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Kerr World History

__September__ Peace One Day
 * Materials: Video- The Day After Peace; www.peaceoneday.com- scholastic underwritten teacher materials
 * Topics Covered
 * Origins of conflict
 * Purpose of the United Nations
 * Conflict
 * Current events
 * Assignments
 * Video Study Guides
 * Conflict Study Guides
 * Area of Conflict Template
 * Peace Day Project

__October__ Unit 1- Beginnings of World Civilizations Unit 2- Ancient Civilizations
 * Materials: World History Text
 * Enduring Understandings
 * Knowledge of trade, Agriculture, language, and government are needed to have a civilization
 * River valleys were a major source of growth for civilizations in Asia and Africa. Civilizations in Central and South America, however, emerged in the highlands,
 * Ancient civilizations changed due to shifts in the physical environment and interactions among people resulting in the expansion of cities into lrger entities
 * Essential Questions
 * How do historians learn about ancient civilizations?
 * Why were early humans nomadic?
 * What is a civilization?
 * In what ways were river valleys ideal locations for civilizations to develop?
 * How did life change as civilizations develop?
 * Assignments
 * Chapter 1 Section 1, 2, 3 Summaries
 * Ancient Civilizations Map
 * Chapter 1 Quiz
 * Materials: World History Text; Alexander the Great (DVD)
 * Enduring Understandings
 * A number of early civilizations arose in the Fertile Crescent, a region of the Middle East known for its rich soils
 * Many of the beliefs and ideas of the ancient Middle East survived to shape our modern world
 * The Egyptians, Phoenicians, Sumerians, Persians, Greeks, Romans, Chinese Dynasties, and other early people made contributions to writing, art, and culture that impact our world today
 * Civilizations in the Americas, or Mesoamerica, arose because of changes in the physical environment
 * Ch 2 Essential Questions
 * What geographic characteristics made the Fertile Crescent a good place for civilization to develop?
 * How do civil law and criminal law differ?
 * How did Darius unite the Persian empire?
 * What lasting contribution to civilization was made by the Phoenicians?
 * How ere Egypt's Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms structured differently?
 * Ch 3 Essential Questions
 * How has geography affected where people live in the Indian subcontinent?
 * How is the caste system organized?
 * What are the Four Noble Truths? The eightfold path?
 * What are the differences between Daoism and Confucianism?
 * What was the impact of the Silk Road?
 * Ch 4 Essential Questions
 * How did trade shape Mycenaen society?
 * What factors united the city-states of Greece?
 * How did conflect lead to the decline of Athens?
 * Why was Alexander the Great so "great"
 * Unit 2 Assignments
 * Map Packet
 * Ancient Civilizations Webquest
 * Ancient Egyptian Jigsaw
 * Imhotep Handout
 * Ch 2 Quiz
 * India Timeline
 * Ch 3 Quiz
 * Ch 4 Quiz

__November__ Unit 2- Ancient Civilizations continued
 * Ch 5 Essential Questions
 * How did geography influence the origins of ancient Rome?
 * What challenges did Rome face while building an empire around the Mediterranean Sea?
 * What central issue sparked the warfare that eventually led to the decline of Rome?
 * What factors enabled Christianity to spread throughout the Roman empire?
 * How did the Hun invasions and others weaken the Roman empire?
 * Ch 6 Essential Questions
 * How did early Americans adapt to different environments?
 * How did geography influence the Inuit way of life?
 * Unit 2 Assignments
 * Nero Handout
 * Ch 5 Quiz
 * Mesoamerica Graphic Organizer
 * Ch 6 Quiz
 * Rome DBQ
 * Unit Test

__December__ Unit 3- Regional Civilizations
 * Materials: World History Text
 * Enduring Understandings:
 * The Byzantine Empire became the "New Rome" after the fall of the Roman empire
 * Emperor Justinian sought to reclaim the lands and laws of the Roman Empire
 * Islam, Christianity, and Judaism share many common bonds, including their respective holy lands
 * Muslim empires made various advancements in literature, Mathematics, and Science
 * The growth of agriculture in Africa led to the growth of cities
 * The growth of trade between African cities and states leads to cultural diffusion
 * The empires and cultures of China, Japan, and India had far-reaching impacts on each other and other countries throughout Aisa
 * Ch 9 Essential Questions
 * What made the Byzantine empire rich and successful for so long and why did it finally crumble?
 * What was Justinian's legacy?
 * What were the causes and effects of the Great Schism?
 * What is the impact of the vast diversity in Eastern Europe?
 * Ch 10 Essential Questions
 * What is the impact of Muhammad on the Islamic religion?
 * How do the five pillars of Islam guide Muslim peoples?
 * What are the similarities and differences between Sunni and Shiite Islam?
 * Ch 11 Essential Questions
 * How did the geography and natural resources affect the development of early societies throughout Africa?
 * How did the kingdoms of West Africa develop and prosper?
 * What did Mansa Musa accomplish in Mali?
 * What influence did religion and trade have on the development of East Africa?
 * Ch 12 Essential Questions
 * How did the Tang dynasty reunify China?
 * How did the Song dynasty deal with threats from the north?
 * Hat were the effects of the Mongol invasion and the rise of the Ming dynasty on China?
 * How are Korea's history and culture linked to those of China and Japan?
 * What internal and external factors shaped Japan's civilizations?
 * What characterized Japan's feudal age?
 * How was Southeast Asia affected by the cultures of both China and India?
 * Assignments:
 * Ch 9 Study Guides
 * Ch 9 Quiz
 * Justinian DBQ
 * Ch 10 Study Guides
 * African Kingdoms Webquest
 * Ch 11 Maps
 * African Kingdoms Jigsaw
 * Ch 12 Maps
 * Asia Foldable Project
 * Unit Test

__January__ Midterm Exams Unit 4- The Middle Ages __February__ Unit 5- The Renaissance and Reformations
 * Materials: World History Text; The Dark Ages (DVD)
 * Enduring Understandings
 * Feudalism, the manor economy, and the Church shaped life in Western Europe as the region slowly developed into a medieval culture
 * Charlemagne united Western Europe when he built an empire reaching across what is now France, Germany, and parts of Italy
 * The Church and lords often had more power than monarchs under feudalism
 * In the 1000s the battle to regain holy land, and fighting between Christians and Muslims became a series of conflicts known as The Crusades
 * Despite being known as the "Dark Ages" a new culture emerged from medieval Europe that set the groundwork for Renaissance thinking
 * Ch 7 Essential Questions
 * What happened to Western Europe after the collapse of the western Roman empire?
 * How did the Germanic tribes govern their kingdoms?
 * How did Charlemagne unify Europe?
 * How was warfare central to life in the middle ages?
 * What role did the Church play in the lives of medieval Christians?
 * How did the Church gain secular power?
 * Why and how did medieval towns and cities grow?
 * What are the changes brought about by the commercial revolution?
 * Ch 8 Essential Questions
 * How did William and Henry II increase royal power?
 * How was the power of the king limited by the Magna Carta?
 * How did French kings increase royal power?
 * What was the influence of the Holy Roman Empire?
 * What was the relationship between Henry IV and Gregory VII?
 * What role did popes like Innocent III take in increasing Church power?
 * What were the effects of the crusades?
 * What was the role of women in the Middle Ages?
 * How did the Bubonic plague influence medieval Europe?
 * Assignments
 * Middle Ages Packet
 * Castle Activity
 * Crusades Handout
 * Plague Handout
 * Unit 4 Test
 * Materials: Text book
 * Enduring Understandings:
 * Humanists focused on the secular and worldly accomplishments.
 * The printing press vastly increased the number of books available. The more books that became available, the more information was accessible. Education increased and laid the foundation for people reclaiming sovereignty.
 * The Reformations were a response to perceived Church abuses and resulted in a variety of religious sects, many of which still exist today.
 * Essential Questions
 * How did the Humanists change the existing worldview?
 * How did the Medici family foster Renaissance artists and thinkers?
 * Why was Italy the birthplace of the Renaissance?
 * Why was Gutenberg's printing press significant?
 * What caused Martin Luther to spark the Protestant Reformation?
 * How did the Church try to reclaim power with the Counter Reformation?
 * How did the Reformations in Switzerland and England change their respective churches?
 * Assignments:
 * Vocabulary
 * Chapter 13 Study Guides
 * Facebook Project
 * Medici Family Handout
 * Test

__March__ Unit 6- The Monarchy and Age of Absolutism Unit 7- Exploration Unit 9- Revolution Part I: Comparison: American, French (1789), and Russian (1917) Revolutions
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__April__ Unit 10- Revolution Part II: Industrial Revolution, Imperialism, and Imperial revolts Unit 11- 20th Century Conflicts: WWI, WWII, Cold War, Human Rights/Genocide
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__May__ Unit 12- Modern Regions Jigsaw (India, China, Southeast Asia, The Middle East, South Africa, Central Africa, Northern Africa, Central America, Russia, Eastern Europe, European Union) Unit 13- America's Role in the World Today Final Exams
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