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World History
Patterns of Continuity and Change
There is always a well-known solution to
every human problem —
neat,
plausible,
and wrong.~ H. L. Mencken ~
✦ Do you have a framework (skeleton, outline,
organizational principle, etc.)?
✦ What is it?
✦ Do you use it?
✦ Do you teach your students to use it?
The Essential Standards Are One Kind of Framework
I.
II.
Essential Standards in History
A.
Use historical thinking to understand the emergence,
expansion, and decline of civilizations, societies, and
regions over time. (Standard 6.H.1)
B.
Use historical thinking to analyze various modern
societies. (Standard 7.H.1)
Clarifying Objectives in History
A.
Construct charts, graphs, and historical narratives to
explain particular events or issues over time. (6&7.H.1.1)
B.
Summarize the literal meaning of historical documents in
order to establish context. (6&7.H.1.2)
C.
Use primary and secondary sources to interpret various
A Framework for
Geography
Where in the world are we?
How do we get to Egypt from here?
How do
we get to
Egypt?
How do
we get to
Egypt?
Great Britain
A Framework for
the Ages of History
The Ages of History
6th Grade
I.
Prehistory - everything before 3500 BC
II.
The Ancient Age - 3500 BC - 500 BC
III. The Classical Age - 500 BC - AD 500
IV. The Middle Ages - AD 500 - AD 1500
V. The Modern Age - AD 1500 - the Present
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7 Grade
Online Resources
https://sites.google.com/a/gaston.k12.nc.us/gcs_social_studie
s/
Pocket App
The video at the end is at www.gapminder.org/videos/200years-that-changed-the-world-bbc/
I. Prehistory
A. Everything before 3500 BC
B. The time before the invention of writing
C. Archaeology – the study of beginnings
1. Fossils, artifacts and relics, monuments.
2. The main way we know about prehistory.
II. The Ancient Age
A. Approximately 3500 BC to 500 BC
B. The Birth of Civilization
1. Growth of Cities
2. Development of systems of Writing
3. Refinement of Metal Tools & Weapons
C. The Great River Valley Civilizations
1. Egypt (The Nile)
2. Babylon (The Tigris & Euphrates)
III. The Classical Age
A. 500 BC to AD 500
B. Golden Ages & Great Empires
1. Greece & Democracy
2. Rome (Republic & Empire)
3. India (The Maurya & Gupta Empires)
4. China (The Han Empire)
C. Development of Major Religious &
Philosophical Traditions – e.g. Confucianism,
Taoism, Buddhism, Christianity
IV. The Middle Ages
A. AD 500 to AD 1500
B. The Feudal System
C. The Age of Chivalry
D. The Crusades
E. Change, recovery, & rebuilding after the
decline of the great empires.
V. The Modern Age
A. AD 1500 to the Present
B. Renaissance & Reformation
C. Exploration & Enlightenment
D. Revolutions
E. World Wars
F. The Cold War
G. The War on Terror
H. ??
If you’re not confused,you’re
not learning anything.
~ Michael Bush ~
How long is a month?
Hammurabi’s Code
The empire needed
laws that were
uniform, fair, and
state-enforced.
The Lex Talionis – an
eye for an eye.
The Code
195. If a son strike his father, his hands shall be hewn off.
196. If a man put out the eye of another man, his eye shall be put out.
197. If he break another man's bone, his bone shall be broken.
198. If he put out the eye of a freed man, or break the bone of a freed
man, he shall pay one gold mina.
199. If he put out the eye of a man's slave, or break the bone of a
man's slave, he shall pay one-half of its value.
200. If a man knock out the teeth of his equal, his teeth shall be
knocked out.
201. If he knock out the teeth of a freed man, he shall pay one-third of
a gold mina.