| GLE 1 |
Use latitude and longitude to determine direction or locate or compare points on a map or representation of a globe
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| GLE 2 |
Identify land and climatic conditions conducive to human settlement in regions of the world and describe the role of these conditions |
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| GLE 3 |
Identify physical features that influenced world historical events and describe their influence (e.g., the Nile and Tigris-Euphrates as “cradles of civilization”) |
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| GLE 4 |
Explain ways in which goals, cultures, interests, inventions, and technological advances have affected people's perceptions and uses of places or regions in world history |
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| GLE 5 |
Explain reasons for different patterns of migration among early peoples |
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| GLE 6 |
Explain factors or events that have facilitated cultural diffusion (e.g., the Silk Road, Crusades) |
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| GLE 7 |
Describe the economic interdependence among various ancient civilizations |
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| GLE 8 |
Explain how ancient civilizations established and maintained political boundaries |
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| GLE 9 |
Explain how different physical environments affected human activity in ancient civilizations |
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| GLE 10 |
Analyze world or regional distribution of natural resources in terms of the need to import or the capacity to export |
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| GLE 11 |
Identify the essential elements of Greek and Roman government that would later influence the U.S. government |
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| GLE 12 |
Explain the role of expanding specialization in the development of world civilizations |
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| GLE 13 |
Identify the functions and characteristics of money (e.g., money as a store of value) and compare barter exchange to money exchange |
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| GLE 14 |
Use economic concepts (e.g., supply and demand, interdependence) to describe the economic motivations for expanding trade and territorial domination in world history |
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| GLE 15 |
Construct a timeline of key developments in world history (political, social, technological, religious/cultural) |
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| GLE 16 |
Interpret data presented in a timeline to identify change and continuity in world civilizations |
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| GLE 17 |
Describe the defining characteristics of major world civilizations from political, social, and economic perspectives |
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| GLE 18 |
Describe the causes, effects, or impact of a given historical development or event in world civilizations |
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| GLE 19 |
Use multiple primary and secondary sources to describe world civilizations |
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| GLE 20 |
| Identify historical issues or problems in world civilizations and discuss how they were addressed |
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| GLE 21 |
Conduct historical research using a variety of resources to answer historical questions related to world civilizations
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| GLE 22 |
Describe features of the earliest communities (e.g., shelter, food, clothing)
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| GLE 23 |
Describe hunter-gatherer societies, including the development of tools and the use of fire |
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| GLE 24 |
Explain how geographical features influenced development of early civilizations (e.g., domestication, cultivation, specialization) |
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| GLE 25 |
Explain why agricultural societies developed from hunters and gatherers
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| GLE 26 |
Discuss the climatic changes and human modifications of the physical environment that gave rise to the domestication of plants and animals and new sources of clothing |
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| GLE 27 |
Locate and describe the major river systems and discuss the physical settings that supported permanent settlement and early civilizations in Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, and the Indus valley |
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| GLE 28 |
Describe the major characteristics of early river valley civilizations
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| GLE 29 |
Describe how early river civilizations influenced the development of other cultures through trade and cultural diffusion |
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| GLE 30 |
Describe the development of agricultural societies and individual communities in Southwest Asia, the Mediterranean basin, and temperate Europe, including the role of plow technology |
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| GLE 31 |
Identify the effects of migration and militarization on the politics and social fabric of Europe and Asia |
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| GLE 32 |
Analyze the origins and influence of the Hittite, Minoan, and Mycenaean civilizations |
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http://trackstar.4teachers.org/trackstar/ts/viewTrack.do?number=232526 |
| GLE 33 |
Explain the significance of the introduction of iron tools and weapons in Southwest Asia and the Mediterranean region |
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| GLE 34 |
| Explain the significance of Phoenician trade in the Mediterranean basin |
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http://phoenicia.org/datingchronology.htm |
| GLE 35 |
Identify forms of writing developed in early civilizations and discuss how written records changed political, legal, religious, and cultural life |
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| GLE 36 |
Describe the development of the Greek city-states, the cultural achievements of Athens, and the impact of Alexander the Great's conquests |
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| GLE 37 |
Explain the sharing of ideas, goods, and services through trade between the Greek and Roman civilizations, and the influence of those civilizations on other cultures |
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| GLE 38 |
Describe and compare/contrast the key characteristics of classical civilizations (e.g., Greek, Roman, Persian, Chinese) |
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http://trackstar.4teachers.org/trackstar/ts/viewTrack.do?number=152825 |
| GLE 39 |
Identify the major new religions and relate them to the empires that emerged in the Mediterranean Basin, China, and India (i.e., Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam) |
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http://trackstar.4teachers.org/trackstar/ts/viewTrack.do?number=142867 |
| GLE 40 |
Compare and contrast the major religions in terms of leaders, key beliefs, and location
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http://www5.unitedstreaming.com/index.cfm
Video: Religions of the World: Buddhism
Relgions of the World: Christianity
Religions of the World: Hinduism
Religions of the World: Islam
Religions of the World: Judaism |
| GLE 41 |
Trace the spread of major religions and cultural traditions (e.g., the migration of Jews, spread of Christianity, expansion of Islamic rule) |
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http://www5.unitedstreaming.com/index.cfm
Video: Religions of the World: Buddhism
Relgions of the World: Christianity
Religions of the World: Hinduism
Religions of the World: Islam
Religions of the World: Judaism
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| GLE 42 |
Identify the effect that the major religions have had on European, Asian, and African civilizations |
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http://www5.unitedstreaming.com/index.cfm
Video: Religions of the World: A Comparison of Religious Thought |
| GLE 43 |
Describe the changes and developments brought about by the emergence and collapse of major empires/kingdoms in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas prior to A.D. 1000 |
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http://www.warscholar.com/Timeline.html |
| GLE 44 |
Describe major events, key figures, and social structure of the Early Middle Ages (e.g., the fall of Rome, Charlemagne, feudalism) |
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http://www5.unitedstreaming.com/index.cfm
Videos: Civilizations: Leadership
Medieval Times: Life In the Middle Ages (1000-1450 A.D.) |
| GLE 45 |
Identify effects of exploration and trade on the economic and cultural development of Europe, Africa, and Asia prior to 1500 |
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http://www5.unitedstreaming.com/index.cfm
Video: The New World Encountered |
| GLE 46 |
Explain how communication among regions was accomplished between AD 1000 to 1500 |
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http://trackstar.4teachers.org/trackstar/ts/viewTrack.do?number=92823 |
| GLE 47 |
Explain how and why Europe changed politically, socially, culturally, or economically during the period of intensified hemispheric interactions |
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http://www5.unitedstreaming.com/index.cfm
Video: The New World Encountered |
| GLE 48 |
Describe the major contributing factors that led to the Renaissance |
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http://www5.unitedstreaming.com/index.cfm
Video: All About the Renaissance, Part One: Historical Background, Beginnings, and Art |
| GLE 49 |
Describe the major contributing factors that would lead to the Reformation |
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http://www5.unitedstreaming.com/index.cfm
Video:The Protestant Reformation (1517-1565) |
| GLE 50 |
Explain the major social, economic, political, and cultural features of European, African, and Asian societies that stimulated exploration and colonization |
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| GLE 51 |
Identify major technological developments in shipbuilding, navigation, and naval warfare, and trace the cultural origins of various innovations |
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| GLE 52 |
Describe the major achievements of the early Renaissance in Europe, including the impact of innovations in printing |
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http://www5.unitedstreaming.com/index.cfm
Videos:All About the Renaissance, Part One: Historical Background, Beginnings, and Art
All About the Renaissance, Part Two: Science, Invention, Architecture, Exploration, and Religious Reform |
