Review Outline

World History Learning Targets

  1. Understand and analyze historical time, chronology, and important events (why did things happen when they happened and why is it important) from the Ancient World – 1600(Unit I-II-III); 1600-Present (Unit III-IV-V)
  2. Understand events, trends, individuals, and movements shaping World History

           

  1. Understand and examine the influence of culture on the World

           

  1. Understand the origin and impact of ideas and technological developments and how they influence(d) people, culture, and environment

           

In accordance with the above targets by the end of 2nd semester, the student should be able to do the following:

  1. Choose 3 of the following and, using specific events and individuals, explain:
  2. How did the Agricultural Revolution impact the lives of people (Unit I)
  3. How did trade between societies influence their development (Unit I)
  4. What patterns were demonstrated by classical empires (Greek, Roman, Chinese, etc) (Unit I)
  5. What interactions took place in the Mediterranean basin that had lasting impacts in the time period 1000 B.C.E to 600 C.E (Unit I)
  6. Why was the collapse of classical empires in the West more devastating than their collapse in the East (Unit I-II)
  7. Choose 3 of the following and, using specific events and individuals, explain:
  8. How the Enlightenment resulted in revolutions, such as the American and French(Unit IV)
  9. How the Enlightenment and Scientific Revolution led to industrialization(Unit III-IV)
  10. How European Exploration led to European Imperialism (Unit III-IV)
  11. How Imperialism helped lead to World War I (Unit IV)
  12. How World War I led to World War II (Unit V)
  13. Impact on the contemporary world by the end of World War II and the Cold War ( Unit V)
  14. Choose 3 of the following and, using specific events and individuals, explain their impact
  15. Tokugawa Japan(Unit III-IV)
  16. Ming China(Unit II-III)
  17. British Rule in India (Unit IV-V)
  18. Nation Building in Latin America & Africa (Unit IV-V)
  19. Russian Revolution (Unit V)
  20. The Holocaust (Unit V)
  21. Communist Revolution in China (Unit V)
  22. Choose 3 of the following and, using specific events and individuals, discuss their impact on world culture and/or the environment
  23. Advances in Medicine (Unit III-IV-V)
  24. Advances during Industrial Revolution (Unit III)
  25. Advances in Transportation (Unit IV-V)
  26. Atomic Bomb (Unit V)
  27. Choose 3 of the following and, using specific events and individuals, evaluate their impact on the world:
  28. Art (including Renaissance, Mannerism, Baroque, Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, 20th century modern art etc.) (Unit II-III-IV-V)
  29. Media (i.e. books, newspapers, radio) (Unit III-IV-V)
  30. Economic, social, political development in Latin America (Unit II-III-IV-V)
  31. Economic, social, political development in Africa (All Units)
  32. Economic, social, political development in Asia (All Units)
  33. Globalization (Unit III-IV-V)
  34. End of Cold War & Effects (Unit V)
  35. Rise of Global Terrorism (Unit V)

 

Adapted from World History Goals created by Olympic High School, 2010.