AUGUST 2014 Unit 1: Pre-classical Civilizations This two-part unit uses the conceptual lens of Economic, Social/Cultural, Political and environmental [ESPN ] to examine the development of early river valley civilizations in all parts of the world. There is an emphasis on the impact of physical and human geographic characteristics and patterns such as population distributions, settlement patterns, and influence of natural barriers on the development of urbanized societies.. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Unit 1: Pre-Classical Civilizations 5 class periods (90-minutes each) or 10 class periods (45-minutes each)
SEPTEMBER 2014 Unit 1: Pre-Classical Civilizations (continued) Unit 2: Classical Civilizations This two-part unit includes a broad -based examination of the concept of empire and how urbanized societies in all parts of the world developed systems that led to the rise of and decline of vast geographical empires. Exemplar Lessons are available for this unit. 31 1 Labor Day 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Unit 1: Pre- Classical Civilizations Unit 1: Pre-Classical Civilizations 5 class periods (90-minutes each) or 10 class periods (45-minutes each) 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Unit 2: Classical Civilizations 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Unit 2: Classical Civilizations 28 29 30 Unit 2: Classical Civilizations
OCTOBER 2014 Unit 2: Classical Civilizations (continued) Unit 3: Emerging Societies Using the concept of change over time, this two-part unit explores emerging societies in Western Europe and the Islamic World Unit 4: Conflict and Interaction This four-part unit explores the development of advanced societies and how those societies in both Asia and Europe interacted. Economic, social/ cultural, and political differences often led to conflict between and among societal groups and empires. With large-scale empires, long-distance trade increased and land/water routes linked regions and led to cultural exchange. 1 2 3 Fall Holiday 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Unit 3: Emerging Societies 4 class periods (90-minutes each) or 8 class periods (45-minutes each) 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Unit 3: Emerging Societies 4 class periods (90-minutes each) or 8 class periods (45-minutes each) 1st Cycle 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Unit 4: Conflict and Interaction 4 26 27 28 29 30 31 Unit 4: Conflict and Interaction
NOVEMBER 2014 Unit 4: Conflict and Interaction (continued) Unit 5: Hemispheres Collide 1 This three-part unit uses the conceptual lens of cultural diffusion to examine the impact of the clash and blending of cultures between the eastern and western hemispheres made possible by transoceanic voyaging during the European Age of Exploration.. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Unit 4: Conflict and Interaction 2nd Cycle 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Unit 5: Hemispheres Collide 6 class periods (90-minutes each) or 12 class periods (45-minutes each) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Unit 5: Hemispheres Collide 23 24 25 26 Unit 5: Hemispheres Collide Thanksgiving Holiday 27 Thanksgiving Holiday 28 Thanksgiving Holiday 29
DECEMBER 2014 Unit 6: The Rise of Western Intellectual Thought This two-part unit examines two critical turning points in western European history the European Renaissance and the Protestant Reformation. These critical events have shaped thought, art, and western religion from the 15 th century to the present. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Unit 5: Hemispheres Collide 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Unit 6: The Rise of Western Intellectual Thought 3 class periods (90-minutes each) or 6 class periods (45-minutes each) Unit 6: The Rise of Western Intellectual Thought 3 class periods (90-minutes each) or 6 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Final Exams 3rd Cycle 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
JANUARY 2015 Unit 7: Comparative Revolutions This two-part unit examines the impact of Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment revolutionary thought and how these revolutions in thought influenced the wave of political revolutions that began in the 18th century in both the Americas and in Europe. Unit 8: Western Industrialization and Empire This four-part unit uses the concept of ESPN change brought on by the Industrial Revolution to frame the economic and technological revolutions of this era. It also addresses the rise of nationalism and imperialism that resulted from the increased economic / industrial power available to many European nations. 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Unit 7: Comparative Revolutions 6 class periods (90-minutes each) or 12 class periods (45-minutes each) Unit 7: Comparative Revolutions 20 21 22 23 24 Unit 7: Comparative Revolutions 6 class periods (90-minutes each) or 12 class periods (45-minutes each) 2 3 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Unit 8: Western Industrialization and Empire 5 class periods (90-minutes each) or 10 class periods (45-minutes each)
FEBRUARY 2015 Unit 8: Western Industrialization and Empire (continued) Unit 9: The World At War This four-part unit uses the conceptual lens of historical turning points and individuals to examine the causes and effects of World War I; the rise of Bolshevism; the effects of postwar worldwide depression; and the rise of Fascism which eventually led to the outbreak and major events of World War II. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Unit 8: Western Industrialization and Empire 5 class periods (90-minutes each) or 10 class periods (45-minutes each) 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Unit 8: Western Industrialization and Empire 5 class periods (90-minutes each) or 10 class periods (45-minutes 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Unit 9: The World At War 6 class periods (90-minutes each) or 12 class periods (45-minutes each) 4th Cycle 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Unit 9: The World At War
MARCH 2015 Unit 9: The World At War (continued) Unit 10: The Cold War and a Globalized World This two-part unit uses the conceptual lens of balance of power to analyze cold war ideologies and the impact of change over time in East/West relationships. It also examines issues related to globalization; interdependence; emerging nationalism; social oppression and terrorism. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Unit 9: The World At War 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Break Break 17 Break 18 Unit 10: The Cold War and a Globalized World Break 19 Break 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 20 21 Unit 10: The Cold War and a Globalized World 29 30 31 Unit 10: The Cold War and a Globalized World
APRIL 2015 Unit 11: World History: Eras, Turning Points and Themes Historians use various models of periodization to categorize events into eras, often based on chronology, and to identify critical turning points that influence a particular historical period/era. This three-part unit can serve as a review for the entire course. 1 2 3 Holiday 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Unit 11: World History: Eras, Turning Points and Themes 8 class periods (90-minutes each) or 16 class periods (45-minutes each) 5th Cycle 4 Exemplar Lessons are available for this unit. 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Unit 11: World History: Eras, Turning Points and Themes 8 class periods (90-minutes each) or 16 class periods (45-minutes each) 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Unit 11: World History: Eras, Turning Points and Themes 8 class periods (90-minutes each) or 16 class periods (45-minutes each) 26 27 28 29 30 Unit 11: World History:
MAY 2015 Unit 12: Cross-Chronological Social/Cultural Connections This two-part unit addresses various social/cultural connections that span multiple eras and societies. By using the lens of gender/age and artistic expression as defining characteristics, students can explore these concepts by highlighting the accomplishments of groups and individuals throughout world history. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Unit 12: Cross-Chronological Social/Cultural Connections 5 class periods (90-minutes each) or 10 class periods (45-minutes each) Unit 12: Cross- Chronological Social/Cultural Connections 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Unit 12: Cross-Chronological Social/Cultural Connections 5 class periods (90-minutes each) or 10 class periods (45-minutes each) 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Unit 12: Cross- Chronological Social/Cultural Connections Final Exams 24 25 Memorial Day Final Exams 26 27 28 29 30 6th Cycle