Course Calendar Draft: High School World History

Mary Meyer
SST 310 02

Unit Enduring Compelling Question(s) Supporting Questions Standards Days of Instruction

Understanding (rough)

Tools of History History is constructed Why do we study history? Why and how do we use maps? WHG F1 1 day
based on our
understanding of How do we talk about Why and how do we read primary sources? WHG F1 1 day
evidence from the past, history?
which may be influenced Why and how do we read secondary sources? WHG F1 1 day
by our culture and
beliefs. Why do we divide history into periods? WHG F1 1 day

Assessment: Document Based Question Essay 5 days

Total​: 10 days

Review of Beginnings Humans and their How did humans organize What kinds of political systems developed? WHG F2 3 days
to 650 CE environments interacted themselves into societies?
to create unique societies What kinds of belief systems and religions developed? WHG F3 3 days
and religions. ● Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism,
Buddhism

How did groups interact with each other? WHG F4 10 days

● Ancient Civilization in
Europe/Americas/Asia/Islands/Africa

Assessment: Powerpoint on a group 4 days

Total​:20 days

Expanding Human societies and What are the lasting What kinds of political organizations were formed? WHG 4.1.1, 4.2.1, 3 days
Interactions: 300-1500 their interactions with influences from these ● Civilizations in Europe/Americas/Asia/Africa 4.2.2, 4.3.1,.4.3.2,
CE each other and the societies? 4.3.3, 4.3.4, 4.3.5
environment are complex
and varied. How did belief systems and religions change and WHG 4.1.2, 4.2.1, 3 days
spread? 4.3.1, 4.3.4, 4.3.5
● Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism,
Buddhism

How did different regions interact? WHG 4.1.3, 4.2.1, 8 days

● Europe, Americas, Africa, Asia 4.2.2, 4.3.1

What environmental changes occurred? WHG 4.2.3 2 day

Why did some societies collapse? WHG 4.1.1, 4.3.4 5 days

 Assessment: Essay on Continuity and Changes in a 4 days
region
Total​: 25 days

Global Age: The interactions between What are the lasting How did nations form and change in this era? WHG 5.3.1, .5.3.2, 5 days
1400s-1700s the Old World and New influences of the interactions ● Americans/Europe/Russia/China/India/Africa 5.3.3, 5.3.4, 5.3.5,
World created tensions between societies in this era? 5.3.6
between groups that
carried into the next era. How did religions change during this era? WHG 5.3.1, 5.3.2, 7 days
● Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, 5.3.3, 5.3.4, 5.3.5
Buddhism.

Why did some nations encourage exploration? WHG 5.3.5 2 days

What were the effects of exploration? WHG 5.3.5, 5.3.6 6 days

Assessment: Mock Trial of Explorers 5 days

Total​: 25 days

Global Revolutions: Changing social and When is a revolution a What were the causes and consequences of the various WHG 6.1.1, 6.2.1 3 days
1700s-1914 economic conditions had revolution? revolutions that occured?
a profound effect on the ● American/European/Caribbean/Asia?/Africa?
attitudes of people toward How do the effects of
their government. industrialization and How did changing politics and economics lead toward WHG 6.1.4, 6.1.5,
imperialism affect us today? nationalism and imperialism? 6.2.2, 6.2.4 2 days

How did expanding trade routes spread political and WHG 6.1.2, 6.1.3,
religious ideas? 6.3.1 5 days

What were the consequences of industrialization? WHG 6.2.3

5 days
What were the consequences of imperialism? WHG 6.2.4, 6.3.2,
6.3.3 4 days

Assessment: Wax Museum/Research on Inventors and

Revolutionaries 5 days

Total​: 25 days

Global Crisis: The emphasis of How did people react in How did the role of government change? WHG 7.1.1 3 days
1900-1945 nationalism in many global crisis?
nations created tensions How did new political ideologies affect interactions WHG 7.1.2, 7.1.3, 5 days
that led to global wars Why did they react in these between nations? 7.2.1, 7.2.2, 7.2.3,
and imperialism. ways? ● Europe/America/Russia/Asia?/Africa 7.2.4, 7.3.1, 7.3.2,
7.3.3, 7.3.4, 7.3.5

What were the effects of the World Wars and Great WHG 7.1.2, 7.1.3, 5 days
Depression? 7.2.1, 7.2.2, 7.2.3,
 7.2.4

How did technology change? WHG 7.1.4, 7.1.5 2 days

Assessment: Group project, creating peace treaties 5 days

between opposite sides?
Total​:20 days

Cold War: After 1945 The Cold War had an Was there a winning side in What are the causes of the Cold War? WHG 8.1.1, 8.1.3 4 days
enormous impact on the the Cold War?
world we live in and has Why were outside countries the battle ground? WHG 8.1.2 3 days
affected political ● America/Russia/Middle East/Caribbean
decisions today.
How did political boundaries change? WHG 8.1.3, 8.1.4, 3 days
8.2.1

What conflicts arose from the official ending of WHG 8.2.1, 8.2.2, 4 days
imperialism? 8.2.3

What were the effects of the independence and civil WHG 8.2.2 6 days
rights movements?

Assessment: Persuasive Essay on the Cold War or Civil 5 days

Rights
Total​:25 days

Contemporary Global The world we live in has How is the world today Why did global population change? WHG CG1 2 days
Issues many conflicts and different from the past, and
tensions that remind us of how it is similar? How has the use of natural resources affected politics, WHG CG2 5 days
past conflicts and society, and the environment?
tensions. ● America/Middle East/Africa/Europe
5 days
How has globalization changed society and technology? WHG CG3, CG4

What new tensions and conflicts have arisen? WHG CG3, CG4 3 days

Assessment: Research paper on a new 5 days

technology/tension.
Total​:20 days
Working Total​: 170 days