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Enduring Understandings - important ideas that students should carry
with them years beyond the instruction received this year.
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Chronology organizes history and increases understanding of historical
relationships.
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Religious
and philosophical ideas have been powerful societal forces.
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Use
physical and human characteristics to define regions.
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Economic,
scientific and technological developments impact human interactions.
Essential Questions - most important “big picture” questions
students should be able to answer after completing learning activities.
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How were
societies affected by philosophical ideas of the Enlightenment?
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How did
the English Civil War and Glorious Revolution influence ideas of the
Enlightenment?
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How did
scientific and technological developments impact society?
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How did
revolutions change the boundaries of nations and their forms of
government?
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What were
the causes and effects of European and Latin American revolutions?
Standards and Benchmarks
History
1:
Students understand the chronological organization of history and know
how to organize events and people into major eras to identify and
explain historical relationships.
Benchmark A: Students know the general chronological order of events and people
in history.
History 4:
Students understand how science, technology, and economic activity have
developed, changed, and affected the societies throughout history.
Benchmark A: Students understand
the impact of scientific and technological developments on individuals
and societies.
History 6: Students know that religious
and philosophical ideas have been powerful forces throughout history.
Benchmark B: Students know how societies have been affected by
religions and philosophies
Geography
2:
Students know the physical and human characteristics of places, and used
knowledge to
Benchmark B: Students know how and why people define regions | 
