Falcon Ridge Ranch

World History - The Americas

Standards Alignment

WH Standard 3.2: Students will evaluate historians interpretations regarding the patterns in the development
of civilizations in the Americas compared to other places in the world.

WH Standard 3.5: Students will identify patterns in the diffusion of technology, writing, religion, political
systems, and other elements of civilization, using case studies such as the Chinese impact on Japan, the Arab
impact on Mali, the Byzantine impact on Russia, the Roman impact on Europe, and the Olmec impact on later
American civilizations.

Essential Questions:
How did the development of civilizations in the Americas compare with the development of civilizations in other
locations?
How were civilizations in the Americas able to become advanced in spite of their relative isolation from other
civilizations?

WH Standard 4.3: Students will describe the complex cultures of indigenous societies, such as those in
Polynesia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Australia, and the Americas.

WH Standard 4.4: Students will analyze the long-term effects of the Columbian Exchange.

WH Standard 4.5: Students will compile and corroborate primary sources as evidence to explain the impact of
global exchange and colonization.

Essential Questions:
How did independence movements in Latin America compare with that of the United States?

WH Standard 5.1: Students will identify the cause-and-effect relationships between absolutism, nationalism,
and the political and social revolutions of the 18th and 19th centuries.

WH Standard 7.3: Students will identify international human rights issues, seek and evaluate solutions, and
share their ideas with appropriate public and/or private stakeholders.

WH Standard 7.4: Students will identify a pressing global problem and select the most promising political,
technological, medical, or scientific advances being created to address those problems.
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World History - The Americas
Curriculum Map
2016-17 Qtr 5 (.25 Direct Credit)

Week Unit Topic Student Objectives USBE

1 More than One Story Students will personalize and analyze why it is Utah Core State Standards for Social Studies: World
June 4 - 10th important to look at history through multiple lens History, Foundational Historical Skills.
in order to get the entire picture of what is
happening.

2 Ancient Civilizations - The Students will understand the various native WH Standard 3.5: Students will identify patterns in
June 11 - 17th Olmec american tribes that impacted the later American the diffusion of technology, writing, religion, political
civilizations systems, and other elements of civilization, using case
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studies such as the Olmec impact on later American
civilizations.

3 Ancient Civilizations - The Students will predict and analyze the conditions WH Standard 3.5: Students will identify patterns in
June 18 - 24th Olmec that lead for the other great American the diffusion of technology, writing, religion, political
civilizations to rise. systems, and other elements of civilization, using case
studies such as the Olmec impact on later American
civilizations.

4 Ancient Civilizations - The Students will describe the culture features of the WH Standard 4.3: Students will describe the complex
June 25 - July 1 Incas Incas and the society functioned. cultures of indigenous societies, such as those in
Polynesia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Australia, and the
Americas.

5 Ancient Civilizations - The Students will describe the culture features of the WH Standard 4.3: Students will describe the complex
July 2 - 8th Mayans Mayans and the society functioned. cultures of indigenous societies, such as those in
Polynesia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Australia, and the
Americas.

6 Ancient Civilizations - The Students will describe the culture features of the WH Standard 4.3: Students will describe the complex
July 9th - 15th Aztecs Aztecs and the society functioned. cultures of indigenous societies, such as those in
Polynesia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Australia, and the
Americas.

7 European Conquest Students will analyze primary sources related to WH Standard 4.5: Students will compile and
July 16 - 22nd how European conquest impacted the societies in corroborate primary sources as evidence to explain the
Latin America impact of global exchange and colonization.

8 European Influences and Students will analyze primary sources related to WH Standard 4.5: Students will compile and
July 23rd - Cultural impacts on how European conquest impacted the societies in corroborate primary sources as evidence to explain the
society, economics, Latin America impact of global exchange and colonization.
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politics, and culture

9 Latin Americas Students will identify and determine the causes WH Standard 5.1: Students will identify the cause-
July 30th - Aug Independence Movements for the Independence Movements and the impacts and-effect relationships between absolutism,
on the areas nationalism, and the political and social revolutions of
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the 18th and 19th centuries.

10 Life after Independence - The students will determine the effect of social WH Standard 5.1: Students will identify the cause-
Aug 6th - 12th Case Study revolutions on the areas and the political, and-effect relationships between absolutism,
economic, and social stability of the area. nationalism, and the political and social revolutions of
the 18th and 19th centuries.

11 Global Issues - Human
Aug 13th - 19th Rights Violation Case
Study -
Students will examine primary sources WH Standard 7.3: Students will identify international
documenting human rights violations in South human rights issues, seek and evaluate solutions...
America and will analyse the cultural, political, and
economic situations which resulted in these
violations.

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