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Standard
7.1
Students analyze the
causes and effects of the vast expansion and
ultimate disintegration
of the Roman Empire, in terms of:
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1.) The early strengths and lasting contributions
of Rome (e.g., significance of Roman citizenship; rights under Roman law;
Roman art, architecture, engineering and philosophy; preservation and transmission
of Christianity) and its ultimate internal weaknesses. (e.g., rise of autonomous
military powers within the empire, undermining of citizenship by the growth
of corruption and slavery, lack of education and distribution of news)
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2.) The geographic borders of the empire at
its height and the factors that threatened its territorial cohesion.
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3.) The establishment by Constantine of the
new capital in Constantinople and the development of the Byzantine Empire
with an emphasis on the consequences of the development of two distinct
European civilizations, Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic, with two distinct
views on church-state relations.
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1.) The physical features and climate of the
Arabian peninsula, its
relationship to surrounding bodies of land
and water and the relationship
between nomadic and sedentary ways of life.
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2.) The origins of Islam and the life and
teachings of Muhammad,
including Islamic teachings on the connections
with Judaism and
Christianity.
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3.) The significance of the Qur'an and the
Sunnah as the primary sources
of Islamic beliefs, practice and law, and
their influence in Muslims' daily life.
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4.) The expansion of Muslim rule through military
conquests and treaties,
emphasizing the cultural blending within Muslim
civilization and the
spread and acceptance of Islam and the Arabic
language.
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5.) The growth of cities and the trade routes
created among Asia, Africa,
and Europe, the products and inventions that
traveled along these routes,
and the role of merchants in Arab society.
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6.) The intellectual exchanges among Muslim
scholars of Eurasia and
Africa and the contributions Muslim scholars
made to later civilizations
in the areas of science, geography, mathematics,
philosophy, medicine,
art, and literature.
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1. Provide a description of the physical features and climate of
the Arabian peninsula.
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2. Demonstrate an understanding of the origins of Islam.
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3. List the products and inventions that were an outgrowth of the
trade routes.
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4. Discuss the role of the merchants in Arab society.
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5. Illustrate the expansion of Muslim rule and the spread of Islam
and Arabic language through a timeline.
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6. Discuss the contributions Muslim scholars made to later
civilizations.
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1.) The influences of Confucianism and changes
in Confucian thought.
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2.) The development of the imperial state
and the scholar-official class.
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3.) The importance of trade and expeditions
between China and other
civilizations.
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1. Identify features of Chinese philosophies such as Confucianism,
Legalism and Daoism and trace their influences in Asian society.
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2. Apply these philosophies to modern situations.
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3. Construct a timeline of Chinese Dynasties and place key events
in their time periods.
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4. Understand the role of the imperial state and the scholar-official
class in the Tang Dynasty.
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5. Recognize the role of Confucian values in the legal system and
how the beliefs of society were reflected in court proceedings and
punishments.
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6. Create maps to show the experience of China's borders during
the Mongol Ascendancy and explain the tribute system in which
China and the Mongols traded with other Asian countries.
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Standard
7.4
Students analyze the
geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the
Sub-Saharan civilizations of Ghana and Mali in Medieval Africa, in terms
of:
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1.) The Niger River and the vegetation zones
of forest, savannah and desert and the relationship of these features to
the trade in gold, salt, food, and slaves; the growth of the Ghana and
Mali empires.
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2.) The importance of family, labor specialization,
and regional commerce in the development of states and cities in West Africa.
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3.) The role of the trans-Saharan caravan
trade in the changing religious and cultural characteristics of West Africa,
and the influence of Islamic beliefs, ethics and law
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4.) The growth of Arabic as a language of
government, trade, and Islamic scholarship in West Africa the importance
of written and oral traditions in the transmission of African history and
culture
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1.) The significance of Japan's proximity
to China and the religious
and philosophical influence to other Asian
countries on Japan.
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2.) The development of distinctive forms of
Japanese Buddhism.
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3.) The characteristics of medieval Japanese
society, including the
values, social customs, and traditions of
the warrior class and the
cultural influence of the nobility and the
""Golden Age"" of
literature and art.
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1. Study Buddhism in China, Japan, and India through primary
literature, and distinguish fact from opinion in the narratives.
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2. Detect different historical points of view in these primary
sources, and recognize religious differences between Buddhist sects.
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3. Identify features of each social class in Tokugawa, Japan and
detect their different points of view of the historical events of
the time.
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4. Identify values of the samurai class and the nobility's influence
on samurai values.
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5. Recognize unique elements of Japanese art and literature.
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6. Compare and contrast medieval Japanese and European feudal
systems and societies.
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7. Identify lasting influences of the warrior code in modern Japan.
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1. Describe the life in a feudal castle.
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2. Explain why castles were built and how they fit in providing
the foundation of the political order.
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3. Identify the geographic reasons for the building of castles
throughout the Middle East and Europe.
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4. Discuss the role of castle life in the growth of economic
wealth and ultimate development of towns.
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Standard
7.7
Students compare and
contrast the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social and
structures of the Mesoamerican and Andean civilizations, in terms of:
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1.) The locations, landforms and climates
of Mexico, Central America and South America and their effects upon Mayan,
Aztec, and Incan economies, trade, and development of urban societies.
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2.) The roles of people in each society, including
class structures, family life, warfare, religious beliefs and practices,
and slavery.
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3.) How and where each empire arose and how
the Aztec and Inca empires were defeated by the Spanish.
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4.) The artistic and oral traditions and architecture
in the three civilizations.
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5.) The Mesoamerican achievements in astronomy
and mathematics, including the development of the calendar and the Mesoamerican
knowledge of seasonal changes to the civilizations' agricultural systems.
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1.) The way in which the revival of classical
learning and the arts
affected a new interest in humanism.
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2.) The importance of Florence in the early
stages of the Renaissance
and the growth of independent trading cities
with emphasis on their
importance in the spread of Renaissance ideas.
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3.) The effects of reopening of the ancient
""Silk Road"" between
Europe and China, including Marco Polo's travels
and the location of
his routes.
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4.) The growth and effect of ways of disseminating
information.
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5.) Advances in literature, the arts, science,
mathematics, cartography, engineering, and the understanding of human anatomy
and astronomy.
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1. Identify a guild and understand its purpose during the Renaissance.
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2. Identify the European countries of the 1300s-1500s.
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3. List the factors that make a city a strong trading center.
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4. Compare the forces of cooperation and conflict among people that
influence the division and control of the land.
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5. Understand the importance of these early trading centers to the
spread of ideas.
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Standard
7.9
Students analyze the
historical developments of the Reformation, in terms of:
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1.) The causes for the internal turmoil and
weakening of the Catholic church. (e.g., tax policies, selling of indulgences.)
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2.) The theological, political, and economic
ideas of the major figures during the Reformation. (e.g., Erasmus, Martin
Luther, John Calvin, William Tindale)
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3.) The influence of new practices of church
self-government among Protestants on the development of democratic practices
and ideas of federalism.
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4.) The location and identification of European
regions that remained Catholic and those that became Protestant and how
the division affected the distribution of religions in the New World.
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5.) How the Counter-Reformation revitalized
the Catholic church and the forces that propelled the movement. (e.g.,
St. Ignatius of Loyola and the Jesuits, the Council of Trent)
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6.) The institution and impact of missionaries
on Christianity and the diffusion of Christianity from Europe to other
parts of the world in the medieval and early modern periods, including
their location on a world map.
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7. The "Golden Age" of cooperation between
Jews and Muslims in Medieval Spain which promoted creativity in art, literature
and science, including how it was terminated by the religious persecution
of individuals and groups. (e.g., the Spanish Inquisition and the expulsion
of Jews and Muslims from Spain in 1492)
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Standard
7.10
Students analyze the
historical developments of the Scientific Revolution and its lasting effect
on religious, political and cultural institutions, in terms of:
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1.) The roots of the scientific revolution.
(e.g., Greek rationalism; Jewish, Christian and Muslim science; Renaissance
humanism, new knowledge from global exploration)
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2.) The significance of the new scientific
theories (e.g., Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Newton) and the significance
of inventions (e.g., telescope, microscope, thermometer, barometer)
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3.) The scientific method advanced by Bacon
and Descartes, the influence of new scientific rationalism on the growth
of democratic ideas and the coexistence of science with traditional religious
beliefs.
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Standard
7.11
Students analyze political
and economic change in the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries
(Age of Exploration, the Enlightenment, and the Age of Reason), in terms
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1.) The great voyages of discovery, the location
of the routes, and the influence of cartography in developing a new European
world view.
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2.) The exchanges of plants, animals, technology,
culture, and ideas among Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas in the
15th and 16th centuries and the major economic and social effects on each
continent.
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3.) The origins of modern capitalism, the
influence of mercantilism and cottage industry, the elements and importance
of a market economy in seventeenth century Europe, and the changing international
trading and marketing patterns, including their location on a world map
and the influence of explorers and map makers.
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4.) How the main ideas of the Enlightenment
can be traced back to such movements as the Renaissance, the Reformation,
and the Scientific Revolution and to the Greeks, Romans, and Christianity.
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5.) How democratic thought and institutions
were influenced by Enlightenment thinkers. (e.g., Locke, Montesquieu, American
founders)
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6.) How the principles in the Magna Carta
were embodied in such documents as the English Bill of Rights and the American
Declaration of Independence.
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