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THIS CLASS WILL STUDY ANCIENT WORLD HISTORY. (Eastern Hemisphere Studies to 1750) WE WILL COVER THE FOLLOWING
COMPETENCIES and Suggested Objectives
1. Examine characteristics and development of various societies in the Eastern Hemisphere prior to 1750. (H)
a. Investigate the history of the following: Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia, and Islands of the Pacific (e.g., early man, Greeks, Romans, etc.).
b. Analyze various Eastern cultures: Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia, and the Islands of the Pacific (e.g., religion, language, customs, contributions, etc.).
2. Apply spatial and ecological perspectives to people, places, and environment using social studies tools (e.g., timelines, maps, globes, primary and secondary resources, political cartoons, charts, graphs, a compass, technology, etc.).
(H, G, E)
a. Locate early civilizations in the Eastern Hemisphere (e.g., river civilizations, Greeks, Romans, etc.).
b. Analyze the human characteristics of places in the Eastern Hemisphere.
c. Describe and compare population settlement patterns during different periods and in different regions of the Eastern Hemisphere (e.g., river civilizations, etc.).
d. Analyze the physical characteristics of places in the Eastern Hemisphere.
e. Map the development and spread of religions in the Eastern Hemisphere
(e.g., Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Judaism, etc.).
f. Describe ecosystems in the Eastern Hemisphere.
g. Analyze migration patterns of people over time in the Eastern Hemisphere
(e.g., Roman Empire, explorers, etc.).
h. Identify the primary geographic causes for world trade.
i. Measure distances on a variety of maps.
j. Interpret special purpose maps (e.g., climate, vegetation, population, historical, etc.).
k. Analyze information using social studies tools (e.g. graphs, maps, charts, tables, political cartoons, etc.).
3. Analyze civic life, politics, and government. (C, H)
a. Describe the essential characteristics of and need for government as found in the countries of the Eastern Hemisphere (e.g., monarchy, dictatorship, republic, dynasty, etc.).
b. Trace the evolution and impact of political movements and organizations in the Eastern Hemisphere (e.g., rise and fall of Roman Empire, Mongol rule, Ottoman Empire, etc.).
c. Assess the interactions of nations over time in the Eastern Hemisphere (e.g., political conflicts, commerce, transportation, immigration, etc.).
4. Examine the economic interactions of individuals, families, communities, businesses, and governments in the Eastern Hemisphere prior to 1750. (C, H, E)
a. Determine the factors associated with the production and consumption of goods and services in the Eastern Hemisphere (e.g., trade, interdependence, supply, and demand).
b. Describe the essential characteristics of capitalism in the Eastern Hemisphere.
5. Describe the impact of technology on the development of the Eastern Hemisphere and its ecology. (G, H, E)
a. Trace the evolution of technology in the Eastern Hemisphere (e.g., compass, printing press, catapult, iron stirrup, boat design, sail, etc.).
b. Interpret the impact of ancient technology as it transformed agriculture and culture of the Eastern Hemisphere.
Link to 7th GRADE WORLD HISTORY CLASS |
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Myrtle Attendance Center
Phyllis Hancock
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