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Define and identify each of the productive resources (natural, human, capital) and explain why each is necessary for the production of goods and services.
Explain that entrepreneurs combine productive resources to produce goods and services with the goal of making a profit.
Identify incentives and explain how they influence decisions.
Define scarcity and explain how choices incur opportunity costs and tradeoffs.
Use a production possibilities curve to explain the concepts of choice, scarcity, opportunity cost, tradeoffs, unemployment, productivity, and growth.
Describe how clearly defined and enforced property rights are essential to a market economy.
Diagram and explain the circular flow model of a market economy.
Define supply and demand and explain the causes of the Law of Supply and the Law of Demand.
Recognize that consumers ultimately determine what is produced in a market economy.
Illustrate how supply and demand determine equilibrium price and quantity.
Identify factors that cause changes in market supply and demand and how these changes affect price and quantity in a competitive market.
Describe how elasticity (price) sends signals to buyers and sellers.
Demonstrate how government wage and price controls, such as rent controls and minimum wage laws, create shortages and surpluses.
Describe how the earnings of workers are determined by the market value of the product produced and workers productivity, as well as other factors.
Identify the ways that firms raise financial capital and explain the advantages and disadvantages of each.
Recognize the benefits of natural monopolies (economies of scale) and explain the purposes of government regulation of these monopolies.
Explain the roles of government in a market economy.
Explain how markets underproduce public goods and explain why the government has an interest in producing these public goods.
Describe how the government taxes negative externalities (spillovers) and subsidizes positive externalities (spillovers) to resolve the inefficiencies they cause.
Define progressive, proportional, and regressive taxation and determine whether different types of taxes (including income, sales, and Social Security) are progressive, proportional, or regressive.
Explain how costs of government policies may exceed benefits because social or political goals (rather than economic efficiency) are being pursued.
Define the national debt, explain the effects of the debt on the economy, and explain how to achieve a balanced budget.
Recognize that a countrys overall level of income, employment, and prices is determined by rational spending and production decisions of households, firms, and government.
Explain the limitations of using GDP to measure economic welfare.
Identify the different causes of inflation (including cost-push and demand-pull) and explain the impact of inflation on economic decisions.
Explain and illustrate the impact of changes in aggregate supply and aggregate demand.
Explain the causes and effects of business cycles in a market economy.
Explain the different types of unemployment.
Describe the impact of unemployment and unexpected inflation on an economy and how individuals and organizations try to protect themselves.
Explain the basic functions of money.
Explain the roles of financial institutions.
Describe the structure and functions of the Federal Reserve System.
Explain how interest rates act as an incentive for savers and borrowers.
Compare and contrast different types of financial investments.
Demonstrate how supply and demand determine equilibrium price and quantity in the financial markets.
Define and explain fiscal and monetary policy.
Analyze how the government uses fiscal policy to promote price stability, full employment, and economic growth.
Analyze how the Federal Reserve uses monetary policy to promote price stability, full employment, and economic growth.
Compare and contrast the major macroeconomic theories.
Explain the benefits of trade among households and countries.
Explain the difference between balance of trade and balance of payments.
Define and explain the impact of trade barriers, such as quotas and tariffs, and analyze why countries erect them.
Evaluate the arguments for and against free trade.
Explain how changes in exchange rates affects the value of imports and exports.
Use maps, timelines and/or other graphic representations to identify and describe the location, distribution and main events in the development of culture hearths in Asia, Mesoamerica and North Africa.
Analyze agricultural hearths and exchanges of crops among regions. Evaluate the impact of agriculture on the subsequent development of culture hearths in various regions of the world.
Identify and describe the factors that explain how the local and regional human and physical environments of selected culture hearths were modified over time in terms of such features as urban development and agricultural activities.
Differentiate between a state (country) and a nation, specifically focusing on the concepts of territorial control and self-determination of internal and foreign affairs and analyze the relationship between nations and the states in which they lie.
Analyze the formation of states (countries) in selected regions and identify and appraise the contribution of factors, such as nationalism, in their formation.
Evaluate and predict the successes and failures of democratic reform movements in challenging authoritarian or despotic regimes in different countries.
Investigate and assess the impact of imperialistic policies on the formation of new countries in various regions of the world.
Use a variety of sources, such as atlases, written materials and statistical source materials, to identify countries of the world that are true nation-states and draw conclusions about why certain regions of the world contain more nation-states than others.
Analyze the human and physical geographic forces that either bind and unite (centripetal forces) or divide (centrifugal forces) a country or countries. Predict the impact of these forces on the future of these countries and analyze possible strategies that could be implemented to overcome the impact of centrifugal forces.
Use graphic representations, such as maps and timelines, to describe the spread of specific sports and/or sporting events from their geographic origins and analyze the spatial patterns that emerge.
Analyze the ways in which peoples changing views of particular places and regions as recreation and/or tourist destinations reflect cultural changes.
Analyze the impact of tourism on the physical and human environments of selected world regions. Predict the environmental impact of a continued growth in tourism in these regions.
Use geographical and historical knowledge and skills to analyze problems related to tourism and to propose solutions related to these problems.
Explain the concepts of linear and exponential growth, and apply these concepts to geographical themes while analyzing the consequences of various human responses.
Map the development over time of world religions from their points of origin and identify those that exhibit a high degree of local and/or international concentration.
Differentiate among selected countries in terms of how their identities, cultural and physical environments, and functions and forms of government are affected by world religions.
Compare and contrast different religions in terms of perspectives on the environment and attitudes toward resource use, both today and in the past.
Analyze and assess the rise of fundamentalist movements in the worlds major religions during contemporary times (1980present) and describe the relationships between religious fundamentalism and the secularism and modernism associated with the Western tradition.
Map and analyze the distribution of the worlds human population for different time periods noting the population characteristics and population density for specific regions.
Identify and describe the push-pull factors that resulted in the migration of human population over time and detect changes in these factors.
Analyze the changes in population characteristics and physical and human environments that resulted from the migration of peoples within, between, and among world regions.
Give examples of and evaluate how the physical and human environments in different regions have changed over time due to significant population growth or decline.
Analyze population trends in the local community and suggest the impact of these trends on the future of the community in relation to issues such as development, employment, health, cultural diversity, schools, political representation and sanitation.
Use a variety of text (writing, maps, timelines and/or other graphic representations) to show the movement, spread and changes in the worldwide exchange of flora, fauna and pathogens that resulted from transoceanic voyages of exploration and exchanges between peoples in different regions. Assess the consequences of these encounters for the people and environments involved.
Identify and compare the main causes, players, and events of imperialism during different time periods. Examine the global extent of imperialism using a series of political maps.
Analyze and assess how the physical and human environments (including languages used) of places and regions changed as the result of differing imperialist and colonial policies.
Analyze and assess ways that colonialism and imperialism have persisted and continue to evolve in the contemporary world.
Describe, using a variety of text (writing, maps, timelines and/or other graphic presentations), the worldwide trend toward urbanization and the changing function of cities. Assess the impact of factors such as locational advantages and disadvantages, changing transportation technologies, population growth, changing agricultural production, and the demands of industry on this trend.
Describe how the internal structure of cities is similar and different in various regions of the world. Analyze and explain why these similarities and differences in structure exist.
Analyze and assess the impact of urbanization on the physical and human environments in various parts of the world.
Distinguish between violent and non-violent revolution. Describe the causes and events of political revolutions in two distinct regions of the world and use maps, timelines and/or other graphic representations to document the spread of political ideas that resulted from those events to other regions of the world.
Prepare maps, timelines and/or other graphic representations showing the origin and spread of specific innovations (e.g. Explosives; paper; printing press; steam engine; pasteurization; electricity; immunization; atomic energy; and computer and digital technology) . Assess the impact of these innovations on the human and physical environments of the regions to which they spread.
Map the spread of innovative art forms and scientific thought from their origins to other world regions. Analyze how the spread of these ideas influenced developments in art and science for different places and regions of the world.
Analyze how transportation and communication changes (e.g. Railroads; Automobiles and Airplanes; Computer Technology; Television; Cell Phones; Satellite Communications) have led to both cultural convergence and divergence in the world.
Compare and contrast the impact of the Industrial Revolution on developed countries with the economic processes acting upon less developed, and developing, countries in the contemporary world.
Recognize that conflict and cooperation among groups of people occur for a variety of reasons including nationalist, racial, ethnic, religious, political, economic and resource concerns that generally involve agreements and disagreements related to territory on Earths surface.
Analyze the physical and human factors involved in conflicts and violence related to nationalist, racial, ethnic, religious, economic, political, and/or resource issues in various parts of the world, over time. Assess the human and physical environmental consequences of the conflicts identified for study.
Analyze and explain why some countries achieved independence peacefully through legal means and others achieved independence as a consequence of armed struggles or wars.
Prepare a variety of text (writing, maps, timelines and/or other graphic representations) to trace the development and geographic extent of a variety of regional and global cooperative organizations for different time periods. Describe their establishment and assess their success or lack of success, consequences for citizens, and the role of particular countries in achieving the goals the organizations were established to accomplish.
Use maps to show the location and distribution of Earths resources and analyze how this distribution affects trade between and among countries and regions.
Analyze the impact of changing global patterns of trade and commerce on the state and local community and predict the impact of these patterns in the future.
Use maps to identify regions in the world where particular natural disasters occur frequently and analyze how the physical and human environments have been modified over time in response to environmental threats. Assess the success of international aid to these disasters.
Identify and describe ways in which humans have used technology to modify the physical environment in order to settle areas in different world regions and evaluate the impact of these technologies on the physical and human environments affected.
Define psychology as a discipline and identify its goals as a science.
Explain the reasons and approaches for studying the methodology of psychology; past and present.
Describe the differences between descriptive and experimental research methods.
Explain the interaction among independent and dependent variables as well as the difference between experimental and control groups.
Distinguish between scientific and nonscientific research.
Describe the key concepts of the ethical guidelines applied by the American Psychological Association regarding the use of human and non-human animal subjects.
Describe the differences between quantitative and qualitative research strategies.
Define correlation coefficients and explain their appropriate interpretation.
Analyze human behavior from modern day perspectives in psychology.
Describe the structure and function of the major regions of the brain; specifically the forebrain, hindbrain, midbrain, and the four lobes.
Compare and contrast between the left and right hemispheres of the brain and identify how vision, motor, language and other functions are regulated by each hemisphere.
Describe the structure and function of the neuron and describe the basic process of neural transmission.
Compare and contrast the methods for studying the brain.
Identify the major divisions and subdivisions of the nervous system and describe how they function.
Analyze the structure and function of the endocrine system and its effect on human behavior.
Compare and contrast the effect of neurotransmitters on human behavior.
Explain the role of prenatal and post-natal development on human development.
Explain the physical, motor, and perceptual development of infants.
Understand the physical, motor and cognitive development of children.
Describe the physical, cognitive, and moral changes that occur during adolescence.
Understand the major physical, cognitive, and social issues that accompany adulthood and aging.
Explain how nature and nurture influence human development.
Describe the theories of various developmental psychologists.
Identify key psychologists in the fields of learning and cognition and explain the impact of their contributions.
Describe language development in humans.
Explain the concept of learned helplessness.
P.4.4 Describe the processes of memory, including encoding, storage, and retrieval.
Differentiate between the three different stages of memory, including sensory, short-term, and long-term.
Identify the factors that interfere with memory.
Discuss various strategies that can be used to improve memory.
Compare and contrast between explicit and implicit memory.
Discuss the obstacles and strategies involved in problem solving.
Identify the major psychologists involved in the study of personality and describe the main characteristics of their theories.
Distinguish between stress and distress.
Identify environmental factors that lead to stress.
Explain Hans Seyles General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS).
Evaluate the influences of variables, such as culture, family and genetics, on personality development and identify the psychologists associated with each.
Describe the common characteristics of abnormal behavior.
Explain how both cultural and historical influences have affected the definition of abnormal behavior.
Identify and describe the theories of abnormality.
Describe availability and appropriateness of various modes of treatment and prevention for people with psychological disorders.
Understand and identify social norms and how they differ across cultures.
Explain how perceptions and attitudes develop, including attribution theory, fundamental attribution error, Actor- observer bias, self-serving bias, central vs. peripheral route of persuasion, and cognitive dissonance.
Analyze the studies that lead to current understandings of conformity, obedience, nonconformity, and compliance.
Explain the concepts of groupthink and group polarization.
Discuss the various types of conflict and the processes involved in conflict resolution.
Explain how stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination influence behavior.
Locate and analyze primary sources of landmark experiments in psychology and other counter arguments.
Construct a testable hypothesis and apply the principles of research design to an appropriate experiment.
Develop a research design applying appropriate methodology, and use of the scientific method as it applies to social scientific research; include the development of a hypothesis, data collection, data interpretation, and drawing conclusions.
Define culture as a human survival strategy; Identify the, material and non-material components of culture.
Identify and apply elements of nature vs. nurture in explaining human social behavior.
Prepare original written and oral reports and presentations on specific events, people or historical eras as related to sociological research.
Identify a community social problem and discuss appropriate actions to address the problem.
Investigate how incorrect communications, such as rumors or gossip, can influence group behavior.
Describe how collective behavior (working in groups) can influence and change society. Use historical and contemporary examples to define collective behavior.
Discuss theories that attempt to explain collective behavior.
Define a social issue to be analyzed.
Examine factors that could lead to the breakdown and disruption of an existing community.
Discuss the impact of leaders of different social movements.
Define propaganda and discuss the methods of propaganda used to influence social behavior.
Discuss both the benefits and social costs of collective behavior in society.
Determine a cause-and-effect relationship among historical events, themes and concepts in United States and world history as they relate to sociology.
Define deviance and analyze deviance from a functionalist, a conflict, and an interactionist perspective.
Identify formal and informal, as well as positive and negative forms of social control employed in our society.
Explore explanations of deviance such as Mertons Strain theory, Sutherlands differential association theory, and Hirschis control theory.
From a symbolic interaction analysis, examine labeling theory.
Examine deviance from a conflict perspective.
Identify types of crime and its consequences.
Identify both rights and responsibilities the individual has to the group.
Explain the differences between the concepts: culture and society.
Identify culture conflict, cultural similarity, cultural diversity.
Explain the relationship between norms and values; explain how norms develop and change in a society; distinguish between folkways and mores.
Compare and contrast different types of societies, such as hunting and gathering, agrarian, industrial, and postindustrial.
Discuss how societies recognize rites of passage.
Define stratification (as sociologists define it).
Examine Webers multi-dimensional model of stratification and compare with Marxs one dimensional model.
Explore the origins of stratification in human societies from a functionalist perspective and from a conflict perspective.
Explain how stratification differs from simple inequality and how stratification relates to ideology.
Explore some of the consequences (or results) of stratification.
Explore stratification and inequality in the United States including its causes and consequences; distinguish between inequality of opportunity and inequality of condition.
Distinguish between the terms role, status, and esteem.
Explain how roles and role expectations can lead to role conflict.
Demonstrate democratic approaches to managing disagreements and solving conflicts.
Define ethnocentrism and explain how it can be beneficial or destructive to a culture.
Define social institution as made up of norms and values surrounding an activity considered important to society.
Discuss the concept of political power and factors that influence political power.
Conduct research and analysis on an issue associated with social structure or social institutions.
Examine in depth one or more important social institutions (such as marriage and family, education, health care, judicial, health care, religion) and its functions for society. Also consider how conflict theory sees the institution.
Cite examples of the use of technology in social research.
Examine various social influences that can lead to immediate and long-term changes.
Using an example, describe how collective behavior can influence and change society.
Examine how technological innovations and scientific discoveries have influenced major social institutions.
Discuss how innovations in science and technology affect social interaction and culture.
Distinguish major differences between social movements and collective behavior with examples.
Investigate the consequences to society as a result of changes.
Trace the development of the use of a specific type of technology in the community.
Identify characteristics of a social problem, as opposed to an individual problem.
Explain how patterns of behavior are found with certain social problems.
Discuss the implications of social problems for society.
Examine how individual and group responses are often associated with social problems.
Evaluate possible solutions to resolving social problems and the consequences that might result from those solutions.
Survey local agencies involved in addressing social problems to determine the extent of the problems in the local community.
Compare and contrast characteristics of limited and unlimited governments and provide historical and contemporary examples of each type of government.
Compare and contrast unitary, confederate, and federal systems of government.
Evaluate the importance of a written constitution in establishing and maintaining the principles of rule of law and limited government.
Understand the concept of compromise and evaluate its application during the Constitutional Convention.
Analyze and interpret central ideas on government, individual rights, and the common good in founding documents of the United States.
Explain the history and provide examples of foundational ideas of American government embedded in the Founding-Era documents such as: natural rights philosophy, social contract, popular sovereignty, constitutionalism, representative democracy, political factions, federalism, and individual rights.
Analyze the United States Constitution and explain characteristics of government in the United States, which define it as a federal, presidential, constitutional and representative democracy.
Describe the procedures for amending the United States and Indiana Constitutions and analyze why it is so difficult to amend these Constitutions.
Analyze the functions of the judicial branch of the United States and Indiana governments with emphasis on the principles of due process, judicial review and an independent judiciary.
Explain the electoral process in terms of election laws and election systems on the national, state and local level.
Analyze the election of Benjamin Harrison, Indianas only president, his approach to the presidency, his relationship to the legislative branch, and his re-election defeat, considering the effects of party politics and public opinion.
Explain and evaluate the original purpose and function of the Electoral College and its relevance today.
Explain the organization of state and local governments in Indiana and analyze how they affect the lives of citizens.
Identify the historical significance of and analyze decisions by the United States Supreme Court about the constitutional principles of separation of powers and checks and balances in such landmark cases as Marbury v. Madison (1803), Baker v. Carr (1962), United States v. Nixon (1974), Clinton v. City of New York (1998) and Bush v. Gore (2000).
Explain the constitutional principles of federalism, separation of powers, the system of checks and balances, republican government or representative democracy, and popular sovereignty; provide examples of these principles in the governments of the United States and the state of Indiana.
Describe the influence of the media and technology on public opinion and public policy.
Identify and describe provisions of the United States Constitution and the Indiana Constitution that define and distribute powers and authority of the federal or state government.
Explain the section of Article IV, Section 4, of the United States Constitution which says, The United States shall guarantee to every State in the Union a Republican form of government.
Compare and contrast the enumerated, implied and denied powers in the United States Constitution and the Indiana Constitution.
Explain the relationships among branches of the United States government and Indiana government, which involve separation and sharing of powers as a means to limited government.
Explain how a bill becomes law in the legislative process of the United States and the state of Indiana.
Compare and contrast governments throughout the world with the United States government in terms of source of the governments power.
Analyze reasons for conflict among nations, such as competition for resources and territory, differences in ideology, and religious or ethnic conflicts.
Provide examples of governmental and non-governmental international organizations and explain their role in international affairs.
Analyze powers the United States Constitution gives to the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government in the area of foreign affairs.
Identify and explain world issues, including political, cultural, demographic, economic and environmental challenges that affect the United States foreign policy in specific regions of the world.
Define the legal meaning of citizenship in the United States; identify the requirements for citizenship in the United States and residency in Indiana and understand the criteria used for attaining both.
Discuss the individuals legal obligation to obey the law, serve as a juror, and pay taxes.
Identify and describe the civil and constitutional rights found in the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights and expanded by decisions of the United States Supreme Court; analyze and evaluate landmark cases of the United States Supreme Court concerning civil rights and liberties of individuals.
Explain and give examples of important citizen actions that monitor and influence local, state, and national government as individuals and members of interest groups.
Explain how citizens in the United States participate in public elections as voters and supporters of candidates for public office.
Describe opportunities available to individuals to contribute to the well-being of their communities and participate responsibly in the political process at local, state and national levels of government.
Describe and assess the contribution of Indianas only president, Benjamin Harrison, to national policies on environmental protection, business regulation, immigration, and civil rights.
Explain the constitutional significance of the following landmark decisions of the United States Supreme Court: Northern Securities Company v. United States (1904), Muller v. Oregon (1908), Schenck v. United States (1919) and Abrams v. United States (1919).
Identify and explain the significance of the expansion of federal power during the New Deal Era in the areas of agriculture, money and banking, industry, labor, social welfare, and conservation.
Explain how World War II led to the rise of the United States and the Soviet Union as rival superpowers.
Describe developing trends in science and technology and explain how they impacted the lives of Americans during the period 1960-1980.
Identify areas of social tension from this time period and explain how social attitudes shifted as a result.
Explain and analyze changing relations between the United States and the Soviet Union from 1960 to 1980.
Analyze the foreign and domestic consequences of U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
Explain the significance of social, economic and political issues during the period 1980 to the present and how these issues affected individuals and organizations.
Discuss and explain the significance of the rise of the new conservative coalition of the 1980s.
Analyze important domestic and foreign policies and events of the Clinton and Bush administrations.
Explain the constitutional significance of the following landmark decisions of the United States Supreme Court: Westside Community School District v. Mergens (1990), Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union (1997), Mitchell v. Helms (2000) and Bush v. Gore (2000).
Identify patterns of historical succession and duration in which historical events have unfolded and apply them to explain continuity and change.
Locate and analyze primary sources and secondary sources related to an event or issue of the past; discover possible limitations in various kinds of historical evidence and differing secondary opinions.
Analyze multiple, unexpected, and complex causes and effects of events in the past.
Explain issues and problems of the past by analyzing the interests and viewpoints of those involved.
Formulate and present a position or course of action on an issue by examining the underlying factors contributing to that issue.
Evaluate the source of particular maps to determine possible biases contained in them.
Evaluate the applications of geographic tools (locational technologies) and supporting technologies to serve particular purposes.
Ask geographic questions and obtain answers from a variety of sources, such as books, atlases and other written materials; statistical source material; fieldwork and interviews; remote sensing; and GIS. Reach conclusions and give oral, written, graphic and cartographic expression to conclusions.
Give examples of how and why places and regions change or do not change over time.
Give examples and analyze ways in which peoples changing views of places and regions reflect cultural changes; understand how peoples views of physical features influence and are influenced by human behavior.
Explain how the concept of region is used as a way of categorizing, interpreting and ordering complex information about Earth.
Define Earths physical systems: atmosphere, lithosphere, biosphere or hydrosphere. Categorize the elements of the natural environment as belonging to one of the four components.
Identify and account for the distribution pattern of the worlds climates, taking into account the Earth/Sun relationship, ocean currents, prevailing winds, and latitude and longitude.
Explain and give examples of the physical processes that shape Earths surface that result in existing landforms and identify specific places where these processes occur.
Illustrate and graph with precision the occurrence of earthquakes on Earth over a given period of time (at least several months) and draw conclusions concerning regions of tectonic instability.
Using maps, establish world patterns of population distribution, density and growth. Relate population growth rates to health statistics, food supply or measure of well-being. Explain that population patterns differ not only among countries but also among regions within a single country.
Describe and locate on maps the worldwide occurrence of the three major economic systems traditional, planned and market and describe the characteristics of each.
Explain the meaning of the word infrastructure and analyze its relationship to a countrys level of development.
Use global political, economic, cultural, or social flows to describe and illustrate interdependence between places, countries and regions.
Describe and explain the worldwide trend toward urbanization and be able to graph the trend.
Explain how the internal structures of cities varies in different regions of the world and give examples.
Analyze the changing functions of cities over time.
Identify international political, economic, and social networks and organizations of global power and influence of places, countries, and regions, (Facebook, Doctors without Borders, the United Nations, the European Union, Association of Southeast Asian Nations/ASEAN) and report on the impact of each.
Develop maps of human migration and settlement patterns at different times in history and compare them to the present.
Hypothesize about the impact of push factors and pull factors on human migration in selected regions and about changes in these factors over time.
Assess the consequences of population growth or decline in various parts of the United States and determine whether the local community is shrinking or growing.
Map the distribution patterns of the worlds major religions and identify cultural features associated with each.
Explain how changes in communication and transportation technology contribute to the spread of ideas and to cultural convergence* and divergence.
Identify patterns of economic activity in terms of primary (growing or extracting), secondary (manufacturing) and tertiary (distributing and services) activities. Plot data and draw conclusions about how the percentage of the working population in each of these categories varies by country and changes over time.
Identify and describe the effect of human interaction on the worlds environment.
Map the occurrence and describe the effects of natural hazards throughout the world and explain ways to cope with them.
Describe how and why the ability of people to use Earths resources to feed themselves has changed over time.
Identify patterns of world resource distribution and utilization, and explain the consequences of the use of renewable and nonrenewable resources.
Identify examples from different world regions, involving the use and management of resources. Explain how different points of view influence policies relating to the use of these resources.
Create basic policies designed to guide the use and management of Earths resources and that reflect multiple points of view.
Examine the development of Judaism and the civilization of Ancient Israel, including the origins of monotheism, the significance of the Exodus from Egypt, the Hebrew Bible and the Ten Commandments as the source of many moral and ethical traditions of Western civilization.
Describe the rise of Alexander the Great and the influence of Hellenism in Southwest and South Asia, North Africa, and parts of Europe.
Trace the changes that culminated in the end of the Republic and the formation of the Roman Empire.
Analyze the causes, conditions, and consequences of the decline and fall of the western part of the Roman Empire.
Analyze the impact of trade networks such as the Silk Road and Indian Ocean trade network.
Describe the improvements in agriculture, the growth of towns, and the commercial revival during the Middle Ages.
Examine the key achievements of civilizations in Africa prior to European contact.
Compare and contrast the developments and achievements of the Maya, Aztec and Inca civilizations.
Explain and understand the achievements of the Tang and Song Dynasties.
Describe and explain the rise, expansion and decline of the Mongol Empire and its consequences for Eurasian peoples.
Examine the development of feudalism in Japan and its impact on Japanese society and government.
Explain the rise and achievements of the Byzantine Empire.
Explain the division between the Eastern and Western branches of Christianity as a result of the Great Schism of 1054.
Examine the origins, rise, and spread of Islam including the life of Muhammad, and Islams division into the Sunnis and Shiites..
Trace the spread of Islam and its impact throughout Southern Europe, Northern Africa and Asia.
Explain the role of Christianity as a unifying force in medieval Europe.
Describe the rise and achievements of Charlemagne and the birth of the Holy Roman Empire.
Explain the cultural, political and religious causes of the Crusades and their consequences for Europe and Southwest Asia, including the growth in power of the monarchies in Europe.
Trace the origins and developments of the European Renaissance and its impact throughout Western Europe.
Analyze the factors that led to the rise and spread of the Protestant Reformation, the Catholic CounterReformation, as well as reforming movements in other religions, including the wars of religion.
Discuss the emergence of nationalism and nation-states as well as the increased impact of the citizen as a result of the decline of the European medieval period.
Explain the causes of the worldwide voyages of exploration.
Explain consequences of the conquests and colonization as a result of the worldwide voyages of exploration including the transatlantic slave trade, Columbian Exchange, and the effects on native populations in the Americas.
Examine the growth and development of the European economic system as a result of exploration and the growth of mercantilism.
Trace the development of the gunpowder empires such as the Ottoman, Mughal, and Ming empires and their reaction to Western interaction.
Describe the progression of events in England that led to constitutional monarchy such as the Magna Carta, the English Civil War, and the Glorious Revolution of 1688.
Explain the key developments of the Scientific Revolution and its impact on the world.
Explain the key ideas of the Enlightenment in European history and describe its impact upon political and religious thought and culture in Europe and the Americas including the foundation of American government.
Examine the key causes, events, and consequences of the French Revolution as well as the rise and fall of Napoleon.
Trace events, explain the causes, and analyze the outcomes for the Latin American independence movements of the nineteenth century.
Explain the causes and conditions of the Industrial Revolution in England, Europe, and the United States.
Examine the economic, social, and political changes caused by the Industrial Revolution and their impact on the development of political and economic theory.
Analyze the causes and consequences of European imperialism upon the indigenous peoples of Africa, Asia and Oceania.
Compare and contrast the responses of China and Japan to challenges by Western imperial powers.
Trace and explain the long-term and immediate causes (including Nationalism, Imperialism, Militarism, and Alliances), major events and global consequences of World War I.
Investigate current global issues such as terrorism, genocide, and environmental issues.
Explain the causes and consequences of the Russian Revolutions of 1917 and the establishment of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
Examine the events and developments of the interwar period and their impact on the beginning of WWII including the impact of WWI on society, the Great Depression, and the rise of totalitarianism.
Identify the causes and key events of World War II and analyze the impact this war had on the global community.
Examine the causes, course, and effects of the Holocaust including accounts of camp inmates, survivors, liberators, and perpetrators; and, summarize world responses including the Nuremberg Trials.
Explain the causes and consequences of the Cold War and describe the role it played in ethnic or nationalistic conflicts in various parts of the world.
Describe the paths to decolonization and independence from colonial rule in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
Explain the origins of the modern State of Israel.
Trace the rise of communism in China including its foundations, the Cultural Revolution, and modern day developments.
Identify patterns of historical change and duration and construct a representation that illustrates continuity and change.
Locate and analyze primary sources and secondary sources related to an event or issue of the past.
Investigate and interpret multiple causation in analyzing historical actions and analyze cause-and-effect relationships.
Explain issues and problems of the past by analyzing various interests and viewpoints of the participants involved.
Use technology in the process of conducting historical research and to present products of historical research.
Formulate and present a position or course of action on an issue by examining the underlying factors contributing to that issue and support that position.

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