GLOBAL STUDIES 9
Mr. Graves

Students study the development of world civilizations after the fall of the Roman Empire. Students study the history of the major empires and political entities of this period: the Ottoman Empire, the Moghul Empire, the Chinese dynasties, the Byzantine Empire, and the major pre-Columbian civilizations that existed in Central and South America. Students examine the important political, economic, and religious developments of this period, including the development of Christianity and
Islam, the conflicts between them in different parts of the world, and the beginnings of European influence on the western hemisphere. Finally, students study the development of democratic, scientific, and secular thought in the major events and developments of European history.

Below is a rough idea of what topics you can expect to cover on a quarter by quarter basis.

1st Quarter

China - Middle Empire, trade & arts, Buddhism, Taoism,Ming & Manchu Dynasties, agriculture trade and cities.

Core Knowledge - WHI 23, WHI 24, WHI 28

Japan- Classical Age, Shintoism, Buddhism, Sino-Japanese Culture, Unity under Tokugawa Shogunate, closing inwardWorld Religions.

Core Knowledge - WHI 25, WHI 26, WHI 27, WHI 28

Russia- Kiev & Muscovy, Russia and the Mongol Empire

Core Knowledge - WHI 7, WHI 35, WHI 37

Africa - Cities & States, such as Ghana and Mali, gold, salt and slave trade, Muslim expansion.

Core Knowledge - WHI 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

Middle East - Origins of Islam and spread of Muslim power

Core Knowledge - WHI 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Comparative religions - The major religions of the world Buddhism, Hinduism, Shintoism, Taoism, Christianity, Judaism, Islam.

Core Knowledge- WHI 2, 9, 21, 23, 25

2nd Quarter

Middle Ages to the Reformation

Transition- Collapse of Rome and the growth of the Byzantine Empire

Core Knowledge - WHI 6

Medieval - Feudalism, manorialism, three estates, monarchs, parliaments, church and culture.

Core Knowledge - WHI 7, WHI 8, WHI 9, WHI 10, WHI 11

Renaissance - Italian Renaissance: Economic, Political and Social Bases. Works and legacies of Artists and Humanists in the North and South

Core Knowledge - WHI 29

Reformation - Leaders ideas, contending forces and religious change

Core Knowledge - WHI 30, WHI 31, WHI 32, WHII 1

3rd Quarter

Age of Exploration - "When Worlds Collide"

Exploration - European Expansion and Exploration; economic and technological forces

Spain, Portugal, France, England, Dutch

Core Knowledge - WHI 12

Pre-Colombian Civilizations- Inca, Aztec, Mayan - Conquest, colonization and consequences in the Americas

Core Knowledge - WHI 13

Latin America - Independence; economic and social stratification

Core Knowledge - WHI 14

Ottoman Empire- Expansion and decline of 15th and 16th Century Ottoman Empire.

Core Knowledge- WHI 36, WHI 37, WHI 38

4th Quarter

Democracy and the Age of Revolutionary Change

Scientific Revolution - early discoveries and new laws of nature

Core Knowledge - WHI 33

The Enlightenment - Absolute monarchies, Enlightenment in Europe and America, people and their ideas

Core Knowledge - WHI 34, WHI 35

Colonial America and the Revolution - From the first stages of colonization to the origins, stages and consequences of Constitutional government

Core Knowledge - USI 1, USI 2, USI 3, USI 4, USI 5, USI 6, USI 7, USI 8, USI 9

English History- The Stuarts, Civil War, Glorious Revolution, Parliament

Core Knowledge- WHII 2

French Revolution - Origins stages and consequences and Napoleon

Core Knowledge - WHII 3, WHII4

GRADING

Your overall grade is calculated using the following formula.

1st Quarter = 20%

2nd Quarter =20%

Midterm = 10%

3rd Quarter = 20%

4th Quarter = 20%

Final Exam = 10%

All students must take both the Midterm and Final Exams on the scheduled days. No one is exempt regardless of your grade.

Your quarter grade is calculated using the following formula.

Homework 25%

Tests/Quizzes/Projects 35%

Class Participation/Behavior 20%

In class work/Current Events 20%