Unit 1 Description, World History Honors
Fall 2015
Unit 1 – A Trip Around the Ancient World
Required Reading: World History & Geography, Chapter 1
Tentative Schedule, 11 days
Lesson
Course Introduction
Free Your Mindset
What are We Doing in Here?
Meet the Real Flintstones
Talk About the Egyptians
Quiz/Test/Homework Due
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3
4
5
Date
8/24, Mon.
8/25, Tues.
8/26, Wed.
8/27, Thurs.
8/28, Fri.
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7
8
9
10
8/31, Mon.
9/1, Tues.
9/2, Wed.
9/3, Thurs.
9/4 Fri.
Greeks & Romans
The Birth of Islam & Medieval Asia
Europe in the Middle Ages
What About Murrica?
Taste Test Review
Street Fight Prompt
Quiz #1
Magnet Summaries
Map Quiz #1
Picture Notes & Taste Test
Extra Credit
11
9/7, Mon.
9/8, Tues.
NO SCHOOL – LABOR DAY
Unit 1 Exam
Reading
School Fight Questions
pp. 4-5
pp. 5-7
pp. 7-10
pp. 11-12
pp. 13-16
pp. 16-17
Unit 1 Exam & Unit 1
Notebook
Unit Description: The history of the ancient world is filled with the rise and fall of civilizations.
While some fell into obscurity, others continue to influence today's world. The civilization of
ancient Greece had an enormous impact not only on the ancient world but also on the medieval and
modern worlds. One of its most lasting contributions is the organized system of thought called
philosophy. The Greed word for philosophy means "love of wisdom." As the Greek philosopher
Socrates puts it (in one of the Dialogues of his pupil Plato), "The unexamined life is not worth
living."
Guiding Questions:
Students should be able to answer the following questions before the exam:
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 How do physical characteristics and human characteristics define
and differentiate regions?
 How do historians use inquiry and other sciences to understand
the past?
 What were the first civilizations to emerge?
 How did Western civilization arise from a synthesis of classical
Greco-Roman civilization, Judeo-Christian influence and the cultures of
Northern European peoples promoting a cultural unity in Europe?
 How are Judaism, Christianity and Islam similar and how are they
different?
 What allowed ancient civilization to develop in India?
What was significant about the first civilizations in China?
What contributed to the rise and fall of the ancient Greeks?
What characteristics defined Roman rule?
What factors contributed to the rise of the Arab empire?
How were economies and societies defined in trading states in Africa?
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Unit 1 Description, World History Honors
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Fall 2015
What were the successes and challenges of medieval Asia?
How did a new European civilization develop after the fall of the Roman Empire?
What factors contributed to the emergence and success of the Byzantine Empire?
What civilizations flourished in America before the arrival of Columbus?
Unit Terms: Define each of the following terms. You will be quizzed on your knowledge of them.
They will also be useful for review. You will not be able to use the term list on your quiz.
Additionally, there will be multiple-choice questions from the chapter.
1. Growth mindset
2. Primary Source
3. Secondary Source
4. Monotheism
5. Polytheism
6. Mandate of Heaven
7. Oligarchy
8. Republic
9. Democratic
10. Culture
11. Cycle
12. Classical
13. Neolithic Revolution
14. Civilization
15. Mesopotamia
16. Egyptians
17. Indus River Valley
18. Hinduism
19. Buddhism
20. Dynasty
21. City-states
22. Western civilization
23. Roman Empire
24. Ancient Greece
25. Lineage group
26. Landed aristocrats
27. Sultanate
28. Feudalism
29. Crusades
30. Prospered
31. Traditional
32. Revival
33. Caliphs
34. Quran
35. Sub-Saharan Africa
36. Shōtoku Taishi
37. High Middle Ages
38. Black Death
39. Byzantine Empire
40. Olmec
41. Inca Empire
42. Mayan Empire
43. Aztec Empire
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