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World History Core Sem 1

Total Points for the Course : 940

Unit 1: Early Civilizations

Lesson 1.1: The Birth of Civilizations

Activity 1.1.1: Study - Reading and Writing about History

(Documents: Practice Assignment, Practice Guide, Study Sheet, Study

Sheet)

Develop important skills and strategies for reading and writing about

history.

Duration: 40

min

Activity 1.1.2: Study - Prehistory

(Documents: Study Sheet)

Learn about prehistory the Paleolithic age and the scientific methods that

uncover the story of early humans. Explore the life of the earliest humans.

Duration: 40

min

Activity 1.1.3: Discuss - Who Are You?

(Documents: Discussion)

Tell your classmates who you are and why you are taking this course.

Duration: 20 min

Scoring: 10 Points Earned: In Progress (optional)

Activity 1.1.4: Study - Where Did the Earliest Humans Live?


Learn about the life and migration of Homo sapiens by using archeological evidence.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 1.1.5: Study - The Rise of Civilizations


Discover how humans changed from hunters and gatherers to members

of settled agricultural societies during the Neolithic Revolution.

Duration: 40

min

Activity 1.1.6: Quiz - The Birth of Civilizations

Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.

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Duration: 20 min

Scoring: 10 Points Earned: _____

Lesson 1.2: Mesopotamian Civilizations

Activity 1.2.1: Study - Early Civilization in the Fertile Crescent


Explore the geography of the Fertile Crescent and discover the characteristics and achievements of the Sumerian civilization.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 1.2.2: Study - Rise and Fall of Babylon


Explore the rise and fall of Babylon.

Duration: 40

min

Activity 1.2.3: Study - The Persian Empire


Discover the origin and characteristics of the Persian empire.

Duration: 40

min

Activity 1.2.4: Practice - Compare and Contrast Mesopotamian

Civilizations

(Documents: Practice Assignment)

Evaluate your understanding of Mesopotamian civilizations by analyzing their similarities and differences.

Duration: 45 min


Activity 1.2.5: Quiz - Mesopotamian Civilizations


Duration: 20 min


Lesson 1.3: Ancient Egypt

Activity 1.3.1: Study - Geography of the Nile


Explore the geography of the Nile Valley and its effects on ancient Egypt.

Duration: 40

min

Activity 1.3.2: Study - The Pharaohs








Explore the chronology of ancient Egypt and the achievements of the Egyptian pharaohs.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 1.3.3: Study - Egyptian Creativity


Learn about hieroglyphics and discover scientific and technological advances made in ancient Egypt.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 1.3.4: Quiz - Ancient Egypt


Duration: 20 min


Lesson 1.4: Civilizations of Early India

Activity 1.4.1: Study - Geography of the Indus Valley Civilizations


Explore the geography of the Indus Valley and how it affected the civilizations of the region.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 1.4.2: Study - The Rise of the Aryan Civilization


Learn about the origin and rise of the Aryan civilization.

Duration: 40

min

Activity 1.4.3: Study - Religious Contributions of the Vedic Age


Discover religious developments in India.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 1.4.4: Quiz - Civilizations of Early India


Duration: 20

min


Lesson 1.5: Early Chinese Civilizations

Activity 1.5.1: Study - Geography of Early Chinese Civilizations






Explore the geography of China and its effects on early Chinese

civilizations.

Duration: 40

min

Activity 1.5.2: Study - The Rise of the Shang Dynasty


Explore the formative age rise characteristics and beliefs of the Shang

dynasty.

Duration: 40

min

Activity 1.5.3: Study - The Rise of the Zhou Dynasty


Learn about the rise and achievements of the Zhou dynasty.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 1.5.4: Practice - The Mandate of Heaven


Use a graphic organizer to analyze the Mandate of Heaven.

Duration: 45 min


Activity 1.5.5: Quiz - Early Chinese Civilizations


Duration: 20 min


Lesson 1.6: The Mediterranean World

Activity 1.6.1: Study - The Eastern Mediterranean


Learn about the Phoenicians and the Hebrews and their lasting influence on the world.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 1.6.2: Study - Aegean and Mediterranean Civilizations


Explore the origin and rise of early Aegean and Mediterranean

civilizations.

Duration: 40

min







Activity 1.6.3: Study - Northern European Settlements


Learn about the early settlements of northern Europe.

Duration: 40

min

Activity 1.6.4: Quiz - The Mediterranean World


Duration: 20

min


Lesson 1.7: Early Civilizations Wrap-Up

Activity 1.7.1: Review - Early Civilizations

Prepare for the unit test by reviewing key concepts and skills.

Duration: 30

min

Activity 1.7.2: Test (CST) - Early Civilizations

Take a computer-scored test to assess what you have learned in this unit.

Duration: 30

min


Activity 1.7.3: Test (TST) - Early Civilizations

Take a teacher-scored test to assess what you have learned in this unit.

Duration: 40

min


Lesson 1.8: Diagnostic

Activity 1.8.1: Diag - Early Civilizations

Take a diagnostic unit test that will generate a study plan based on your responses.

Duration: 30 min

Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____ (optional)

Unit 2: Classical Civilizations

Lesson 2.1: Empires of India

Activity 2.1.1: Study - Hindu and Buddhist Beginnings


Learn about the origin and spread of Hinduism and Buddhism.

Duration: 50 min

Activity 2.1.2: Study - Maurya and Gupta




Learn about ancient India's civilizations and the society and culture that

developed under the Mauryan and Gupta empires.

Duration: 40

min

Activity 2.1.3: Quiz - Empires of India


Duration: 20

min


Lesson 2.2: Empires of China

Activity 2.2.1: Study - New Movements in Chinese Thinking


Explore new philosophies developing in China including Confucianism and

Taoism.

Duration: 40

min

Activity 2.2.2: Study - The Qin Dynasty


Learn about the rise of the Qin dynasty and the construction of the Great Wall of China.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 2.2.3: Study - The Han Dynasty


Explore the origin and achievements of the Han dynasty.

Duration: 40

min

Activity 2.2.4: Quiz - Empires of China


Duration: 15

min


Lesson 2.3: Ancient Greece

Activity 2.3.1: Study - Early History of Greek Civilizations


Learn about the heyday and decline of the earliest Greek civilizations.

Learn about Homer and the Trojan War.

Duration: 40 min






Activity 2.3.2: Study - The Rise of the City-State


Explore the origin of the city-state in Greece paying special attention to Sparta and Athens.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 2.3.3: Study - The Persian Wars


Learn about the Persian Wars and the Age of Pericles.

Duration: 40

min

Activity 2.3.4: Study - The Peloponnesian Wars


Study the causes and consequences of the Peloponnesian Wars.

Duration: 30 min

Activity 2.3.5: Quiz - Ancient Greece


Duration: 20

min


Lesson 2.4: Greek Influences

Activity 2.4.1: Study - Cultural Legacies


Explore the achievements and values of Greek architecture and art.

Duration: 50 min

Activity 2.4.2: Study - Hellenistic Civilization


Discover the Hellenistic civilization.

Duration: 50

min

Activity 2.4.3: Discuss - Your Thoughts on Alexander


Discuss Alexander the Great and evaluate his actions.

Duration: 20

min


(optional)

Activity 2.4.4: Quiz - Greek Influences








Duration: 20 min


Lesson 2.5: Ancient Rome

Activity 2.5.1: Study - The Roman Republic


Learn about the creation rise and culture of the Roman Republic.

Duration: 50

min

Activity 2.5.2: Study - The Rise of the Roman Empire


Trace the rise and expansion of the Roman Empire.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 2.5.3: Practice - The Reach and Influence of the Roman Empire


Evaluate your understanding of ancient Rome by summarizing the causes

and consequences of Rome's expanding empire.

Duration: 45 min


Activity 2.5.4: Study - The Fall of the Roman Empire in the West


Explore the causes of the fall of the Roman Empire.

Duration: 40

min

Activity 2.5.5: Quiz - Ancient Rome


Duration: 20

min


Lesson 2.6: Roman Influences

Activity 2.6.1: Study - Roman Words


Explore the values and legacies of Roman law literature and art.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 2.6.2: Study - Roman Buildings


Discover Roman construction and learn how Romans used these







buildings in their daily lives.

Duration: 40

min

Activity 2.6.3: Study - Roman and Christian Religion


Learn about the relationship between Rome and followers of monotheistic

religions.

Duration: 40

min

Activity 2.6.4: Study - The Early Christian Church


Discover how Christianity spread through the Roman Empire.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 2.6.5: Practice - The Rise of Christianity


Practice your critical-thinking skills and test your understanding of the

spread of Christianity.

Duration: 45

min


(optional)

Activity 2.6.6: Quiz - Roman Influences


Duration: 20

min


Lesson 2.7: Classical Civilizations Wrap-Up

Activity 2.7.1: Review - Classical Civilizations


Duration: 30

min

Activity 2.7.2: Test (CST) - Classical Civilizations


Duration: 30

min


Activity 2.7.3: Test (TST) - Classical Civilizations


Duration: 40

min






Activity 2.8.1: Diag - Classical Civilizations

Take a diagnostic unit test that will generate a study plan based on your

responses.

Duration: 30

min


(optional)

Unit 3: The Rise of New Empires around the World

Lesson 3.1: Byzantine Empire

Activity 3.1.1: Study - Rome of the East


Learn about the geography rise and cultural achievements of the Byzantine Empire.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 3.1.2: Study - Byzantine Legacies


Evaluate the Code of Justinian and the role of international law today.

Duration: 40

min

Activity 3.1.3: Quiz - Byzantine Empire


Duration: 20 min


Lesson 3.2: Golden Age of Islam

Activity 3.2.1: Study - Muhammad and Islam


Learn about the life and times of the Prophet Muhammad.

Duration: 40

min

Activity 3.2.2: Study - Islam Spreads


Trace the spread of Islam and identify the factors that contributed to its

growth.

Duration: 40

min

Activity 3.2.3: Discuss - Sunni-Shiite Conflicts Today







Discuss the origin of current Sunni-Shiite conflicts.

Duration: 20

min


(optional)

Activity 3.2.4: Study - Islamic Cultural Legacies


Explore Islamic achievements in art and architecture.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 3.2.5: Quiz - Golden Age of Islam


Duration: 20 min


Lesson 3.3: Islamic Empires

Activity 3.3.1: Study - Islam Spreads East


Explore the causes and consequences of the spread of Islam eastward to India.

Duration: 40

min

Activity 3.3.2: Practice - A Strategy for Ruling India


Evaluate the rule and actions of the Muslim raj.

Duration: 45 min


Activity 3.3.3: Study - The Ottoman Empire


Explore the origin and rise of the Ottoman Empire and the development of Ottoman culture.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 3.3.4: Study - The Safavid Empire


Explore the role and importance of Safavid Persia.

Duration: 30 min

Activity 3.3.5: Quiz - Islamic Empires







Duration: 20 min


Lesson 3.4: Civilizations of Africa

Activity 3.4.1: Study - The Diverse Kingdoms of Africa


Explore the rise and achievements of Nubia and the West African kingdoms.

Duration: 50 min

Activity 3.4.2: Quiz - Civilizations of Africa


Duration: 20 min


Lesson 3.5: East Asian Civilizations

Activity 3.5.1: Study - The Golden Age of Chinese Civilization


Explore the resurgence of Chinese civilization and the construction of the Forbidden City.

Duration: 30 min

Activity 3.5.2: Study - The Mongol Empire


Learn about the rise and expansion of the Mongol Empire.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 3.5.3: Study - The Ming Empire


Study the rise and achievements of the Ming dynasty.

Duration: 30

min

Activity 3.5.4: Study - The Rise of Korean Civilizations


Explore the geography of Korea and the rise and cultural characteristics

of Korean civilizations.

Duration: 30

min

Activity 3.5.5: Study - The Rise of Japanese Civilizations








Learn about the rise of Japanese civilizations and the characteristics of feudal Japan.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 3.5.6: Practice - Civilizations of East Asia


Practice your critical-thinking skills and test your understanding of the civilizations of East Asia.

Duration: 45 min


Activity 3.5.7: Quiz - East Asian Civilizations


Duration: 20 min


Lesson 3.6: Civilizations of the Americas

Activity 3.6.1: Study - Populating the Americas


Discover how people migrated to the Americas.

Duration: 25 min

Activity 3.6.2: Study - Empires of Central America


Explore the rise and characteristics of the Olmecs Mayans and Aztecs.

Duration: 50

min

Activity 3.6.3: Study - Empires of South America


Learn about the rise of the Incan empire and the characteristics of its

social structure.

Duration: 30

min

Activity 3.6.4: Study - Peoples of North America


Explore the diverse Native American cultures of North America.

Duration: 30

min

Activity 3.6.5: Quiz - Civilizations of the Americas







Duration: 20 min


Lesson 3.7: The Rise of New Empires around the World Wrap-Up

Activity 3.7.1: Review - The Rise of New Empires around the World


Duration: 30

min

Activity 3.7.2: Test (CST) - The Rise of New Empires around the

World

Take a computer-scored test to assess what you have learned in this

unit.

Duration: 30

min


Activity 3.7.3: Test (TST) - The Rise of New Empires around the

World


Duration: 40

min



Activity 3.8.1: Diag - The Rise of New Empires around the World


Duration: 30 min


Unit 4: Europe in the Middle Ages

Lesson 4.1: Middle Ages in Europe

Activity 4.1.1: Study - Carving up the Roman Empire


Learn about the state of Europe after the collapse of the Roman Empire.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 4.1.2: Study - Vikings!


Explore the role of the Vikings in Europe.

Duration: 30

min

Activity 4.1.3: Study - Feudalism




Explore the characteristics of European feudalism including its social

structure and customs and the medieval church.

Duration: 40

min

Activity 4.1.4: Study - Changes in Agriculture and Commerce


Discover the effects of changes in agriculture and commerce during the

Middle Ages.

Duration: 40

min

Activity 4.1.5: Practice - The Church in Medieval Europe


Evaluate the importance of the medieval church in Europe.

Duration: 45 min


Activity 4.1.6: Quiz - Middle Ages in Europe


Duration: 20

min


Lesson 4.2: Crusades and the Rise of National Monarchies in Europe

Activity 4.2.1: Study - The Rise of National and Papal

Monarchies


Explore the origin and rise of national and papal monarchies.

Duration: 40

min

Activity 4.2.2: Study - The Crusades


Learn about the causes and consequences of the Crusades.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 4.2.3: Study - The Reconquista


Learn about the Reconquista and its effects on Spain.

Duration: 30 min

Activity 4.2.4: Quiz - Crusades and the Rise of National







Monarchies in Europe


Duration: 20 min


Lesson 4.3: Prosperity and Crisis in the Late Middle Ages

Activity 4.3.1: Study - Learning and Arts in the Late Middle Ages


Explore changes in learning and the arts including literature and architecture during the late Middle Ages.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 4.3.2: Study - Disease Ravages Europe


Learn about the causes and consequences of the bubonic plague.

Duration: 30

min

Activity 4.3.3: Study - Crisis and Conflict in Europe


Explore European conflicts during the late Middle Ages including religious crises like the Hundred Years' War. Learn about Joan of Arc.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 4.3.4: Discuss - Role of Women in the Middle Ages


Discuss the role of women in the Middle Ages.

Duration: 20

min


(optional)

Activity 4.3.5: Quiz - Prosperity and Crisis in the Late Middle

Ages


Duration: 20 min


Lesson 4.4: The Rise of Russia

Activity 4.4.1: Study - The Rise of Russian Civilization


Explore the origin of Russian civilization including the Slavs the

Varangians Kiev Yaroslav the Mongols and the rule of the Ivans.






Duration: 40 min

Activity 4.4.2: Study - Eastern Europe


Learn about the characteristics of Eastern European civilization.

Duration: 40

min

Activity 4.4.3: Practice - Russia and Western Europe


Compare Russia with the kingdoms of Western Europe.

Duration: 45 min


Activity 4.4.4: Quiz - The Rise of Russia


Duration: 20 min


Lesson 4.5: Europe in the Middle Ages Wrap-Up

Activity 4.5.1: Review - Europe in the Middle Ages


Duration: 30

min

Activity 4.5.2: Test (CST) - Europe in the Middle Ages


Duration: 30 min


Activity 4.5.3: Test (TST) - Europe in the Middle Ages


Duration: 40 min



Activity 4.6.1: Diag - Europe in the Middle Ages

Take a diagnostic unit test that will generate a study plan based on your

responses.

Duration: 30

min


(optional)

Unit 5: Early Modern Era in Europe

Lesson 5.1: The Renaissance



Activity 5.1.1: Study - The Origin of the Renaissance


Explore the origin of the Renaissance. Learn what it was why it began in Italy and what role humanism played.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 5.1.2: Study - Geniuses of Renaissance Arts and Thinking


Learn about developments of Renaissance arts and literature.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 5.1.3: Practice - Characteristics of Renaissance Art


Explore the techniques and features of Renaissance art. Summarize your findings.

Duration: 45

min


(optional)

Activity 5.1.4: Quiz - The Renaissance


Duration: 20

min


Lesson 5.2: The Renaissance Moves North

Activity 5.2.1: Study - The Renaissance in Northern Europe


Explore the origin and characteristics of the Northern Renaissance.

Duration: 50 min

Activity 5.2.2: Study - The Effects of the Printing Revolution


Learn about the consequences of the printing press.

Duration: 30

min

Activity 5.2.3: Study - Shakespeare's England


Explore the achievements of Shakespeare and the culture of Renaissance England.







Duration: 40 min

Activity 5.2.4: Discuss - Your Thoughts on the Renaissance


Discuss the nature and importance of the Renaissance with other students.

Duration: 20 min


Activity 5.2.5: Quiz - The Renaissance Moves North


Duration: 20 min


Lesson 5.3: The Protestant Reformation

Activity 5.3.1: Study - Martin Luther Starts the Protestant Reformation


Learn about Martin Luther and his protest against practices of the

Catholic Church.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 5.3.2: Study - The Spread of Protestantism


Explore the causes and consequences of the spread of Protestantism.

Duration: 40

min

Activity 5.3.3: Study - The English Reformation


Learn about King Henry VIII the Church of England and Queen Elizabeth

I.

Duration: 40

min

Activity 5.3.4: Study - Catholic Reformation and Inquisition


Explore the reforms enacted by the Catholic church; learn about the Inquisition.

Duration: 30 min

Activity 5.3.5: Quiz - The Protestant Reformation







Duration: 20

min


Lesson 5.4: The Scientific Revolution

Activity 5.4.1: Study - The Foundation of the Scientific

Revolution


Explore the origin and characteristics of the scientific revolution.

Duration: 40

min

Activity 5.4.2: Study - Revolutionary Thinkers


Discover the ideas and achievements of the scientists who came up with

new ways of thinking about how the world works.

Duration: 40

min

Activity 5.4.3: Practice - The Scientific Method


Evaluate your understanding of the importance of the scientific revolution by summarizing how to develop a unique hypothesis and outline an

experiment.

Duration: 45

min


(optional)

Activity 5.4.4: Quiz - The Scientific Revolution


Duration: 20

min


Lesson 5.5: Early Modern Era in Europe Wrap-Up

Activity 5.5.1: Review - Early Modern Era in Europe


Duration: 30

min

Activity 5.5.2: Test (CST) - Early Modern Era in Europe


Duration: 30

min


Activity 5.5.3: Test (TST) - Early Modern Era in Europe





Duration: 40

min



Activity 5.6.1: Diag - Early Modern Era in Europe


Duration: 30 min


Unit 6: World History Semester 1 Review and Exam

Lesson 6.1: World History Semester 1 Review and Exam

Activity 6.1.1: Review - World History Semester 1

Prepare for the semester exam by reviewing key concepts covered in World History Semester 1.

Duration: 1 hr

Activity 6.1.2: Exam - World History Semester 1

Take a computer-scored exam to demonstrate your mastery of concepts

and skills covered in World History Semester 1.

Duration: 30

min

Scoring:

100

Points Earned: _____

Activity 6.1.3: Final Exam - World History Semester 1

Take a teacher-scored exam to demonstrate your mastery of concepts

and skills covered in World History Semester 1.

Duration: 1

hr

Scoring:

100

Points Earned: _____

Appendix B: Additional Activities

B.1: Extra Credit


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