• Wappingers Central School District

    Social Studies Department

    Course Syllabus

     

    Course Name

    GLOBAL HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY I - REGENTS

     

     

    Course Code

    D347

     

     

    Duration

    Full Year

     

     

    Grade

    9

     

     

    Credit

    1.0

     

     

    Rank

    1.00

     

     

    Prerequisite

    None

     

     

    Assessment

    In Global I (grade 9), a Department final exam based on the content, concepts and themes in this curriculum and modeled after the NYS Global History and Geography Regents examination will be administered in June. The final exam counts as 20% of the final course average. Students must pass this course in order to graduate.

     

     

    Textbook

    World History: Connections to Today (Prentiss Hall, 1999)

     

     

    Areas of Study

    I.                   Introduction to the “Pre-Civilization” World

    a.       Map Reading Skills

    b.      The Continents and Oceans

    c.       Reconstructing the Past (1-1)

    d.      Paleolithic and Neolithic People (1-2)

    II.                First Civilizations

    a.       Characteristics of Civilization (1-3)

    b.      Egypt (2-1, 2-2)

    c.       Mesopotamia

                                                                  i.      From City-States to Empires (2-3, 2-4)

                                                                ii.      Judaism (2-5)

    d.      India

                                                                  i.      Cities and Kingdoms (3-1, 3-2, 4-2)

                                                                ii.      Belief Systems (4-1, 4-3)

    e.       China

                                                                  i.      The Early Dynasties (3-3, 4-5)

                                                                ii.      Belief Systems (4-4)

    III.             Mediterranean Civilizations

    a.       Ancient Greece

                                                                  i.      People of the Aegean Sea (5-1)

                                                                ii.      Hellenic Greece (5-2, 5-3)

                                                              iii.      Accomplishments (5-4)

                                                              iv.      The Hellenistic Age (5-5)

    b.      Ancient Rome

                                                                  i.      The Roman Republic (6-1)

                                                                ii.      Christianity and The Roman Empire (6-2, 6-3)

                                                              iii.      Accomplishments (6-4)

                                                              iv.      Fall of Rome and the Byzantine Empire (6-5, 10-1)

    c.       The Muslim World

                                                                  i.      The Islamic Faith (11-1)

                                                                ii.      The Spread of Islam (11-2, 11-4)

                                                              iii.      Golden Age of Islam (11-3)

                                                              iv.      The Ottoman Empire (11-5)

    IV.             Kingdoms of the Americas and Africa

    a.       Meso-America (7-1)

    b.      Incan Civilization (7-2)

    c.       African Geography and Culture (12-1, 12-4)

    d.      Kingdoms and Trade Routes (12-2, 12-3)

    V.                Empires of East Asia

    a.       China (13-1, 13-2)

    b.      Korea (13-3)

    c.       Japan (13-4, 13-5)

    d.      Southeast Asia (15-2)

    VI.             Middle Ages of Europe

    a.       Western Europe (8-1, 8-2, 9-1, 9-2)

    b.      Eastern Europe (10-2, 10-3)

    c.       Religion and Conflict (8-3, 9-2, 9-3)

    d.      Advancements (8-4, 9-4)

    e.       Crisis in the Middle Ages (9-5)

    VII.          The Rise of Modern Europe

    a.       The Renaissance and Reformation

                                                                  i.      Why Italy? (14-1)

                                                                ii.      Northern Europe (14-2)

                                                              iii.      Early Religious Reformers (14-3)

                                                              iv.      Spread of the Reformation (14-4)

                                                                v.      Results: Science and Exploration (14-5, 15-1)

    b.      European Colonization

                                                                  i.      Asia Encounters Europe (15-3, 15-4)

                                                                ii.      The Americas Encounter Europe (16-1,16-2,16-3)

                                                              iii.      African Encounters (16-4)

                                                              iv.      Effects on Europe (16-5, 18-3)

    VIII.       Absolutism (1550-1800)

    a.       France under Louis XIV

    b.      Triumph of Parliament in England

    c.       Rise of the modern European state

    d.      Absolute monarchy in Russia

    IX.             The Enlightenment (1715-1800)

    a.       The Age of Reason philosophers

    b.      Enlightenment ideas spread

    X.                The French Revolution(1789-1815)

    a.       Eve of Revolution

    b.      Creating a new France

    c.       Radical France

    d.      The Age of Napoleon

     

     

     

    For Information

    For a complete review of the NYS Social Studies Learning Standards, see

    http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/socst/pub/sslearn.pdf

    For the complete NYS core curriculum for Global History and Geography, see

    http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/socst/pub/sscore2.pdf (pp. 89-120)

     

    Wappingers Central School District

    Social Studies Department

    Course Syllabus

     

    Course Name

    GLOBAL HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY I - REGENTS

     

     

    Course Code

    D347

     

     

    Duration

    Full Year

     

     

    Grade

    9

     

     

    Credit

    1.0

     

     

    Rank

    1.00

     

     

    Prerequisite

    None

     

     

    Assessment

    In Global I (grade 9), a Department final exam based on the content, concepts and themes in this curriculum and modeled after the NYS Global History and Geography Regents examination will be administered in June. The final exam counts as 20% of the final course average. Students must pass this course in order to graduate.

     

     

    Textbook

    World History: Connections to Today (Prentiss Hall, 1999)

     

     

    Areas of Study

    I.                   Introduction to the “Pre-Civilization” World

    a.       Map Reading Skills

    b.      The Continents and Oceans

    c.       Reconstructing the Past (1-1)

    d.      Paleolithic and Neolithic People (1-2)

    II.                First Civilizations

    a.       Characteristics of Civilization (1-3)

    b.      Egypt (2-1, 2-2)

    c.       Mesopotamia

                                                                  i.      From City-States to Empires (2-3, 2-4)

                                                                ii.      Judaism (2-5)

    d.      India

                                                                  i.      Cities and Kingdoms (3-1, 3-2, 4-2)

                                                                ii.      Belief Systems (4-1, 4-3)

    e.       China

                                                                  i.      The Early Dynasties (3-3, 4-5)

                                                                ii.      Belief Systems (4-4)

    III.             Mediterranean Civilizations

    a.       Ancient Greece

                                                                  i.      People of the Aegean Sea (5-1)

                                                                ii.      Hellenic Greece (5-2, 5-3)

                                                              iii.      Accomplishments (5-4)

                                                              iv.      The Hellenistic Age (5-5)

    b.      Ancient Rome

                                                                  i.      The Roman Republic (6-1)

                                                                ii.      Christianity and The Roman Empire (6-2, 6-3)

                                                              iii.      Accomplishments (6-4)

                                                              iv.      Fall of Rome and the Byzantine Empire (6-5, 10-1)

    c.       The Muslim World

                                                                  i.      The Islamic Faith (11-1)

                                                                ii.      The Spread of Islam (11-2, 11-4)

                                                              iii.      Golden Age of Islam (11-3)

                                                              iv.      The Ottoman Empire (11-5)

    IV.             Kingdoms of the Americas and Africa

    a.       Meso-America (7-1)

    b.      Incan Civilization (7-2)

    c.       African Geography and Culture (12-1, 12-4)

    d.      Kingdoms and Trade Routes (12-2, 12-3)

    V.                Empires of East Asia

    a.       China (13-1, 13-2)

    b.      Korea (13-3)

    c.       Japan (13-4, 13-5)

    d.      Southeast Asia (15-2)

    VI.             Middle Ages of Europe

    a.       Western Europe (8-1, 8-2, 9-1, 9-2)

    b.      Eastern Europe (10-2, 10-3)

    c.       Religion and Conflict (8-3, 9-2, 9-3)

    d.      Advancements (8-4, 9-4)

    e.       Crisis in the Middle Ages (9-5)

    VII.          The Rise of Modern Europe

    a.       The Renaissance and Reformation

                                                                  i.      Why Italy? (14-1)

                                                                ii.      Northern Europe (14-2)

                                                              iii.      Early Religious Reformers (14-3)

                                                              iv.      Spread of the Reformation (14-4)

                                                                v.      Results: Science and Exploration (14-5, 15-1)

    b.      European Colonization

                                                                  i.      Asia Encounters Europe (15-3, 15-4)

                                                                ii.      The Americas Encounter Europe (16-1,16-2,16-3)

                                                              iii.      African Encounters (16-4)

                                                              iv.      Effects on Europe (16-5, 18-3)

    VIII.       Absolutism (1550-1800)

    a.       France under Louis XIV

    b.      Triumph of Parliament in England

    c.       Rise of the modern European state

    d.      Absolute monarchy in Russia

    IX.             The Enlightenment (1715-1800)

    a.       The Age of Reason philosophers

    b.      Enlightenment ideas spread

    X.                The French Revolution(1789-1815)

    a.       Eve of Revolution

    b.      Creating a new France

    c.       Radical France

    d.      The Age of Napoleon

     

     

     

    For Information

    For a complete review of the NYS Social Studies Learning Standards, see

    http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/socst/pub/sslearn.pdf

    For the complete NYS core curriculum for Global History and Geography, see

    http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/socst/pub/sscore2.pdf (pp. 89-120)

     

    Wappingers Central School District

    Social Studies Department

    Course Syllabus

     

    Course Name

    GLOBAL HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY I - REGENTS

     

     

    Course Code

    D347

     

     

    Duration

    Full Year

     

     

    Grade

    9

     

     

    Credit

    1.0

     

     

    Rank

    1.00

     

     

    Prerequisite

    None

     

     

    Assessment

    In Global I (grade 9), a Department final exam based on the content, concepts and themes in this curriculum and modeled after the NYS Global History and Geography Regents examination will be administered in June. The final exam counts as 20% of the final course average. Students must pass this course in order to graduate.

     

     

    Textbook

    World History: Connections to Today (Prentiss Hall, 1999)

     

     

    Areas of Study

    I.                   Introduction to the “Pre-Civilization” World

    a.       Map Reading Skills

    b.      The Continents and Oceans

    c.       Reconstructing the Past (1-1)

    d.      Paleolithic and Neolithic People (1-2)

    II.                First Civilizations

    a.       Characteristics of Civilization (1-3)

    b.      Egypt (2-1, 2-2)

    c.       Mesopotamia

                                                                  i.      From City-States to Empires (2-3, 2-4)

                                                                ii.      Judaism (2-5)

    d.      India

                                                                  i.      Cities and Kingdoms (3-1, 3-2, 4-2)

                                                                ii.      Belief Systems (4-1, 4-3)

    e.       China

                                                                  i.      The Early Dynasties (3-3, 4-5)

                                                                ii.      Belief Systems (4-4)

    III.             Mediterranean Civilizations

    a.       Ancient Greece

                                                                  i.      People of the Aegean Sea (5-1)

                                                                ii.      Hellenic Greece (5-2, 5-3)

                                                              iii.      Accomplishments (5-4)

                                                              iv.      The Hellenistic Age (5-5)

    b.      Ancient Rome

                                                                  i.      The Roman Republic (6-1)

                                                                ii.      Christianity and The Roman Empire (6-2, 6-3)

                                                              iii.      Accomplishments (6-4)

                                                              iv.      Fall of Rome and the Byzantine Empire (6-5, 10-1)

    c.       The Muslim World

                                                                  i.      The Islamic Faith (11-1)

                                                                ii.      The Spread of Islam (11-2, 11-4)

                                                              iii.      Golden Age of Islam (11-3)

                                                              iv.      The Ottoman Empire (11-5)

    IV.             Kingdoms of the Americas and Africa

    a.       Meso-America (7-1)

    b.      Incan Civilization (7-2)

    c.       African Geography and Culture (12-1, 12-4)

    d.      Kingdoms and Trade Routes (12-2, 12-3)

    V.                Empires of East Asia

    a.       China (13-1, 13-2)

    b.      Korea (13-3)

    c.       Japan (13-4, 13-5)

    d.      Southeast Asia (15-2)

    VI.             Middle Ages of Europe

    a.       Western Europe (8-1, 8-2, 9-1, 9-2)

    b.      Eastern Europe (10-2, 10-3)

    c.       Religion and Conflict (8-3, 9-2, 9-3)

    d.      Advancements (8-4, 9-4)

    e.       Crisis in the Middle Ages (9-5)

    VII.          The Rise of Modern Europe

    a.       The Renaissance and Reformation

                                                                  i.      Why Italy? (14-1)

                                                                ii.      Northern Europe (14-2)

                                                              iii.      Early Religious Reformers (14-3)

                                                              iv.      Spread of the Reformation (14-4)

                                                                v.      Results: Science and Exploration (14-5, 15-1)

    b.      European Colonization

                                                                  i.      Asia Encounters Europe (15-3, 15-4)

                                                                ii.      The Americas Encounter Europe (16-1,16-2,16-3)

                                                              iii.      African Encounters (16-4)

                                                              iv.      Effects on Europe (16-5, 18-3)

    VIII.       Absolutism (1550-1800)

    a.       France under Louis XIV

    b.      Triumph of Parliament in England

    c.       Rise of the modern European state

    d.      Absolute monarchy in Russia

    IX.             The Enlightenment (1715-1800)

    a.       The Age of Reason philosophers

    b.      Enlightenment ideas spread

    X.                The French Revolution(1789-1815)

    a.       Eve of Revolution

    b.      Creating a new France

    c.       Radical France

    d.      The Age of Napoleon

     

     

     

    For Information

    For a complete review of the NYS Social Studies Learning Standards, see

    http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/socst/pub/sslearn.pdf

    For the complete NYS core curriculum for Global History and Geography, see

    http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/socst/pub/sscore2.pdf (pp. 89-120)

     

    Wappingers Central School District

    Social Studies Department

    Course Syllabus

     

    Course Name

    GLOBAL HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY I - REGENTS

     

     

    Course Code

    D347

     

     

    Duration

    Full Year

     

     

    Grade

    9

     

     

    Credit

    1.0

     

     

    Rank

    1.00

     

     

    Prerequisite

    None

     

     

    Assessment

    In Global I (grade 9), a Department final exam based on the content, concepts and themes in this curriculum and modeled after the NYS Global History and Geography Regents examination will be administered in June. The final exam counts as 20% of the final course average. Students must pass this course in order to graduate.

     

     

    Textbook

    World History: Connections to Today (Prentiss Hall, 1999)

     

     

    Areas of Study

    I.                   Introduction to the “Pre-Civilization” World

    a.       Map Reading Skills

    b.      The Continents and Oceans

    c.       Reconstructing the Past (1-1)

    d.      Paleolithic and Neolithic People (1-2)

    II.                First Civilizations

    a.       Characteristics of Civilization (1-3)

    b.      Egypt (2-1, 2-2)

    c.       Mesopotamia

                                                                  i.      From City-States to Empires (2-3, 2-4)

                                                                ii.      Judaism (2-5)

    d.      India

                                                                  i.      Cities and Kingdoms (3-1, 3-2, 4-2)

                                                                ii.      Belief Systems (4-1, 4-3)

    e.       China

                                                                  i.      The Early Dynasties (3-3, 4-5)

                                                                ii.      Belief Systems (4-4)

    III.             Mediterranean Civilizations

    a.       Ancient Greece

                                                                  i.      People of the Aegean Sea (5-1)

                                                                ii.      Hellenic Greece (5-2, 5-3)

                                                              iii.      Accomplishments (5-4)

                                                              iv.      The Hellenistic Age (5-5)

    b.      Ancient Rome

                                                                  i.      The Roman Republic (6-1)

                                                                ii.      Christianity and The Roman Empire (6-2, 6-3)

                                                              iii.      Accomplishments (6-4)

                                                              iv.      Fall of Rome and the Byzantine Empire (6-5, 10-1)

    c.       The Muslim World

                                                                  i.      The Islamic Faith (11-1)

                                                                ii.      The Spread of Islam (11-2, 11-4)

                                                              iii.      Golden Age of Islam (11-3)

                                                              iv.      The Ottoman Empire (11-5)

    IV.             Kingdoms of the Americas and Africa

    a.       Meso-America (7-1)

    b.      Incan Civilization (7-2)

    c.       African Geography and Culture (12-1, 12-4)

    d.      Kingdoms and Trade Routes (12-2, 12-3)

    V.                Empires of East Asia

    a.       China (13-1, 13-2)

    b.      Korea (13-3)

    c.       Japan (13-4, 13-5)

    d.      Southeast Asia (15-2)

    VI.             Middle Ages of Europe

    a.       Western Europe (8-1, 8-2, 9-1, 9-2)

    b.      Eastern Europe (10-2, 10-3)

    c.       Religion and Conflict (8-3, 9-2, 9-3)

    d.      Advancements (8-4, 9-4)

    e.       Crisis in the Middle Ages (9-5)

    VII.          The Rise of Modern Europe

    a.       The Renaissance and Reformation

                                                                  i.      Why Italy? (14-1)

                                                                ii.      Northern Europe (14-2)

                                                              iii.      Early Religious Reformers (14-3)

                                                              iv.      Spread of the Reformation (14-4)

                                                                v.      Results: Science and Exploration (14-5, 15-1)

    b.      European Colonization

                                                                  i.      Asia Encounters Europe (15-3, 15-4)

                                                                ii.      The Americas Encounter Europe (16-1,16-2,16-3)

                                                              iii.      African Encounters (16-4)

                                                              iv.      Effects on Europe (16-5, 18-3)

    VIII.       Absolutism (1550-1800)

    a.       France under Louis XIV

    b.      Triumph of Parliament in England

    c.       Rise of the modern European state

    d.      Absolute monarchy in Russia

    IX.             The Enlightenment (1715-1800)

    a.       The Age of Reason philosophers

    b.      Enlightenment ideas spread

    X.                The French Revolution(1789-1815)

    a.       Eve of Revolution

    b.      Creating a new France

    c.       Radical France

    d.      The Age of Napoleon

     

     

     

    For Information

    For a complete review of the NYS Social Studies Learning Standards, see

    http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/socst/pub/sslearn.pdf

    For the complete NYS core curriculum for Global History and Geography, see

    http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/socst/pub/sscore2.pdf (pp. 89-120)