Standards
SSWH8 The student will demonstrate an understanding of the development of societies in Central and South America.
a. Explain the rise and fall of the Olmec, Mayan, Aztec, and Inca empires.
b. Compare the culture of the Americas; include government, economy, religion, and the arts of the Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas.
SSWH10 The impact of the age of discovery and expansion into the Americas, Africa, and Asia.
a. Explain the roles of explorers and conquistadors; include Vasco da Gama,
Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, and Samuel de Champlain.
b. Define the Columbian Exchange and its global economic and cultural impact.
c. Explain the role of improved technology in European exploration; include the
astrolabe.
SSWH13 The student will examine the intellectual, political, social, and economic factors that changed the worldview of Europeans.
a. Explain the scientific contributions of Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, and Newton
and how these ideas changed the European worldview.
b. Identify the major ideas of the Enlightenment from the writings of Locke,
Voltaire, and Rousseau and their relationship to politics and society.
Journals
Progress Chart Packet
| student_progress_chart_-_emerging_global_world.pdf |
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Handouts
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Flipcharts
| 12th-exploration_short_shot.pdf |
| 13th_-_scientific_revolution.pdf |
Enrichment Activity - Watch the Video "Guns, Germs, and Steel" and type a 2 page summary and reflection paper for a Bonus Major Score.
