World History: Patterns of Interaction*
Chapter Outline
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Introduction
World History Themes, Geography Themes, Time, Place, How Do We Know?
Rand McNally Atlas
Strategies for Taking Standardized Tests
Strategies for Studying History
Test-taking Strategies and Practice
Unit 1
4 Million BC-200 BC
Beginnings of Civilization
Chapter 1 – Prehistory to 2500 BCE
The Peopling of the World
Skillbuilder Handbook:
1. Human Origins in Africa (CIB)
Sec. 1: Reading Critically
Analyzing Key Concepts: Culture
Sec. 2: Higher-Order Critical Thinking
History through Art: Cave Paintings
Sec. 3: Exploring Evidence: Print,
2. Humans Try to Control Nature
Visual, & Technology Sources
3. Civilization > Case Study Ur in Sumer
Sec. 4: Creating Performances
Chapter 2 – 3500 BCE – 450 BCE
Early River Valley Civilizations
1. City-states in Mesopotamia
2. Pyramids on the Nile
History in Depth: Pyramids and Mummies
Social History: Work and Play in Ancient History
3. Planned Cities on the Indus
Science and Technology: Plumbing in Mohenjo-Daro
4. River Dynasties in China
Chapter 3 – 2000 BCE – 250 BCE
People and Ideas on the Move
1. The Indo-Europeans
2. Hinduism and Buddhism Develop
3. Seafaring Traders
History in Depth: Phoenician Trade
4. Origins of Judaism
Analyzing Key Concepts: Judaism
Different Perspectives: The Flood Story
Chapter 4 – 1570 BCE – 200 BCE
First Age of Empires
1. The Egyptian and Nubian Empires
History in Depth: Egyptian Influence on Nubian Culture
2. The Assyrian Empire
3. The Persian Empire
Global Impact: Empire Building
4. The Unification of China
History in Depth: The Great Wall of China
Comparing and Contrasting: Ancient Civilizations
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Hummarabi’s Code of
Laws - Pg 33
Re-teach CULTURE
Compare to current events
Primary Source Handbook:
Rig Veda
Bible
Confucius
Supplemental:
I Ching (Book of
Changes)
Shih Ching (Book of
Songs)
Literature:
Tennyson, Shelly, Byron,
Unit 2
2000 BCE – 800 CE
New Directions in Government and Society
Chapter 5 – 2000 BCE – 300 CE
Classical Greece
Primary Source Handbook:
1. Cultures of Mountains and Sea
Thucydides
2. Warring City-States
Plato
History in Depth: Festivals and Sports
3. Democracy and Greece’s Golden Age
History through Art: Greek Art and Architecture
4. Alexander’s Empire
5. The Spread of Hellenistic Culture
Chapter 6 – 500 BCE – 500 CE
Ancient Rome and Early Christianity
Primary Source Handbook:
1. The Roman Republic
Tacitus
2. The Roman Empire
Social History: Life in a Roman Villa
3. The Rise of Christianity
4. The Fall of the Roman Empire
Chicago History Fair:
Different Perspectives: The Fall of the Roman Empire
Planning Begins!
5. Rome and the Roots of Western Civilization
TOPIC / THESIS DUE
Analyzing Key Concepts: Western Civilization
Science and Technology: The Coliseum
Chapter 7 – 400 BCE – 550 CE
India and China Establish Empires
1. India’s First Empires
2. Trade Spreads Indian Religion and Culture
History through Art: Hindu and Buddhist Art
3. Han Emperors in China
Global Impact: Trade Networks
Chapter 8 – 1500 BCE – 700 CE
African Civilization
1. Diverse Societies in Africa
Science and Technology: African Ironworking
2. Migration
Case Study: Bantu-Speaking People
3. The Kingdom of Aksum
Chapter 9 – 40,000 BCE – 700 CE
The Americas: A Separate World (CIB)
1. The Earliest American
2. Early Meso-American Civilizations
History through Art: Olmec Sculpture
3. Early Civilizations of the Andes
History in Depth: Narzca Lines
Comparing and Contrasting: Classical Ages
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Unit 3
500 – 1500
An Age of Exchange and Encounter
Chapter 10 – 600-1200
The Muslim World
1. The Rise of Islam
Analyzing Architecture: The Dome of the Rock
2. Islam Expands
3. Muslim Culture
Science and Technology: Astronomy
Primary Source Handbook:
Qu’ran
WORLD RELIGIONS AND ETHICAL SYSTEMS
Buddhism
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
Judaism
Confucianism
Chapter 11 – 500 – 1500
Byzantines, Russians, and Turks Interact
1. The Byzantine Empire
Analyzing Key Concepts: Roman Catholicism and Easter Orthodoxy
2. The Russian Empire
History through Art: Religious Art and Architecture
3. Turkish Empires Rise in Anatolia
Chapter 12 – 600 – 1350
Primary Source Handbook:
Empires and East Asia
Sei Shōnagon
1. Tang and Song China
Supplemental:
Social History: Tang and Song Dynasty: People and Technology Journey to the West
2. The Mongol Conquests
History in Depth: A Mighty Fighting Force
3. The Mongol Empire
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4. Feudal Empires in Japan
ROUGH DRAFT DUE
History in Depth: Japanese Samurai
5. Kingdoms of Southeast Asia and Korea
Chapter 13 – 500 – 1200
European Middle Ages
1. Charlemagne Unites Germanic Kingdoms
2. Feudalism in Europe
Analyzing Key Concepts: Feudalism
3. The Age of Chivalry (CIB)
Science and Technology: Castles and Siege Weapons
4. The Power of the Church (CIB)
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Chapter 14 – 800-1500
Formation of Western Europe
1. Church Reform and the Crusades (CIB)
History in Depth: Gothic Architecture
Different Perspectives: The Crusades
2. Changes in Medieval Society
3. England and France Develop
4. The Hundred Years’ War and the Plague (CIB)
Global Impact: The Spread of Epidemic Disease
Primary Sources:
Magna Carta
Chapter 15 – 800 – 1500
Societies and Empires in Africa
1. North and Central African Societies
2. Western African Civilizations
History through Art: Benin Bronzes
3. Eastern City States and Southern Empires
Analyzing Architecture: Great Zimbabwe
Comparing and Contrasting: Trade Networks
Unit 4
500 – 800
Connecting Hemispheres
Chapter 16 – 500 – 1500
People and Empires in America
1. North American Series
2. Maya Kings and Cities
History through Art: Maya Architecture
3. The Aztecs Control Central Mexico
History in Depth: Aztec Calendar
4. The Inca Create a Mountain Empire
Social History: Incan Mummies
Primary Source Handbook:
Popul Vuh
Chapter 17 – 1300 – 1600
European Renaissance and Reformation
1. Italy: Birthplace of the Renaissance
History through Art: Renaissance Ideas influence Renaissance Art
2. The Northern Renaissance
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Social History: City Life in Renaissance Europe
Nicholas Machiavelli
3. Luther Leads the Reformation
The Prince
Analyzing Key Concepts: Protestantism
Sir Thomas More
4. The Reformation Continues
Utopia
Different Perspectives: The Reformation
Chapter 18 – 1300 – 1700
The Muslim World Expands
1. The Ottomans Build a Vast Empire
2. Cultural Blending
Case Study: The Safavid Empire
3. The Mughal Empire in India
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History through Art: Cultural Blending in Mughal India
Chapter 19 – 1400 – 1800
An Age of Explorations and Isolation (CIB)
1. Europeans Explore the East
2. Science and Technology: The Tools of Exploration
3. China Limits European Contacts
History in Depth: The Forbidden City
4. Japan Returns to Isolation
Primary Source:
Ship Comparison
DBQ
Chapter 20 – 1492 – 1800
The Atlantic World (CIB)
1. Spain Builds an American Empire (CIB)
Different Perspectives: The Legacy of Columbus
2. Europeans Nations Settle North America
3. The Atlantic Slave Trade (CIB)
4. The Columbian Exchange and Global Trade (CIB)
Global Impact: Food Exchange
Analyzing Key Concepts: Mercantilism
Comparing and Contrasting: Methods of Government
Unit 5
1500 – 1900
Absolutism to Revolution
Chapter 21 – 1500 – 1800
Absolute Monarchs in Europe
1. Spain’s Empire and European Absolutism
Analyzing Key Concepts: Absolutism
2. The Reign of Louis XIV
History in Depth: The Palace at Versailles
3. Central European Monarchs Clash
4. Absolute Rulers of Russia
Social History: Surviving the Russian Winter
5. Parliament Limits the English Monarchy
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Chapter 22 – 1550 – 1789 Spring Break
Enlightenment and Revolution
1. The Scientific Revolution
2. The Enlightenment of Europe
Different Perspectives: European Values during the Enlightenment
3. The Enlightenment Spreads
4. The American Revolution
Analyzing Key Concepts: Democracy
Chapter 23 – 1789 – 1815
The French Revolution and Napoleon
1. The French Revolution Begins
2. Revolution Brings Reform and Terror
Science and Technology: Guillotine
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James Madison
Federalist Papers
Mary Wollstonecraft
Rights of Women
Primary Source Handbook:
Elizabeth Vigée-Lebrun
Memoirs
Different Perspectives: The French Revolution
3. Napoleon Forges an Empire (CIB)
4. Napoleon’s Empire Collapses (CIB)
5. The Congress Vienna (CIB)
Chapter 24 – 1789 – 1900
Nationalist Revolutions Sweep the West
1. Latin American Peoples Win Independence (CIB)
Global Impact: Struggling Towards Democracy
2. Europe Faces Revolution (CIB)
Analyzing Key Systems: Nationalism
3. Nationalism (CIB)
Case Study: Italy and Germany
4. Revolutions in the Arts
History through Art: Revolutions in Painting
Comparing and Contrasting: Political Revolutions
Primary Source Handbook:
Sadler Committee
Report on Child Labor
Unit 6
1700 – 1914
Industrialism and the Race for Empire
Chapter 25 – 1700 – 1900
The Industrial Revolution
1. The Beginnings of Revolution
Global Impact: Revolutions in Technology
2. Industrialization Case Study: Manchester
3. Industrialization Spreads
4. Reforming the Industrial World
Analyzing Key Concepts: Capitalism vs. Socialism
Different Perspectives: Industrialization
Chapter 26 – 1815 – 1914
An Age of Democracy and Progress
1. Democratic Reform and Activism (CIB)
2. Self-Rule for British Colonies
Social History: Life in Early Australia
3. War and Expansion in the United States (CIB)
4. Nineteenth-Century Progress (CIB)
Science and Technology: Edison’s Inventions
Chapter 27 – 1850 – 1914
The Age of Imperialism
1. The Scramble for Africa
2. Imperialism
Case Study: Nigeria
Analyzing Key Concepts: Imperialism
Different Perspectives: Views of Imperialism
3. Europeans Claim Muslim Lands
4. British Imperialism in India
5. Imperialism in Southeast Asia
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Abraham Lincoln
Second Inaugural
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Rights of Women
Chapter 28 – 1800 – 1914
Transformations around the Globe
1. China Resists Outside Influence (CIB)
2. Modernization in Japan (CIB)
History through Art: Japanese Woodblock Printing
3. U.S. Economic Imperialism
Science and Technology: Panama Canal
4. Turmoil and Change in Mexico
Comparing and Contrasting: Scientific and Technological Changes
Primary Source Handbook:
Woodrow Wilson
The Fourteen Points
Unit 7
1900 – 1945
The World at War
Chapter 29 – 1914 – 1918
The Great War
1. Marching Toward War
2. Europe Plunges into War
History in Depth: The New Weapons of War
Science and Technology: Military Aviation
3. A Global Conflict
Different Perspectives: Views of War
4. A Flawed Peace
Chapter 30 – 1900 – 1939
Revolution and Nationalism
1. Revolutions in Russia
Analyzing Key Concepts: Communism
2. Totalitarianism
Case Study: Stalinist Russia
Analyzing Key Concepts: Totalitarianism
History through Art: Propaganda
3. Imperial China Collapses
History in Depth: The Long March
4. Nationalism in India and Southwest Asia
Chapter 31 – 1819 – 1939
Years of Crisis
1. Postwar Uncertainty
Social History: Labor-saving Devices in the United States
2. A Worldwide Depression
3. Fascism Rises in Europe
Analyzing Key Concepts: Fascism
4. Aggressors Invade Nations
Chapter 32 – 1939 – 1845
World War II
1. Hitler’s Lightening War
2. Japan’s Pacific Campaign
3. The Holocaust
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Supplementary Sources:
Stars: Stories of
Holocausts
PBS: Sugihara
Primary Source Handbook:
Elie Wiesel
Night
Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston
Farewell to Manzanar
4. The Allied Victory
Global Impact: Arming for War
5. Europe and Japan in Ruins
Comparing and Contrasting: The Changing Nature of Warfare
Unit 8
1945 – Present
Perspectives on the Present
Chapter 33 – 1945 – Present
Restructuring the Post-War World
1. Cold War – Super Powers Face Off (CIB)
Science and Technology: The Space Race
2. Communists Take Power in China (CIB)
3. Wars in Korea and Vietnam
4. The Cold War Divides the World (CIB)
History in Depth: How the Cold War was Fought
5. The Cold War Thaws (CIB)
Chapter 34 – 1945 – Present
The Colonies Become New Nations
1. The Indian Subcontinent Achieves Freedom
2. Southeast Asian Nations Gain Independence
Social History: Changing Times in Southeast Asia
3. New Nations in Africa
4. Conflicts in the Middle East
History in Depth: Signs of Hope
5. Central Asia Struggles
Supplementary Sources:
Gandhi
Chapter 35 – 1945 – Present
Primary Source Handbook:
Struggles fir Democracy
Nelson Mandela
1. Democracy
Inaugural Address
Case Study: Latin America Democracies
Supplementary Sources:
2. The Challenge of Democracy in Africa
Mandela and DeKlerk
3. The Collapse of the Soviet Union
4. Change in Central and Eastern Europe
History in Depth: Ethnic Groups in the Former Yugoslavia
5. China: Reform and Reaction
History through Art: Photojournalism
Chapter 36 – 1945 – Present
Global Interdependence
Primary Source Handbook:
1. The Impact of Science and Technology
Martin Luther King
2. Global Economic Development
I Have a Dream
Analyzing Key Concepts: Globalization
Cesar Chavez
Different Perspective: Economics and the Environment
An Open Letter
3. Global Security Issues
4. Terrorism > Case Study: September 11, 2001
5. Cultures Blend in a Global Age > Global Impact: Rock ‘n Roll
Comparing and Contrasting: Nation Building
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