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1. Investigating the Past
How did social class affect daily life in ancient Egypt?
How did geography affect early settlement in India?
16. The Achievements of the Gupta Empire
How did geography affect early settlement in Egypt, Kush, and Canaan?
8. The Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs
Unit 2: Ancient Egypt and the Middle East
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5. Ancient Sumer
What were the most important achievements of the Mesopotamian empires?
Unit 3: Ancient India
12. Unlocking the Secrets of Mohenjodaro
What are the main beliefs and teachings of Buddhism? The First Unification of India
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What capabilities helped hominins survive? From Hunters and Gatherers to Farmers
How do social scientists interpret the past? Early Hominins
How did the development of agriculture change daily life in the Neolithic Age? The Rise of Sumerian City-States
Why is the period during the Gupta Empire known as a “golden age”?
What did the pharaohs of ancient Egypt accomplish, and how did they do it? . Daily Life in Ancient Egypt
What are the origins and beliefs of Hinduism?
Why do historians classify ancient Sumer as a civilization?
How did Ashoka unify the Mauryan Empire and spread Buddhist values?
6. Exploring Four Empires of Mesopotamia
11. Geography and the Early Settlement of India
7. Geography and the Early Settlement of Egypt, Kush, and Canaan
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How did geographic challenges lead to the rise of city-states in Mesopotamia?
What can artifacts tell us about daily life in Mohenjodaro? Learning About World Religions: Hinduism
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14. Learning About World Religions: Buddhism
Unit 1: Early Humans and the Rise of Civilization
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10. The Kingdom of Kush In what ways did location influence the history of Kush?
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26. The Cultural Legacy of West Africa
In what ways do the cultural achievements of West Africa influence our culture today?
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How did Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism influence political rule in ancient China? The First Emperor of China
25. The Influence of Islam on West Africa
In what ways did the Han dynasty improve government and daily life in China?
28. China Develops a New Economy
What do Shang artifacts reveal about this civilization? Three Chinese Philosophies
30. China's Contacts with the Outside World
How did the Chinese improve their economy during the Tang and Song dynasties?
Unit 5: The Culture and Kingdoms of West Africa
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How did geography affect life in ancient China? The Shang Dynasty
Which method of selecting officials led to the best leaders for China?
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How did the foreign-contact policies of three medieval Chinese dynasties affect China?
17. Geography and the Early Settlement of China
Was the Emperor of Qin an effective leader?
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27. The Political Development of Imperial China
21. The Han Dynasty
23. Early Societies in West Africa
What was the most significant factor in the development of early societies in West Africa?
To what extent did trans-Saharan trade lead to Ghana’s wealth and success?
Unit 4: Ancient China
22. The Silk Road
29. China’s Discoveries and Innovations
In what ways did Islam influence West African society?
How have medieval Chinese discoveries and inventions influenced the modern world?
Unit 6: Imperial China
How did the Silk Road promote an exchange of goods and ideas?
24. Ghana: A West African Trading Empire
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Why is the Middle East a flashpoint in world affairs? Toward Independence and Democracy
In what ways did neighboring cultures influence Japan? The Heart of Japan’s Golden Age
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32.Heian-kyo:
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Why did the first empires decline, and how did new empires rise to take their place? Innovations and Adaptations
How did the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, affect global politics? Religion, and Identity
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How have views about human rights, religion, and identity changed in the modern world?
How have religions influenced human society? Interactions
How did European colonialism lay the groundwork for the emergence of the modern Middle East? Revolution and War in Asia
Program Contents Unit 7: Japan During Medieval Times Influences of Neighboring Cultures on Japan
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What was life like for aristocrats during the Heian period? Rise of the Warrior Class in Japan
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What important innovations and adaptations did medieval Muslims make? Expansion and Isolationism in Eurasia
How did popular movements and nationalist ideas shape Asia in the 19th and 20th centuries? Shifts of Power in the Middle East
How did approaches to cultural interaction shape empires in Eurasia? Imperialism Throughout the World
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How did a few nations come to control so much of the globe? North Africa and the Middle East
How have emerging nations fared in their quest for political stability, economic growth, and democracy? New Geopolitics
42.Movements
What was the role of the samurai in the military society of medieval Japan? World Religions
How does climate influence human activity in a region? Workers and Time Zones: India’s Comparative Advantage
57.Population
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How might ethnic group differences affect who controls resources and power in a society?
49.Resources
Where are primate cities located, and why are they important? Aral Sea: Central Asia’s Shrinking Water Source
53.Waiting
How can people both experience and protect the world’s special places? The World’s Most Populous Country
47.Micro-entrepreneurs:
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45.The Nile River: A Journey from Source to Mouth
51.Istanbul:
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What factors give some countries a comparative advantage in the global IT revolution? Everest: Climbing the World’s Tallest Physical Feature
How can dividing a diverse country into regions make it easier to understand? and Power in Post-apartheid South Africa
54.Tech
How do rivers change as they flow across Earth’s surface? in the Sahara and the Sahel: Adapting to a Desert Region
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Mapping Lab: Southwest and Central Asia in the Southwest Asia: How “Black Gold” Has Shaped a Region
How might having a valuable natural resource affect a region? A Primate City Throughout History
How are humans affected by changes they make to their physical environment?
How does a country meet the challenges created by a large and growing population? Density in Japan
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46.Life
Mapping Lab: Africa
How do people adapt to living in a desert region? Women’s Role in the Development of Africa
Mapping Lab: Monsoon Asia for the Rains: The Effects of Monsoons in South Asia
What is globalization, and how does it affect people and places?
How does population density affect the way people live? Global Sneaker: From Asia to Everywhere
50.Oil
How are women micro-entrepreneurs in developing countries changing their communities? Nigeria: A country of Many Cultures
Program Contents Mapping Lab: Oceania and Antarctica 59.Relative and Absolute Location: What Makes Australia Unique How does a country’s location shape life within its borders? 60.The Pacific Islands: Adapting to Life Surrounded by Ocean How do people adapt to life in an island region?