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World History Course Calendar
Week
1: Introduction to
Course and my Expectations – Geography
Harry Wong – The
First Days of School
Week
2: Geography -
Ancient Egypt
1SS-P4 (E12): PO 1
Week
3: Ancient Greece
1SS-P4 (E12): PO 2,
3, 4
Week
4: Ancient Rome
Week
5: Roman Empire
Week
6: Fall of Rome
1SS-P4 (E13): PO 1,
2
Week
7: Christianity,
Catholicism, and the Rise of Islam
1SS-P4 (E13): PO 3,
4
Week
8: Medieval
European Life
1SS-P4 (E13):
PO 5, 6
Week
9: Crusades
Measurable Learning Objectives
1SS-P1.
Apply chronological and spatial thinking to understand the meaning,
implications, and import of historical and current events.
1SS-P2.
Demonstrate knowledge of research sources and apply appropriate research
methods, including framing open-ended questions, gathering pertinent
information, and evaluating the evidence and point of view contained within
primary and secondary sources
1SS-P3.
Develop historical interpretations in terms of the complexity of cause and
effect and in the context in which ideas and past events unfolded.
1SS-P4 (E12).
Describe the geographic, political, economic, and social characteristics of the
Ancient Greek and Roman civilizations and their enduring impact on later
civilizations, with emphasis on…
1SS-P4 (E13).
Describe the political and economic events and the social and geographic characteristics
of Medieval European life and their enduring impacts on later civilizations,
with emphasis on…
Week
10: Democratic and Scientific
Revolutions
1SS-P4: PO 1
Week
11: Puritan Revolt and the
Glorious Revolution
1SS-P4: PO 2, 3
Week
12: American Revolution
1SS-P4: PO 4
Week
13: French Revolution and
Napoleonic Era
1SS-P4: PO 5, 6
Week
14: Latin America's wars of
Independence
1SS-P4: PO 7
Week
15: Cause and Effects of the
Industrial Revolution
1SS-P5: PO 1, 2, 3, 4
Week
16: Nineteenth Century
Imperialism
1SS-P6: PO 1, 2, 3
Week
17: Global Situations Prior to
World War I
1SS-P7: PO 1, 2
Week
18: Review of the Semester
leading to World War I
Measurable Learning Objectives
1SS-P1, 1SS-P2, 1SS-P3
1SS-P4.
Describe the democratic and scientific revolutions as they evolved throughout
the Enlightenment and their enduring effects on political, economic, and
cultural institutions, with emphasis on…
1SS-P5.
Explain the causes and effects of the Industrial Revolution, with emphasis on…
1SS-P6.
Analyze patterns of change during the nineteenth century era of imperialism
from varied perspectives, with emphasis on…
1SS-P7.
Trace the causes, effects and events of World War I, with emphasis on…
Week
19: Causes of World War I
Week
20: World War I
1SS-P7: PO 3, 4, 5
Week
21: U.S. and World War I
Week
22: Effects of World War I
1SS-P7: PO 5, 6
Week
23: Rise of Totalitarianism and
Militarism
1SS-P8: PO 1
Week
24: Rise of Nazi Germany
1SS-P8: PO 2, 3, 4
Week
25: World War II
1SS-P8: PO 5, 6, 7
Week
26: U.S. and World War II
Week
27: Review of Key Concepts and
Effects of World War II
Measurable Learning Objectives
1SS-P1, 1SS-P2, 1SS-P3, 1SS-P6, 1SS-P7
1SS-P8.
Analyze the causes and events of World War II, with emphasis on…
Week
28: Aftermath of World War II
(Ex. Nuremberg Trials)
1SS-P9: PO 1, 2
Week
29: Western and Eastern Europe
1SS-P9: PO 3, 4
Week
30: United Nations - Chinese
Revolution and Cultural Revolution
1SS-P9: PO 5, 6
Week
31: Legacy of Genocide - Soviet
Union and Communism
1SS-P9: PO 7, 8
Week
32: Independent Movements
Around the World
Week
33: French Indochina and the
Vietnam War - U.S. Connections
1SS-P10: PO 1, 2, 3, 4,
5
Week
34: Analyzing Past Events and Current
Situations
Week
35: Current Events
Week
36: Review
Measurable Learning Objectives
1SS-P1, 1SS-P2, 1SS-P3
1SS-P9.
Analyze the international developments after World War II and during the Cold
War, with emphasis on…
1SS-P10. Evaluate
the ideologies and outcomes of independence movements in the developing world,
with emphasis on…
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US History Course Calendar
