TEXTBOOK : MODERN WORLD HISTORY
Author: Roger B. Beck, Linda
Black, Larry S. Krieger, Phillip C.
Naylor, Dahia Ibo Shabaka.
Publisher: McDougal Littell
TABLE OF CONTENTS
• Begins on page ix – xxv
• Explains what each chapter consists of
• Helps you find information faster
• Units 1-5, chapters 1-20 with
introduction and epilogue
STANDARDS
• Begins on page xxxv through xxxiv
• Lists each California State Standard which you are responsible
for.
• Also listed at the beginning of each chapter and section.
• Will have main standard and each substandard which you will be
assessed on.
ATLAS
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Begins on page A1 – A47
Maps of different parts of the world
Some maps are at different points during world history (I.E. Asia
during the 1900)
Will always have a compass to let you know about direction, a key to
indicate what the colors or symbols represent.
Will always have a title to let you know what the map respresents
Different type of maps. Name some.
INDEX
• List of all terms, places, people, and key ideas found in the
textbook. Almost everything we will discuss can be found in the
index.
• If there is an “I” that means there is a picture. “M” refers to maps
and “c” is a chart.
• The pages that it can be found on are listed. There may be more
than one page listed.
GLOSSARY
• Alphabetical listing of many key terms from the chapter with the
definition.
• Parts of speech are included as well as page numbers
• In the text, bolded words are found within the glossary.
• A Spanish glossary is added as well. Every definition in English is
located in the Spanish section.
PRIMARY SOURCE
• Text taken directly from the source.
• Include background information to the the excerpt reading.
• Questions on the bottom to understand that text better.
TYPES OF MAPS
Name as many different types of maps as possible!
Describe what is on each map and how they are different than other
maps!
POLITICAL MAP
PHYSICAL MAP
POPULATION MAP
WATCH THE WORLD CHANGE!
WHAT IF THE MAP LOOKED LIKE THIS?
MAP VOCAB!
Latitude – imaginary lines which run east and west on a map which
measure the distance north or south of the equator
Equator – the imaginary line which is located at the circumference
of the earth and runs east-west.
MORE MAP VOCAB!
Longitude - imaginary lines which run north and south on a map
which measure the distance east or west of the prime meridian
Prime Meridian - the imaginary line which is located at the
circumference of the earth and runs north-south.
HOW WE DIVIDE THE WORLD
Hemispheres!
Haves of the globe divided by the circumference.
Name the 4 different hemispheres!
LET’S REVIEW!
Draw and label the following terms on the globe.
 Equator
 Prime Meridian
 Hemispheres
 Two latitude lines (label the degrees as best as possible)
 Two longitude lines (label the degrees as best as possible)
HOW DO WE TELL TIME AND READ TIME?
WHAT IS BC, AD, BCE, AND CE?
“Before Christ”. Refers to a date so many years before the birth of Jesus Christ.
“Anno Domini” (“in the year of the lord”). Refers to a date so many years after the
birth of Jesus Christ.
“Before the Common Era” and “Common Era” These terms correspond to B.C. and
A.D., respectively.
10 years. (For example: The 1930s was a decade of economic depression in many
parts of the world.)
100 years. Note that the first century A.D. refers to the years 1 to 100. So, the
twentieth century refers to the years 1901- 2000. (For example: The fall of
China’s Han Empire in 220 AD was an important event in the third century.
ORGANIZE THE FOLLOWING EVENTS FROM
EARLIEST TO LATEST
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1787 A.D. U.S. Constitution is written
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509 B.C.= Romans choose representative government.
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1790 A.D.= French National Assembly issues the Declaration of the
Rights of Man
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461 B.C.E= Pericles begins reform in Greece.
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Plot your birth date
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533 C.E.= Justinian’s legal code completed.
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2013 C.E.= Mr. Luyau moves to LA.
EXIT TICKET QUESTION
How will you use the textbook and its different types of
resources including maps and primary documents.
Give specific examples how you will use the textbook
in order to be successful in class.