Early Peoples

1. human and physical geography  

 2. hunters and gatherers—nomadic groups 

 3. relationship to the environment 

 4. migration of early human populations   a. out of Africa b. other theories

 5. early government    a. purposes   b. decision making   c. move toward more complex government sytems

 Neolithic Revolution and early river civilizations

1. Compare and contrast (Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus Valley, and Yellow River civilizations) a. Human and physical geography of early river civilizations   b. traditional economies c. political systems d. social structures and urbanization e. contributions 

 2.  writing systems  

 3. belief systems 

 4. early technology—irrigation, tools, weapons architecture  

5. legal systems—Code of Hammurabi  

6.  identify demographic patterns of early civilizations and movement of people—Bantu migration (500 BC - 1500 AD) a. human and physical geography b. causes of migration c. impact on other areas of Africa 

 Geography 

1. elements of geography   a. human geography  b. physical geography  c. political geography   d. migration, trade   f. environment and society   g. the uses of geography 

2. critical thinking skills  a.analyzing theories of geography   b. acquiring, organizing, and analyzing geographic information 

3. identifying and defining world regions

History

1. skills of historical analysis   a. investigate differing and competing interpretations of historical theories - multiple perspectives   b. hypothesize about why interpretations change over time  c. explain the importance of historical evidence 

2. understand the concepts of change and continuity over time

3. the connections and interactions of people across time and space 

4. time frames and periodizations 

 5. roles and contributions of individuals and groups 

 6. oral histories

C.classical civilizations

1. Chinese civilization    a. human and physical geography   b.Chinese contributions (engineering, tools, writing, silk, bronzes, government system)   c. dynastic cycles d. Mandate of Heaven     

2 human/ physical geography 

 3.cultural/ intellectual life political systems   

4. Indian (Maurya) Empire    a.human and physical geography (monsoons)   b. contributions of a government system 

 5. Gupta Empire (320-550 AD) a. human and physical geography  b. artistic,scientific, and mathematical contributions c. ties to Hinduism  d. organizational structure

  6. Tang and Song Dynasty (618-1126 A D ) a. human and physical geography b. contributions c. Chinese influence on Korea and Japan   d.cultural flowering   e. growth of commerce and trade  f. human/ physical geography  g. cultural and intellectual life 

Clasical civilization continued 

1. the growth of global trade routes in classical civilizations a. Phoenician trade routes b. Silk Road c. maritime and overland trade routes    

2. movement of people and goods 

4. interdependence 

5. Greece  a. human and physical geography    b. role of the city state   c. Athens/Sparta   d. Trojan War   e. democratic institutions

 Roman Republic

1. geography   a. human and physical geography   b.  contributions—law (Twelve Tables), architecture, literature, roads, bridges 

 2. Indian (Maurya) Empire a. human and physical geography (monsoons) b. contributions—government system 

 3 . rise of agrarian civilizations in Mesoamerica—Mayan (200 BC 900 AD) a. human and physical geography b. contributions (mathematics, astronomy, science, arts, architecture, and technology) c. role of maize d. religion 

4. The status and role of women in classical civilizations

5. the growth of global trade routes in classical civilizations a. Phoenician trade routes b. Silk Road c. maritime and overland trade routes 

The Roman world takes Shape

1. georgraphy and the early development of Rome. 

2. characteristics of Roman government. 

3. Roman expansion 

Republic to Empire

1. Roman expansion cont.  

2. decline of Roman Republic  

3. Roman law (Twelve Tables)    

4. Roman peace and stability                                                                                             

Roman achievement

1. Pax Romana 

2. Roman law (Twelve Tables)

3. Greco-Roman heritage. 

4. Roman art, architecture, theatre, technology 

Rise of Christianity

1. Roman polytheism. 

2. Jesus and his message 

3. early Christian church 

4. persecution

The Long Decline

1. Roman crisis

2. invasion of the Huns 

3. economic, political and social crisis.     

Civilizations of Middle Americas

Mayas, Aztecs, Olmecs

1. geography 

2. main features of government and society 

3. development of culture 

4. contributions

5. achievements  

World of the Incas

1. geography 

2. achievements 

3. entending the empire   

4. Incan society and government

Byzantine Empire (330-1453 AD)

1. human and physical geography

2. achievements (law—Justinian Code, engineering, art, and commerce)

3. The Orthodox Christian Church

4. political structure and Justinian Code

5. role in preserving and transmitting Greek and Roman cultures

6. impact on Russia and Eastern Europe 

7. early Russia   

Europe

Early Middle Ages  

1. Western Europe and the decline of Rome 

2. decentralized government   

3. European frontier  

4. Power of kingdoms 

5. Charlegmagnes empire

Feudalism and the Manor economy

1. Manorialism 

2. feudal life 

3. social hierarchy  

4. rigid class system

Medieval church

1. role of Priests and Nuns.

2. Church power  

3. Tithe 

4. Reform in the church 

5. Anti- Semitism

Eonomic Expansion and Change

1. agricultural revolution.  

2. revival of trade   

3. rise of guilds, towns and cities 

Islam 

1 the development of Islamic law 

 2. social class: women and slavery in Muslim society 

 3. position of “people of the book”   

4. the golden age of Islam   a. contributions to mathematics, science, medicine, art, architecture, and literature   b. role in preserving Greek and Roman culture    c. Islamic Spain  

5.  trade. Medieval Europe (500-1400)   

6. The Crusades   a. causes  b. battles  c. consequences  

Scientific Revolution 

1.  New scientific and technological innovations (Gutenberg’s moveable type printing press, cartography, naval engineering, and navigational and nautical devices)

Reformation and Counter Reformation

1. Human and physical geography 

 2. Martin Luther’s Ninety-Five Theses: the challenge to the power and authority of the Roman Catholic Church

3. Anti-Semitic laws and policies 

 4. Henry VIII and the English Reformation 

 5. Calvin and other reformers 

 6. Counter Reformation (Ignatius Loyola, Council of Trent) 

 7. roles of men and women within the Christian churches

8. religious wars in Europe: causes and impacts 

Early Modern Times

Renaissance

1. human and physical geography 

2. themes and techniques of the Renaissance  

3. Renaissance relocation 

4. Renaissance artists  a. Davinci   b. Michaelangelo   c. Raphael  d. Castiglione   e. Macciavelli 

5.  Humanism 

6. expansion of the Renaissance

Exploration

1. Columbus

2. Magellan  

3. DaGama 

4. Henry the Navigator 

Encounter 

 The encounter between Europe and America  

1. The Columbian Exchange

2.  human and physical geography   

3. European competition for colonies in the Americas, Africa, East Asia, and Southeast Asia 

4. global demographic shifts  

5. the extent of European expansionism 

6. European mercantilism 

 7. Spanish colonialism and the introduction of the Encomienda system to Latin America   

8. Dutch colonization in East Asia (Japan and Indonesia)