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This course is roughly based around the New York State Board of Regents course outline (National History Standards).  However, it follows the general timeline for world history, and can be used with any course, including those operating under NCSS (National Council for the Social Studies) and other guidelines.  Simply scroll until you find the topic your class is studying.  Click on the unit link.  From there, you can look through the available lesson plans and teaching materials, picking and choosing which items you'd like to use with your students.  You're in control of your lessons!
 
The links on this page lead to extensive educational materials, many of which can be used with grades 6-8.  Click here for materials specifically for middle and junior high school.
 
 
ANCIENT AND EARLY WORLD HISTORY (Part One)
This is taught as World History I/Global Studies I (ninth grade) in New York State.
1 Early Peoples
2 Neolithic Revolution and Early River Civilizations
3 Classical Civilizations
4 The Rise and Fall of Great Empires
5 The Emergence and Spread of Belief Systems
6 Gupta Empire (320-550 C.E.)
7 Tang and Song Dynasties (618-1126 C.E.)
8 Byzantine Empire (330-1453 C.E.)
9 Early Russia
10 The Spread of Islam to Europe, Asia, and Africa
11 Medieval Europe (500-1400 C.E.)
12 Crusades
13 Early Japanese History and Feudalism
14 The Rise and Fall of the Mongols and Their Impact on Eurasia
15 Global Trade and Interactions
16 Rise and Fall of African Civilizations: Ghana, Mali, Axum, and Songhai Empires
17 Social, Economic, and Political Impacts of the Plague in Eurasia and Africa
18 Renaissance and Humanism
19 Protestant Reformation and Catholic (Counter) Reformation
20 The Rise and Impact of European Nation-States and the Decline of Feudalism: Case Studies - England (Elizabeth I) and France (Joan of Arc)
21 The Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
22 The Impact of the Ottoman Empire on the Middle East and Europe
23 Spain and Portugal on the Eve of the Encounter
24 The Rise of Mesoamerican Empires: Aztec and Incan Empires before 1500
25 The Encounter between Europeans and the Peoples of Africa, the Americas, and Asia: Case Study - The Columbian Exchange
26 Political Ideologies: Global Absolutism
27 The Response to Absolutism: The Rise of Parliamentary Democracy in England
 
NOTE REGARDING POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS:  We create our Powerpoints using the 2007 version of Word (these file names end in a .pptx extension).  We convert them into the older (1997-2003) version of Word (files with a .ppt extension), but because the older version of PowerPoint doesn't have fancy graphics, the result is often a bit messy.  If you have the older version of PowerPoint and want to avoid this mess, you have three choices: (1) Download the .ppt file and fix it yourself (yikes!); (2) Download the Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer (link to the left) so that you can view newer versions of PowerPoint; or (3) Download the .pdf version of the file.  The .pdf version is kind of an internet version of a "paper" version, in the sense that each slide is simply on a sheet.  (Note:  Looking at the .pdf version of a PowerPoint is also a quick and easy way to look at a presentation and assess whether or not you want to use it without going to the trouble of downloading it and opening up PowerPoint on your computer.)
 
  MODERN WORLD HISTORY (Part Two)
  This is taught as World History II/Global Studies II (tenth grade) in New York State.
1 The Scientific Revolution
2 The Enlightenment in Europe
3 Political Revolutions: American Revolution, French Revolution, and Independence Movements in Latin America
4 Reaction against Revolutionary Ideas
5 Latin America: The Failure of Democracy and the Search for Stability
6 Global Nationalism
7 Industrialization: Economic and Social Revolutions
8 Imperialism
9 Japan and the Meiji Restoration
10 World War I
11 Revolution and Change in Russia
12 Between the Wars
13 World War II: Causes and Impact
14 Cold War: Balance of Power
15 Role of the United Nations
16 Economic Issues in the Cold War and the Post-Cold War Era
17 Chinese Communist Revolution
18 Collapse of European Imperialism
19 Conflicts and Change in the Middle East
20 Collapse of Communism and the Breakup of the Soviet Union
21 Political and Economic Change in Latin America
22 Social and Political Patterns and Change
23 Economic Issues
24 The Environment and Sustainability
25 Science and Technology
 
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