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Regional Current Events Presentation
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Unit 1 (August 18 - September 30)
We look at the development of urban, __preindustrial__ civilizations such as the Sumerian civilization in __Mesopotamia__, and the intricate patchwork of city-states between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
 * The First Civilizations**

//Evolution of Civilization - Mesopotamia//

We look at the development of __religious institutions__ in relation to other social institutions, and the comparison of religious beliefs and practices across cultures.
 * The Anthropology of Religion**

//Judaism// //The Rise of Christianity// //The Rise of Islam// //Hinduism and Buddhism// //Confucianism//

We look at the development and growth of human __cultures__ in **Greece, Rome, China**, **Japan, Korea, Vietnam, and the Americas** that are complex in terms of __technology__, __science__, and __division of labor__.
 * Early “Civilizations”**

//Ancient Greece// //Ancient Rome// //Legacy of Rome// //Ancient China// //The 400 year Dynasty// //Genghis Khan's Conquest// //Ancient Japan// //Mesoamerica before Invasion//

We look at the development and growth of many forms of intellectual, spiritual and __artistic works__ during this period. The unit will look at the rebirth of __city-states__ in __Western Europe__, precursors to the early modern __nation-states__, the rediscovery of the works of __Aristotle__, which led __Thomas Aquinas__ and other thinkers to develop the philosophy of __Scholasticism__, and at the architecture of the period, which saw many of the most notable __Gothic cathedrals__ built or completed during this era.
 * "The High Middle Ages"**

The Crusades

** Unit 2 ** (October 10 - December 16)
We look at the Renaissance, which began in Italy in the 1300s and later spread to northern Europe. Art, literature, and __humanist__ thought all flourished during this period. Changes continued in the 1500s with the __Protestant Reformation__ and the Catholic Church’s __Counter-Reformation__. By the 1600s Europe was split across religious lines. During this period, the lives of ordinary people also underwent economic, social, and cultural changes.
 * "The Renaissance and Reformation"**

//Renaissance in Italy// //Northern Renaissance// //The Reformation//

We look at the __Scientific Revolution__, which occurred during the 1500s and 1600s and profoundly changed the ways people thought about the world. Scientists made important discoveries in astronomy, medicine, physics, and other fields. Technological advances also brought an era of exploration and soon turned to __colonization__ and the development of the Atlantic __slave trade__. Spain created an empire in the Americas, and the Dutch set up trading colonies in Asia and the Americas.
 * “Exploration and Expansion”**

//European Exploration//

We look at two powerful dynasties, the Ming and the Qing, which ruled China as a self-sufficient state for more than 500 years. During this time, internal trade increased, population grew, and popular culture developed. However, growing contact with Europeans weakened the Qing dynasty and gradually undermined China’s sovereignty. Despite its rulers’ desire to prevent foreign contact and trade, European influence also began to be felt in Japan.
 * “Asia in Transition”**



We look at the rise of Islamic Empires.During the 1300s and 1400s the __Ottomans__ built a strong empire in the area of present-day Turkey. Meanwhile, __Safavid__ rulers created a powerful __Shi’ite__ Muslim empire in what is today Iran. In the 1500s, Mongols attacked Turkish Muslim rulers in India and established the __Mughal__ Empire. During the following two centuries, the Mughals unified a vast and diverse Muslim empire. //Safavid Empire and Cultural Blending//
 * “Islamic Empires in Asia”**

Under the __Bourbon__ kings, France become an absolute monarchy and Europe’s leading power. Russia under __Peter I__ and __Catherine II__ became a westernized and powerful nation, while in Central Europe the Hapsburgs od Austria and the __Holhenzollerns__ of Prussia vied for power. English monarchs tried to rule with absolute power but met with serious opposition from Parliament.
 * “Monarchs of Europe”**



** Unit 3 ** **(January 9 - March 16)**
Friction between the English monarchy and Parliament led to conflict change. By the 1700s Britain was a constitutional monarchy, as well as a great colonial and commercial empire. During the Age of Enlightenment, philosophers challenged traditional views of government. Drawing on Enlightenment thought, Britain’s North American colonies broke away in 1776 to form a new kind of conditioned government. //Ideas of the Enlightenment//
 * “Enlightenment and Revolution in England and America”**

A revolution, inspired by events in America, broke out in France in 1789. The French established a republic with a limited monarchy. Radical revolutionaries began a __Reign of Terror__ and led France through wars with other European nations. During this chaotic period, __Napoleon Bonaparte__ rose to power. Napoleon dominated Europe until other major states joined forces to defeat him. European countries sought to restore stability by returning to a conservative status quo.
 * “The French Revolution and Napoleon”**

//End of French Monarchy// //Causes of French Revolution// Effects of French Revolution //Europe After Napoleon//

The discoveries during the __Scientific Revolution__ led people to apply scientific advances in a practical way. New machines and land practices led to the __Agricultural Revolution__ in the 1700s. The Industrial Revolution followed with advances in industry, transportation, and communication. Cities grew as people flocked to the thriving new centers of industry. Lifestyles and living standards changed as a result of the Industrial Revolution.
 * “The Industrial Revolution”**

//Industrial Revolution// //Industrial Revolution Spreads//

Advances such as electricity, the telephone, and the combustible engine transformed the ways in which people lived, worked, and thought. Changes in occupations and living conditions brought more leisure time as well as new social problems. Artists and writers wrestled with the ever-changing industrialized society. Interest in a new field of study, the social sciences, grew. Concern about health and education led to calls for reform to make life better, as well.
 * “Life in the Industrial Age”**

//Living During the Industrial Age// //Industrialization Case Study - Manchester// //Philosophers of Industrialization// //Primary and secondary sources of the Industrial Revolution//

During the 1800s Great Britain become more democratic. Grounded in a political philosophy of the __Enlightenment__, the government moved toward the protection of individual rights and civil liberties. The United States expanded its territory and fought a __Civil War__. Changes in France led to a republic governed by a coalition of parties. Latin American countries won independence from Spain.
 * “The Age of Reform”**

//Philosophers of Industrialization and Reform//s //Age of Reforms//

During the 1880s __nationalism__ became a driving force for change in European regions. Italy, unified for a time under Napoleon, was divided into several states as the result of the __Congress of Vienna__. Nationalists began a campaign for liberation and unification. People in Germany, too, thought the unified nation-state was the best way to gain individual rights. By the late 1800s both Italy and Germany had achieved unification.
 * “Nationalism in Europe”**

//Nationalism in Europe// //Nationalism in Italy and Germany//

As the ideas of __nationalism__ swept through Europe, the countries that accepted change emerged as stronger and more unified states. Growing industries created competition for new sources of raw materials. The years between 1870 and 1914 were the height of the Age of Imperialism. By 1914 the great powers of Europe, Japan, and the United States controlled a large part of the world.
 * “The Age of Imperialism”**

//Influence of Imperialism in Africa// //Imperialism - Case Study - Nigeria// //Imperialism in India// //Imperialism in China//

Tensions among the world’s industrialized powers increased rapidly during the last half of the 1800s. At the turn of the 20th century, tension was particularly high in Europe, where nations such as Great Britain, France, and Germany vigorously pursued economic expansion. This tension exploded in World War I (1914-1918). At about the same time, years of war and poverty in Russia led to the Russian Revolution.
 * “World War I and the Russian Revolution”**

//Causes of World War I// //Major Events of World War I// //Affects of World War I// //Treaty of Versailles - Europe agreement// //The Russian Revolution// //Russia Under Stalin//

The __Treaty of Versailles__ forced defeated European countries to pay enormous reparations and limited their freedom to rebuild. Meanwhile, the economic damage caused by the war led to the Great Depression, which was an almost total collapse of the global economy. In some parts of Europe, totalitarian governments used the economic chaos as a means to gain power.
 * “The Great Depression and the Rise of Totalitarianism”**

//The Rise of Fascism//

** Unit 4 ** (March 19 - June 14)
Just as the economic turmoil of the 1930s helped lead to the rise of dictatorships in some European nations, it led to __revolutionary movements__ taking place in other parts of the world. Empires began to crumble as nationalist movements in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East gained momentum.
 * “Nationalist Movements Around the World”**

//Nationalism in India and Southwest Asia//

Under the leadership of the dictator __Adolf Hitler__, Germany began breaking rules and conditions of the Treaty of Versailles. Great Britain and France took no action in response. Emboldened, German aggression increased. Japan and Italy joined Germany in its campaign of fascist aggression, and World War II erupted. The war lasted from 1939-45 and ended with the defeat of the __Axis__ powers and the dawn of the nuclear age.
 * “World War II”**

//Aggressors Provoke War// //World War II - Europe// //World War II - Japan// //World War II - Holocaust// //World War II - Conclusion and Affects//

With the war over, prewar differences that had divided the Western European democracies from the communist Soviet Union reemerged. The United Nations was formed, the __Cold War__ began, and slowly the United States and the nations of Europe began to recover.
 * “Europe and North America in the Postwar Years”**

//Cold War Begins// //Cold War - War in Korea and Vietnam// //Cold War - Worldwide Affects// //Cold War Cools Off//

The European armies in Asia began to crumble as __nationalist__ sentiments grew and new political parties gained influence. Asian nations made the transition from colonial possessions to independence. Conflicts between __communism__ and democracy led to armed conflicts in Korea and Vietnam. China took steps toward an open society, and Japan made a miraculous recovery.
 * “Asia Since 1945”**

//Post World War II - Japan Development// //Collapse of Chinese Imperial Rule and Civil War// //Communist Revolution in China// //Modern China// //Independence in India//

After World War II leaders in Africa demanded __independence__ from European colonial powers. New Middle Eastern leaders were determined to break free from European domination. The nation of __Israel__ was created, __apartheid__ ended in __South Africa__, and tensions escalated in the Middle East.
 * “Africa and the Middle East Since 1945”**

//End of Imperialism - Independence in Asia// //End of Imperialism - Independence in Africa// //Democracy Evolves in Africa// //Tension in the Middle East//

Latin American nations struggled to established economic and political stability. Mexico made progress toward __democracy__, while other nations’ __dictators__ were overthrown by communist revolutionaries. __Fidel Castro__ established a communist state in Cuba.
 * “Latin America Since 1945”**

//Democracy in Latin America//

New tensions surfaced as the political and economic battles of the __Cold War__ began. The United States and the U.S.S.R. emerged as the world’s superpowers with opposing ideologies. With the breakup of the Soviet Union, the United States became the world’s sole superpower.
 * “The Superpowers in the Modern Era”**

//USSR experiments with Reforms - Secretary General Gorbachev// //Collapse of the Soviet Union//

“**The Modern World”** New styles in the arts reflected a rapidly changing world. Science, technology, and a new commitment to human rights brought about many of these changes, which included the new world of the __Internet__.

//Global Economic Developmen//t

**Floating Unit: Historical Inquiry (all unit, all quarters)** **The student will understand how to apply research skills through an in-depth investigation of historical topics.** **The student will understand how to analyze historical evidence and draw conclusions.**


 * The student will understand to analyze and apply geographic elements as applied to social studies.**
 * The student will understand how to acquire information, manipulate data, develop and present policies, arguments, and stories, and construct new knowledge**.