World History
Instructional Objectives

Students will be able to do the following upon the completion of each of the units.

Unit 1

Explain two reasons why bronze was better than copper.
Name the Sumarain of writing.
Describe how Hammurabi's Code dealt with women's rights.
Summarize the part that astrology played in the religion of the Babylonians.
Give the name for Egyptian writing.
Explain the gift of the Nile.
Describe the three classes of Egyptian people.
Name the developers of the alphabet.
Recite the major contribution of the Hebrews.
Contrast the style of rule of the Assyrians and the Persians.
Describe the Greek idea of democracy.
Contrast the lives of Athenians and Spartans.
Describe Alexander's feelings about Greek civilization.

Unit 2

Describe how conquered lands and people changed the life styles of the Romans.
Identify Hannibal.
Name the last ruler of the Roman Republic.
Define Pax Romana.
Summarize two Roman accomplishments.
Describe the treatment of the early Christians.
List the two acts for which Constantine is remembered.
Generalize the reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire.
Describe the city of Mohenjo-Daro.
Explain the origins of the Caste System.
Describe the reasoning behind Reincarnation.
Name three Indian contributions to mathematics.
Name the world's oldest living language.
Understand the divergences of the Chinese dynasties.
Quote one of Confucius' teachings.
Relate the reason for the building of the Great Wall.
Name the two great Mongol leaders.
Describe the reasons for the Griot.

Unit 3

Name the continent from which the first Americans came.
Name the city built on ruins of the ancient Aztec capital.
Describe the end of the Aztec civilization.
Summarize the Inca social structure.
Explain the early African system of trading.
Cite the ways the Byzantine Empire helped Europe.
Identify Mohammed.
List the five rules of Islam.
State the reason for the Crusades.
Define the word heretic.

Unit 4

State at least one benefit of the Industrial Revolution and one drawback of it.
Explain how the development of the steam engine helped the Industrial Revolution.
Describe some of the living conditions experiences by the working class.
Summarize the economic ideas of Karl Marx.
List at least two reasons why workers first sought to join unions.

State several key reforms taking place in Britain.
Explain the difference between constitutional and absolute monarchies.
Identify Giuseppe Barbaldi and Otto Von Bismarck.
Describe the two main forms of European expansion overseas.
Explain factors of governmental; unrest in India, China, and Japan.
Describe the European motive for contact with Africa.
Identify the two dominant cultures in Canada and explain the internal conflicts.

Unit 5

Evaluate the effectiveness of the League of Nations as a peace-keeping organization.
Explain why, by the end of the 1930's, many people were willing to listen to extremist leaders.
Identify Adolf Hitler and his policies.
Evaluate the leadership of Joseph Stalin.
List some of the causes of World War II.
State the reason for United States entry into World War II.
Explain what is meant by the "Atomic Age", and state the reasons for the use of the A-bomb against Japan.
Explain the circumstances which created the United Nations and evaluate the effectiveness of that organization in keeping world peace.
Define the term Cold War, and state some reasons for its development.
Describe the growth of the independence movement in Africa and Asia.
State some reasons for the difficulties between the Arabs and Jews today.
Identify Mao Tse-tung, and describe his role in modern China's development.
State a reason for improved Unites States and Chinese relations in the 1970's.
Explain why the United States became involved in fighting in Korea and Vietnam.

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