DYERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM

Subject: WORLD HISTORY _____ Semester

Grade: 9-12 _____ Year

	TOPIC	ESSENTIAL QUESTION
AUGUST	Beginnings of Human Society (Era 1)	Where were the first large agricultural communities? How did the invention of writing change the course of human development?
SEPTEMBER	Classical traditions and great empires (Era 3) (Era 4)	How did trade (commercial development) change the early civilizations? What did Greece and Rome contribute? What cultural differences existed among the early empires?

*Students complete on per 9 weeks on the topic of their choice.

OCTOBER	Feudal Europe Era 5	What conditions caused the development of feudalism? What was the role of the church in the feudal system?
NOVEMBER	Evolution of Europe and the Church (Era 5)	How did the Byzantine Empire develop? What happened in Europe during the Reformations?
DECEMBER	Global Expansion and Encounter Era 6	What was the Renaissance? What factors lead to the “Age of Exploration”? How did the “Age of Exploration” change the world?
FEBRUARY	Nationalism and Imperialism Era 7 Nationalism, Imperialism, and Conflict Era 7	What caused Imperialism? What is Imperialism? What caused nationalisms? What is nationalism? How as the united States involve din Imperialism? What caused WWI?
MARCH	Global confrontation and conflict Era 8	How was the world changed by WWI? Why were dictatorships possible in Europe? What caused WWII? How as the world changed by WWII?
APRIL	Cold War and confrontation Era 8	What was the Cold War? Where was the Cold War hot? How did colonies become nations? Why is there tension in the Middle East?
MAY	International Politics and Policies Era 8	Why did communism fail in Europe? What factors make the nations of the world dependent upon one another?