A L I E F
Independent
School District
GRADE 10 SOCIAL STUDIES – WORLD HISTORY
Unit 1: Ancient Civilizations (8000 BC-AD 600)
Time: 4 weeks
Hook ideas here!
Universal
Generalizations
Social Studies Pacing Guide
Developed 2002
Line ideas here!
Unit Understandings
TEKS
Skills TEKS
Revised 2006 & 2011
Sinker ideas here!
Topics/Content
Unit Questions
Resources
Before Agriculture
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Hunting & Gathering
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Nomadic Societies
Neolithic Agricultural
Revolution
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Beginning Of Farming
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Domesticating Animals
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First Settlements
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Population Growth
Characteristics of Early
Civilizations
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Cities
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Social Classes
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Specialized Labor
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Complex Institutions
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Record-Keeping
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Early Arts & Literature
River Valley Civilizations
The Impact of Geography
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The Fertile Crescent
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Egypt
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India
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China
PERSIA Chart Introduction
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Hunter/Gatherers
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Sedentary Farmers
Why did civilization
develop and persist as the
primary structure for
organizing society?
Essential Resources

Mastering the TEKS in World
History, Chapter 5

Text, Ch. 1

Lesson Plan #1: PERSIA

United States PERSIA Chart
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Lesson Plan #2: The Neolithic
Revolution

Neolithic Revolution Flow
Chart
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Lesson Plan #3: The Neolithic
Revolution in Mesopotamia
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Mesopotamia Map for Lesson
#3
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Persia Chart, Mesopotamia
Supplemental Resources
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“Readiness” TEKS bold
People achieve more
when they cooperate.
Alief ISD 2011
By making it possible for
more people to live in one
place due to increased food
supplies, the development of
agriculture led to established
settlements and eventually
civilizations.
1(A) identify major causes and describe
the major effects of … the development
of agriculture and the development of
the river valley civilizations
2(A) summarize the impact of the
development of farming (Neolithic
Revolution) on the creation of river
valley civilizations
2(B) identify the characteristics of
civilizations
16(B) analyze the influence of
human and physical geographic
factors on major events in world
history, including the development
of river valley civilizations
16(C) interpret maps, charts, and
graphs to explain how geography has
influenced people and events in the
past (Skill)
17(A) identify important changes in
human life caused by the Neolithic
Revolution
Vocabulary: hunting and
gathering, agriculture,
domestication, Neolithic
Revolution, settlement,
civilization, social class,
specialization, institution,
civilization
The cultures of different
places tend to have
unique characteristics
Geographic factors play
a significant role in where
different types of
settlements are located
and what happens to
them.
Alief ISD 2011
Although Egyptian, Sumerian
Indian, and Chinese
civilizations were all nurtured
and sustained by their rivers,
they developed significant
cultural, political, and
economic differences.
1(B) identify major causes and describe
the major effects of the development of
the classical civilizations of India
(Maurya and Gupta) and China (Zhou,
Qin, and Han), and the development of
major world religions
2(C) explain how major river valley
civilizations influenced the development
of the classical civilizations
3(A) describe the major political,
religious/philosophical, and cultural
influences of India and China
3(C) compare the factors that led to the
collapse of Rome and Han China
16(B) analyze the influence of
human and physical geographic
factors on development of river
valley civilizations
16(C) interpret maps, charts, and
graphs to explain how geography has
influenced people and events in the
past (Skill)
19(A) identify the characteristics of
monarchies and theocracies as forms
of government in early civilizations
20 (B) identify the impact of political
and legal ideas contained in
Hammurabi's Code
23(A) describe the historical origins,
central ideas, and spread of major
religious and philosophical
traditions, including Buddhism,
Confucianism, Hinduism, and the
development of monotheism
23(B) identify examples of religious
influence on various events referenced
in the major eras of world history
24(A) describe the changing roles of
women, children, and families during
major eras of world history
25(A) summarize the fundamental
ideas and institutions of Eastern
civilizations that originated in China and
India
26(B) analyze examples of how art,
architecture, literature, music, and
drama reflect the history of the cultures
in which they are produced
27(A) identify the origin and diffusion of
major ideas in mathematics, science,
and technology that occurred in river
valley civilizations
Egypt
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Political

Economic

Religious

Social

Intellectual

Area (Geographic)
Mesopotamia
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Political

Economic

Religious

Social

Intellectual

Area (Geographic)
India

Political

Economic

Religious

Social

Intellectual

Area (Geographic)
China

Political

Economic

Religious

Social

Intellectual
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Area (Geographic)
Indus Valley Civilization
Aryan Civilization
Shang Dynasty
Zhou Dynasty
Qin Dynasty
Maurya Empire
Gupta Empire
Han Dynasty
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Similarities and Differences
To what extent does
geography influence the
political, economic, social,
religious, and intellectual
development of societies?
Vocabulary: pharaoh,
ziggurat, cuneiform,
irrigation, empire,
polytheism, caste,
Hinduism, dynasty,
Buddhism, dynasty,
Confucianism, Daoism
Essential Resources

Mastering the TEKS in World
History, Chapter 5 and 7

Text, Ch. 2, 3, and 4

Lesson Plan #4: Egypt

Map of Egypt (for Lesson 4
Hook)

Egypt PERSIA Template
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Lesson Plan #5: Indus Valley
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Indus Valley PERSIA
Template
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Lesson Plan #6: China
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China PERSIA Template
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Lesson Plan #7: Collapse of
the Han Dynasty
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Timeline Template: Collapse of
the Han Dynasty
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Lesson Plan #8: Classical
India
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Classical India Timeline Notes
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Classical QSSSA Sinker
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River Valley Civilizations
Summary PERSIA Chart
Supplemental Resources
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Ideas that change the
world sometimes begin in
small places.
Occasionally
“trailblazers” come along
who make huge and
lasting changes in the
world.
Alief ISD 2011
The ancient Persians and
Hebrews developed and
spread the first monotheistic
religions.
The Greeks laid the
intellectual foundations of
Western Civilization.
3(A) describe the major political,
religious/philosophical, and cultural
influences of Israel including the
development of monotheism and
Judaism
20(B) identify the impact of political and
legal ideas contained in the Jewish Ten
Commandments
23(A) describe the historical origins,
central ideas, and spread of major
religious and philosophical
traditions, including Judaism
1(B) identify major causes and describe
the major effects of the development of
the classical civilization of Persia
3(A) describe the major political,
religious/philosophical, and cultural
influences of Persia, including the
development of monotheism
1(B) identify major causes and describe
the major effects of the development of
the classical civilization of Greece
3(A) describe the major political,
religious/philosophical, and cultural
influences of Greece
16(C) interpret maps, charts, and
graphs to explain how geography has
influenced people and events in the
past (Skill)
19(B) identify the characteristics of
the following political systems:
theocracy, absolute monarchy,
democracy, republic, oligarchy,
limited monarchy, and
totalitarianism
20(A) explain the development of
democratic-republican government
from its beginnings in classical
Greece
21(B) describe the rights and
responsibilities of citizens and
noncitizens in civic participation
throughout history
24(A) describe the changing roles of
women, children, and families during
The Hebrew Kingdom
Judaism
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Origins

Central Ideas
The Ten Commandments
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Content
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Impact
Persia
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Political
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Economic
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Religious
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Social

Intellectual

Area (Geographic)
To what extent were the
ancient Israelites justified
in thinking they were a
“chosen” people?
What was the secret of
Persia’s success?
Political
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Monarchy and Tyranny
(early)
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Oligarchy

Athenian Direct
Democracy
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Pericles’ Funeral Oration
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Role of Citizens
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Rights

Juries

Order v. Freedom
Economic
Religious
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Polytheistic
Social
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The Polis (city states)
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Role of Women
Intellectual
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The Glory that Was
Greece
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Art (The Ideal)
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Architecture (Balance
and Harmony)

Literature (Classical
Style)
To what extent can
geography influence the
political, economic, social,
religious, and intellectual
development of societies?
Vocabulary:
empire, tribute,
Zoroastrianism,
monotheism
Essential Resources

Mastering the TEKS in World
History, Chapter 5

Text, Chapter 2, Section 5

Lesson Plan #9: Ancient
Hebrewsand Persians

Hebrews-Persians Chart for
Lesson #9

Mastering the TEKS in World
History, Chapter 6

Text, Chapter 2, pp. 42-43
Collaborative Reading Activity
Supplemental Resources
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Is it accurate to say that
Greece had more impact
on history than any other
classical civilization?
Vocabulary:
isolation, peninsula,
political system,
democracy, republic, city
state, oligarchy,
aristocracy, monarchy,
philosophy, Parthenon,
Hellenistic Culture
Essential Resources

Mastering the TEKS in World
History, Chapter 6

Text, Ch. 5
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Lesson 10/11: Greek
Geography and Democracy
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Geography of Greece Hook
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Line - Greek Democracy
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Sinker –Definition Poem
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Pre-AP Extension - Pericles
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Pericles Matrix
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Lesson 12: Legacy of Greece
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Matrix for Lesson 12
Supplemental Resources
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Unit 2, World History
Curriculum Guide

History Alive! Ancient
Greece, 1.1 Understanding
Geography’s Effect on
Settlement in Ancient Greece
Sometimes skill and
good fortune enable
ambitious people to
achieve greatness.
A shrewd and practical
people, the Romans were
able to conquer and control
the Italian peninsula and later
the Mediterranean world.
Long-term change
sometimes brings an end
to things that seemed
like they would be last
forever
Over a long period of time,
internal and external forces
gradually weakened and
ultimately brought an end to
the Roman Empire.
Alief ISD 2011
major eras of world history
26(A) identify significant examples of
art and architecture that demonstrate
an artistic ideal or visual principle from
selected cultures
26(B) analyze examples of how art,
architecture, literature, music, and
drama reflect the history of the cultures
in which they are produced
27(A) identify the origin and diffusion of
major ideas in mathematics, science,
and technology that occurred in
classical Greece
27(E) identify the contributions of
significant scientists such as
Archimedes, Erastosthenes, and
Pythagoras

1(B) identify major causes and describe
the major effects of the classical
civilization of Rome
3(A) describe the major political,
religious/philosophical, and cultural
influences of Rome
3(C) compare the factors that led to the
collapse of Rome and Han China.
of government in early civilizations; and
19(B) identify the characteristics of
the following political systems:
theocracy, absolute monarchy,
democracy, republic, oligarchy,
limited monarchy, and
totalitarianism.
20(A) explain the development of
democratic-republican government
from its beginnings in classical
Rome
20(B) identify the impact of political and
legal ideas contained in the following
documents the Jewish Ten
Commandments and Justinian's Code
of Laws
21(B) describe the rights and
responsibilities of citizens and
noncitizens in civic participation
Political
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Monarchy

Republic (of patricians)
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Reform for Plebeians
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The Rule of Law
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Military Expansion
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Decline of the Republic
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Rise of the Empire
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Expanding Citizenship

The Pax Romana
Economic
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Agriculture and Trade

Expanding Wealth

Infrastructure and Public
Works

Engineering and
Science
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The Impact of Slavery
Religious
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Greek Legacy
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Polytheistic
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Diversity and Toleration

Judaism and
Monotheism

The Rise of Christianity
Social
Drama (Tragedy and
Comedy)
Area (Geographic)
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Mountains (isolation and
independent city states)

Seas (seafaring, trade,
and colonization)
Were the Romans truly
great or were they simply
at the right place at the
right time?
Did Rome fall or was it
pushed?
Vocabulary:
peninsula, republic,
plebeians, patricians, rule
of law, Pax Romana,
barbarians
Essential Resources

Mastering the TEKS in World
History, Chapter 6

Text, Ch. 6

Lesson 13: Ancient Rome

US/Rome Connection –
Student Copy

US/Rome Connection- Key

How Rome was Governed –
Student Copy

How Rome was Governed Key
Supplemental Resources
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throughout history
22(A) summarize the development of
the rule of law from ancient to modern
times
23(A) describe the historical origins,
central ideas, and spread of major
religious and philosophical
traditions, including Christianity and
Judaism, and of monotheism
23(B) identify examples of religious
influence on various events referenced
in the major eras of world history
24(A) describe the changing roles of
women, children, and families during
major eras of world history
25(B) summarize the fundamental
ideas and institutions of Western
civilizations that originated in Rome
26(A) identify significant examples of
art and architecture that demonstrate
an artistic ideal or visual principle from
selected cultures
26(B) analyze examples of how art,
architecture, literature, music, and
drama reflect the history of the cultures
in which they are produced
27(A) identify the origin and diffusion of
major ideas in mathematics, science,
and technology that occurred in
classical Rome
Alief ISD 2011
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The Family

Role of Women

Sports and Contests
Intellectual

Greco-Roman
Civilization

Literature

History

Art

Architecture
Area (Geographic)

Peninsula

Broad, fertile plains

Central location

Mediterranean Sea
Crossroads
Decline of Rome

Domestic Problems

Foreign Invasions

Political, Economic,
Social Causes
A L I E F
Independent
School District
GRADE 10 SOCIAL STUDIES – WORLD HISTORY
Unit 2: The Post Classical Era: AD 600-1450
Time: 4 weeks
Hook ideas here!
Universal
Generalizations
Social Studies Pacing Guide
Developed 2002
Line ideas here!
Unit Understandings
Student-Friendly TEKS
Skills TEKS
Revised 2006 & 2011
Sinker ideas here!
Topics/Content
Unit Questions
Resources
“Readiness” TEKS bold
The body can’t survive
without the brain.
The Fall of Rome triggered
disruption of trade, the
downfall of cities, and a
decline of learning in Western
Europe.
People seek stability in
order to meet their
needs.
The spread of Christianity,
the power of strong kings,
and the evolution of
feudalism helped to end the
chaos left in the wake of
Rome’s fall.
Churches have influence
in communities because
they are respected by the
people.
The church became a
powerful institution in feudal
Europe, competing with
emperors for power and
authority.
Alief ISD 2011
1(C) identify major causes and
describe the major effects of the
formation of medieval Europe
4(A) explain the development of
Christianity as a unifying social and
political factor in medieval Europe
and the Byzantine Empire;
4(B) explain the characteristics of
Roman Catholicism and Eastern
Orthodoxy
4(C) describe the major
characteristics of and the factors
contributing to the development of
the political/social system of
feudalism and the economic system
of manorialism
4(G) explain how the Crusades, the
Black Death, the Hundred Years'
War, and the Great Schism
contributed to the end of medieval
Europe
16(B) analyze the influence of
human and physical geographic
factors on major events in world
history
20(B) identify the impact of political and
legal ideas contained in Justinian's
Code of Laws and Magna Carta
20(C) explain the political philosophy of
Thomas Aquinas
23(A) describe the historical origins,
central ideas, and spread of major
religious and philosophical
traditions, including, Christianity
23(B) identify examples of religious
influence on various events referenced
in the major eras of world history.
24(A) describe the changing roles of
Results of Rome’s Decline

Trade Decline

Learning Decline

Decline of Cities

Rise of Germanic Tribes
Gradual Return to Order

Spread of Church
Influence

Rise of Feudalism
The Church at High Tide

Growth of the Power of
the Roman Catholic
Church

Eastern Orthodox
Church
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The Crusades

Impact of the Crusades
Role of Women
Legal Milestones

Justinian’s Code

Magna Carta
Learning, Architecture and
Art

Church as the Center of
Learning

Religious Themes

Cathedrals

Stained Glass

Thomas Aquinas
The End of Medieval
Europe

The Crusades

The Black Death

The Hundred Years’
War

The Great Schism
Did Rome take civilization
with it when it fell?
Why did feudalism emerge
from the ashes of the
Western Roman Empire?
Did the church become so
powerful because people
became more religious?
vocabulary:
medieval, Middle Ages,
Byzantine Empire, Roman
Catholicism, Eastern
Orthodoxy, Great Schism,
Justinian’s Code,
feudalism, manorialism,
manor, fief, serf, knight,
Pope, The Crusades, The
Black Death
Essential Resources

Mastering the TEKS in World
History, Chapter 8

Text, Ch. 8

Text, Ch. 9, Sec. 2-3, 5

Lesson Plan on Europe after
the Fall of Rome; Line T-Chart;
“The Important Thing” Sinker

Lesson Plan on The Rise of
Europe; Feudalism Reading;
Mind Map; Sinker

Lesson Plan on the Power of
the Church; Line; Sinker

Lesson Plan: The Church as
Unifier; Hook; Line; Sinker;
Reading

Lesson Plan: The End of the
Middle Ages; Line
Supplemental Resources
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Unit 3, World History
Curriculum Guide
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Results of Rome’s Decline
(Thanks to Dawn Bishop) w/
o
Instructions
o
Opinion Proof Notes
o
Map – Europe in 500
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History Alive! Europe After
the Fall of the Roman
Empire, 3.2 The Development
of Feudalism in Western
Europe
Unit 4, World History
Curriculum Guide
History Alive! Europe After
the Fall of the Roman
Empire, 4.1 The Crusades
women, children, and families during
major eras of world history
26(A) identify significant examples of
art and architecture that demonstrate
an artistic ideal or visual principle from
selected cultures;
26(B) analyze examples of how art,
architecture, literature, music, and
drama reflect the history of the cultures
in which they are produced
Unity and stability
provide an environment
where great things can
be accomplished.
Alief ISD 2011
The Tang and Song
dynasties produced a Golden
Age of political, economic
and cultural advancement in
China.
4 (H) summarize the major political,
economic, and cultural
developments in Tang and Song
China and their impact on Eastern
Asia
4(J) analyze how the Silk Road and
the African gold-salt trade facilitated
the spread of ideas and trade
24(A) describe the changing roles of
women, children, and families during
major eras of world history
25(A) summarize the fundamental
ideas and institutions of Eastern
civilizations that originated in China
and India
Tang Dynasty Golden Age

Unity, Peace, and
Expansion

Economic Progress

Cultural Achievements
Song Dynasty

Economic Progress

Public Works

Achievements in
Technology, Literature,
and the Arts

The Role of Women
To what extent were the
Tang and Song Dynasties
like the Middle Ages in
Europe?
Vocabulary:
dynasty, Grand Canal, Silk
Road, acupuncture,
moveable type, compass,
abacus, porcelain,
footbinding
Essential Resources

Mastering the TEKS in World
History, Chapter 10

Text, Ch. 13, Sec. 1

Lesson Plan: Tang and
Song Dynasties; Line – Persia
Chart
Supplemental Resources

27(A) identify the origin and diffusion of
major ideas in mathematics, science,
and technology that occurred in river
valley civilizations, classical Greece
and Rome, classical India, and the
Islamic caliphates between 700 and
1200 and in China from the Tang to
Ming dynasties
Shared belief can be
powerful motivator.
Strong leadership can
produce significant
results.
Driven by a common
language and a new religion,
Arab Muslims created a vast
empire and a “golden age” of
Muslim culture.
Extension of the Mongol
Empire into China, Russia,
and the Islamic world made
possible a global expansion
of trade and sharing of
technology and culture
1(C) identify major causes and
describe the major effects of the
development of Islamic caliphates and
their impact on Asia, Africa, and
Europe
4(D) explain the political, economic,
and social impact of Islam on
Europe, Asia, and Africa
4(E) describe the interactions between
Muslim, Christian, and Jewish societies
in Europe, Asia, and North Africa;
4(J) analyze how the Silk Road and the
African gold-salt trade facilitated the
spread of ideas and trade
23(A) describe the historical origins,
central ideas, and spread of major
religious and philosophical
traditions, including Islam
23(B) identify examples of religious
influence on various events referenced
in the major eras of world history
24(A) describe the changing roles of
women, children, and families during
major eras of world history
27(A) identify the origin and diffusion of
major ideas in mathematics, science,
and technology that occurred in the
Islamic caliphates
The Rise of Islam
Islamic Principles

The Quran

The Five Pillars
The Spread of Islam

North Africa

Europe

Asia
The Caliphates
Muslim Contributions

Architecture

Art

Literature

Mathematics

Astronomy

Medicine
What was the “engine” that
fueled Islamic expansion
into a huge empire and a
thriving culture?
1C identify major causes and describe
the major effects of the Mongol
invasions
4(K) summarize the changes
resulting from the Mongol invasions
of Russia, China, and the Islamic
world.
Unification Under Genghis
Khan
Conquests
Impact of Mongol Invasions
Was the long term impact
of the Mongol invasions on
civilization positive or
negative?
Vocabulary:
mosque, caliph,
monotheism, sultan,
arabesque, calligraphy
Vocabulary:
Essential Resources

Mastering the TEKS in World
History, Chapter 9

Text, Chapter 11, Sections 1-4

Lesson Plan: Comparing
Religions; Hook; Line; Sinker

Lesson Plan: The Gold-Salt
Trade; Line Matrix
Supplemental Resources

Essential Resources

Mastering the TEKS in World
History, Chapter 10

Text, Chapter 13, Section 2

Lesson Plan: Mesoamerica;
Hook; Line
Supplemental Resources

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Alief ISD 2011
Several powerful civilizations
developed in the Western
Hemisphere independently of
those in the Eurasia.
6 (A) compare the major political,
economic, social, and cultural
developments of the Maya, Inca, and
Aztec civilizations and explain how
prior civilizations influenced their
Geography and Migration
A Neolithic Revolution
The Mayas

Political

Economic
Were the civilizations that
developed in the Western
Hemisphere more alike or
different than those in the
Eastern Hemisphere?



Mastering the TEKS in World
History, Chapter 12
Text, Chapter 7
development
27(B) summarize the major ideas in
astronomy, mathematics, and
architectural engineering that
developed in the Maya, Inca, and
Aztec civilizations
Alief ISD 2011
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Religious

Social

Intellectual

Area (Geographic)
The Aztecs

Political

Economic

Religious

Social

Intellectual

Area (Geographic)
The Incas

Political

Economic

Religious

Social

Intellectual

Area (Geographic)
Vocabulary:
land
bridge,
migration,
sacrifice, solar calendar,
chinampas, tribute, temple,
pyramid
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A L I E F
Independent
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GRADE 10 SOCIAL STUDIES – WORLD HISTORY
Unit 3: Connecting Hemispheres: 1450-1750
Time: 4 weeks
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Universal
Generalizations
Social Studies Pacing Guide
Developed 2002
Line ideas here!
Unit Understandings
Student-Friendly TEKS
Skills TEKS
Revised 2006 & 2011
Sinker ideas here!
Topics/Content
Unit Questions
Resources
Essential Resources

Mastering the TEKS in World
History, Chapter 11

Text, Ch. 8, Sec. 4

Text, Ch. 14, Sec. 1-2
“Readiness” TEKS bold
New ideas and
inventions often produce
great change.
In Europe after the Plague,
expansion of population,
manufacturing, and trade
accompanied a cultural
renewal known as the
Renaissance.
concepts:
innovation, agricultural
revolution, capital, trade,
middle class
People lose confidence
in institutions that fail to
meet their needs.
Change often creates
Alief ISD 2011
Brought about by
Renaissance ideas and
Church abuses, the
Reformation ended forever
the unity of the Catholic
1(D) identify major causes and
describe the major effects of the
Renaissance
5(A) explain the political, intellectual,
artistic, economic, and religious
impact of the Renaissance
25(C) explain the relationship among
Christianity, individualism, and growing
secularism that began with the
Renaissance and how the relationship
influenced subsequent political
developments
26(A) identify significant examples of
art and architecture that demonstrate
an artistic ideal or visual principle from
selected cultures
26(B) analyze examples of how art,
architecture, literature, music, and
drama reflect the history of the cultures
in which they are produced
27(C) explain the impact of the printing
press on the Renaissance
27(E) identify the contributions of
significant scientists such as
Copernicus and Galileo
Economic Expansion

Agricultural Revolution

Trade

Commercial Revolution
The Renaissance

Revival of Classical
Culture

The Arts

Humanism and
Individualism

The Printing Press
The Renaissance’s Impact

Political

Intellectual

Artistic

Economic

Religious
To what extent was the
Renaissance a turning away
from the Catholic Church?
1(D) identify major causes and
describe the major effects of the
Reformation
5(B) explain the political, intellectual,
artistic, economic, and religious
Causes of the Reformation

Renaissance Ideas

Abuses in the Church
Martin Luther
Could the Reformation have
occurred without Martin
Luther?
Vocabulary:
humanism, guild,
individualism, classical
learning
Was the Reformation more
Supplemental Resources

Unit 4, World History
Curriculum Guide
Essential Resources

Mastering the TEKS in World
History, Chapter 11

Text, Ch. 14, Sec. 3-4
conflict. (???)
Revolutionary new ideas
can have far-reaching
consequences.
Church in Western Europe.
Working in the tradition of the
Renaissance, scientists such
as Galileo, Copernicus,
Newton, and Boyle created a
revolution in science by
rejecting traditional authority
and church teachings in favor
of the direct observation of
nature.
A new focus on
experimentation and
observing nature changed the
way Europeans looked at the
world.
impact of the Reformation
20(C) explain the political philosophies
of individuals such … John Calvin
23(B) identify examples of religious
influence on various events referenced
in the major eras of world history
25(C) explain the relationship among
Christianity, individualism, and growing
secularism that began with the
Renaissance and how the relationship
influenced subsequent political
developments
27(C) explain the impact of the printing
press on the Reformation in Europe

Indulgences

The 95 Theses

Excommunication

The Lutheran Church
Spread of the Reformation

The Printing Press

John Calvin

The English Reformation
The Reformation’s Impact

The Catholic Revolution

The Inquisition

Religious Wars

Anti-Semitism
significant in its impact than
the Renaissance?
1(E) identify major causes and describe
the major effects of the Scientific
Revolution…
8(A) explain how 17th and 18th
century European scientific
advancements led to the Industrial
Revolution
27(E) identify the contributions of
significant scientists such as
Archimedes, Copernicus,
Erastosthenes, Galileo, Pythagoras,
Robert Boyle, and Isaac Newton
Causes of the Scientific
Revolution

Renaissance Focus on
Mathematics/Nature

Universities (relative
independence)
Key Scientists

Galileo

Copernicus

Boyle

Newton
Impact of the Scientific
Revolution

The universe as rational

Increased secularism

The Spread of scientific
ideas

Science to Invention
Was the Scientific
Revolution truly
“revolutionary”?
1(D) identify major causes and
describe the major effects of the
following important turning points in
world history from 1450 to 1750: …the
rise of the Ottoman Empire…
7(D) explain the impact of the
Ottoman Empire on Eastern Europe
and global trade
The Rise of the Ottoman
Empire

Origin and Growing
Power

Capture of
Constantinople

Expansion to Africa and
Europe
The Impact of the Ottoman
Empire

On Eastern Europe

On global trade
??????????
1(D) identify major causes and
describe the major effects of the
following important turning points in
world history from 1450 to 1750: … the
influence of the Ming dynasty on world
The Ming Dynasty

Restoring Chinese Rule

Economic and Cultural
Expansion
Contact with the World
Was China better off under
the Mongols or the Ming
Dynasty?
The spread of ideas during
the Enlightenment provoked
revolutions in science and
politics.
Groups that are both
powerful and different
than us often pose a
significant threat.
?????
Alief ISD 2011
The growing power and
strategic location of the
Ottoman Empire confronted
Christian Europe with a
significant Islamic challenge.
The Ming Dynasty overthrew
Mongol Rule and helped
return China to its former
glory.
Supplemental Resources

Vocabulary: indulgence,
excommunication
Essential Resources

Mastering the TEKS in World
History, Chapter 13

Text, Ch. 14, Sec. 5
Vocabulary: heliocentric,
scientific method,
observation;
experimentation; gravity’
laws of motion; secular
Supplemental Resources

Vocabulary: sultan,
janizaries
Vocabulary:
Essential Resources

Mastering the TEKS in World
History, Chapter 10

Text, Ch. 11, Sec. 5
Supplemental Resources

Essential Resources

Mastering the TEKS in World
History, Chapter 10

Text, Ch. 13, Sec. 2
Turning points trigger
great changes.
Alief ISD 2011
The Age of Exploration began
a process that led to
European domination of most
of the non-Western World.
trade…
7(E) explain Ming China's impact on
global trade
27(A) Identify the origin and diffusion of
major ideas in mathematics, science,
and technology that occurred … in
China from the Tang to Ming dynasties.

The Growth of Trade

Seafaring Technology

Voyages of Zheng He

Returning Inward
Comparing Ming
Achievements with Earlier
Dynasties of China

Mathematics and
Science

Technology
1(D) identify major causes and
describe the major effects of the
following important turning points in
world history from 1450 to 1750: …
European exploration [,]…the
Columbian Exchange… [and]
European expansion…
6(B) explain how the Inca and Aztec
empires were impacted by European
exploration/colonization
7 (A) analyze the causes of
European expansion from 1450 to
1750
7(B) explain the impact of the
Columbian Exchange on the
Americas and Europe;
7(C) explain the impact of the
Atlantic slave trade on West Africa
and the Americas
Motives for European
Expansion

Needed- A New Route to
Asia

Religion – The
Crusading Spirit

Adventure and National
Glory
Prerequisites Met

Strong, Stable
Monarchies

Cartography, Navigation,
Technology
Voyages of Discovery

Columbus

Other Explorers
The Columbian Exchange

Conquests – Mexico and
Peru

Impact on the Americas

Impact on Europe
The Slave Trade

Impact on Africa

Impact on the Americas
Supplemental Resources

How does the Age of
Discovery rank among the
most significant events of
World History?
Essential Resources

Mastering the TEKS in World
History, Chapter 12

Text, Ch. 16, Sec. 1, 2, 4, 5
Vocabulary: conquistador,
Columbian Exchange,
encomienda, plantation,
middle passage
Supplemental Resources
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A L I E F
Independent
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GRADE 10 SOCIAL STUDIES – WORLD HISTORY
Unit 4: Political Revolutions (1600-1850)
Time: 4 weeks
Hook ideas here!
Universal
Generalizations
Social Studies Pacing Guide
Developed 2002
Line ideas here!
Unit Understandings
Student-Friendly TEKS
Skills TEKS
Revised 2006 & 2011
Sinker ideas
here!
Topics/Content
Unit Questions
Resources
Absolutism in Europe

Absolutism and Divine Right
of Kings

Examples from Europe
o
Louis XIV
o
Catherine the Great
o
Peter the Great
o
Elizabeth I
Was absolutism a natural
extension of feudalism?
Essential Resources
Mastering the TEKS in World
History, Chapter 13

Text, Ch. 17, Sec. 2, 5
Traditional Checks on Monarchy
in England

The Magna Carta

Parliament’s Approval of New
Taxes
The Rise of Parliament in
England

Conflicts between the King
and Parliament

The English Civil War

Glorious Revolution

English Bill of Rights
Was the English path to
democracy truly
revolutionary?
“Readiness” TEKS bold
When leaders have
opportunities to increase
their power, they
typically take them.
When followers begin to
acquire some power and
freedom, the authority of
an absolute ruler may be
threatened.
Alief ISD 2011
As feudalism declined,
stronger national kingdoms
emerged under the control of
absolute rulers.
In England, Parliament
gradually took power from
absolute rulers and assured
basic rights to Englishmen.
19(B) identify the characteristics of
the following political
systems:…absolute monarchy
9 (A) compare the causes,
characteristics, and consequences
of the American and French
revolutions, emphasizing the role
of the Enlightenment, the Glorious
Revolution, and religion
19(B) identify the characteristics of
the following political
systems:…absolute monarchy,
democracy… limited monarchy
20(A) explain the development of
democratic-republican government
… through the English Civil War
and the Enlightenment
20(B) identify the impact of political
and legal ideas contained in the
following documents: … Magna Carta,
the English Bill of Rights
21(A) describe how people have
participated in supporting or changing
their governments
22(A) summarize the development of
the rule of law from ancient to modern
times
vocabulary:
Parliament, Commonwealth,
Glorious Revolution, habeas
corpus
vocabulary:
monarchy, absolute ruler,
divine right of kings,
enlightened despot
Were English kings
absolute monarchs?
Vocabulary: limited
monarchy, Magna Carta,
Parliament, revolution
Supplemental Resources



Mastering the TEKS in World
History, Chapter 13
Text, Ch. 17, Sec. 3
Supplemental Resources

Revolutionary new ideas
can have far-reaching
consequences.
Rebellion often occurs
when people feel they
are being treated
unfairly.
Inspired by the Scientific
Revolution, Enlightenment
thinkers used ideas of
reason and progress to
challenge established
institutions and values.
1(E) identify major causes and
describe the major effects of the
following important turning points in
world history from 1750 to 1914: …
the Enlightenment's impact on
political revolutions
20(A) explain the development of
democratic-republican government
…through the … Enlightenment
20(C) explain the political
philosophies of individuals such as
John Locke, Thomas Hobbes,
Voltaire, Charles de Montesquieu,
Jean Jacques Rousseau…Thomas
Jefferson,…and William Blackstone
24(A) describe the changing roles
of women, children, and families
during major eras of world history
24(B) describe the major influences of
women during major eras of world
history…
Enlightenment Thinking

Founded in the Scientific
Revolution

Reliance on Reason and
Natural Law

Impact on Democracy
Enlightenment Thinkers

Locke

Hobbes

Montesquieu

Voltaire

Rousseau

Jefferson

Blackstone
Growing Voice for Women
Provoked by grievances
against English policy, the
American colonies employed
Enlightenment ideas to
declare independence and
establish a constitutional
republic that would serve as
a model to the world.
1(E) identify major causes and
describe the major effects of the
following important turning points in
world history from 1750 to 1914: …
the Enlightenment's impact on
political revolutions
7(F) explain new economic factors
and principles that contributed to
the success of Europe’s
Commercial Revolution
9 (A) compare the causes,
characteristics, and consequences
of the American and French
revolutions, emphasizing the role
of the Enlightenment, the Glorious
Revolution, and religion
9(D) identify the influence of ideas
such as separation of powers, checks
and balances, liberty, equality,
democracy, popular sovereignty,
human rights, constitutionalism, and
nationalism on political revolutions.
The American Revolution

Causes

Impact of Religion

Characteristics

Consequences
The Declaration of
Independence

The Role of Jefferson

Impact of the Enlightenment
(Locke)

Impact of the Glorious
Revolution

Impact on Other Revolutions
Impact of The U.S. Constitution

The Rule of Law

Separation of Powers

Checks and Balances

Popular Sovereignty

Liberty and Equality
concepts:
consent of the governed,
popular sovereignty,
unalienable rights,
representative government
Alief ISD 2011
vocabulary:

vocabulary:

Mastering the TEKS in World
History, Chapter 13
Text, Ch. 17, Sec. 3
Supplemental Resources

To what extent were the
American Revolution and
U.S. Constitution
revolutionary?
Essential Resources

Mastering the TEKS in World
History, Chapter 14

Text, Ch. 18, Sec. 4
Groups of people who
feel they are being
treated unfairly often join
together to fight back.
Alief ISD 2011
Conflict among social
classes, an economic crisis,
and Enlightenment ideas led
to a violent revolution in
France that permanently
changed French government
and society.
19(B) identify the characteristics of
the following political systems: …
democracy [and] republic
20(B) identify the impact of political
and legal ideas contained in the
following documents: … the
Declaration of Independence [and]
the U.S. Constitution
20(C) explain the political
philosophies of individuals such as
John Locke… [and]…Thomas
Jefferson…
21(A) describe how people have
participated in supporting or changing
their governments
21(C) identify examples of key
persons who were successful in
shifting political thought…
22(A) summarize the development of
the rule of law from ancient to modern
times
loyalist, patriot, grievance, rule of
law, separation of powers, checks
and balances, popular sovereignty,
liberty , equality
1(E) identify major causes and
describe the major effects of the
following important turning points in
world history from 1750 to 1914: …
the Enlightenment's impact on
political revolutions
9 (A) compare the causes,
characteristics, and consequences
of the American and French
revolutions, emphasizing the role
of the Enlightenment, the Glorious
Revolution, and religion
9(D) identify the influence of ideas
such as separation of powers, checks
and balances, liberty, equality,
democracy, popular sovereignty,
human rights, constitutionalism, and
nationalism on political revolutions.
20(B) identify the impact of political
and legal ideas contained in the
following documents: … the
Declaration of the Rights of Man and
of the Citizen
20(C) explain the political
philosophies of individuals such as …
Jean Jacques Rousseau
21(A) describe how people have
participated in supporting or changing
their governments;
24(B) describe the major influences of
women during major eras of world
history …
Causes of the French
Revolution

Social Divisions

Enlightenment Ideas

Economic Crisis
The French Revolution

Estates General /Bastille

National
Assembly/Declaration
of the Rights of Man and
Citizen

Republic/Convention

The Reign of Terror

Women in the Revolution
Impact of the French Revolution

Removal of the Monarchy
and Old Order

Rise of French Nationalism

Social and Religious Reform

End of Feudal Economic
Restrictions

Model for Future Revolutions
Comparing the French and
American Revolutions

Role of the Enlightenment
and Taxation

Direct v. Indirect Democracy

Domestic v. Foreign Rulers

Relative Levels of Violence

Models for Future
Revolutions

Napoleon v. the U.S.
Supplemental Resources

To what extent were the
French and American
Revolutions alike and
different?
Essential Resources

Mastering the TEKS in World
History, Chapter 14

Text, Ch. 19, Sec. 1-3
Supplemental Resources


Constitution
Revolutionary new ideas
can have far-reaching
consequences.
Alief ISD 2011
Discontent with European
rule, ideas from the
American and French
revolutions and instability in
Europe led to successful
independence movements in
Latin America.
9 (A) compare the causes,
characteristics, and consequences
of the American and French
revolutions…
9(B) explain the impact of Napoleon
Bonaparte and the Napoleonic Wars
on Europe and Latin America;
9(C) trace the influence of the
American and French revolutions on
Latin America, including the role of
Simon Bolivar
9(D) identify the influence of ideas
such as separation of powers, checks
and balances, liberty, equality,
democracy, popular sovereignty,
human rights, constitutionalism, and
nationalism on political revolutions.
20(B) identify the impact of political
and legal ideas contained in the
following documents: … the
Declaration of Independence and the
Declaration of the Rights of Man and
of the Citizen
21(C) identify examples of key
persons who were successful in
shifting political thought…
Impact of Napoleon

Napoleon’s Rise and Fall

Napoleon’s Impact on Europe

Napoleon’s Impact on Latin
American Revolutions
Impact of the American and
French Revolutions on Latin
America

Attraction of Freedom and
Equality

Discontent with Rulers from
Europe

Father Hidalgo, Simon
Bolivar, Jose de San Martin
Could independence
movements in Latin
America have been as
successful in a another
time period?
Essential Resources

Mastering the TEKS in World
History, Chapter 14

Text, Ch. 19, Sec. 4-5

Text, Ch. 21, Sec. 3
Supplemental Resources

A L I E F
Independent
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GRADE 10 SOCIAL STUDIES – WORLD HISTORY
Unit :5 The Industrial Revolution and Imperialism (1750-1914)
Time: 4 weeks
Hook ideas here!
Universal
Generalizations
Line ideas here!
Unit Understandings
Student-Friendly TEKS
Skills TEKS
Social Studies Pacing Guide
Developed 2002
Revised 2006 & 2011
Sinker ideas
here!
Topics/Content
Unit Questions
Resources
“Readiness” TEKS bold
New ideas and
inventions often produce
great change.
Change often leads to
progress and it can also
lead to problems.
Technological innovation and
an emerging free enterprise
system fostered a worldwide
industrial revolution that
fundamentally changed how
goods were produced and
consumed.
Industrialization led to farreaching economic, social,
and political changes in
Europe.
The industrial revolution
Alief ISD 2011
1(E) identify major causes and describe
the major effects of the following
important turning points in world history
from 1750 to 1914: …the Industrial
Revolution and its impact on the
development of modern economic
systems…
8(A) explain how 17th and 18th
century European scientific
advancements led to the Industrial
Revolution
18(A) identify the historic origins
and characteristics of the free
enterprise system, including the
contributions of Adam Smith,
especially the influence of his ideas
found in The Wealth of Nations
28(A) explain the role of textile
manufacturing and steam technology in
initiating the Industrial Revolution and
the role of the factory system and
transportation technology in advancing
the Industrial Revolution
28(E) identify the contributions of
significant scientists and inventors such
as … Louis Pasteur, and James Watt
Technological Innovation

Textile Manufacturing

Steam Technology

New Sources of Energy

Railroads

The Factory System
Other Causes

Agriculture and Population

Geographic Factors

Colonial Sources of Raw
Materials
The Free Enterprise System

Characteristics

Adam Smith

Role in the Industrial
Revolution
Expansion of the Industrial
Revolution

To New Industries

To Other Nations

Transportation and
Communication

Consolidation of Business
Why did the Industrial
Revolution begin in
Britain?
1(E) identify major causes and describe
the major effects of the following
important turning points in world history
from 1750 to 1914: …the Industrial
Revolution and its impact on the
development of modern economic
Unprecedented Economic
Output

Mass Production

Economic Growth

Textiles

Mining
Did the industrial
revolution bring true
progress to the world?
Vocabulary: steam
engine, spinning jenny,
free enterprise, economic
freedom, capital, profit,
Adam Smith, corporation,
stock; factory system,
mercantilism, textiles
Vocabulary: mass
production, urbanization,
Essential Resources

Mastering the TEKS in World
History, Chapter 15

Text, Ch. 20, Sec. 1-2

Text, Ch. 22, Sec 1
Supplemental Resources





Mastering the TEKS in World
History, Chapter 15
Text, Ch. 20, Sec. 3-4
Text, Ch. 22, Sec 2-3
systems…
8(B) explain how the Industrial
Revolution led to political, economic,
and social changes in Europe
8(E) explain the effects of free
enterprise in the Industrial Revolution
17(A) identify important changes in
human life caused by the … Industrial
Revolution;
17(B) summarize the role of economics
in driving political changes as related to
the … Industrial Revolution
24(A) describe the changing roles of
women, children, and families during
major eras of world history
24(B) describe the major influences of
women during major eras of world
history such as …Queen Victoria…

Railroads
Social Changes

Urbanization

Working Conditions

A New Middle Class

Families

Women

Children
Political Changes

Laissez Faire

Attempts at Reform

Unions
labor union, tenement,
child labor, reform,
laissez faire
The problems of workers
created by industrial
capitalism eventually led to
the formation political parties
based on socialist theories
like that of Karl Marx.
1(E) identify major causes and describe
the major effects of the following
important turning points in world history
from 1750 to 1914: …the Industrial
Revolution and its impact on the
development of modern economic
systems…
17(B) summarize the role of economics
in driving political changes as related to
the … Industrial Revolution
18(B) identify the historic origins
and characteristics of communism,
including the influences of Karl Marx
18(C) identify the historic origins
and characteristics of socialism
Marx’s Communism

The Communist Manifesto

The Class Struggle

Revolution and Pure
Communism

Failed Predictions
Socialism

Response to Problems of
Industrialization

Public Ownership of the
Means of Production

Non-Violent Approach

Versions of Socialism

Socialist Reforms
Did socialism doom
communism?
Seeking to enhance their
power and wealth and to
spread Western institutions,
European nations of the late
19th Century acquired and
dominated lands throughout
Africa and Asia.
1(E) identify major causes and describe
the major effects of the following
important turning points in world history
from 1750 to 1914: … European
imperialism…
8(C) identify the major political,
economic, and social motivations
that influenced European
imperialism
Motivations for the New
Imperialism

European Strength Due to
Industrialization

The Need for Raw
Materials

The Need for New Markets

Political and Military
Did Imperialism bring
European Nations what
they sought in acquiring
colonies?
changed the way people lived
and worked, introducing a
variety of problems.
Groups of people who
feel they are being
treated unfairly often join
together to fight back.
The powerful tend to
want to increase their
power, often at the
expense of the weak.
The industrial economies’
Alief ISD 2011
Supplemental Resources


Vocabulary: proletariat,
class struggle,
communism, socialism,
means of production;
bourgeoisie
Did the New Imperialism
bring progress to those
who were colonized?
Essential Resources

Mastering the TEKS in World
History, Chapter 15

Text, Ch. 20, Sec. 3-4
Supplemental Resources

Essential Resources

Mastering the TEKS in World
History, Chapter 16

Text, Ch. 25-26

Lesson: Imperialism: A
Western Dominated World
Multi-Flow Map Example
need for raw materials and
new markets led nations to
seek economic and political
influence over less-developed
nations.
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8(D) explain the major
characteristics and impact of
European imperialism
28(B) explain the roles of military
technology, transportation technology,
communication technology, and
medical advancements in initiating and
advancing 19th century imperialism
Rivalry
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Humanitarian Motives

Social Darwinism
The Scramble for Colonies

Africa

India

China

Southeast Asia and the
Pacific

Latin America
The Impact of Imperialism

Economic

Cultural

Political
Supplemental Resources
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A L I E F
Independent
School District
GRADE 10 SOCIAL STUDIES – WORLD HISTORY
Unit 6 : The World Wars and Communism (1914-1945)
Time: 4 weeks
Hook ideas here!
Universal
Generalizations
Social Studies Pacing Guide
Developed 2002
Line ideas here!
Unit Understandings
Student-Friendly TEKS
Skills TEKS
Revised 2006 & 2011
Sinker ideas
here!
Topics/Content
Unit Questions
Resources
“Readiness” TEKS bold
Great forces often make
great changes inevitable.
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Nationalism, imperialism,
militarism, and alliances
propelled the industrialized
nations into a devastating
world war that was followed
by an imperfect peace.
1(F) identify major causes and describe
the major effects of the following
important turning points in world history
from 1914 to the present: the world
wars and their impact on political,
economic, and social systems…
10 (A) identify the importance of
imperialism, nationalism, militarism,
and the alliance system in causing
World War I
10(B) identify major characteristics of
World War I, including total war, trench
warfare, modern military technology,
and high casualty rates
10(C) explain the political impact of
Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points
and the political and economic
impact of the Treaty of Versailles,
including changes in boundaries
and the mandate system
16 (A) locate places and regions of
historical significance directly related to
major eras and turning points in world
history
20(D) explain the significance of the
League of Nations…
22(C) identify examples of politically
motivated mass murders in … Armenia
28(C) explain the effects of major new
military technologies on World War I
Long Term Causes

Nationalism

Imperialism

Militarism

Alliances
Immediate Causes

Assassination of Austrian
Archduke

Mobilization and the Chain
Reaction
A New Kind of War

New Weapons Technology

Trench Warfare

High Casualty Rates

Total War

Armenian Genocide

Stalemate on the Western
Front

U.S. Entry and Victory for
the Allies
A Harsh Peace Treaty

Wilson’s Fourteen Points

The Treaty of Versailles

Impact of the Treaty
Was World War I
Inevitable?
Did the Treaty of
Versailles seem likely to
create a lasting peace?
vocabulary:
entente, arms race,
assassination, ultimatum,
mobilization, trench
warfare, total war, U-boat,
self determination,
mandate
Essential Resources

Mastering the TEKS in World
History, Chapter 17

Text, Ch. 27
Supplemental Resources

Groups of people who
feel they are being
treated unfairly often join
together to fight back.
Sometimes even peaceloving people have to
fight to stop bullying.
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Economic problems, war, and
inept leadership triggered a
successful communist
revolution in Russia.
Weary of war, western
democracies allowed
dictators to rise during the
1930’s in Germany, Italy, and
Japan, and eventually plunge
the world into a second
devastating war.
1(F) identify major causes and describe
the major effects of the following
important turning points in world history
from 1914 to the present: the world
wars and their impact on political,
economic, and social systems;
communist revolutions and their impact
on the Cold War; independence
movements; and globalization.
10(D) identify the causes of the
February (March) and October
revolutions of 1917 in Russia, their
effects on the outcome of World War
I, and the Bolshevik establishment
of the Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics.
12 (A) describe the emergence and
characteristics of totalitarianism
12(B) explain the roles of various world
leaders, including … Joseph Stalin, ,
prior to and during World War II
19(B) identify the characteristics of
the following political systems: …
totalitarianism.
21(C) identify examples of key persons
who were successful in shifting political
thought…
Causes of the March and
October Russian Revolutions

Poverty and Unrest

Inept and Autocratic
Monarchy

The Impact of World War I
The March Revolution

Strikes

The Provisional
Government

Collapse of the Monarchy
The October Revolution

Lenin and the Bolsheviks

Collapse of the Provisional
Government

Withdrawal From World
War I

The Civil War
The Impact of Revolution

A Totalitarian State

Extending World War I
Was the Russian
Revolution an “English
Revolution” or a “French
Revolution”?
1(F) identify major causes and describe
the major effects of the following
important turning points in world history
from 1914 to the present: the world
wars and their impact on political,
economic, and social systems
11 (A) summarize the international
political and economic causes of the
global depression
11(B) explain the response of
governments in the United States,
Germany, and the Soviet Union to the
global depression.
12(A) describe the emergence and
characteristics of totalitarianism;
12(B) explain the roles of various world
leaders, including Benito Mussolini,
Adolf Hitler, Hideki Tojo, Joseph Stalin,
Franklin Roosevelt, and Winston
Churchill, prior to and during World
War II
12(C) explain the major causes and
Long Term Causes

The Treaty of Versailles

The Great Depression

The Rise of Fascism

Axis Imperialism

Appeasement
Short Term Causes

The Munich Pact

The Nazi-Soviet Pact

The Invasion of Poland
Events of World War II

Blitzkrieg in the West

The Battle of Britain

The Invasion of the USSR

Pearl Harbor

Turning Points
o
Midway
o
Stalingrad
o
North Africa

The Holocaust

Normandy
Were World War II and its
outcome inevitable?
Essential Resources

Mastering the TEKS in World
History, Chapter 17

Text, Ch. 28, Sec. 1
Vocabulary: proletariat,
soviet, Bolshevik,
totalitarian,
Supplemental Resources

Essential Resources

Mastering the TEKS in World
History, Chapter 18

Text, Ch. 28, Sec. 1

Lesson Plan: The World
Drifts Toward War

Reading: The World Drifts
Toward War
Supplemental Resources

events of World War II, including the
German invasions of Poland and the
Soviet Union, the Holocaust,
Japanese imperialism, the attack on
Pearl Harbor, the Normandy
landings, and the dropping of the
atomic bombs.
16 (A) locate places and regions of
historical significance directly related to
major eras and turning points in world
history
18(D) Identify the historic origins
and characteristics of fascism
19(B) Identify the characteristics of
the following political systems:
totalitarianism
20(D) Explain the significance of the…
United Nations
22(D) identify examples of genocide,
including the Holocaust…
24(A) describe the changing roles of
women, children, and families during
major eras of world history
28(C) explain the effects of major new
military technologies on World War I,
World War II, and the Cold War
28(E) identify the contributions of
significant scientists and inventors such
as… Albert Einstein
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
Surrender of Germany
The Atomic Bomb
Surrender of Japan
The United Nations

A L I E F
Independent
School District
GRADE 10 SOCIAL STUDIES – WORLD HISTORY
Unit 7 : The Post-War Era (1945-Present)
Time: 4 weeks
Hook ideas here!
Universal
Generalizations
Social Studies Pacing Guide
Developed 2002
Line ideas here!
Unit Understandings
Student-Friendly TEKS
Skills TEKS
Revised 2006 & 2011
Sinker ideas
here!
Topics/Content
Unit Questions
Resources
“Readiness” TEKS bold
Friendship based only
on having a common
enemy doesn’t always
last.
Alief ISD 2011
After World War II, the
emergence of two
superpowers with competing
ideologies led to the
continuing confrontation of
the Cold War.
1(F) identify major causes and describe
the major effects of the following
important turning points in world history
from 1914 to the present: the world
wars and their impact on political,
economic, and social systems; [and]
communist revolutions and their impact
on the Cold War…
12 (A) describe the emergence and
characteristics of totalitarianism
13 (A) summarize how the outcome
of World War II contributed to the
development of the Cold War
13(B) summarize the factors that
contributed to communism in China,
including Mao Zedong's role in its
rise, and how it differed from Soviet
communism
13(C) identify the following major
events of the Cold War, including
the Korean War, the Vietnam War,
and the arms race
22(C) identify examples of politically
motivated mass murders in Cambodia,
China…, the Soviet Union, and
Armenia
28(C) explain the effects of major new
military technologies on … the Cold
War
The Cold War in Europe

The Iron Curtain

The Truman Doctrine

The Marshall Plan

The Division of Germany

The Berlin Airlift

The Policy of Containment

NATO and the Warsaw
Pact

Hungary and
Czechoslovakia
Communism in Asia

China Under Communism

The Korean War

The Vietnam War
The USSR v. The United
States

The Arms Race

The Cuban Missile Crisis
Were the Soviet Union
and The United States
destined to become
enemies?
Essential Resources

Mastering the TEKS in World
History, Chapter 19

Text, Ch. 31, sec. 5; Ch. 32,
sec. 1; Ch. 33, sec. 1 and 4;
Ch. 34, sec. 2, 3, and 4
Supplemental Resources

Freedom creates
challenges as well as
opportunities.
Organizations that can’t
compete tend to
disappear.
Some conflicts are very
difficult to resolve despite
the potential benefits of
doing so.
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Following World War II, most
former colonies gained their
independence, but many
faced political conflict and
economic problems.
Economic failures, reform
leaders, and political revolt
led to the fall of communist
regimes in the Soviet Union
and Eastern Europe.
Fueled by creation of the
State of Israel, religious and
cultural divisions, and the
growing importance of oil to
the world economy, turmoil
has rocked the Middle East
since the end of World War II.
1(F) identify major causes and describe
the major effects of the following
important turning points in world history
from 1914 to the present: …
independence movements…
13(E) summarize the rise of
independence movements in
Africa… and South Asia and reasons
for ongoing conflicts
22(D) identify examples of genocide,
including … Rwanda, and Darfur
22(E) identify examples of individuals
who led resistance to political
oppression such as Nelson Mandela
[and] Mohandas Gandhi…
21(A) describe how people have
participated in supporting or changing
their governments
24(B) describe the major influences of
women during major eras of world
history such as … Indira Gandhi
South Asia

Mohandas Ghandi

The Partition of India and
Pakistan

Muslim/Hindu Conflict
African Independence

African Nationalism

The Departure of
Europeans

Challenges of NationBuilding

Ethnic Conflict Within
Colonial Boundaries

Economic Issues

Military Regimes

Genocide

AIDS
13(D) explain the roles of modern world
leaders, including Ronald Reagan,
Mikhail Gorbachev, Lech Walesa, and
Pope John Paul II, in the collapse of
communism in Eastern Europe and the
Soviet Union
18(E) explain why communist
command economies collapsed in
competition with free market
economies at the end of the 20th
century
21(A) describe how people have
participated in supporting or changing
their governments
22(E) identify examples of individuals
who led resistance to political
oppression such … Natan Sharansky,
… and Chinese student protestors in
Tiananmen Square
24(B) describe the major influences of
women during major eras of world
history such … Margaret Thatcher
The Fall of the Soviet Union

Economic Problems

Detente

Mikhail Gorbachev

Glasnost

Perestroika

Changes in Foreign Policy

The Soviet Union
Dissolves
The Iron Curtain Falls in
Eastern

Solidarity in Poland

Lech Walesa

Pope John Paul II

The Impact Across Europe
Changes in China

Economic Reforms

Political Repression
13(E) summarize the rise of
independence movements in …the
Middle East… and reasons for
ongoing conflicts
13(F) explain how Arab rejection of the
State of Israel has led to ongoing
conflict
14 (A) summarize the development and
impact of radical Islamic
Israel and Palestine

The Creation of Israel

The Arab Response

Wars and Oil Embargos

Egypt and Israel Make
Peace

Israel and the PLO

Recent Progress and
Has independence turned
out to be better than
colonialism in Africa and
Asia?
Essential Resources

Mastering the TEKS in World
History, Chapter 19

Text, Ch. 32, Sec. 1; Ch. 34,
Sec. 4; Ch. 35, Sec. 1; Ch.
36, Sec. 1 and 4;
Supplemental Resources

Essential Resources

Mastering the TEKS in World
History, Chapter 19

Text, Ch. 33, Sec. 2, 4, and
5; Text, Ch. 34, Sec. 2;
Supplemental Resources

Are peaceful solutions to
conflicts in the Middle
East possible?
Essential Resources

Mastering the TEKS in World
History, Chapter 20

Text, Ch. 35, Sec. 2and 4;
Great forces often make
great changes inevitable.
Alief ISD 2011
Advances in communication
and transportation have
connected remote parts of
the world in ways that have
led to significant social,
economic, and political
change.
fundamentalism on events in the
second half of the 20th century,
including Palestinian terrorism and the
growth of al Qaeda
14(B) explain the U.S. response to
terrorism from September 11, 2001, to
the present
23(B) identify examples of religious
influence on various events referenced
in the major eras of world history
24(B) describe the major influences of
women during major eras of world
history such … Golda Meir
24(A) describe the changing roles of
women, children, and families during
major eras of world history
25(D) explain how Islam influences law
and government in the Muslim world.
Setbacks
Islamic Fundamentalism and
Terrorism

Iran

Iraq

Al Qaeda and September
11

Afghanistan
1(F) identify major causes and describe
the major effects of the following
important turning points in world history
from 1914 to the present: …
globalization.
17(C) summarize the economic and
social impact of 20th century
globalization
24(A) describe the changing roles of
women, children, and families during
major eras of world history
28(D) explain the role of
telecommunication technology,
computer technology, transportation
technology, and medical advancements
in developing the modern global
economy and society
The Rise of Globalization

Technology

Transportation

Economic Motives
The Impact of Globalization

Economic

Social/Cultural

Political
Supplemental Resources

Is the progress created by
globalization worth the
costs?
Essential Resources

Mastering the TEKS in World
History, Chapter 20

Text, Ch. 32, Sec. 2 and 3;
Supplemental Resources
