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The student understands traditional historical points of reference in world history. The student is expected to:
Identify major causes and describe the major effects of the following events from 8000 BC to 500 BC: the development of agriculture and the development of the river valley civilizations.
Identify major causes and describe the major effects of the following events from 500 BC to AD 600: the development of the classical civilizations of Greece, Rome, Persia, India (Maurya and Gupta), China (Zhou, Qin, and Han), and the development of major world religions.
Identify major causes and describe the major effects of the following important turning points in world history from 600 to 1450: the spread of Christianity, the decline of Rome and the formation of medieval Europe; the development of Islamic caliphates and their impact on Asia, Africa, and Europe; the Mongol invasions and their impact on Europe, China, India, and Southwest Asia.
Identify major causes and describe the major effects of the following important turning points in world history from 1450 to 1750: the rise of the Ottoman Empire, the influence of the Ming dynasty on world trade, European exploration and the Columbian Exchange, European expansion, and the Renaissance and the Reformation.
Identify major causes and describe the major effects of the following important turning points in world history from 1750 to 1914: the Scientific Revolution, the Industrial Revolution and its impact on the development of modern economic systems, European imperialism, and the Enlightenment's impact on political revolutions.
Identify major causes and describe the major effects of the following important turning points in world history from 1914 to the present: the world wars and their impact on political, economic, and social systems; communist revolutions and their impact on the Cold War; independence movements; and globalization.
The student understands how early civilizations developed from 8000 BC to 500 BC. The student is expected to:
Summarize the impact of the development of farming (Neolithic Revolution) on the creation of river valley civilizations.
Identify the characteristics of civilization.
Explain how major river valley civilizations influenced the development of the classical civilizations.
The student understands the contributions and influence of classical civilizations from 500 BC to AD 600 on subsequent civilizations. The student is expected to:
Describe the major political, religious/philosophical, and cultural influences of Persia, India, China, Israel, Greece, and Rome, including the development of monotheism, Judaism, and Christianity.
Explain the impact of the fall of Rome on Western Europe.
Compare the factors that led to the collapse of Rome and Han China.
The student understands how, after the collapse of classical empires, new political, economic, and social systems evolved and expanded from 600 to 1450. The student is expected to:
Explain the development of Christianity as a unifying social and political factor in medieval Europe and the Byzantine Empire.
Explain the characteristics of Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy.
Describe the major characteristics of and the factors contributing to the development of the political/social system of feudalism and the economic system of manorialism.
Explain the political, economic, and social impact of Islam on Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Describe the interactions among Muslim, Christian, and Jewish societies in Europe, Asia, and North Africa.
Describe the interactions between Muslim and Hindu societies in South Asia.
Explain how the Crusades, the Black Death, the Hundred Years' War, and the Great Schism contributed to the end of medieval Europe.
Summarize the major political, economic, and cultural developments in Tang and Song China and their impact on Eastern Asia.
Explain the development of the slave trade.
Analyze how the Silk Road and the African gold-salt trade facilitated the spread of ideas and trade.
Summarize the changes resulting from the Mongol invasions of Russia, China, and the Islamic world.
The student understands the causes, characteristics, and impact of the European Renaissance and the Reformation from 1450 to 1750. The student is expected to:
Explain the political, intellectual, artistic, economic, and religious impact of the Renaissance.
Explain the political, intellectual, artistic, economic, and religious impact of the Reformation.
The student understands the characteristics and impact of the Maya, Inca, and Aztec civilizations. The student is expected to:
Compare the major political, economic, social, and cultural developments of the Maya, Inca, and Aztec civilizations and explain how prior civilizations influenced their development.
Explain how the Inca and Aztec empires were impacted by European exploration/colonization.
The student understands the causes and impact of European expansion from 1450 to 1750. The student is expected to:
Analyze the causes of European expansion from 1450 to 1750.
Explain the impact of the Columbian Exchange on the Americas and Europe.
Explain the impact of the Atlantic slave trade on West Africa and the Americas.
Explain the impact of the Ottoman Empire on Eastern Europe and global trade.
Explain Ming China's impact on global trade.
Explain new economic factors and principles that contributed to the success of Europe's Commercial Revolution.
The student understands the causes and the global impact of the Industrial Revolution and European imperialism from 1750 to 1914. The student is expected to:
Explain how 17th and 18th century European scientific advancements led to the Industrial Revolution.
Explain how the Industrial Revolution led to political, economic, and social changes in Europe.
Identify the major political, economic, and social motivations that influenced European imperialism.
Explain the major characteristics and impact of European imperialism.
Explain the effects of free enterprise in the Industrial Revolution.
The student understands the causes and effects of major political revolutions between 1750 and 1914. The student is expected to:
Compare the causes, characteristics, and consequences of the American and French revolutions, emphasizing the role of the Enlightenment, the Glorious Revolution, and religion.
Explain the impact of Napoleon Bonaparte and the Napoleonic Wars on Europe and Latin America.
Trace the influence of the American and French revolutions on Latin America, including the role of Simón Bolivar.
Identify the influence of ideas such as separation of powers, checks and balances, liberty, equality, democracy, popular sovereignty, human rights, constitutionalism, and nationalism on political revolutions.
The student understands the causes and impact of World War I. The student is expected to:
Identify the importance of imperialism, nationalism, militarism, and the alliance system in causing World War I.
Identify major characteristics of World War I, including total war, trench warfare, modern military technology, and high casualty rates.
Explain the political impact of Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points and the political and economic impact of the Treaty of Versailles, including changes in boundaries and the mandate system.
Identify the causes of the February (March) and October revolutions of 1917 in Russia, their effects on the outcome of World War I, and the Bolshevik establishment of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
The student understands the causes and impact of the global economic depression immediately following World War I. The student is expected to:
Summarize the international, political, and economic causes of the global depression.
Explain the responses of governments in the United States, Germany, and the Soviet Union to the global depression.
The student understands the causes and impact of World War II. The student is expected to:
Describe the emergence and characteristics of totalitarianism.
Explain the roles of various world leaders, including Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler, Hideki Tojo, Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill, prior to and during World War II.
Explain the major causes and events of World War II, including the German invasions of Poland and the Soviet Union, the Holocaust, Japanese imperialism, the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Normandy landings, and the dropping of the atomic bombs.
The student understands the impact of major events associated with the Cold War and independence movements. The student is expected to:
Summarize how the outcome of World War II contributed to the development of the Cold War.
Summarize the factors that contributed to communism in China, including Mao Zedong's role in its rise, and how it differed from Soviet communism.
Identify the following major events of the Cold War, including the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the arms race.
Explain the roles of modern world leaders, including Ronald Reagan, Mikhail Gorbachev, Lech Walesa, and Pope John Paul II, in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union.
Summarize the rise of independence movements in Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia and reasons for ongoing conflicts.
Explain how Arab rejection of the State of Israel has led to ongoing conflict.
The student understands the development of radical Islamic fundamentalism and the subsequent use of terrorism by some of its adherents. The student is expected to:
Summarize the development and impact of radical Islamic fundamentalism on events in the second half of the 20th century, including Palestinian terrorism and the growth of al Qaeda.
Explain the U.S. response to terrorism from September 11, 2001, to the present.

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