Hoosic Valley Central School District
Core Curriculum Topics
Grade: 9
Subject: Global History
and Geography 9R
First Semester Units to be covered:
Marking Pd.l
Topic:
Student Data Form and Introduction to Global History and Geography 9
Course description, expectations, and student responsibilities
Physical, Political, Economic, and Population Geography
The Five Basic Geography Themes
Geo. Element - Location: Understanding Geographic Coordinates
Geo. Elements: Human/Environment Interaction; Place; Region; and Movement
Migration, Commerce, and Diffusion; Land/Water Area Terms
Application of the Five Geographic Elements
Elements of Culture and Society
Introduction to History and Prehistory
Archaeology, History, and Geography
The Dawn of History - Human Origins in Africa
The Stone Ages: Paleolithic and Neolithic
Early Cultural Development and the Rise of Civilization
Skill Applications: Recognizing Cause and Effects; Generalizations
Civilization: A Case Study - Ur in Sumer
Early River Valley Civilizations: Sumerian, Egyptian, Indus, and Shang
Early River Valley Civilizations in Asia and Africa
City-States of Mesopotamia: Geography, Government, and Religion
Ancient Empires of the Fertile Crescent
A Crossroads of the Ancient World - A Bridge to Three Continents
Geography of Ancient Egytian Kingdoms of the Upper/Lower Nile
Pyramids on the Nile River
Ancient Egyptian Civilization
Continue/complete Egyptian Civilization
Geographic Setting Indian Subcontinent Indus River Valley Civilization
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Marking Pd.2
Global History 9R
Topic:
Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro Planned Cities on the Indus
Geographic Setting Indian Subcontinent Indus River Valley Civilization
Continuation of previous lesson objectives
Kingdoms of the Ganges
Aryan Invaders Transform India
The Vedic Age Continue and complete previous objectives
The Geographic Setting of China
Civilization Emerges in China Shang Dynasty (1532-1027 B.C.)
The Mandate of Heaven and Dynastic Cycles in China
Compare/Contrast Early River Valley Civilizations
Continue/Complete previous lesson
Emergence and Spread of Belief Systems
Introduction to Religious Traditions in South Asia - Basic Beliefs of Hinduism
Roots of Buddhism
Basic Beliefs of Buddhism
Compare/Contrast Hinduism and Buddhism; The Impact on Early Culture and History
Origins of Judaism: Ethical Monotheism
Continue and complete the terms, places, and names associated with the origin of Judaism
History of the ancient Hebrews (2,000 - 515 B.C.E.)
Connections Across Time and Cultures - Religions of the Ancient World
Test - Emergence and Spread of Belief Systems
Overview: Classic Civilizations of China, India, Greece and Rome
Dynastic Cycle - Zhou Decline and Rise of the Qin
China's Hundred Schools of Thought, Philosophies, or Ethical Systems
Assignments related to the Emergence and Spread of Belief Systems [Religions and Philosophies]
China's Ethical Systems - Confucianism, Daoism, Legalism continued.
The Qin and Han Dynasties Unify China Under a Strong Central Government
Autocracy, Bureaucracy, Civil Service = Han Centralized Government
Impact of Han Technological and Intellectual Achievements
Spread of Goods and Ideas on the Silk Roads
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Class Meetings Marking Pd.3
Global History 9R
Topic:
Commerce and Diffusion Between Europe and Asia via the Silk Roads
Continue and complete previous objectives
Indian Empires: The Rise and Fall of the Maurya Empire
The Gupta Empire A Golden Age of India (320-450 A.D.)
Cultural Interactions w/ Indian Civilizations
Introduction to Classic Greek Civilization and the Geographic Setting
Geography Shapes Greek Culture and History
Rule and Order in Greek City-States (Political Systems)
Sparta - the Military City-State; Athens - the Limited Democracy
Connections Across Time and Cultures: Ideas of Government in Greece and China.
Connections Across Time and Cultures: Ideas of Government in Greece and China.
Continuation - The Age of Pericles
Classic Greek Drama, Art and Architecture
Classic Greek Drama, Art and Architecture
Philosophers: Socrates, Plato and Aristotle
Alexander the Great - Empire Builder
The Spread and Impact of Hellenistic Culture
Analysis of Primary/Secondary Sources: Hippocrates, Socrates, Sophocles, Archimedes
DBQ - Part A prep. The Legacy of Greece and the Impact on W. Civilization
DBQ - Part B prep. The Legacy of Greece and the Impact on W. Civilization
Ancient Rome Geographic Setting
Roman Republic: Power, Authority, Government and Law Roman
Expansion and the Rise of Empire
Continuation of the Events Leading to the Creation of the Roman Empire
Age of Augustus "Pax Romana"
Expansion, Peace, Prosperity, and Progress
Continuation...Life in Imperial Rome and Mid-Year Review
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Class Meetings Marking Period 4
Global History 9R
Topic:
Continuation...Life in Imperial Rome
The Rise and Spread of Christianity
Continuation...the Early Christian Church and Impact on the Empire
Crises and Reforms in the Roman Empire
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Contributions of Roman Society: Greco-Roman Civilization
Byzantine Empire (A.D. 395-1453) Geographic Setting
Byzantine Empire Power/Authority, Belief Systems, and Culture
Emperor Justinian and Empress Theodora
Byzantine Achievements and Preservation of Greco-Roman Culture
Christianity: Two Traditions: Roman Catholic Eastern Orthodox
Complete previous objectives... Decline and Collapse of the Byzantine
Empire Byzantine Empire Influences Russia/ Eastern Europe
Rise and Growth of Early Russia
ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION
Mongol Conquest and Occupation of Russia
Mongol Impact on Russia
Arabia/Arabs - Geographic and Cultural Setting
Islam - Place of Origin and Muhammad
The Basic Beliefs of Islam and Arab Unity
The Quran, Sharia, Sunna and the Hajj
Early Expansion and Spread of Islam - continue and complete previous objectives
Internal Conflict in the Muslim State- Successors to Muhammad
The Golden Age of Islamic Civilization
Continuation of Muslim Achievement and Contributions to the World
Full Period Test - Islamic Civilization with DBQ - Its Contribution to World Culture
Introduction to the European Middle Ages, 500-1200
Rise of the Frankish Empire/Age of Charlemagne
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Class Meetings Marking Period 5
Global History 9R
Topic:
~Feudalism~ Medieval Europe
~ Manorialism ~ The Economic Structure of Feudalism
Role of the Manor System continued...
The Age of Chivalry Education of a Knight
Medieval Church Its Political, Economic, and Social Functions
Monastic Centers (Benedictine) and Gothic Cathedrals (Cities of God)
Feudal Europe's Religious Influences
Church Reform and the Beginning of the Crusades
The Impact of the Crusades
The Negative Legacy of the Crusades
~Anti-Semitism~ A Short History by Frances Sonnenschein
Trade, Towns, and Financial Rev. in the Middle Ages
Economic Expansion and Change during the Middle Ages
Revival of Commerce Throughout W .Europe and Beyond
Growth of Royal Power in England and France
Century of Turmoil (1300's) The Bubonic Plague
Century of Turmoil (1300's) The Hundred Years' War continued...
Full Period Test The Late Middle Ages
Middle Ages in Asia
The Middle Ages in East Asia, 600-1400
Tang and Song Dynasties Tang and Song Dynasties [continued]
Tang/Song Government, Society, Economy
Two Golden Ages: Greece and Tang/Song China
Introduction to the Archipelago Civilization of Japan
The Belief Systems of Early Japan: Shintoism, Buddhism, Confucianism
Japanese Feudal Society and Organization
Tokugawa Shogunate
The Mongol Conquests: 4th-13th Centuries
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Class Meetings Marking Period 6
Global History 9R
Topic:
The Mongol Conquests: 4th-13th Centuries
"Pax Mongolia" Mid-13th to the mid-14th centuries
Mongol Rule in China - The Empire of the Great Khan
Unit Test - The Middle Ages in Asia
The Resurgence of Europe - The Age of Transition (1300-1700)
Italy: Birthplace of the Renaissance A Cultural and Intellectual Revival
Renaissance Revolutionizes Art, Literature, and Communications
(West African Empires and Civilizations)
Assignments for Marking Pd. 6
Connections Across Time/Cultures: Abbasid Rule and Renaissance
Test: The Renaissance
Causes of the Protestant Reformation
Response to Martin Luther and Spread of Lutheranism
Test on the Reformation Period
Other Reformers Challenge the Authority of the Church
The Counter Reformation and Effects of the Reformation
Reformation Test - Follow with The European Age of Exploration and Interaction 1400-1800
Factors Encourage Exploration and Interaction "God, Glory, Gold"
Europeans Explore the East and Establish Commercial Ties
The Voyages of Zheng He and China Rejects European Outreach
Pre-Columbian Civilizations: Maya, Aztec, and Inca Civilizations
European Exploration, Encounters, and Colonization
Impact of Spanish Colonization
The Atlantic or Triangular Slave Trade
The Columbian Exchange and Commercial Revolution
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Hoosic Valley Central School District
Core Curriculum Topics
Grade: 9-12
Subject: Social/Eng. AIS
First Semester Units to be covered:
Participation in government
Seminars – movies, readings
News diary – weekly
Government lit. package
Editorial
Research papers – 3- including power point
Agency visitation
Interview
Field trip to Capital
Economics
American Dream
Free enterprise – power point
Macro economics
Stocks
Financial Terms
Marketing
Family Budgets
Second Semester Units to be covered:
Participation in government
Seminars – movies, readings
News diary – weekly
Government lit. package
Editorial
Research papers – 3- including power point
Agency visitation
Interview
Field trip to Capital
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Hoosic Valley Central School District
Core Curriculum Topics
Grade: 11
Subject: AP History
First Semester Units to be covered:
Transplantation
Settlement Patterns
Colonial Institution
Mercantilism
French & Indian war
Lead in to Revolution
Revolution
Commercial
Constitutional Convention
Federalist Papers
Federalist Period
Expansion
Jackson
Reform
Manifest Destiny
Sectionalism
Civil War
Reconstruction
Gilded Period
Second Semester Units to be covered:
The West
Urbanization
Populism/Progressives
Imperialism
T. Roosevelt/W. H. Taft/W. Wilson
World War I
Twenties
Crash/Depression/New Deal
Isolationism to World War II
Cold War America
1950’s
Civil Rights
1960’s
Vietnam
1970’s
Watergate
1980’s – Regan
New World Order
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Hoosic Valley Central School District
Core Curriculum Topics
Grade: 11
Subject: American History/Gov.
First Semester Units to be covered:
Concepts of History/Government
Philosophy of Governing
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
Constitutional Convention
Constitution 101
Amendments
Expansion
Manifest Destiny
Sectionalism
Civil War
Reconstruction
Gilded Period
The West
Second Semester Units to be covered:
Industrialization/Urbanization
Populism
American Independence
Progressive movement
T. Roosevelt/W. H. Taft/W. Wilson
World War I
The Twenties
Depression
New Deal
Isolation
World War II
Cold War
1950’s
1960’s
Civil Rights
1970’s
1980’s
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Hoosic Valley Central School District
Core Curriculum Topics
Grade: 12
Subject: Government/Economics
First Semester Units to be covered:
Governing Philosophy
Federalism
Checks and Balances
Civil Liberties
Political Process
Political Parties
Media
Interest Groups
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Bureaucracy
Second Semester Units to be covered:
Economic literacy
Economic history
Economic goals
Microeconomic
-Supply/Demand
-Market structures
-Business roles
-Labor roles
-Government roles
-Social costs/Externalities
Marcoeconomics
-Inflation
-Growth
-Unemployment
-Fiscal Policy
-Monetary Policy
-Money and Banking
-Forecasting
-International Economics
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