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5. The Rise of Suemrian City-States
10. The Kingdom of Kush In what ways did location influence the history of Kush?
How do geographers show information on maps? A Spatial Way of Thinking
How did the development of agriculture change daily life in the Neolithic Age?
12. The Achievements of the Gupta Empire
What capabilities helped hominins survive? From hunters and Gatherers to Farmers
How did social class affect daily life in ancient Egypt?
Unit 1: Early Humans and the Rise of Civilization Early Hominins
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What were the most important achievements of the Mesopotamian empires?
Unit 3: Ancient India
11. The First Unification of India
Program Contents
1. The Tools of Geography
7. Exploring Four Empires of Mesopotamia
Why do geographers use a variety of maps to represent the world?
Why do historians classify ancient Sumer as a civilization?
How did geographic challenges lead to the rise of city-states in Mesopotamia?
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Unit 2: Ancient Egypt and the Middle East The Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs
What did the pharaohs of ancient Egypt accomplish, and how did they do it?
9.. Daily Life in Ancient Egypt
How did Ashoka unify the Mauryan Empire and spread Buddhist values?
Why is the period during the Gupta Empire known as a “golden age”?
6. Ancient Sumer
Was the Emperor of Qin an effective leader?
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How did Alexander build his empire? The Legacy of Ancient Greece
24. The Rise of the Roman Republic
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What were the major cultural achievements of Athens? Alexander the Great and His Empire
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In what ways did the Han dynasty improve government and daily life in China?
Did the benefits of Roman expansion outweigh the costs? Daily Life in the Roman Empire
How did democracy develop in ancient Greece? Life in Two City-States: Athens and Sparta
What were the major differences between Athens and Sparta Fighting the Greco-Persian Wars
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What were the characteristics of the Roman Republic and how did they change over time? . From Republic to Empire
Program Contents
How did wealth affect daily life in the Roman Empire? The Legacy of Rome in the Modern World
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Unit 5: Ancient Greece
How did ancient Greece contribute to the modern world? World Religions
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What factors influenced the outcome of the Greco-Persian Wars? The Golden Age of Athens
The Han Dynasty
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What do Shang artifacts reveal about this civilization? Three Chinese Philosophies
To what extent does ancient Rome influence us today?
Unit 6: Ancient Rome
17. The Rise of Democracy
13. The Shang Dynasty
Unit 4: Ancient China
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How did Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism influence political rule in ancient China? The First Emperor of China
How have religions influenced human society?
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How well did feudalism establish in Europe in the Middle Ages? Roman Catholic Church in Medieval Europe
Unit 8: Japan During Medieval Times
How did the Byzantine Empire develop and form its own distinctive church?
Unit 6: Ancient Rome
37.Chinese
What important innovations and adaptations did medieval Mulsims make? the Crusades to New Muslim Empires
How have medieval Chinese discoveries and inventions influenced the modern world?
28.The Byzantine Empire
What was the role of the samurai in the military society of medieval Japan?
34.Muslim
Program Contents
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33.The Rise of the Warrior Class in Japan
How did the Crusades affect the lives of Christians, Muslims, and Jews?
Unit 10: Imperial China
36.The Political Development of Imperial China
Unit 7: Europe During Medieval Times Development of Feudalism in Western Europe
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How influential was the Roman Catholic Church in medieval Europe? in Medieval Towns
Which method of selecting officials led to the best leaders for China? Discoveries and Inventions
Unit 9: Islam in Medieval Times Innovations and Adaptations
What was life like in medieval European towns? Decline of Feudalism
How did events in Europe contribute to the decline of feudalism and the rise of democratic thought?
How did the Aztecs rise to power? The Incas
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What were the significant achievements of the Maya, Aztecs, and Incas?
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Program Contents Unit 11: The culture and Kingdoms of West Africa 38.Early Societies in West Africa
How did the Incas manage their large and remote empire? Achievements of the Maya, Aztecs, and Incas
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What was the most significant factor in the development of early societies in West Africa? Influence of Islam on West Africa
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In what ways did Islam influence West African society? 12: Civilizations of the Americas Maya What led to the rise, flourishing, and fall of the Maya civilization? Aztecs