World HistoryPatterns 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?

I. Essential Standards in HistoryA. 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)

II. Clarifying Objectives in HistoryA. 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B. Summarize the literal meaning of historical documents in order to establish context.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 historical perspectives. (6&7.H.1.3)

The Essential Standards Are One Kind of Framework

A Framework forGeography

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 forthe Ages of History

The Ages of History

I. Prehistory - everything before 3500 BC

II. The Ancient Age - 3500 BC - 500 BCIII. The Classical Age - 500 BC - AD 500IV. The Middle Ages - AD 500 - AD 1500V. The Modern Age - AD 1500 - the

Present

6th Grade

7th Grade

Online Resources

https://sites.google.com/a/gaston.k12.nc.us/gcs_social_studies/

Pocket App

The video at the end is at www.gapminder.org/videos/200-years-that-changed-the-world-bbc/

I. Prehistory

A. Everything before 3500 BCB. The time before the invention of

writingC. 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 BCB. The Birth of Civilization

1. Growth of Cities2. Development of systems of Writing3. Refinement of Metal Tools &

WeaponsC. The Great River Valley Civilizations

A. Egypt (The Nile)B. Babylon (The Tigris & Euphrates)1. India (The Indus)2. China (The Yellow)

III. The Classical Age

A. 500 BC to AD 500B. Golden Ages & Great Empires

1. Greece & Democracy2. 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

D. Foundation for Year Numbering System

IV. The Middle Ages

A. AD 500 to AD 1500B. The Feudal SystemC. The Age of ChivalryD. The CrusadesE. Change, recovery, & rebuilding after

the decline of the great empires.

V. The Modern Age

A. AD 1500 to the PresentB. Renaissance & ReformationC. Exploration & EnlightenmentD. RevolutionsE. World WarsF. The Cold WarG. The War on TerrorH. ??

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 Code195. 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.