9-12 World History Resources - Social Studies

9-12 World History Resources

The CSSE is not able to recommend curriculum to address the state standards; each district must decide what materials to use to meet the benchmarks.

General Websites

for Social Studies:

MN Organizations:

csse.

Center for Social Studies Education (CSSE)

- Minnesota Council for the Social Studies

- Learning Law and Democracy Foundation

- Minnesota Council on Economic Education

-Minnesota Alliance for Geographic Education

- Minnesota Historical Society

- Minnesota Council for History Education

- Minnesota Humanities Center

World History sites:

- comprehensive curriculum for high school world history course, lesson plans, resources



The Big History Project is a free online course that tells the story of our universe and our humanity.

The World History Association:

Journal of World History:

World History Connected:

"Bridging World History": Professional Development Course from Annenberg Media. Includes units from Human Migration to

Globalization, world history activities, and an audio glossary.

This document was created by educators working with the Minnesota Center for Social Studies Education (CSSE), a collaboration between the

Minnesota Department of Education and the Minnesota Historical Society. Visit csse. for more information or to offer feedback.

9-12 World History Resources

The CSSE is not able to recommend curriculum to address the state standards; each district must decide what materials to use to meet the benchmarks.

World History sites:

Middle Ground Journal. This is a collection of academic and peer-reviewed essays on various world history subjects.



National History Education Clearinghouse. Collections of teaching materials, historical content and best practices. Also includes a

blog and information on professional development.

Center for History and New Media, George Mason University. Provides links to lesson plans, archival collections online, and tools

to aid in classroom or research activities. Also includes a section about Digital History: merging historical skills and content with

digital resources.

Best of History Web Sites, an resource. Comprehensive, annotated list of links to history resources, archives

and teaching ideas, categorized by time period, from pre-history to modern history. Also includes sites on oral history, maps and

games.

International World History Project: World History From The Pre-Sumerian Period To The Present; A Collection Of World History

Related Essays, Documents, Maps and Music.

Stanford History Education Group - Reading Like A Historian, Lesson Plans and Primary Sources ¨C 30+ World History Plans

available.

**NOTE: Based on data collected from a survey on Standards Implementation, the list of Resources below contains the benchmarks identified by

classroom teachers are being most needed. A list of Resources for all of the World History benchmarks is being developed.

This document was created by educators working with the Minnesota Center for Social Studies Education (CSSE), a collaboration between the

Minnesota Department of Education and the Minnesota Historical Society. Visit csse. for more information or to offer feedback.

9-12 World History Resources

The CSSE is not able to recommend curriculum to address the state standards; each district must decide what materials to use to meet the benchmarks.

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Benchmark

Resource with Annotation

Pose questions about topics in

history; suggest possible

answers and write a thesis;

locate and organize primary

and secondary sources;

analyze them for credibility

and bias; corroborate

information across the

sources; use sources to

support or refute the thesis;

and present supported

findings.

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Provides a structured process for analyzing

primary source documents, thesis development,

and evidence-based writing. Commercial source

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Provides lessons about historical thinking skills.

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Teacher-designed site that includes blogs and

lessons.

9.4.1.2.2

Evaluate alternative

interpretations of historical

events; use historical evidence

to support or refute those

interpretations.

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(See above)

9.4.3.9.2

Describe the characteristics of

the Swahili, Ghana and Mali

Songhai cultures in Africa,

including trade across longer

distances and the impact of

Islam. (Post-Classical and

Medieval Civilizations and

Expanding Zones of Exchange:

600-1450)

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al+West+Africa/3fhlvi7td

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Swahili City States

Developed by Michigan State University. Divided

into units, modules and lessons.

9.4.1.2.1

Lesson Plan with Annotation



Sample lessons that address this benchmark

? Expansion of the Islamic Empire

? Invasion of Nanking

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Mali Empire - Afropedea

Wiki site that, ¡°seeks articles and information

from the descendants of the African diaspora.¡±

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Songhai (Songhay) Empire - Afropedea

Wiki site that, ¡°seeks articles and information

from the descendants of the African diaspora.¡±

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ingdoms/

Boston University¡¯s African Studies Center site.

Some background information, primary sources,

and links to other sources.

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res/storyofafrica/index.shtml

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PBS, Wonders of the African World: Timbuktu

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Importance of Salt

Mankind the History of Us All - video clip

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nit_video_11-2.html (Mali Empire)

Part of Annenberg Learning site, within Unit 11,

¡°Early Empires.¡±

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Code

9.4.3.9.3

Benchmark

Compare and contrast the

cultures of China (Yuan/

Mongol and Ming) and Japan

(Heian and early Shogunates),

including the consolidation of

belief systems. (Post-Classical

and Medieval Civilizations and

Expanding Zones of Exchange:

600-1450)

Resource with Annotation

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Asia for Educators site of Columbia University;

contains extensive background information and

links.

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yuan (Yuan)

Asia for Educators site of Columbia University;

contains extensive background info and links.

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m (Japan)

Asia for Educators site of Columbia University;

contains extensive background info and links.

?



ming (Ming)

Asia for Educators site of Columbia University;

contains extensive background info and links.

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siasbook.asp#Imperial China

Lesson Plan with Annotation

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