
Russian Revolution |
Semester 2, 1 ½ Weeks |
|
Instructional Objective
1303.30 Explain how climate affects human
migration and settlement. |
Standard Reference
6-9.WHC.2.3.2 |
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No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Identify two major population centers in Russia. |
Nystrom Atlas |
EOC |
|
02 |
Explain the relationship of climate to population
density in Russia. |
Nystrom Atlas |
EOC |
|
Instructional Objective
1303.31 Find examples of how writing, art,
architecture, mathematics, and science have
evolved in western civilization over time. |
Standard Reference
6-9.WHC.1.8.1 |
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Associated Instructional Objective: |
|
|
Compare and contrast cultural patterns in the
Eastern Hemisphere, such as language, religion,
and ethnicity. |
6-9.GEH.2.4.2 |
|
Give examples of how language, literature, and
the arts shaped the development and transmission
of culture in the Eastern Hemisphere. |
6-9.GEH.5.1.2 |
|
Explain how religion shaped the development
of western civilization. |
6-9.WHC.1.9.2 |
|
Compare major cultural characteristics of regions
in the Eastern Hemisphere. |
6-9.GEH.2.3.3 |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Apply elements of the world studies culture
model to Czarist Russia. |
Ch. 17, Sec. 3
Ch. 23, Sec. 1 |
TMA |
|
Instructional Objective
1303.32 Analyze and evaluate the global expansion
of liberty and democracy through revolution
and reform movements in challenging authoritarian
or despotic regimes. |
Standard Reference
6-9.WHC.4.4.3 |
|
Associated Instructional Objectives: |
|
|
Trace the evolution of hunting-gathering, agrarian,
industrial and technological economic systems. |
6-9.WHC.3.2.2 |
|
Identify influential economic thinkers and the
impact of their philosophies. |
6-9.WHC.3.2.3 |
|
Identify important economic organizations that
have influenced economic growth. |
6-9.WHC.3.2.4 |
|
Identify the major forms of government in the
Eastern Hemisphere and compare them with the
United States. |
6-9.GEH.4.5.1 |
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No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Explain the causes of the Russian Revolution. |
Ch. 23, Sec. 3 |
EOC |
|
02 |
Identify and explain the roles of the major
characters of the Russian Revolution. |
Ch. 23, Sec. 3 |
EOC |
|
03 |
Examine the politics of the March and November
revolutions. |
Ch. 23, Sec. 3 |
TMA |
|
04 |
Assess the results of the Russian Revolution. |
Ch. 23, Sec. 3 |
EOC |
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Unit
13 |
Between the World Wars |
Semester 2, 1 ½ Weeks |
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Instructional Objective
1303.33 Analyze and evaluate the global expansion
of liberty and democracy through revolution
and reform movements in challenging authoritarian
or despotic regimes. |
Standard Reference
6-9.WHC.4.4.3 |
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Associated Instructional Objectives: |
|
|
Describe how different economic systems in the
Eastern Hemisphere answer the basic economic
questions on what to produce, how to produce,
and for whom to produce. |
6-9.GEH.3.2.1 |
|
Analyze the various political philosophies which
shaped western civilization including the City-State,
Monarchy, Republic, Nation-State, and Democracy. |
6-9.WHC.4.4.2 |
|
Identify the major forms of government in the
Eastern Hemisphere and compare them with the
United States. |
6-9.GEH.4.5.1 |
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No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Describe the aims of collectivization and the
Five Year plans. |
Ch. 24, Sec. 2 |
EOC |
|
02 |
Compare/contrast Lenin's New Economic Policy
(NEP) and Stalin's command economy. |
Ch. 24, Sec. 2 |
EOC |
|
03 |
Compare/contrast capitalism, communism, socialism,
and mixed economies. |
Teacher Resource |
EOC |
|
04 |
Define totalitarianism and compare/contrast
the policies of the totalitarian leaders in Europe. |
Ch. 24, Sec. 1 |
EOC |
|
05 |
Contrast totalitarian and democratic governments. |
Ch. 23, Sec. 4 |
EOC |
|
06 |
Describe how economic instability led to the
rise of dictatorships in Europe. |
Ch. 24, Sec. 1 |
EOC |
|
07 |
Analyze the impact of the Treaty of Versailles
on the German economy. |
Teacher Resource |
EOC |
|
Instructional Objective
1303.34 Explain common reasons and consequences
for the breakdown of order among nation-states,
such as conflicts about national interests,
ethnicity, and religion; competition for resources
and territory; the absence of effective means
to enforce international law. |
Standard Reference
6-9.WHC.5.1.1 |
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Associated Instructional Objectives: |
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Give examples of how land and water forms, climate,
and natural vegetation have influenced historical
trends and developments in the Eastern Hemisphere. |
6-9.GEH.2.5.4 |
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Analyze visual and mathematical data presented
in charts, tables, graphs, maps, and other graphic
organizers to assist in interpreting a historical
event. |
6-9.GEH.2.1.4 |
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Explain the global consequences of major conflicts
in the 20th century, such as World
War I; World War II, including the Holocaust;
and the Cold War. |
6-9.WHC.5.1.2 |
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No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Identify on a map, geographic features that
might determine possible invasion routes. |
Ch. 26, Sec. 2 |
TMA |
|
02 |
Explain the geographic reasons for the construction
of the Maginot Line. |
Ch. 26, Sec. 2
Nystrom Atlas |
EOC |
|
03 |
Examine the role that nationalism, aggression,
and appeasement played in the outbreak of World
War II. |
Ch. 26, Sec. 1-2
Nystrom Atlas, p. 114 |
EOC |
|
04 |
List Allied and Axis powers
and their leaders. |
Ch. 26, Sec. 1 |
EOC |
|
05 |
Highlight the major turning points/events of
World War II (e.g. Dunkirk, Battle of Britain,
Pearl Harbor, Midway, Stalingrad, D-Day, atomic
bomb). |
Ch. 26, Sec. 2, 4 |
EOC |
|
06 |
Characterize the Holocaust. |
Teacher Resource |
EOC |
|
07 |
Analyze the impact of the war's outcome on European
nations. |
Ch. 26, Sec. 4 |
EOC |
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Unit
15 |
The Cold War and Contemporary
Europe |
Semester 2, 4 Weeks |
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Instructional Objective
1303.35 Explain the global consequences of
major conflicts in the 20th century,
such as World War I; World War II, including
the Holocaust; and the Cold War. |
Standard Reference
6-9.WHC.5.1.2 |
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Associated Instructional Objective |
|
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Analyze and give examples of the consequences
of human impact on the physical environment and
evaluate ways in which technology influences
human capacity to modify the physical environment. |
6-9.GEH.2.5.2 |
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Give examples of how both natural and technological
hazards have impacted the physical environment
and human populations in specific areas of the
Eastern Hemisphere. |
6-9.GEH.2.5.3 |
|
Identify contrasting perspectives of environmental
issues that affect the Eastern Hemisphere. |
6-9.GEH.2.5.5 |
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Explain how human-induced changes in the physical
environment in one place cause changes in another
place, such as acid rain, air and water pollution,
deforestation. |
6-9.GEH.2.5.6 |
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No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Explain the origins of the Cold War. |
Ch. 27, Sec.1
Nystrom Atlas, p. 116 |
EOC |
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02 |
Examine the major events of the Cold War (e.g.
Berlin crisis, Korea, Sputnik, Cuban missile
crisis, Vietnam, formation of NATO and Warsaw
Pact). |
Teacher Resource |
EOC |
|
03 |
Explain the development and course of the nuclear
arms race. |
Ch. 27, Sec. 1 |
EOC |
|
04 |
Explore/examine the issues relative to Europe’s
use of nuclear energy. |
Ch. 32, Sec. 1 |
TMA |
|
05 |
Explain the causes of the end of the Cold War. |
Ch. 26, Sec. 4
Ch. 28, Sec. 1 |
EOC |
|
06 |
Compare/contrast Stalin's totalitarianism to
Gorbachev's perestroika and glasnost. |
Ch. 28, Sec. 1 |
EOC |
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Instructional Objective
1303.36 Compare major cultural characteristics
of regions in the Eastern Hemisphere. |
Standard Reference
6-9.GEH.2.3.3 |
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Associated Instructional Objective |
|
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Examine multiple points of view by analyzing
a current event relating to Africa or Asia. |
6-9.GEH.1.8.6 |
|
List examples that show how economic opportunity
and a higher standard of living are important
factors in the migration of people. |
6-9.WHC.3.1.2 |
|
Analyze the impact of economic growth on European
society. |
6-9.WHC.3.2.1 |
|
Identify important economic organizations that
have influenced economic growth. |
6-9.WHC.3.2.4 |
|
Compare the standard of living of various countries
of the Eastern Hemisphere today using Gross Domestic
Product (GDP) per capita as an indicator. |
6-9.GEH.3.2.2 |
|
Analyze current economic issues in the countries
of the Eastern Hemisphere using a variety of
information resources. |
6-9.GEH.3.2.3 |
|
Identify economic connections between a local
community and the countries of the Eastern Hemisphere. |
6-9.GEH.3.2.4 |
|
Investigate how physical geography, productive
resources, specialization, and trade have influenced
the way people earn income. |
6-9.GEH.3.2.6 |
|
Define ethnocentrism and give examples of how
this attitude can lead to cultural misunderstandings. |
6-9.GEH.5.1.3 |
|
Discuss present conflicts between cultural groups
and nation-states in the Eastern Hemisphere. |
6-9.GEH.5.1.4 |
|
Give examples of the benefits of global connections,
such as developing opportunities for trade, cooperating
in seeking solutions to mutual problems, learning
for technological advances, acquiring new perspectives,
and benefiting from developments in architecture,
music, and the arts. |
6-9.GEH.5.1.5 |
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Give examples of the causes and consequences
of current global issues, such as the expansion
of global markets, the urbanization of the developing
world, the consumption of natural resources,
and the extinction of species, and speculate
possible responses by various individuals, groups,
and nations. |
6-9.GEH.5.1.6 |
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No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
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01 |
Analyze the effects of the world population
growth and uncontrolled industrialization on
the environment. |
Ch. 32, Sec. 4 |
EOC |
|
02 |
Examine the various tensions and conflicts that
have shaped the Balkans. |
Ch. 28, Sec. 2 |
TMA |
|
03 |
List reasons for migration in modern Europe. |
p. 930 |
EOC |
|
04 |
Apply elements of the world studies culture
model to countries in Eastern and Western Europe. |
Ch. 27, Sec. 3 |
EOC |
|
05 |
Explain the effects of the European Union on
the economy and integration of Europe. |
Teacher Resource |
EOC |
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