WORLD HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY - FRESHMAN
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College, Career, and Civic Ready
Program / Curriculum Rationale
World Regions
Map Review
Africa
>
North Africa and Southwest Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Asia
>
Southwest Asia
South Asia
East Asia
Southeast Asia
Europe and Russia
>
Europe
Russia and Post-Soviet States
The Americas
>
North America
Middle and South America
Oceania
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Oceania, Australia, and New Zealand
Period 1
Key Concept 1.1: Big Geography and the Peopling of the Earth
Key Concept 1.2: The Neolithic Revolution
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Was Agriculture Progress?
Key Concept 1.3: Early Civilizations
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Mesopotamia
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Babylonian Empire
Egypt
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DOCUMENTS: Egyptian Pyramids
Mohenjo-daro and Harappa
Shang
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Zhou Dynasty
DOCUMENTS: Fall of the Qin Dynasty
Olmecs and Chavin
Period 2
Key Concept 2.1: World Religions
Key Concept 2.2: States and Empires
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Persian Empire
Ancient Greece
Key Concept 2.3: Networks of Communication and Exchange
Period 3
Key Concept 3.1: Expansion of Networks
Key Concept 3.2: State Forms and Their Interactions
Key Concept 3.3: Increased Economic Productivity
Period 4
Key Concept 4.1: Globalizing Networks
Key Concept 4.2: New Forms of Social Organization
Key Concept 4.3: State Consolidation
Just for Fun
Review Games
Paleolithic and Neolithic Era's
Mesopotamia
Egypt - Nile River Valley
Preview
Key Concepts:
1.1:
Big Geography and the Peopling of the Earth
1.2:
The Neolithic Revolution and Early Agricultural Societies
1.3:
The Development and Interactions of Early Agricultural, Pastoral, and Urban Societies
Links to AP Human Geography
1C: Key Geographic Skills – maps
1F: Identification of major world regions
2C-2: Major historical migrations
2C-5: Consequences of Migration
3A-1: Culture Traits
3A-2: Diffusion Patterns
3
B: Cultural Differences
3
C: Cultural Landscapes
5A-1: Neolithic Agricultural Revolution
5B-1: Agricultural systems associated with major bioclimatic zones
Textbook Resources
Chapter 1: The First Humans - Prehistory to AD 500
Chapter 2: Western Asia and Egypt - 3500-500 BC
On-line Resources
Freemanpedia - Foundations (Period 1)
Classical Civilizations Chart
Source
Home
College, Career, and Civic Ready
Program / Curriculum Rationale
World Regions
Map Review
Africa
>
North Africa and Southwest Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Asia
>
Southwest Asia
South Asia
East Asia
Southeast Asia
Europe and Russia
>
Europe
Russia and Post-Soviet States
The Americas
>
North America
Middle and South America
Oceania
>
Oceania, Australia, and New Zealand
Period 1
Key Concept 1.1: Big Geography and the Peopling of the Earth
Key Concept 1.2: The Neolithic Revolution
>
Was Agriculture Progress?
Key Concept 1.3: Early Civilizations
>
Mesopotamia
>
Babylonian Empire
Egypt
>
DOCUMENTS: Egyptian Pyramids
Mohenjo-daro and Harappa
Shang
>
Zhou Dynasty
DOCUMENTS: Fall of the Qin Dynasty
Olmecs and Chavin
Period 2
Key Concept 2.1: World Religions
Key Concept 2.2: States and Empires
>
Persian Empire
Ancient Greece
Key Concept 2.3: Networks of Communication and Exchange
Period 3
Key Concept 3.1: Expansion of Networks
Key Concept 3.2: State Forms and Their Interactions
Key Concept 3.3: Increased Economic Productivity
Period 4
Key Concept 4.1: Globalizing Networks
Key Concept 4.2: New Forms of Social Organization
Key Concept 4.3: State Consolidation
Just for Fun