Describe examples of how humans modified the environment in the era being studied.

Explain how different technologies were used in the era being studied.

Explain how people defined and used natural resources in the era being studied.

Demonstrate knowledge of how, when, and where individuals would plan and conduct activities intended to advance views in matters of [...]

Engage in activities intended to contribute to solving a national or international problem studied.

Participate in projects to help or inform others.

Describe the ideas, experiences, and interactions that influenced the colonists' decisions to declare independence by analyzing: • colonial ideas about [...]

Using the Declaration of Independence, including the grievances at the end of the document, describe the role this document played [...]

Explain the reasons for the adoption and subsequent failure of the Articles of Confederation.

Identify economic, political, and cultural issues facing the nation during the period of the Articles of Confederation and the opening [...]

Describe the major issues debated at the Constitutional Convention, including the distribution of political power among the states and within [...]

Explain how the new Constitution resolved (or compromised) the major issues, including sharing and separation of power and checking of [...]

Analyze the debates over the ratification of the Constitution from the

Explain how the Bill of Rights reflected the concept of limited government, protection of basic freedoms, and the fear among [...]

Use important ideas and documents to describe the philosophical origins of constitutional government in the United States with an emphasis [...]

Washington’s Farewell – use President George Washington’s farewell address to analyze Washington's perspective on the most significant challenges the new [...]

Establishing America’s Place in the World – assess the changes in America's relationships with other nations by analyzing the origins, [...]

Challenge of Political Conflict – examine the origins and intentions of early American political parties, including how they emerged, who [...]

Use historic and modern maps to locate and describe trade networks linking empires in the classical area.

Use a case study to describe how trade integrated cultures and influenced in the economy within empires.

Describe the role of state authority, military power, taxation systems, and institutions of coerced labor, including slavery, in building and [...]

Describe the significance of legal codes, belief systems, written languages, and communications in the development of large regional empires.

Create a timeline that illustrates the rise and fall of classical empires during the classical period.

Explain the role of economics in shaping the development of classical civilizations and empires.

Identify and describe the core beliefs of major world religions and belief systems, including Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Sikhism [...]

Locate the geographical center of major religions and map the spread through 1500 CE.

Crisis in the Classical World – analyze the environmental, economic, and political crises in the classical world that led to [...]

Africa to 1500 CE – use a case study to describe how trade integrated cultures and influenced the economy within [...]

North America to 1500 CE – use a case study to describe the culture and economy of Indigenous Peoples in [...]

Use a variety of geographical tools (maps, globes, geographic information systems [GIS], and web-based geography technology) to analyze what is [...]

Apply the skills of geographic inquiry (asking geographic questions, acquiring geographic information, organizing geographic information, analyzing geographic information, and answering [...]

Use, interpret, and create maps and graphs representing places and regions in the era being studied.

Locate and use information from maps and GIS to answer geographic questions on the era and region being studied.

Investigations Designed for World History Eras 1-3 – conduct research on topics and issues, compose persuasive essays, and develop a [...]

Identify and describe the advantages, disadvantages, and impacts of different technologies used to transport products and ideas in the era [...]

Explain how people in the past have modified the environment and used technology to make places more suitable for humans.

Describe patterns of settlement and explain why people settled where they did.

Explain the patterns, causes, and consequences of major human migrations.

Identify the role of the individual in history and the significance of one person's ideas.

Describe and use cultural institutions to study an era and a region.

Describe and use themes of history to study patterns of change and continuity.

Use historical perspectives to analyze global issues faced by humans long ago and today.

Explain how and when human communities populated major regions of the world and adapted to a variety of environments.

Explain what archaeologists have learned about Paleolithic and Neolithic societies.

Describe the transition of many cultures from hunter-gatherers to sedentary agriculture (domestication of plants and animals).

Explain the importance of the natural environment in the development of agricultural settlements in different locations.

Explain the impact of the first Agricultural Revolution (stable food supply, surplus, population growth, trade, division of labor, development of [...]

Describe the importance of the development of human communication (oral, visual, and written) and its relationship to the development of [...]

Describe how the invention of agriculture led to the emergence of agrarian civilizations (seasonal harvests, specialized crops, cultivation, and development [...]

Use historical and modern maps and other sources to locate, describe, and analyze major river systems and discuss the ways [...]