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AL.8.World History to 1500
World History to 1500
8.1. Explain how artifacts and other archaeological findings provide evidence of the nature and movement of prehistoric groups of people.
8.1.1. Identifying the founding of Rome as the basis of the calendar established by Julius Caesar and used in early Western civilization for over a thousand years.
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8.14. Describe key aspects of pre-Columbian cultures in the Americas including the Olmecs, Mayas, Aztecs, Incas, and North American tribes.
8.14.1. Locating on a map sites of pre-Columbian cultures.
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8.15. Describe military and governmental events that shaped Europe in the early Middle Ages (600-1000 A.D.).
8.15.1. Describing the role of the early medieval church.
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8.15.2. Describing the impact of new agricultural methods on manorialism and feudalism.
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8.16. Describe major cultural changes in Western Europe in the High Middle Ages (1000-1300 A.D.).
8.16.1. Describing changing roles of church and governmental leadership.
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8.16.2. Comparing political developments in France, England, and the Holy Roman Empire, including the signing of the Magna Carta.
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8.2. Analyze characteristics of early civilizations in respect to technology, division of labor, government, calendar, and writings.
8.2.1. Comparing significant features of civilizations that developed in the Tigris-Euphrates, Nile, Indus, and Huang He River Valleys.
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8.3. Compare the development of early world religions and philosophies and their key tenets.
8.3.1. Identifying cultural contributions of early world religions and philosophies.
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8.4. Identify cultural contributions of Classical Greece, including politics, intellectual life, arts, literature, architecture, and science.
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8.6. Trace the expansion of the Roman Republic and its transformation into an empire, including key geographic, political, and economic elements.
8.6.1. Interpreting spatial distributions and patterns of the Roman Republic using geographic tools and technologies.
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8.7. Describe the widespread impact of the Roman Empire.
8.7.1. Tracing important aspects of the diffusion of Christianity, including its relationship to Judaism, missionary impulse, organizational development, transition from persecution to acceptance in the Roman Empire, and church doctrine.
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8.7.2. Explaining the role of economics, societal changes, Christianity, political and military problems, external factors, and the size and diversity of the Roman Empire in its decline and fall.
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8.9. 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 on art, religion, architecture, and law.
8.9.1. Identifying factors leading to the establishment of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
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AL.RH.6-8.Reading Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies
Reading Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies
Craft and Structure
RH.6-8.4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to domains related to history/social studies.
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Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
RH.6-8.10. By the end of Grade 8, read and comprehend history/social studies texts in the Grades 6-8 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
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