1. Global History & Geography I
Teacher: Mrs. Oldis & Ms. Smith
Room: 250
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Global History & Geography I
Your Quarterly Grade will be made up of the following:
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Castle Learning %
3. Quizzes %
4. Class Work %
5. Test/Projects %
100%
DBQ’s & Thematic Essays may fall under any of the above categories depending on the assignment. From time to time, your unit test will be in essay form.
The historic, social, economic, political, geographic, and cultural development of the world from the Neolithic Revolution to the Age of Exploration.
What impact does geography have on history?
What are the basic purposes of government?
What are the relationships between people and their environment?
What have been the contributions of classical civilizations to the history of humankind?
In what ways are varying belief systems similar and different? How have these belief systems influenced history?
What contributions to human history have been made by the Gupta Empire, the Tang and Song Dynasty, Byzantine Empire, and medieval Europe?
What role did the Byzantine Empire play in the preservation and transmission of Greek and Roman knowledge and culture? Of Roman concept of law?
What contributions did Islamic culture make to global history?
What assumptions did medieval Europe make regarding power, authority, governance, and law?
How are Japanese and European feudalism similar? Dissimilar?
What forces led to the rise and fall of the Mongols?
What was the relationship between the rise in capitalism and the decline of feudalism?
What forces contributed to the rise and fall of African kingdoms? How did they compare to the rise and fall of other empires?
How did the Renaissance compare to the Medieval Period? How did they differ?
How did religious reform lead to conflict? To what extent were these conflicts resolved?
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- Reading Skills
- Outlining Skills
- Concentration Skills
- Test Taking Skills
Research Skills
Organization Skills
Essay Writing Skills
Map Skills
- Time Management Skills
- Geography Concepts
- Ideas in World History
- Critical Thinking
- Analysis Skills

2. Global History & Geography 6) Critical Concepts & Themes
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Peer to Peer
- Honesty
- Tolerance
- Bully-Free Zone
- Cellphone-Free Zone
Extra help is available after school Tuesday and Thursday and before school Wednesday.
3-Ring Binder with loose-leaf paper
Homework Book
1 folder (to save each quarter’s work)
Pens (blue & black ink only) & #2 pencils
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High School
- Belief Systems - Change - Citizenship - Conflict - Culture & Intellectual
Life Decision Making
- Diversity
- Factors of Production
Nationalism Nation State
- Needs & Wants
-Political Systems Power
Scarcity - Science & Technology
Urbanization
Economic Systems
Environment & Society
Geography - Human Rights Imperialism
Interdependence - Justice - Movement of People &Goods
Geography
Age of Exploration
Human Origins
Reformation
River Valley Civilizations
Renaissance
Rise of Empires
Middle Ages
World Belief Systems
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
Ancient Africa
Ancient China
Mongols
Feudal Japan