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World History to 1500
Generate resourceWORLD HISTORY TO 1500
Generate resourceExplain how artifacts and other archaeological findings provide evidence of the nature and movement of prehistoric groups of people.
Generate resourceIdentifying the founding of Rome as the basis of the calendar established by Julius Caesar and used in early Western civilization for over a thousand years
Generate resourceIdentifying the birth of Christ as the basis of the Gregorian calendar used in the United States since its beginning and in most countries of the world today, signified by B.C. and A.D.
Generate resourceIdentifying terms used to describe characteristics of early societies and family structures
Generate resourceTrace the development of the early Russian state and the expansion of its trade systems.
Generate resourceDescribe early Islamic civilizations, including the development of religious, social, and political systems.
Generate resourceTracing the spread of Islamic ideas through invasion and conquest throughout the Middle East, northern Africa, and western Europe
Generate resourceDescribe China's influence on culture, politics, and economics in Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia.
Generate resourceCompare the African civilizations of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai to include geography, religions, slave trade, economic systems, empires, and cultures.
Generate resourceTracing the spread of language, religion, and customs from one African civilization to another
Generate resourceDescribe key aspects of pre-Columbian cultures in the Americas including the Olmecs, Mayas, Aztecs, Incas, and North American tribes.
Generate resourceDescribe military and governmental events that shaped Europe in the early Middle Ages (600-1000 A.D.).
Generate resourceDescribing the impact of new agricultural methods on manorialism and feudalism
Generate resourceDescribe major cultural changes in Western Europe in the High Middle Ages (1000-1300 A.D.).
Generate resourceComparing political developments in France, England, and the Holy Roman Empire, including the signing of the Magna Carta
Generate resourceDescribing the growth of trade and towns resulting in the rise of the middle class
Generate resourceExplain how events and conditions fostered political and economic changes in the late Middle Ages and led to the origins of the Renaissance.
Generate resourceIdentifying changes in the arts, architecture, literature, and science in the late Middle Ages (1300-1400 A.D.)
Generate resourceAnalyze characteristics of early civilizations in respect to technology, division of labor, government, calendar, and writings.
Generate resourceComparing significant features of civilizations that developed in the Tigris-Euphrates, Nile, Indus, and Huang He River Valleys
Generate resourceCompare the development of early world religions and philosophies and their key tenets.
Generate resourceIdentify cultural contributions of Classical Greece, including politics, intellectual life, arts, literature, architecture, and science.
Generate resourceIdentifying reasons for the separation of Alexander the Great's empire into successor kingdoms
Generate resourceEvaluating major contributions of Hellenistic art, philosophy, science, and political thought
Generate resourceTrace the expansion of the Roman Republic and its transformation into an empire, including key geographic, political, and economic elements.
Generate resourceInterpreting spatial distributions and patterns of the Roman Republic using geographic tools and technologies
Generate resourceTracing important aspects of the diffusion of Christianity, including its relationship to Judaism, missionary impulse, organizational development, transition from persecution to acceptance in the Roman Empire, and church doctrine
Generate resourceExplaining the role of economics, societal changes, Christianity, political and military problems, external factors, and the size and diversity of the Roman Empire in its decline and fall
Generate resourceDescribe the rise of the Byzantine Empire, its institutions, and its legacy, including the influence of the Emperors Constantine and Justinian and the effect of the Byzantine Empire on art, religion, architecture, and law.
Generate resourceIdentifying factors leading to the establishment of the Eastern Orthodox Church
Generate resourceRecognize that cave paintings, fossils, and pottery remnants provide evidence of early groups of people; draw logical conclusions about sample artifacts.
Generate resourceLocate Russia on a world map; recognize how Russia was important to the interaction of people and trade between Asia and Europe in at least one area.
Generate resourceLocate the Middle East and northern Africa on a world map, specifically, the Arabian Peninsula; list at least one religious, social, culture, or political characteristic of early Islamic civilizations.
Generate resourceLocate China’s neighbors on a map including Japan and Korea; identify at least one influence of China on Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia.
Generate resourceIdentify Africa on a world map; recognize the language, religion, and customs of one early African kingdom, including Ghana, Mali, and Songhai; identify the importance of the gold and salt trade and Timbuktu.
Generate resourceRecognize the key aspects of at least one preColumbian culture, including Aztec, Incan, Mayan, Olmec, Inuit, Creek and North American tribes; locate Central and South America on a world map.
Generate resourceRecognize an example of military or governmental events that shaped Europe in the early Middle Ages (600–1000 A.D./C.E.).
Generate resourceIdentify at least one key event, accomplishment, or person from the late Middle Ages.
Generate resourceRecognize that different world cultures have different values, beliefs, and traditions.
Generate resourceLocate the ancient Greek peninsula on a map; identify at least one significant contribution from ancient Greece in the fields of politics, intellectual life, arts, literature, architecture, or science.
Generate resourceRecognize that civilizations and empires thrive under strong leadership using Alexander the Great as an example; identify characteristics of strong leadership.
Generate resourceLocate ancient Rome and the empire on a map; identify at least one significant contribution from ancient Rome in the fields of politics, intellectual life, arts, literature, architecture, or science.
Generate resourceLocate India and China on a world map; recognize at least one accomplishment of classical civilizations in India and China including the Great Wall, gunpowder, fireworks, and the Taj Mahal; recognize major landforms and climate patterns including monsoon season, the Himalayas, and the Yellow River.
Generate resourceLocate the Byzantine Empire and Constantinople (Istanbul) on a world map; identify at least one accomplishment or characteristic of the Byzantine Empire.
Generate resourceSummarize the policies and practices within the Roman Catholic Church that led to conflict with both religious reformers and secular authorities.
Generate resourceAnalyze the economic, political, and social consequences of the collapse of the Western Roman Empire.
Generate resourceAnalyze the factors that contributed to the Reformation and explain how it affected the religious and political unity of Europe.
Generate resourceDescribe the political, religious, and social contributions of reformers in Europe, including Martin Luther and John Calvin.
Generate resourceSummarize responses to the Reformation, including the Counter-Reformation, English Reformation, and religious conflicts, and cite the roles of central figures in these events.
Generate resourceSummarize how expanding knowledge of geographical features and the development of navigational technology contributed to global exploration by Europeans.
Generate resourceExplain the economic, political, and religious factors that fostered exploration, including mercantilism.
Generate resourceAnalyze the consequences of initial contact between Europeans and Indigenous peoples in the Americas.
Generate resourceDescribe the Columbian Exchange and its contributions to cultural, demographic, economic, and environmental changes around the globe.
Generate resourceTrace the cultural, economic, and political effects of European colonization on the populations of Africa, the Americas, and Europe.
Generate resourceExplain how the desire for cheap labor led to the enslavement and decline of the Indigenous populations in the Americas.
Generate resourceAnalyze the economic, political, and social effects of the transatlantic slave trade on African societies and American colonies.
Generate resourceDescribe the conditions and treatment of enslaved Africans during the Middle Passage and in the Americas.
Generate resourceSummarize the rise of absolutism and explain how absolute monarchy differed from governing practices in Europe before the seventeenth century.
Generate resourceExplain how the Thirty Years’ War and the Peace of Westphalia led to the rise of absolutism.
Generate resourceAnalyze the rise of absolutism in France under Louis XIV, including the divine right of kings.
Generate resourceDescribe how the development of absolutism affected governments in Russia and Prussia under the reigns of Peter the Great, Frederick the Great, and Catherine the Great.
Generate resourceSummarize the influence of the Ottoman Empire on the political landscape of European monarchies.
Generate resourceAnalyze the development of parliamentary and constitutional government in England.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast the political philosophies of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke.
Generate resourceSummarize how major provisions in the Petition of Right and the English Bill of Rights influenced early forms of constitutional government.
Generate resourceDescribe the governing policies in East Asia during the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries, including those of China and Japan.
Generate resourceTrace the rise of militarism in Japan and explain how it led to the invasion of Korea.
Generate resourceCompare the policies of absolutism and social structures of the Tokugawa Shogunate in Japan to European monarchies.
Generate resourceDescribe how political changes in China led to the decline of imperial power from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty.
Generate resourceAnalyze the influence of the Scientific Revolution on European religion and society, including the astronomical theories of Nicolaus Copernicus and Galileo Galilei.
Generate resourceExplain the significance of the development of the scientific method and its implications for new discoveries and ideas.
Generate resourceSummarize the main ideas of the Enlightenment and describe their emergence in European society.
Generate resourceTrace the origins of Enlightenment ideas to earlier eras and movements, including Classical Greece and Rome, Christianity, the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the Scientific Revolution.
Generate resourceTrace the spread of Christianity in Europe and the wider Mediterranean region and outline the organizational structure of the early Catholic Church, including the roles of the Bishop of Rome and Councils of Carthage.
Generate resourceExplain the rise of Germanic kingdoms, the migration of their peoples, and the effect on political boundaries in Europe.
Generate resourceIdentify factors leading to the separation of Eastern Orthodoxy and Western Christianity and explain how the Orthodox Church influenced society and culture in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
Generate resourceEvaluate the cultural contributions of the Byzantines to art, religion, and architecture.
Generate resourceTrace and analyze the spread of Islam through the Mediterranean region under the caliphs from 632 to 1258, including the consolidation of the Qur’an.
Generate resourceDifferentiate among the Islamic sects that developed after the death of Muhammad.
Generate resourceAnalyze the influence of Islamic cultural, economic, and political systems in Africa, Arabia, and Europe.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast the cultural, economic, geographic, and political structures of the civilizations of medieval Asia, including China, India, Japan, and Korea
Generate resourceDescribe how the Mongols influenced the cultural, economic, and social landscape of Asia.
Generate resourceAnalyze the evolution of religion in Asia, including the growth of Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism.
Generate resourceTrace the development of the feudal structure of medieval Japan, including the establishment of the Shogunate by Minamoto no Yoritomo.
Generate resourceCompare the African kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai, including cultures, economic systems, geography, religions, and slave trade.
Generate resourceDescribe how physical geography shaped the growth of medieval African kingdoms and trade with neighboring regions.
Generate resourceTrace the spread of culture, language, and religion among African civilizations.
Generate resourceEvaluate the economic and cultural contributions of key leaders and trade centers in African kingdoms, including Mansa Musa and the city of Timbuktu.
Generate resourceDescribe key aspects and figures of Indigenous societies during the Postclassic Period in Mesoamerica and the Andean region and the Mississippian Period in North America, including the Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations.
Generate resourceAnalyze how geographic and environmental factors led to the location and growth of Indigenous societies.
Generate resourceDescribe technological and engineering achievements of Indigenous societies.
Generate resourceExplain how religious beliefs and practices shaped culture in Indigenous societies.
Generate resourceOutline the social, cultural, economic, and religious developments of early medieval Europe.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast the growth of medieval societies in different geographic regions of Europe.
Generate resourceAnalyze the relationship of the Catholic Church to economic, political, and social systems and rulers in medieval Europe.
Generate resourceExplain the significant economic, political, and social aspects of European feudalism.
Generate resourceAnalyze the effects of political events in Europe during the Middle Ages, including the coronation of Charlemagne, the Norman Conquest, and the Hundred Years’ War.
Generate resourceSummarize the significance of the issuing of the Magna Carta in limiting royal power and establishing the rule of law.
Generate resourceAnalyze the social, political, and economic changes leading up to the Renaissance and Reformation in later medieval Europe and surrounding regions.
Generate resourceExplain the political and cultural consequences of the Crusades, the Reconquista, the Spanish Inquisition, and the establishment of the Ottoman Empire.
Generate resourceTrace the spread of the bubonic plague from Asia to Europe and describe the resulting changes that occurred in Europe, including the rise of the middle class.
Generate resourceDescribe the role of women in society and politics in medieval Europe, citing the contributions of significant women of the time.
Generate resourceDescribe cultural and economic developments in Italy and Northern Europe during the Renaissance, including the influence of the Medici family.
Generate resourceAnalyze humanism and the contributions of philosophers and artists during the Renaissance.
Generate resourceSummarize major scientific and technological advancements in the Renaissance, including the printing press, and evaluate their effects on society.
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