Lackawanna High School Global 9- Curriculum Map
Unit 1 Early Civilizations (Prehistory – 300 B. C.) 54-66 Days
CONTENT/STANDARDS
1) Foundations of Civilization (Prehistory -300 B.C.) 10 Days
Standards 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.1, 3.2
 Understanding Our Past
 Turning Point: The Neolithic Revolution
 Beginning of Civilization
2) Ancient Middle East and Egypt (3200BC-500BC) 8-10 Days
Standards 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.3, 5.4
 *City-States of Ancient Sumer
 Invaders, Traders, and Empire Builders
 Kingdom on the Nile
 Egyptian Civilizations
 Roots of Judaism
3) Ancient India and China (2600 BC-AD550) 6-8 Days
Standards 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.3, 5.4
 Early Civilizations of India and Pakistan
 Hinduism and Buddhism
 Powerful Empires of India
 Strong Rulers Unite China
4) Ancient Greece (1750 BC-133 BC) 12-15 Days
Standards 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.3, 5.4
 Early People of Aegean
 The Rise f Greek City-States
 Conflict in the Greek World
 The Glory That Was Greece
 Alexander and the Hellenistic Age
5) Ancient Rome and the Rise of Christianity (509 BC-AD 476)
12-15 Days
Standards 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.3, 5.4
 The Roman World Takes Shape
 From Republic to Empire
 The Roman Achievement
 The Rise of Christianity
 The Long Decline
6) Civilization of the Americas (Prehistory –AD 1570) 6-8 Days
Standards 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.3, 5.4
 Civilizations of Mesoamerica
 Andean Cultures of South America
 People’s of North America
STUDENTS WILL BE
ABLE TO:
ASSESSMENTS MAY
INCLUDE:
1) Evaluate Historical Figures and
their influence
2) Analyze cause and effect
3) Vocabulary recognition
4) essay writing
5) Develop strategies for notetaking/study guide skills
6) Evaluating Primary Documents
7) Interpretation of audio/visual
sources
8) Create Timeline
9) Label Map
Relate the influence of geography to
the development of civilizations
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Tests/Quizzes
DBQ Essay
Thematic Essay
Class Discussion/Q & A
Graphic Organizer
Guided Reading
Writing Simulation
Compare/contrast in thematic
essay form
9) Develop points of view in
DBQ form
10) Historical Simulation
11) Web quests
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POTENTIAL
RESOURCES
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Textbook
Review Book
Worksheets
Handouts
Notes
Internet
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PowerPoint
Movies
Documentaries
Music
Podcasts
Primary documents
Teacher
Peer teaching
(see attached list)
Essential Questions:
1) Did humans shape their environment or did the environment shape the
humans?
2) What does it mean to be civilized?
3) Why do we have belief systems?
4) Why are some places better to live than others?
5) What is justice?
6) Why do people trade?
7) Does cultural diffusion promote or destroy culture?
8) What causes a society to rise or fall?
9) How was this time period a major turning point in Global History?
10) Do the arts reflect society or does society influence the arts?
Possible Career Paths:
 Archaeologist
 Paleontologist
 Anthropologist
 Cartographer
 Docent
Lackawanna High School Global 9- Curriculum Map
Unit 2 Regional Civilizations (730 BC-AD1650) 39-47 Days
CONTENT/STANDARDS
7. The Rise of Europe (500-1300) 8-10 Days
Standards 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.3, 5.4
 The Early Middle Ages/ The Medieval Church
 Feudalism and the Manor Economy
 Economic Recovery Sparks Change
8. The High and Late Middle Ages (1050-1450) 8-10 Days
Standards 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.3, 5.4
 Royal Power Grows
 The Holy Roman Empire and the Church
 The Crusades and the Wider World
 Learning and Culture Flourish
9. The Byzantine Empire, Russia, and Eastern Europe (330-1613)
4-5 Days
Standards 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.3, 5.4
 The Byzantine Empire
 The Rise of Russia
 Shaping Eastern Europe
10. Muslim Civilizations (622-1629) 8-10 Days
Standards 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.3, 5.4
 The Rise of Islam
 Building a Muslim Empire/Golden Age
 India’s Muslim Empire
 The Ottoman Empire
11. Kingdoms and Trading States of Africa (730 B.C.-1591) 4-5 Days
Standards 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.3, 5.4
 Early Civilizations of Africa
 Kingdoms of West/East Africa-Trading Empire
12. The Spread of Civilizations in East and Southeast Asia (500-1650)
5-7 Days
Standards 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.3, 5.4
 Two Golden ages of China
 The Mongol and Ming Empires
 Korea and Its Traditions
 The Emergence of Japan and the Feudal Age
 Diverse Cultures of Southeast Asia
STUDENTS WILL BE
ABLE TO:
1) Evaluate Historical Figures
and their influence
2) Analyze cause and effect
3) Vocabulary recognition
4) essay writing
5) Develop strategies for notetaking/study guide skills
6) Evaluating Primary
Documents
7) Interpretation of audio/visual
sources
8) Create Timeline
9) Label Map
10) Relate the influence of
geography to the
development of civilizations
ASSESSMENTS
MAY INCLUDE:
POTENTIAL
RESOURCES
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2)
3)
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6)
Textbook
Review Book
Worksheets
Handouts
Notes
Internet
7)
(see attached list)
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PowerPoint
Movies
Documentaries
Music
Podcasts
Primary documents
Teacher
Peer teaching
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6)
7)
8)
9)
10)
11)
Tests/Quizzes
DBQ Essay
Thematic Essay
Class
Discussion/Q & A
Graphic Organizer
Guided Reading
Writing
Simulation
Compare/contrast
in thematic essay
form
Develop points of
view in DBQ form
Historical
Simulation
Web quests
Essential Questions:
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Does cultural diffusion promote or destroy culture?
What causes a society to rise or fall?
Do the arts reflect society or does society influence the arts?
Are the most technologically advanced societies the most
civilized?
5. Does power corrupt?
6. What are the push/pull factors of migration?
Possible Career Paths:
 Theologian
 Military
 Business
 Historian
 Real Estate Developer
Lackawanna High School Global 9- Curriculum Map
Unit 3 Early Modern Times (1300-1800)/Enlightenment 42-51 Days
CONTENT/STANDARDS
13. The Renaissance and Reformation (1300-1650) 12-14 Days
Standards 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.3, 5.4
 The Renaissance in Italy/Northern Europe
 The Protestant Reformation
 Reformation Ideas Spread
 The Scientific Revolution
14. The Beginnings of Our Global Age: Europe, Africa and Asia
(1415-1796) 4-5 Days
Standards 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.3, 5.4
 The Search for Spices
 Turbulent Centuries in Africa
 European Footholds in South and Southeast Asia
 Encounters in East Asia
15. The Beginnings of Our Global Age: Europe and the Americas
(1492-750) 10-12 Days
Standards 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.3, 5.4
 Conquest in the Americas
 Spanish and Portuguese Colonies in the Americas
 Struggle for North America
 The Atlantic Slave Trade
 Effects of Global Contact
16. The Age of Absolutism (1550-1800) 10-12 Days
Standards 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.3, 5.4
 Spanish Power Grows
 France Under Louis XIV
 Parliament Triumphs in England
 Rise of Austria and Prussia
 Absolute Monarchy in Russia
17. The Enlightenment (1700-1800) 6-8 Days
Standards 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.3, 5.4
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Philosophy in the Age of Reason
Enlightenment Ideas Spread
Birth of the American Republic
STUDENTS WILL BE
ABLE TO:
1) Evaluate Historical Figures
and their influence
2) Analyze cause and effect
3) Vocabulary recognition
4) essay writing
5) Develop strategies for notetaking/study guide skills
6) Evaluating Primary
Documents
7) Interpretation of audio/visual
sources
8) Create Timeline
9) Label Map
10) Relate the influence of
geography to the development
of civilizations
ASSESSMENTS
MAY INCLUDE:
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
9)
10)
11)
Tests/Quizzes
DBQ Essay
Thematic Essay
Class
Discussion/Q & A
Graphic Organizer
Guided Reading
Writing
Simulation
Compare/contrast
in thematic essay
form
Develop points of
view in DBQ form
Historical
Simulation
Web quests
POTENTIAL
RESOURCES
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
Textbook
Review Book
Worksheets
Handouts
Notes
Internet
7)
(see attached list)
8)
9)
10)
11)
12)
13)
14)
15)
PowerPoint
Movies
Documentaries
Music
Podcasts
Primary documents
Teacher
Peer teaching
Essential Questions:
1)
2)
3)
4)
Does cultural diffusion promote or destroy culture?
What causes a society to rise or fall?
Do the arts reflect society or does society influence the arts?
Are the most technologically advanced societies the most
civilized?
5) Does power corrupt?
6) What are the push/pull factors of migration?
Possible Career Paths:
 Philosopher
 Educator
 Foreign Service
 Scientist
 Art Historian/curator
 Stock Broker
Lackawanna High School Global 9- Curriculum Map
Online Resources
Instructional Videos
Prentice Hall World History Text Book Reference Guide
www.phschool.com
Thinkbright- educational audio/video clips
www.thirteen.org
History Channel online
www.historychannel.com
NYSED Resource Guide
www.emsc.nysed.gov
NYS Regents Exam Practice
www.regentsprep.org
Online Map
www.googlemaps.com
PBS Online
www.pbs.org
Online Maps
www.googleearth.com
Virtual Field Trips
www.panoramas.dk
Online Regents test practice
www.castlelearning.com
Online Historical Maps
www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/index
CNN Online
www.cnn.com
Online PPT’s
www.pptpalloza.com
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Walking With Cavemen
Attila
Luther
Thinkbright World Religions Videos
o Animism
o Hinduism
o Buddhism
o Judaism
o Christianity
o Islam
o Shintoism
o Taoism
o Confucianism
Roman Roads/Aqueducts
Engineering an Empire- History Channel Series
Apocalypto
300
Gladiator
Henry VIII
Braveheart
Black Death
Just the Facts- Renaissance
Inquisition Video