World History Outcomes, 2014
Unit/Outcome 1: Compare characteristics common to early civilizations.
Topics/Targets: Agricultural Revolution, geographic requirements for settlement,
criteria for “civilization,” social classification/hierarchy, select civilizations: Ancient
Mesopotamia (incl. Code of Hammurabi), Ancient Egypt, Ancient India, Ancient China
(incl. Confucianism)
1.P.1: Explain how the Agricultural Revolution contributed to the rise of civilization.
1.HP.1: Explain why the Agricultural Revolution may have occurred in the first
place.
1.P.2: Identify basic geographic requirements for human settlement.
1.HP.2: Compare ancient and contemporary geographic requirements for
settlement.
1.P.3: Determine specific criteria for civilization.
1.HP.3: Compare salient features of early and modern civilizations.
1.P.4: Evaluate social classes as they typically existed in early civilizations.
1.HP.4: Compare ancient and contemporary social-class structures.
1.P.5: Evaluate the cultural and technical achievements of select civilizations:
Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, China.
1.HP.5: Research an early civilization and present findings to class.
Unit/Outcome 2: Analyze the origin and development of the world’s major religions (and
achieve understanding of the nature and diversity of religious beliefs and practices).
Topics/Targets: Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity, Buddhism, Islam
2.P.1: Analyze the origin and development of Hinduism.
HP: Religious diversity (incl. polytheism and monotheism)
2.P.2: Analyze the origin and development of Judaism.
HP: Religious conflict
2.P.3: Analyze the origin and development of Buddhism.
HP: Religious tolerance
2.P.4: Analyze the origin and development of Christianity.
HP: Religious trends
2.P.5: Analyze the origin and development of Islam.
HP: Comparative religious studies
Unit/Outcome 3: Evaluate the lasting influence of Classical Greece and Rome.
Topics/Targets: Greek cultural contributions, Greek political contributions, Roman
Republic (incl. 12 Tables), Roman Empire (and fall of), Roman Innovation
3.P.1: Evaluate the progression of Ancient Greek governments from monarchy to
democracy.
3.HP.1: Compare democracy as it existed in Greece to modern democracies (e.g.
American).
3.P.2: Evaluate the cultural achievements (art, architecture, philosophy, literature, etc.) of
Classical Greece.
3.HP.2: Assess the impact of Classical Greek culture on future cultures and
societies (e.g. Renaissance and modern).
3.P.3: Evaluate the cultural achievements (art, architecture, philosophy, literature, etc.) of
Ancient Rome.
3.P.4: Evaluate the formation of the Roman Republic, the expansion of the Roman
Empire, and their respective collapses.
3.P.5: Evaluate the rise of Christianity within and outside of the Roman Empire.
Unit/Outcome 4: Assess the achievements of non-Western civilizations and empires during the
Middle Ages.
4.P.1: Evaluate the rise and influence of medieval Islamic civilizations and empires.
4.P.2: Analyze the “globalizing” effects (exchange of goods and ideas) of early
trade routes, focusing on the Silk Road.
4.P.3: Compare medieval East Asian empires and dynasties and evaluate their cultural
achievements (Mongols, Mughals, Imperial China, Korea and Tokugawa Japan)
4.P.4: Compare medieval African kingdoms and evaluate their cultural achievements (Nubia,
Ghana, Mali, Songhai, Benin, Axum, Great Zimbabwe, et al)
4.P.5: Compare medieval Mesoamerican empires and evaluate their cultural achievements
(Maya, Aztec, Inca, et al)
Topics/Targets: Islamic Empires, Silk Road, Asian Empires (Mongol, Mughal, Imperial
China, Tokugawa Japan), West African Kingdoms, Mesoamerican Empires
Unit/Outcome 5: Investigate political, religious, social, and economic change in Medieval
Europe.
5.P.1: Evaluate the social and economic implications of feudalism’s rise and decline.
5.P.2: Assess the influence of the church on Medieval Europe (incl. Crusades).
5.P.3: Examine the consequences of plague on medieval European society.
5.P.4: Evaluate the social and economic implications of feudalism’s deline (incl. Magna
Carta).
5.P.5: Investigate the emergence of European nation states.
Topics/Targets: Byzantine Empire (incl. Justinian Code), Holy Roman Empire (incl.
Charlemagne), Feudalism (incl. consequences of plague), Crusades, Magna Carta
Unit/Outcome 6: Scrutinize the reasons for and consequences of European exploration and
colonization of the New World.
6.P.1: Examine routes of European exploration.
6.P.2: Analyze motives for European exploration and colonization.
6.P.3: Evaluate the impact of European colonization on indigenous populations.
6.P.4: Assess the consequences of the slave trade.
6.P.5: Evaluate the effects of global trade.
Topics/Targets: Mercantilism; “God, gold, and glory”; Columbian Exchange; Triangular
Trade; Encomienda System
Unit/Outcome 7: Examine the cultural, economic, social, and political effects of the European
Renaissance and Protestant Reformation.
7.P.1: Examine the causes and consequences of the European Renaissance.
7.P.2: Evaluate the influence of individual Renaissance figures.
7.P.3: Analyze the political, social, religious and economic causes of the Reformation.
7.P.4: Evaluate the effects of the Protestant Reformation and the Catholic Counter-
Reformation.
Topics/Targets: Humanism, Counter-Reformation, Innovations,
Unit/Outcome 8: Analyze the causes and consequences of scientific, philosophical, political,
and economic revolution.
8.P.1: Characterize differences between “absolute” and “enlightened” monarchs.
8.P.2: Explain how the ideas and ideals of the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment
challenged social and political norms.
8.P.4: Examine the causes and consequences of political revolutions (e.g. French
Revolution) on
political and social structures.
8.P.5: Examine the causes and consequences of agricultural and industrial revolution.
Topics/Targets: Scientific Revolution, Absolutism (incl. divine right), Enlightenment,
Industrial Revolution, Major Revolutions (incl. American, French, Haitian, Russian)
Unit/Outcome 9: Investigate the causes and consequences of “modern” conflicts triggered by
ethnic, economic, and political dispute.
9.P.1: Examine the causes and consequences of European nationalist and militarist
movements.
9.P.2: Examine the causes and consequences of European imperialism in Africa and Asia.
9.P.3: Examine the causes and consequences of the Russian Communist Revolution.
9.P.4: Examine the causes and consequences of World War I.
9.P.5: Examine the causes and consequences of World War II.
Topics/Targets: Nationalism (incl. Revolutions of 1848), Imperialism (Africa and Asia),
Militarism, Communist revolutions, World Wars, Independence Movements (Africa,
Asia, and Latin America)
Unit/Outcome 10: Examine the competitive interdependence of nations and resulting economic,
socio-political, and environmental change.
Topics/Targets: Economic Systems, Cold War, Globalization, Terrorism,
Environmentalism