Course+Syllabus

=** AP Social Studies/Social Studies ** = ==** 8th Grade World History to 1500 ** ==

** Course Syllabus **
Teacher: David Abbott Book: __Journey Across Time__ Email: dabbott@jefcoed.com


 * **__ Course Objectives: __**

** Standard: 1. ** Explain how artifacts and other archaeological findings provide evidence of the nature and movement of prehistoric groups of people.

** Standard: 2. ** Analyze the characteristics of early civilizations in respect to technology, division of labor, government, calendar, and writings.

** Standard: 3. ** Compare the development of early world religions, philosophies, and their key tenets.

** Standard: 4. ** Identify the cultural contributions of Classical Greece, including politics, intellectual life, arts, literature, architecture, and science.

** Standard: 5. ** Describe the role of Alexander the Great in the Hellenistic world.

** Standard: 6. ** Trace the expansion of the Roman Republic and its transformation into an empire, including key geographic, political, and economic elements.

** Standard: 7. ** Describe the widespread impact of the Roman Empire.

** Standard: 8. ** Describe the development of a classical civilization in India and China.

** Standard: 9. ** Describe the rise of the Byzantine Empire, its institutions, and its legacy, including the influence of the Emperors Constantine and Justinian, and the effect of the Byzantine Empire upon art, religion, architecture, and law.

** Standard: 10. ** Trace the development of the early Russian state and the expansion of its trade systems.

** Standard: 11. ** Describe early Islamic civilizations, including the development of religious, social, and political systems.

** Standard: 12. ** Describe China’s influence on culture, politics, and economics in Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia.

** Standard: 13. ** Co mpare the African civilizations of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai to include their geography, religions, slave trade, economic systems, empires, and cultures.

** Standard: 14. ** Describe key aspects of pre-Columbian cultures in the Americas including the Olmecs, Mayans, Aztecs, Incas, and North American tribes.

** Standard: 15. ** Describe the military and governmental events that shaped Europe in the early Middle Ages (600-1000).

** Standard: 16. ** Describe the major cultural changes in Western Europe in the High Middle Ages (1000-1350).

** Standard: 17. ** Explain how events and conditions fostered political and economic changes in the late Middle Ages and led to the origins of the Renaissance. ||

Test 50% Classwork 25% Homework 15% Nine weeks exam 10% ||
 * **__ Assignments: __** Total points earned 100%
 * Chapter Test
 * Quizes
 * Warm-ups
 * Vocabulary
 * Graphic Organizers
 * Interactive Notebooks
 * Projects
 * Organizing Information (Outline,Notes,)
 * Charts etc.


 * **__ Classroom Rules: __**

· No Talking (without permission) · No food, beverage, candy, or gum · Get permission to leave your seat · Bring all required materials to class · Be respectful toward your peers · Keep area around your desk clean · Raise your hand to be acknowledged ||

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