Global History & Geography Interactive Curriculum Map
The Global History and Geography core curriculum is designed to focus on the five social studies standards,common themes that recur across time and place, and eight historical units. It provides students with the opportunity to explore what is happening in various regions and civilizations at a given time. In addition, it enables students to investigate issues and themes from multiple perspectives and make global connections and linkages that lead to in-depth understanding. As students explore the five social studies standards, they should have multiple opportunities to explore the content and intellectual skills of history and the social sciences disciplines.
The Global History and Geography Interactive Curriculum Guide, developed by Greece Central School District Social Studies teachers, provides teachers with a framework for preparing students for the New York State Global Regents Exam. It includes the following:
Ancillary Global History & Geography Regents Vocabulary
The following vocabulary terms are not necessarily content specific to history, but were found in regents multiple choice questions. These terms are often more key to understanding what is being asked than actual content knowledge, and thus, need to be studied and understood alongside content vocabulary. In a humanities based approach, these words should be distributed to and utilized in the ELA classroom as well as the history classroom.
Unit I: The Ancient World – Civilizations and Belief Systems (4000 BC – 500 AD)
Unit I begins with geography and early man. It then moves through the river valley civilizations in Mesopotamia, Egypt, India and China, the early Middle Eastern and Indian empires, and ends with the classical civilizations of India, China and Europe. Major belief systems are addressed in context.
Unit II: Expanding Zones of Exchange and Encounter (500 – 1200 AD)
Unit II begins with a look at powerful Empires in the Middle East with the Byzantine Empire and then the rise of Islam and domination of Islamic caliphates. The unit then shifts focus to Africa, before moving to the Chinese T’ang and Song Dynasties. It wraps up with a look at the Middle Ages in Europe.
Unit III: Global Interactions (1200 - 1650 AD)
Unit III deals with the Eurasian continent just prior to the Encounter. It begins with a study of the Mongols, the Ming, and a look at Japan before transitioning back to Europe for the Renaissance and Reformation.
Unit IV: The First Global Age (1450 - 1770 AD)
Unit IV begins to chronicle the rise of the West with the Maritime Revolution and the Encounter. It takes a step backward to examine Mesoamerican civilizations, before proceeding through the Age of Exploration and the rise of Absolutism in Europe.
Unit V: The Age of Revolutions (1750 - 1914)
Unit V continues the chronicle of the rising West. It first examines the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment, and then the resulting political revolutions in France and the Americas. It then looks at the revolution in industry which came first to Europe, and then the nationalist and imperialist movements that grew out of it.
Unit VI: Crisis and Achievement (1900 - 1945)
Unit VI deals with the violent upheaval of World War I and World War II, the movement of nationalism eastward through Turkey, India and China, revolution in Russia, and the economic, social and political instability of the interwar years.
Unit VII: The 20th Century Since 1945
Unit VII opens with a study of the Cold War and runs through the fall of the Soviet Union and the Eastern Bloc. It also examines the rise of communism in China as well as the Decolonization movements that follow World War II, and the tempestuous situation in the Middle East.
Unit VIII: Global Connections and Interaction
Unit VIII presents a study of various Global issues including Global Security, Environmental problems, Globalization, and various ethnic and religious tensions. ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam.
The Global History and Geography core curriculum is designed to focus on the five social studies standards,common themes that recur across time and place, and eight historical units. It provides students with the opportunity to explore what is happening in various regions and civilizations at a given time. In addition, it enables students to investigate issues and themes from multiple perspectives and make global connections and linkages that lead to in-depth understanding. As students explore the five social studies standards, they should have multiple opportunities to explore the content and intellectual skills of history and the social sciences disciplines.
The Global History and Geography Interactive Curriculum Guide, developed by Greece Central School District Social Studies teachers, provides teachers with a framework for preparing students for the New York State Global Regents Exam. It includes the following:
- A pacing guide for the eight units of Global History and Geography.
- A list of the themes and enduring understandings that guide the instructional focus for each unit.
- A set of essential questions for each unit that will provoke student thought.
- Performance indicators to guide lesson planning and ensure students’ intellectual growth.
- Targeted skills that students must master for each unit of study in order to prepare for the Regents exam.
Ancillary Global History & Geography Regents Vocabulary
The following vocabulary terms are not necessarily content specific to history, but were found in regents multiple choice questions. These terms are often more key to understanding what is being asked than actual content knowledge, and thus, need to be studied and understood alongside content vocabulary. In a humanities based approach, these words should be distributed to and utilized in the ELA classroom as well as the history classroom.
Unit I: The Ancient World – Civilizations and Belief Systems (4000 BC – 500 AD)
Unit I begins with geography and early man. It then moves through the river valley civilizations in Mesopotamia, Egypt, India and China, the early Middle Eastern and Indian empires, and ends with the classical civilizations of India, China and Europe. Major belief systems are addressed in context.
Unit II: Expanding Zones of Exchange and Encounter (500 – 1200 AD)
Unit II begins with a look at powerful Empires in the Middle East with the Byzantine Empire and then the rise of Islam and domination of Islamic caliphates. The unit then shifts focus to Africa, before moving to the Chinese T’ang and Song Dynasties. It wraps up with a look at the Middle Ages in Europe.
Unit III: Global Interactions (1200 - 1650 AD)
Unit III deals with the Eurasian continent just prior to the Encounter. It begins with a study of the Mongols, the Ming, and a look at Japan before transitioning back to Europe for the Renaissance and Reformation.
Unit IV: The First Global Age (1450 - 1770 AD)
Unit IV begins to chronicle the rise of the West with the Maritime Revolution and the Encounter. It takes a step backward to examine Mesoamerican civilizations, before proceeding through the Age of Exploration and the rise of Absolutism in Europe.
Unit V: The Age of Revolutions (1750 - 1914)
Unit V continues the chronicle of the rising West. It first examines the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment, and then the resulting political revolutions in France and the Americas. It then looks at the revolution in industry which came first to Europe, and then the nationalist and imperialist movements that grew out of it.
Unit VI: Crisis and Achievement (1900 - 1945)
Unit VI deals with the violent upheaval of World War I and World War II, the movement of nationalism eastward through Turkey, India and China, revolution in Russia, and the economic, social and political instability of the interwar years.
Unit VII: The 20th Century Since 1945
Unit VII opens with a study of the Cold War and runs through the fall of the Soviet Union and the Eastern Bloc. It also examines the rise of communism in China as well as the Decolonization movements that follow World War II, and the tempestuous situation in the Middle East.
Unit VIII: Global Connections and Interaction
Unit VIII presents a study of various Global issues including Global Security, Environmental problems, Globalization, and various ethnic and religious tensions. ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam.