Global History and Geography I - Rochester City School ...



Global History and Geography I | |

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|Grade: 9th Grade |Credit: One |

|Pre-Requisite: Enrolled as a 9th grader |

|Course Description |

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|Study of World History and Geography from the beginning of recorded time up through the Age of Absolute Monarchs. All areas of the world will |

|be studied at the same time during a particular time period. There is an in-depth study of world cultures along with an emphasis on writing |

|and the development of concepts. |

|Final Assessment |

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|Citywide examination. |Format: 50 Multiple Choice Questions |

| |Thematic Essay |

| |Document Based Essay |

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|Course Textbook |

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|World History- Patterns of Interaction |Website Resources: |

|McDougal Littell | |

|ISBN: 0-618-18774-X | |

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Global I- Pacing Chart

|Month |Topic |Time |World History |Exam Gen |

|September |Introduction |2 weeks | |Chap 1: Topic A |

| | | | |Chap 1: Topic B |

| |Neolithic Revolution |3 weeks |Chap 1- Peopling of the World |Chap 2: Topic A |

| |Early River Civilizations | |Chap 2- Early River Civilizations |Chap 2: Topic B |

|October |Classical Civilizations |3 weeks |Chap 3- People and Ideas on the Move |Chap 2: Topic C |

| | | |Chap 4- First Age of Empires | |

| | | |Chap 5- Classical Greece | |

|November |Rise and Fall of Great Empires |1 week |Chap 6- Ancient Rome |Chap 2: Topic D |

| | | |Chap 7- India and China establish Empires | |

| | | |Chap 8- African Civilizations | |

| |Belief Systems |4 weeks |Chap 4:2 Hinduism + Buddhism |Chap 2: Topic E |

| | | |Chap 4:4 Judaism | |

| | | |Chap 6:3 Christianity | |

| | | |Chap 10- Islam | |

| | | |Page 282-297 | |

|December |Islamic Civilization |1 week |Chap 10- The Muslim World |Chap 2: Topic F |

| | | |Chap 12:5 Kingdoms of Southeast Asia | |

| |Byzantine Empire |1 week |Chap 11- Byzantines, Russians and Turks | |

| |Medieval Europe |1 week |Chap 13- European Middle Ages |Chap 2: Topic G |

|January |Crusades |1 week | Chap 14:1 Church Reform and Crusades |Chap 2: Topic H |

| |Feudal Japan |1 week |Chap 12:4 Feudal Japan |Chap 3: Topic A |

| |Mongols |1 week |Chap 12:2-3 Mongols |Chap 3: Topic B |

|MIDTERM |

|February |Global Trade |1 week |Chap 14:2 Changes in Medieval Society |Chap 3: Topic C |

| |Renaissance |2 weeks |Chap 17:1 Italy |Chap 3: Topic D |

| | | |Chap 17:2 Northern Renaissance | |

|March |Reformation |1 ½ weeks |Chap 17:3 Luther Leads Reformation | |

| | | |Chap 17:4 The Reformation Continues | |

| |Rise of Nation-States |1 week |Chap 14:3 England and France | |

| | | |Chap 14:4 Hundred Years War | |

| |Mesoamerican empires |2 ½ weeks |Chap 9- The Americas |Chap 3: Topic E |

| | | |Chap 16- People and Empires in America | |

|April |African Civilizations |2 ½ weeks |Chap 15- Societies and Empires of Africa |Chap 3: Topic F |

| |Ming Dynasty China |1 week |Chap 12:1 Tang and Song |Chap 3: Topic G |

| | | |Chap 19:2 China Limits European Contact | |

|May |Ottoman Empire |2 days |Chap 18:1 Ottoman Empire |Chap 3: Topic H |

| |Spain’s Empire |3 days |Chap 21:1 Spain’s Empire |Chap 3: Topic I |

| |Imperialism |1 ½ weeks |Chap 19- Age of Exploration |Chap 3: Topic J |

| | | |Chap 20- The Atlantic World | |

| |Absolutism |2 weeks |Chap 21- Absolute Monarchs in Europe |Chap 3: Topic K |

|June |Puritan Revolution, Bill of Rights |1 week |Chap 21:5 Parliament Limits the English Monarch |Chap 3: Topic L |

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| |Review | |

New York State Core Curriculum can be found at

The following concepts and themes in global history and geography are emphasized in this curriculum.

Cultural Diffusion

(Ideas/Technology/Food/Disease)

Migrations

Multi-Regional Empires

Belief Systems

Trade

Conflict

Belief Systems

Change

Citizenship

Conflict

Culture and Intellectual Life

Decision Making

Diversity

Economic Systems

Environment and Society

Factors of Production

Human and Physical

Geography

Human Rights

Imperialism

Interdependence

Justice

Movement of People and

Goods

Nationalism

Nation State

Needs and Wants

Political Systems

Power

Scarcity

Science and Technology

Urbanization

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