ALABAMA COURSE OF STUDY, SOCIAL STUDIES, WORLD HISTORY TO 1500 EIGHTH GRADE

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1 Alabama Course of Study, Social Studies, World History to 1500 (Grade 8) EIGHTH GRADE World History to 1500 Students will: 1. Explain how artifacts and other archaeological findings provide evidence of the nature and movement of prehistoric groups of people. Examples: cave paintings, Ice Man, Lucy, fossils, pottery Identifying the founding of Rome as the basis of the calendar established by Julius Caesar, which was used in early Western civilization for well over a thousand years Identifying the birth of Christ as the basis of the Gregorian calendar as used in the United States since its beginning and in most countries of the world today, as signified by B.C. (before Christ) and A.D. (Anno Domini, Latin for in the year of our Lord ) Using vocabulary terms other than B.C. and A.D. to describe time. Examples: before the Common Era (B.C.E.), in the Common Era (C.E.) Identifying terms used to describe characteristics of early societies and family structures. Examples: monogamous, polygamous, nomadic 2. Analyze the characteristics of early civilizations in respect to technology, division of labor, government, calendar, and writings. SE/TE: 8 10, 11 13, 21, 29, 30, 54 TR: History Through Literature booklet: 3 4; Creative Teaching Activities booklet: 7, 8, 9; Simulations booklet: 2 3; Biography Activity, Unit 1 booklet: 8, 44; Primary Source Activity, Unit 1 booklet: 9; Viewpoint Activity, Unit 1 booklet: 10; Skill Application Activity, Unit 1 booklet: 11 TECH: World History Color Transparencies: C-23, E- 21 SE: 135 SE: 10, 192 SE: 10 SE: 11, 728 SE/TE: TR: Creative Teaching Activities booklet: 10; Guided Reading and Review, Unit 1 booklet: 6; Geography and History booklet: 2 3; Historical Outline Map Book: 1; Section Quiz, Unit 1 booklet: 7, 23 Chapter 1; Computer Test Bank: Chapter 1-1 -

2 Comparing the significant features of civilizations that developed in the Tigris- Euphrates, Nile, Indus, and Huang He River valleys. Examples: natural environment, urban development, social hierarchy, written language, ethical and religious belief system, government and military institutions, economic systems Identifying on maps the locations of cultural hearths of early civilizations. Examples: Mesopotamia, Nile Valley 3. Compare the development of early world religions, philosophies, and their key tenets.. Examples: Judaism, Hinduism, Confucianism, Taoism, Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, Greek and Roman gods SE/TE: 22 23, 24 27, 28 33, 34 37, 38 43, 50 51, 52 54, 55 58, 59 65, 67, 546, 547 TR: Creative Teaching Activities booklet: 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18; Guided Reading and Review, Unit 1 booklet: 18, 20, 22, 38, 40, 42; Historical Outline Map Book: 2, 3, 5; Primary Source Activity, Unit 1 booklet: 29, 45; Section Quiz, Unit 1 booklet: 19, 21, 39, 41, 43; History Through Literature booklet: 5 6, 7 8; Skill Application Activity, Unit 1 booklet: 31, 47; Chapter Extension Activities booklet: 9, 12, 13; Viewpoint Activity, Unit 1 booklet: 30, 46; Biography Activity, Unit 1 booklet: 44; Geography Quiz, Unit 1 booklet: 48; Chapter Test Forms A, B, and C, Unit 1 booklet: TECH: World History Color Transparencies: B-71, D- 35, C-25, B-71, E-19, B-73, D-37; World History Visions, Voices, Views, Daily Life CloseUp: Tomb Builders in Egypt, videotape 1; Animated Map Story: Mesopotamia, videotape 1; Interactive Student Tutorial CD- ROM: Chapters 2, 3; Computer Test Bank: Chapters 2, 3; Listening to Literature World Masterpieces audiotapes, side 1: Sumerian, Egyptian, and Hebrew music, Indian music, from the Rig Veda; side 2: Chinese music, from The Book of Songs SE: 23 SE/TE: 21, 35, 40, 49, 51, 53, 56, 60 TR: Historical Outline Map Book: 2, 3, 5 TECH: World History Color Transparencies: B-71, B- 73 SE/TE: 45 47, 76 80, 89 92, , , 548, 549, 554, 555 TR: Creative Teaching Activities booklet: 15, 19, 22, 32, 49; Guided Reading and Review, Unit 1 booklet: 26; Unit 2 booklet: 2, 8, 48, 56; Biography Activity, Unit 1 booklet: 28; Section Quiz, Unit 1 booklet: 27; Unit 2 booklet: 3, 9, 49, 57; Treasures of the World: 26; Chapter Extension Activities booklet: 14; Viewpoint Activity, Unit 2 booklet: 54 TECH: Listening to Literature World Masterpieces audiotapes, side 1: Psalm 23; side 2: poems by T ao Ch ien; World History Color Transparencies: D-45, E-25; set 2: B-27, B- 29, B-31, B

3 3. Compare the development of early world religions, philosophies, and their key tenets.. Examples: Judaism, Hinduism, Confucianism, Taoism, Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, Greek and Roman gods Identifying the cultural contributions of early world religions and philosophies. Examples: Judaism, Hinduism, Confucianism, Taoism, Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, Greek and Roman gods, Phoenicians 4. Identify the cultural contributions of Classical Greece, including politics, intellectual life, arts, literature, architecture, and science. 5. Describe the role of Alexander the Great in the Hellenistic world.. Examples: serving as political and military leader, encouraging cultural interaction, allowing religious diversity TECH: World History Visions, Voices, Views, Animated Map Story: The Spread of Buddhism, videotape 2; Interactive Student Tutorial CD-ROM: Chapters 2, 4, 6, 11; Computer Test Bank: Chapters 2, 4, 6, 11 SE: 92, 221, 259 SE/TE: 82 85, 146, , TR: Creative Teaching Activities booklet: 44; 26; Skill Application Activity, Unit 3 booklet: 33; Section Quiz, Unit 3 booklet: 27; Viewpoint Activity, Unit 3 booklet: 32; Chapter Extension Activities booklet: 31 TECH: World History Color Transparencies: D-51, D-53; Listening to Literature World Masterpieces audiotapes, side 5: from Dante s Inferno; Interactive Student Tutorial CD- ROM: Chapter 9; Computer Test Bank: Chapter 9 SE/TE: , , , , 550 TR: History Through Literature booklet: 11 12; Viewpoint Activity, Unit 2 booklet: 34; Chapter Extension Activities booklet: 16 17, 18; Treasures of the World: 16; Creative Teaching Activities booklet: 27; Guided Reading and Review, Unit 2 booklet: 28; Biography Activity, Unit 2 booklet: 32; Section Quiz, Unit 2 booklet: 29 TECH: Listening to Literature World Masterpieces audiotapes, side 4: ancient Greek music, from the Iliad, poem by Sappho; World History Color Transparencies: C-29, D-39; Humanities Pack Transparencies: Transparency 1; Interactive Student Tutorial CD-ROM: Chapter 5; Computer Test Bank: Chapter 5 SE/TE: TR: Creative Teaching Activities booklet: 28; Guided Reading and Review, Unit 2 booklet: 30; Primary Source Activity, Unit 2 booklet: 33; Historical Outline Map Book: 8; Section Quiz, Unit 2 booklet: 31 TECH: World History Color Transparencies: D-41; Interactive Student Tutorial CD-ROM: Chapter 5; Computer Test Bank: Chapter 5-3 -

4 Defining the boundaries of Alexander the Great s empire and its economic impact Identifying reasons for the breakup of Alexander the Great s empire into successor kingdoms Evaluating major contributions of Hellenistic art, philosophy, science, and political thought 6. Trace the expansion of the Roman Republic and its transformation into an empire, including key geographic, political, and economic elements.. Examples: expansion illustrating the spread of Roman influence with charts, graphs, timelines, or maps; transformation noting the reforms of Augustus, listing the effects of Pax Romana Interpreting spatial distributions and patterns of the Roman Republic using geographic tools and technologies 7. Describe the widespread impact of the Roman Empire.. Example: spread of Roman law and political theory, citizenship and slavery, architecture and engineering, religions, sculpture and paintings, literature, Latin language Tracing 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 SE: 121 TR: Historical Outline Map Book: 8 SE: 121 SE: 121 SE/TE: SE/TE: , , , , 140 TR: Creative Teaching Activities booklet: 29, 30, 31; Guided Reading and Review, Unit 2 booklet: 42, 44, 46; Historical Outline Map Book: 9; Section Quiz, Unit 2 booklet: 43, 45, 32; Biography Activity, Unit 2 booklet: 52; Primary Source Activity, Unit 2 booklet: 53; History Through Literature booklet: TECH: World History Color Transparencies: B-75; set 1, B-19, B-21, B-23, B-25; C-31; Interactive Student Tutorial CD-ROM: Chapter 6; Computer Test Bank: Chapter 6; Listening to Literature World Masterpieces audiotapes, side 5: Roman music, from the Aeneid SE: 127 SE/TE: 134 TR: Historical Outline Map Book: 9; Geography and History booklet: 4 5 TECH: World History Color Transparencies, set 1: B- 19, B-21, B-23, B-25 SE/TE: , 140 TR: Creative Teaching Activities booklet: 31; Guided Reading and Review, Unit 2 booklet: 46; Section Quiz, Unit 2 booklet: 47 Chapter 6; Computer Test Bank: Chapter 6 SE/TE: , 970 TR: Creative Teaching Activities booklet: 32; Guided Reading and Review, Unit 2 booklet: 48; Viewpoint Activity, Unit 2 booklet: 54; Section Quiz, Unit 2 booklet: 49 TECH: World History Color Transparencies, set 2: B- 27, B-29, B-31, B-33; Interactive Student Tutorial CD-ROM: Chapter 6; Computer Test Bank: Chapter 6-4 -

5 Explaining 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 8. Describe the development of a classical civilization in India and China.. Examples: India religions, arts and literature, philosophies, empires, caste system; China religions, politics, centrality of the family, Zhou and Han Dynasties, inventions, economic impact of the Silk Road and European trade, dynastic transitions Identifying the effect of the monsoons on India Identifying landforms and climate regions of China. Example: marking landforms and climate regions of China on a map 9. Describe 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 upon art, religion, architecture, and law. SE/TE: TR: Creative Teaching Activities booklet: 33; Guided Reading and Review, Unit 2 booklet: 50; Skill Application Activity, Unit 2 booklet: 55; Chapter Extension Activities booklet: 20; Section Quiz, Unit 2 booklet: 51 Chapter 6; Computer Test Bank: Chapter 6 SE/TE: 76 80, 81 85, 86 88, 89 92, 93 97, 549, 552, 553 TR: Creative Teaching Activities booklet: 19, 20, 21, 22, 23; Guided Reading and Review, Unit 2 booklet: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10; Treasures of the World: 26; Section Quiz, Unit 2 booklet: 2, 5, 7, 9, 11; Biography Activity, Unit 2 booklet: 12; Chapter Extension Activities booklet: 14, History Through Literature booklet: 9 10; Viewpoint Activity, Unit 2 booklet: 14; Skill Application Activity, Unit 2 booklet: 15; Primary Source Activity, Unit 2 booklet: 13; Geography Quiz, Unit 2 booklet: 16; Chapter Test Forms A, B, and C, Unit 2 booklet: TECH: World History Color Transparencies: D-45, E- 25, D-47; World History Visions, Voices, Views, Animated Map Story: The Spread of Buddhism, videotape 2; Interactive Student Tutorial CD-ROM: Chapter 4; Computer Test Bank: Chapter 4; Listening to Literature World Masterpieces audiotapes: poems by T ao Ch ien SE: 88, 291, SE/TE: 53 SE/TE: SE: 241 SE/TE: TR: Creative Teaching Activities booklet: 46; 40; Chapter Extension Activities booklet: 27; Biography Activity, Unit 3 booklet: 46; History Through Literature booklet: 23 24; Section Quiz, Unit 3 booklet: 41 Chapter 10; Computer Test Bank: Chapter

6 Identifying factors leading to the establishment of the Eastern Orthodox Church 10. Trace the development of the early Russian state and the expansion of its trade systems.. Examples: rise of Kiev and Muscovy, conversion to Orthodox Christianity, movement of peoples of Central Asia, Mongol conquest, rise of czars 11. Describe early Islamic civilizations, including the development of religious, social, and political systems. Tracing the spread of Islamic ideas through invasion and conquest throughout the Middle East, northern Africa, and western Europe 12. Describe China s influence on culture, politics, and economics in Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia.. Examples: culture describing the influence on art, architecture, language, and religion; politics describing changes in civil service; economics introducing patterns of trade SE/TE: SE/TE: TR: Creative Teaching Activities booklet: 47; 42; Primary Source Activity, Unit 3 booklet: 47; Viewpoint Activity, Unit 3 booklet: 48; Skill Application Activity, Unit 3 booklet: 49; Section Quiz, Unit 3 booklet: 43 TECH: World History Color Transparencies: E-29; Interactive Student Tutorial CD-ROM: Chapter 10; Computer Test Bank: Chapter 10 SE: 255, SE/TE: TR: Biography Activity, Unit 3 booklet: 66; History Through Literature booklet: TECH: World History Color Transparencies: C-33; World History Visions, Voices, Views, Daily Life CloseUp: A Court Singer and a Merchant, videotape 3; Humanities Pack Transparencies: Transparency 7; Listening to Literature World Masterpieces audiotapes, side 1: Persian and Arabic music, from the Rubáiyát SE/TE: , , , TR: Creative Teaching Activities booklet: 50, 51, 53; Guided Reading and Review, Unit 3 booklet: 58, 60, 64; Viewpoint Activity, Unit 3 booklet: 68; Section Quiz, Unit 3 booklet: 59, 65; Historical Outline Map Book: 29; Geography Quiz, Unit 3 booklet: 70 TECH: World History Color Transparencies, set 3: B- 35, B-37, B-39; D-55; Interactive Student Tutorial CD-ROM: Chapter 11; Computer Test Bank: Chapter 11 SE: , 323, 325 SE/TE: 301, , , TR: Creative Teaching Activities booklet: 60; 98; Section Quiz, Unit 3 booklet: 99; Biography Activity, Unit 3 booklet: 104; Historical Outline Map Book: 23 Chapter 13; Computer Test Bank: Chapter

7 13. Compare the African civilizations of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai to include their geography, religions, slave trade, economic systems, empires, and cultures. Tracing the spread of language, religion, and customs from one African civilization to another Illustrating the impact of trade among Ghana, Mali, and Songhai. Examples: using map symbols, interpreting distribution maps, creating a timeline 14. Describe key aspects of pre-columbian cultures in the Americas including the Olmecs, Mayans, Aztecs, Incas, and North American tribes.. Examples: pyramids, wars among pre-columbian people, religious rituals, irrigation, Iroquois Confederacy Locating on a map the pre-columbian cultures. Examples: Mayan, Inca, Inuit, Creek, Cherokee 15. Describe the military and governmental events that shaped Europe in the early Middle Ages ( ).. Examples: invasions, military leaders SE: SE/TE: TR: History Through Literature booklet: 27 29; Biography Activity, Unit 3 booklet: 84; Chapter Extension Activities booklet: 32 SE: 284, 287 SE/TE: 291 SE/TE: , , , , 173 TR: Creative Teaching Activities booklet: 34, 35, 36; Guided Reading and Review, Unit 2 booklet: 62, 64, 66; Biography Activity, Unit 2 booklet: 68; Chapter Extension Activities booklet: 21, 22; Section Quiz, Unit 2 booklet: 63, 65, 67; Viewpoint Activity, Unit 2 booklet: 70; Skill Application Activity, Unit 2 booklet: 71; Primary Source Activity, Unit 2 booklet: 69; Geography Quiz, Unit 2 booklet: 72; Chapter Test Forms A, B, and C, Unit 2 booklet: Chapter 7; Computer Test Bank: Chapter 7; World History Color Transparencies: C-39 SE/TE: 170 SE/TE: , TR: Creative Teaching Activities booklet: 37, 38; 2, 4; Historical Outline Map Book: 16; Section Quiz, Unit 3 booklet: 3, 5; Primary Source Activity, Unit 3 booklet: 11; Biography Activity, Unit 3 booklet: 10; Skill Application Activity, Unit 3 booklet: 13; History Through Literature booklet: 18 19; Chapter Extension Activities booklet: 23; Viewpoint Activity, Unit 3 booklet: 12 TECH: World History Color Transparencies: B-71; Interactive Student Tutorial CD-ROM: Chapter 8; Computer Test Bank: Chapter 8; World History Visions, Voices, Views - 7 -

8 15. Describe the military and governmental events that shaped Europe in the early Middle Ages ( ).. Examples: invasions, military leaders Describing the role of the early medieval church Describing the impact of new agricultural methods on manorialism and feudalism 16. Describe the major cultural changes in Western Europe in the High Middle Ages ( ).. Examples: the Church, scholasticism, Crusades Describing the changing roles of church and governmental leadership Comparing political developments in France, England, and the Holy Roman Empire, including the signing of the Magna Carta TECH: Animated Map Story: Viking Invasions of Europe, videotape 3 SE/TE: TR: Creative Teaching Activities booklet: 39; 6; Chapter Extension Activities booklet: 24 TECH: World History Color Transparencies: D-51, D-53; Listening to Literature World Masterpieces audiotapes, side 5: Veni Creator Spiritus; Interactive Student Tutorial CD- ROM: Chapter 8; Computer Test Bank: Chapter 8 SE/TE: SE/TE: , , TR: Creative Teaching Activities booklet: 42, 43, 44; Guided Reading and Review, Unit 3 booklet: 22, 24, 26; Historical Outline Map Book: 18; Section Quiz, Unit 3 booklet: 23, 25; Treasures of the World: 42 43; Biography Activity, Unit 3 booklet: 30; Skill Application Activity, Unit 3 booklet: 33; Primary Source Activity, Unit 3 booklet: 31 Chapter 9; Computer Test Bank: Chapter 9; World History Color Transparencies: D-51, D-53; Listening to Literature World Masterpieces audiotapes, side 5: from Dante s Inferno SE/TE: TR: Creative Teaching Activities booklet: 42; 22; Section Quiz, Unit 3 booklet: 23 Chapter 9; Computer Test Bank: Chapter 9 SE/TE: , TR: Creative Teaching Activities booklet: 41, 42; 20, 27; Chapter Extension Activities booklet: 25; Section Quiz, Unit 3 booklet: 21, 23; Historical Outline Map Book: 18 TECH: Humanities Pack Transparencies: Transparency 4-8 -

9 Comparing political developments in France, England, and the Holy Roman Empire, including the signing of the Magna Carta Describing the growth of trade and towns resulting in the rise of the middle class 17. Explain how events and conditions fostered political and economic changes in the late Middle Ages and led to the origins of the Renaissance.. Examples: Crusades, Hundred Years War, Black Death, rise of middle class, commercial prosperity Identifying changes in the arts, architecture, literature, and science in the late Middle Ages Chapter 21; Computer Test Bank: Chapter 21 SE/TE: TR: Geography and History booklet: 6 7 TECH: World History Color Transparencies, set 4: B- 41, B-43, B-45; C-37 SE: SE/TE: , , , 557 TR: Treasures of the World: 42 43; Creative Teaching Activities booklet: 45; Guided Reading and Review, Unit 3 booklet: 28; Viewpoint Activity, Unit 3 booklet: 32 Chapter 9; Computer Test Bank: Chapter 9 SE/TE: TR: History Through Literature booklet: 20 22; Creative Teaching Activities booklet: 45; 28; Viewpoint Activity, Unit 3 booklet: 32; History Through Literature booklet: 20 22; Chapter Extension Activities booklet: 26; Section Quiz, Unit 3 booklet: 29 Chapter 9; Computer Test Bank: Chapter 9 Reference: