World History Honors
Unit 1 Plan
Date
Dickmann
Topic
Essential Question
Tuesday, Jan. 8
Introduction to the
Course
What should you expect from
World History Honors?
Wednesday, Jan. 9
Human Origins in Africa
and Humans Try to
Control Nature
Civilization: Case
Study-Ur in Sumer
How did the earliest humans
spread across the globe?
City-States of
Mesopotamia and
Pyramids of the Nile
Planned Cities on the
Indus and River
Dynasties of China
How the organizations of city
states result in the world’s first
empire?
What were the characteristics of
the 1st Indian civilization?
Tuesday, Jan. 15
The Indo-Europeans
Hinduism & Buddhism
Develop
In what way did the migration of
Indo-European have on language,
literature, technology and social
classes?
Wednesday, Jan. 16
Seafaring Traders
The Origins of Judaism
How did the beliefs of the
Hebrews differ from the other
belief systems of the time?
Thursday, Jan. 17
The Egyptian and
Nubian Empires
The Assyrian Empire
How did the two empires along
the Nile make connections with
one another?
Friday, Jan. 18
The Persian Empire
The Unification of
China
What are the three Chinese
ethical systems?
Thursday, Jan. 10
Friday, Jan. 11
Monday, Jan. 14
How did economic and social
changes lead to the rise of
civilizations?
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Activities
Homework
1) Welcome, Introduction to Course,
TRSS
2) Syllabus, Unit Outline
3) Student Info Sheet
1) Notes: Ch. 1-1 & Ch. 1-2
2) Clan of the Cave Bear excerpt
1) Notes: Ch. 1-3
2) Open note quiz Ch. 1, sections 1-3
3) Geography Application: Catal
Huyuk
4) History Makers: The Ice Man
1) Notes: Ch. 2-1 & Ch. 2-2
2) Guided Reading Ch. 2-2
3) Textbook distribution
1) Warm up: Guided reading Ch. 2-3
& 2-4
2) Groups tackle objectives
3) Go over group findings
1) Check & go over homework
2) Notes: Ch. 3-1 & 3-2
3) Compare/Contrast-Hinduism &
Buddhism
1) Check & go over homework
2) Notes: Ch. 3-3 & 3-4
3) History Makers: Herodotus
4) Primary Source: 10
Commandments
5) Ch. 4 vocabulary
1) Check & go over homework
2) Notes: Ch. 4-1 & 4-2
3) Literature: “Sennacherib”
4) History Makers: Sennacherib
1) Check & go over homework
2) Notes: Ch. 4-3 & 4-4
3) Review Game over Ch. 2-4
4) Read pages 61-65
5) Complete Guided Reading Ch. 3-1 & Ch. 3-2
6) Define Chapter 3 terms
4) Read pages 72-83
5) Complete Guided Reading Ch. 3-3 & Ch. 3-4
5) Read pages 89-98
6) Complete Guided Reading Ch. 4-1 & Ch. 4-2
5) Read pages 99-109
6) Complete Guided Reading Ch. 4-3 & Ch. 4-4
4) Study for quiz over Ch. 2-4
World History Honors
Unit 1 Plan
Date
Dickmann
Topic
Essential Question
Activities
Quiz over Ch. 2-4
What are the five characteristics
of a civilization?
Wednesday, Jan. 23
Cultures of the
Mountains and the Sea
Warring City-States
How was Greek culture based on
Mycenean, Minoan and Dorian
cultures?
Thursday, Jan. 24
Democracy and
Greece’s Golden Age
Alexander’s Empire
What standards were set in art,
politics, literature and philosophy
during Greece’s golden age?
1) Check & go over homework
2) Notes: Ch. 5-3
3) Summer/Winter book project
Friday, Jan. 25
The Spread of
Hellenistic Culture
1) Check & go over homework
2) Notes: Ch. 5-4 & Ch. 5-5
3) History Makers: Archimedes
4) Study for Ch. 5 Quiz
Monday, Jan. 28
Classical Greece
1) Ch. 5 Quiz
2) Ch. 6 vocabulary
4) Read pages 155-172
5) Complete Guided reading Ch. 6-1 & 6-2 & 6-3
Tuesday, Jan. 29
The Roman Republic
The Roman Empire
The Rise of Christianity
The Decline of the
Roman Empire
Rome and the Roots of
Western Civilization
India’s First Empires
Trade Spreads Indian
Religions and Culture
Han Emperors in China
What achievements were made
by the Hellenistic Culture in
science, technology, philosophy
and art?
How did the history and culture
of classical Greece impacted the
modern world?
What enabled Rome to become a
powerful empire?
1) Check & go over homework
2) Tweet & Facebook Status
assignment
1) Check & go over homework
2) Notes: Ch. 6-4 & Ch. 6-5
3) Primary Source
4) Connections across time/cultures
1) Check & go over homework
2) Ch. 7 terms
3) Notes: Ch. 7-1 & Ch. 7-2
1) Check & go over homework
2) Notes: Ch. 7-3
3) Open note quiz on Ch. 6& 7
1) Review for Unit One Test
1) Unit One Test
3) Read pages 173-183
4) Complete Guided reading Ch. 6-4 & 6-5
Wednesday, Jan. 30
Thursday, Jan. 31
Friday, Feb. 1
What caused the fall of the
Roman Empire and what was its
legacy?
Why were the Mauryan and
Gupta Empires unable to unify
India permanently?
What influence did the Han
dynasty have on government,
technology and culture?
Monday, Feb. 4
Tuesday, Feb. 5
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1) Characteristics of Civilizations
comparison chart
2) Ch. 2-4 Quiz
3) Ch. 5 Vocabulary
1) Check & go over homework
2) Notes: Ch. 5-1 & Ch. 5-2
3) Literature: from the Odyssey
4) Primary Source: from the History
of Herodotus
Homework
Tuesday, Jan. 22
4) Read pages 123-133
5) Complete Guided reading Ch. 5-1 & 5-2
5) Read pages 134-141
6) Complete Guided reading Ch. 5-3
7) Bring in summer/winter reading book to class
on 1/24. We will be completing a project on the
book you chose in class. Refer to syllabus for
possible book titles.
5) Read pages 142-159
6) Complete Guided reading Ch. 5-4 & 5-5
5) Read pages 189-199
6) Complete Guided reading Ch. 7-1 & 7-2
4) Read pages 200-207
5) Complete Guided reading Ch. 7-3
4) Be sure to bring all notes, materials,
handouts, etc. pertaining to chapters 1-7
2) Study for Unit One test
World History Honors
Unit 1 Plan
***UNIT PLANS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITH NOTICE
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