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VA.SS.CE.Civics and Economics
Civics and Economics
Skills
CE.1. The student will demonstrate skills for historical thinking, geographical analysis, economic decision making, and responsible citizenship by:
CE.1.b. Analyzing how political and economic trends influence public policy, using demographic information and other data sources.
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CE.1.f. Determining multiple cause-and-effect relationships that impact political and economic events.
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CE.1.h. Using a decision-making model to analyze and explain the costs and benefits of a specific choice.
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CE.11. The student will apply social science skills to understand how economic decisions are made in the marketplace by:
CE.11.a. Explaining that because of scarcity, consumers, producers, and governments must make choices, understanding that everyone’s choice has an opportunity cost.
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CE.11.b. Comparing and contrasting how traditional, free market, command, and mixed economies decide how to allocate their limited resources.
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CE.12. The student will apply social science skills to understand the United States economy by:
CE.12.a. Describing the characteristics of the United States economy, including limited government, private property, profit, markets, consumer sovereignty, and competition.
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CE.12.b. Describing how in a market economy supply and demand determine prices.
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CE.12.c. Describing the types of business organizations and the role of entrepreneurship.
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CE.12.e. Explaining how financial institutions channel funds from savers to borrowers.
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CE.13. The student will apply social science skills to understand the role of government in the United States economy by:
CE.13.e. Describing how governments regulate to protect consumers, labor, the environment, competition in the marketplace, and property rights.
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CE.4. The student will demonstrate personal character traits that facilitate thoughtful and effective participation in civic life by:
CE.4.f. Practicing thoughtful decision making.
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CE.5. The student will apply social science skills to understand the political process at the local, state, and national levels of government by:
CE.5.a. Describing the functions of political parties.
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CE.5.b. Comparing and contrasting political parties.
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CE.9. The student will apply social science skills to understand the judicial systems established by the Constitution of Virginia and the Constitution of the United States by:
CE.9.d. Explaining how due process protections seek to ensure justice.
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VA.SS.GOVT.Virginia and United States Government
Virginia and United States Government
Skills
GOVT.1. The student will demonstrate skills for historical thinking, geographical analysis, economic decision making, and responsible citizenship by:
GOVT.1.b. Analyzing how political and economic trends influence public policy, using demographic information and other data sources.
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GOVT.11. The student will apply social science skills to understand civil liberties and civil rights by:
GOVT.11.b. Analyzing due process of law expressed in the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments.
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GOVT.11.e. Examining how civil liberties and civil rights are protected under the law.
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GOVT.12. The student will apply social science skills to understand the role of the United States in a changing world by:
GOVT.12.c. Examining the relationship of Virginia and the United States to the global economy, including trends in international trade.
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GOVT.13. The student will apply social science skills to understand how world governments and economies compare and contrast with the government and the economy in the United States by:
GOVT.13.d. Comparing and contrasting economic systems.
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GOVT.15. The student will apply social science skills to understand the role of government in the Virginia and United States economies by:
GOVT.15.b. Describing government’s establishment and maintenance of the rules and institutions in which markets operate, including the establishment and enforcement of property rights, contracts, consumer rights, labor-management relations, environmental protection,
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GOVT.15.c. Investigating and describing the types and purposes of taxation that are used by local, state, and federal governments to pay for services provided by the government.
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GOVT.16. The student will apply social science skills to understand that in a democratic republic, thoughtful and effective participation in civic life is characterized by:
GOVT.16.h. Practicing personal and fiscal responsibility.
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GOVT.6. The student will apply social science skills to understand local, state, and national elections by:
GOVT.6.a. Describing the nomination and election process, including the organization and evolving role of political parties.
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GOVT.9. The student will apply social science skills to understand the process by which public policy is made by:
GOVT.9.a. Defining public policy and determining how to differentiate public and private action.
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GOVT.9.c. Describing how the national government influences the public agenda and shapes public policy by examining examples such as the Equal Rights Amendment, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and Section 9524 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Ac
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VA.SS.USI.United States History to 1865
United States History to 1865
Expansion and Reform: 1801 to 1861
USI.8. The student will apply social science skills to understand westward expansion and reform in America from 1801 to 1861 by:
USI.8.a. Describing territorial expansion and how it affected the political map of the United States, with emphasis on the Louisiana Purchase, the Lewis and Clark expedition, and the acquisitions of Florida, Texas, Oregon, and California.
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USI.8.d. Describing the impact of inventions, including the cotton gin, the reaper, the steamboat, and the steam locomotive, on life in America.
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Exploration to Revolution: Pre-Columbian Times to the 1770s
USI.4. The student will apply social science skills to understand European exploration in North America and West Africa by:
USI.4.a. Describing the motivations for, obstacles to, and accomplishments of the Spanish, French, Portuguese, and English explorations.
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USI.5. The student will apply social science skills to understand the factors that shaped colonial America by:
USI.5.e. Explaining the political and economic relationships between the colonies and Great Britain.
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Revolution and the New Nation: 1770s to the Early 1800s
USI.6. The student will apply social science skills to understand the causes and results of the American Revolution by:
USI.6.a. Explaining the issues of dissatisfaction that led to the American Revolution.
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USI.7. The student will apply social science skills to understand the challenges faced by the new nation by:
USI.7.c. Describing the major accomplishments of the first five presidents of the United States.
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VA.SS.USII.United States History: 1865 to the Present
United States History: 1865 to the Present
Turmoil and Change: 1890s to 1945
USII.5. The student will apply social science skills to understand the changing role of the United States from the late nineteenth century through World War I by:
USII.5.a. Explaining the reasons for and results of the Spanish-American War.
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USII.5.c. Evaluating and explaining the reasons for the United States’ involvement in World War I and its international leadership role at the conclusion of the war.
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USII.6. The student will apply social science skills to understand the social, economic, and technological changes of the early twentieth century by:
USII.6.a. Explaining how developments in factory and labor productivity, transportation (including the use of the automobile), communication, and rural electrification changed American life and standard of living.
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USII.6.b. Describing the social and economic changes that took place, including prohibition and the Great Migration north and west.
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USII.6.d. Analyzing the causes of the Great Depression, its impact on Americans, and the major features of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal.
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USII.7. The student will apply social science skills to understand the major causes and effects of American involvement in World War II by:
USII.7.a. Explaining the causes and events that led to American involvement in the war, including the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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USII.7.b. Locating and describing the major events and turning points of the war in Europe and the Pacific.
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Reconstruction: 1865 to 1877
USII.3. The student will apply social science skills to understand the effects of Reconstruction on American life by:
USII.3.b. Describing the impact of Reconstruction policies on the South and North.
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The United States since World War II
USII.8. The student will apply social science skills to understand the economic, social, and political transformation of the United States and the world between the end of World War II and the present by:
USII.8.a. Describing the rebuilding of Europe and Japan after World War II, the emergence of the United States and the Soviet Union as superpowers, and the establishment of the United Nations.
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USII.8.c. Examining the role of the United States in defending freedom during the Cold War, including the wars in Korea and Vietnam, the Cuban missile crisis, the collapse of communism in Europe, and the rise of new challenges.
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USII.8.e. Evaluating and explaining the impact of international trade and globalization on American life.
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USII.9. The student will apply social science skills to understand the key domestic and international issues during the second half of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries by:
USII.9.a. Examining the impact of the Civil Rights Movement, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the changing role of women on all Americans.
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USII.9.d. Evaluating and explaining American foreign policy, immigration, the global environment, and other emerging issues.
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Reshaping the Nation and the Emergence of Modern America: 1877 to the Early 1900s
USII.4. The student will apply social science skills to understand how life changed after the Civil War by:
USII.4.c. Describing racial segregation, the rise of “Jim Crow,” and other constraints faced by African Americans and other groups in the post-Reconstruction South.
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USII.4.d. Explaining the impact of new inventions, the rise of big business, the growth of industry, and the changes to life on American farms in response to industrialization.
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USII.4.e. Evaluating and explaining the impact of the Progressive Movement on child labor, working conditions, the rise of organized labor, women’s suffrage, and the temperance movement.
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VA.SS.VS.Virginia Studies
Virginia Studies
Colonization and Conflict: 1607 through the American Revolution
VS.5. The student will demonstrate an understanding of the role of Virginia in the American Revolution by:
VS.5.a. Identifying the reasons why the colonies went to war with Great Britain, as expressed in the Declaration of Independence.
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VA.SS.VUS.Virginia and United States History
Virginia and United States History
Emergence of Modern America and World Conflicts
VUS.10. The student will apply social science skills to understand key events during the 1920s and 1930s by:
VUS.10.a. Analyzing how popular culture evolved and challenged traditional values.
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VUS.10.b. Assessing and explaining the economic causes and consequences of the stock market crash of 1929.
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VUS.10.c. Explaining the causes of the Great Depression and its impact on the American people.
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VUS.10.d. Evaluating and explaining how Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal measures addressed the Great Depression and expanded the government’s role in the economy.
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VUS.11. The student will apply social science skills to understand World War II by:
VUS.11.a. Analyzing the causes and events that led to American involvement in the war, including the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the American response.
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VUS.11.b. Describing and locating the major battles and key leaders of the European theater.
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VUS.11.e. Analyzing the Holocaust (Hitler’s “final solution”), its impact on Jews and other groups, and the postwar trials of war criminals.
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VUS.11.f. Evaluating and explaining the treatment of prisoners of war and civilians by the Allied and Axis powers.
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VUS.9. The student will apply social science skills to understand the emerging role of the United States in world affairs during the end of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries by:
VUS.9.a. Explaining changes in foreign policy of the United States toward Latin America and Asia and the growing influence of the United States, with emphasis on the impact of the Spanish-American War.
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VUS.9.b. Evaluating the United States’ involvement in World War I, including Wilson’s Fourteen Points.
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VUS.9.c. Evaluating and explaining the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, with emphasis on the national debate in response to the League of Nations.
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Civil War and Reconstruction
VUS.7. The student will apply social science skills to understand the Civil War and Reconstruction eras and their significance as major turning points in American history by:
VUS.7.d. Evaluating postwar Reconstruction plans presented by key leaders of the Civil War.
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Revolution and the New Nation
VUS.4. The student will apply social science skills to understand the issues and events leading to and during the Revolutionary Period by:
VUS.4.a. Describing the results of the French and Indian War.
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VUS.4.c. Explaining how conflicting loyalties created political differences among the colonists concerning separation from Great Britain.
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Skills
VUS.1. The student will demonstrate skills for historical thinking, geographical analysis, economic decision making, and responsible citizenship by:
VUS.1.a. Synthesizing evidence from artifacts and primary and secondary sources to obtain information about events in Virginia and United States history.
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VUS.1.d. Constructing arguments, using evidence from multiple sources.
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VUS.1.e. Comparing and contrasting historical, cultural, economic, and political perspectives in Virginia and United States history.
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VUS.1.f. Explaining how indirect cause-and-effect relationships impact people, places, and events in Virginia and United States history.
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VUS.1.g. Analyzing multiple connections across time and place.
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VUS.1.h. Using a decision-making model to analyze and explain the incentives for and consequences of a specific choice made.
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VUS.1.j. Investigating and researching to develop products orally and in writing.
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The United States since World War II
VUS.12. The student will apply social science skills to understand the United States’ foreign policy during the Cold War era by:
VUS.12.a. Locating and explaining the political boundary changes, and the formation of the United Nations and the Marshall Plan.
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VUS.12.b. Explaining the origins and early development of the Cold War and how it changed American foreign policy, with emphasis on the Truman Doctrine and the policy of containment of communism.
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VUS.12.c. Analyzing the efforts of the United States to protect Western Europe, including the role of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
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VUS.12.d. Analyzing the changing role of the United States in Asia, including Korea, Vietnam, and China.
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VUS.12.e. Evaluating and explaining how policy changes impacted the United States’ relationships in Latin America.
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VUS.13. The student will apply social science skills to understand the social, political, and cultural movements and changes in the United States during the second half of the twentieth century by:
VUS.13.a. Explaining the factors that led to United States expansion.
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VUS.13.c. Explaining how the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the 1963 March on Washington, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) had an impact on all Americans.
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VUS.13.e. Evaluating and explaining the foreign and domestic policies pursued by the American government after the Cold War.
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VUS.14. The student will apply social science skills to understand political and social conditions in the United States during the early twenty-first century by:
VUS.14.b. Evaluating and explaining the changes in foreign policies and the role of the United States in a world confronted by international terrorism, with emphasis on the American response to 9/11 (September 11, 2001).
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Industrialization
VUS.8. The student will apply social science skills to understand how the nation grew and changed from the end of Reconstruction through the early twentieth century by:
VUS.8.a. Explaining the westward movement of the population in the United States, with emphasis on the role of the railroads, communication systems, admission of new states to the Union, and the impact on American Indians.
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VUS.8.b. Analyzing the factors that transformed the American economy from agrarian to industrial and explaining how major inventions transformed life in the United States, including the emergence of leisure activities.
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VUS.8.d. Analyzing the impact of prejudice and discrimination, including “Jim Crow” laws, the responses of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois, and the practice of eugenics in Virginia.
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VUS.8.e. Evaluating and explaining the social and cultural impact of industrialization, including rapid urbanization.
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VUS.8.f. Evaluating and explaining the economic outcomes and the political, cultural and social developments of the Progressive Movement and the impact of its legislation.
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Expansion
VUS.6. The student will apply social science skills to understand major events in Virginia and United States history during the first half of the nineteenth century by:
VUS.6.a. Explaining territorial expansion and its impact on the American Indians.
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VUS.6.b. Describing the political results of territorial expansion.
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Early America: Settlement and Colonization
VUS.2. The student will apply social science skills to understand the impact of the Age of Exploration by:
VUS.2.a. Describing the characteristics of early exploration and evaluating the impact of European settlement in the Americas.
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VUS.2.b. Analyzing the cultural interactions among American Indians, Europeans, and Africans.
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VUS.3. The student will apply social science skills to understand early European colonization by:
VUS.3.b. Analyzing how social and political factors impacted the culture of the colonies.
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VA.SS.WG.World Geography
World Geography
Skills
WG.18. The student will apply social science skills to analyze how forces of conflict and cooperation affect the division and control of Earth’s surface by:
WG.18.a. Explaining and evaluating reasons for the creation of different political divisions.
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WG.18.b. Describing ways cooperation among political jurisdictions is used to solve problems and settle disputes.
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WG.2. The student will analyze how physical and ecological processes shape Earth’s surface by:
WG.2.b. Describing how humans influence the environment and are influenced by it.
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WG.4. The student will apply social science skills to evaluate the significance of natural, human, and capital resources by:
WG.4.a. Comparing the distribution of major natural resources throughout world regions.
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WG.4.b. Showing the influence of resources on patterns of economic activity and land use.
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WG.4.c. Evaluating perspectives regarding the use of resources.
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WG.5. The student will analyze the characteristics of the regions of the United States and Canada by:
WG.5.a. Identifying and analyzing the location of major geographic regions and major cities on maps and globes.
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WG.5.d. Recognizing cultural influences and landscapes.
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WG.6. The student will analyze the characteristics of the Latin American and Caribbean regions by:
WG.6.a. Identifying and analyzing the location of major geographic regions and major cities on maps and globes.
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WG.6.b. Describing major physical and environmental features.
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WG.6.d. Recognizing cultural influences and landscapes.
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VA.SS.WHI.World History and Geography to 1500 A.D. (C.E.)
World History and Geography to 1500 A.D. (C.E.)
Classical Civilizations and Rise of Religious Traditions, 1000 B.C. (B.C.E.) to 500 A.D. (C.E.)
WHI.4. The student will apply social science skills to understand the civilizations of Persia, India, and China in terms of chronology, geography, social structures, government, economy, religion, and contributions to later civilizations by:
WHI.4.a. Locating Persia in time and place, including Zoroastrianism and the development of an imperial bureaucracy.
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WHI.4.d. Describing the origins, beliefs, traditions, customs, and spread of Buddhism.
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WHI.4.e. Locating China in time and place, including the development of an empire and the construction of the Great Wall.
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WHI.4.f. Describing the impact of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism.
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WHI.5. The student will apply social science skills to understand ancient Greece in terms of its impact on Western civilization by:
WHI.5.a. Locating Greek civilizations in time and place and describing their major geographic features.
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WHI.5.b. Describing the social and religious structure of ancient Greece.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Ancient Greece
WHI.5.c. Describing the cultural development of Athens and Sparta, with emphasis on the significance of citizenship and the development of democracy.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Ancient Greece
WHI.5.d. Evaluating the political and economic development of Greece, with emphasis on the Persian and Peloponnesian wars.
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WHI.5.e. Evaluating the significance of the conquest of Greece by Macedonia and the formation and spread of Hellenistic culture by Alexander the Great.
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WHI.5.f. Citing and explaining contributions in drama, poetry, history, sculpture, architecture, science, mathematics, and philosophy, with emphasis on Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Ancient Greece
WHI.6. The student will apply social science skills to understand ancient Rome from about 700 B.C. (B.C.E.) to 500 A.D. (C.E.) in terms of its impact on Western civilization by:
WHI.6.a. Locating Roman civilizations in time and place and describing their major geographic features.
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WHI.6.b. Describing the social and religious structure of ancient Rome.
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WHI.6.c. Describing the social structure and cultural development of the Roman Republic.
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WHI.6.d. Describing and evaluating the political and military structure of the Roman Republic under the rule of Julius Caesar.
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WHI.6.e. Describing and evaluating the political structure of the Roman Empire under the rule of Augustus Caesar.
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WHI.6.f. Assessing the economic structure of Rome, Rome’s imperial conquests, and the Pax Romana.
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WHI.6.g. Evaluating the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the Germanic invasions.
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Skills
WHI.1. The student will demonstrate skills for historical thinking, geographical analysis, economic decision making, and responsible citizenship by:
WHI.1.e. Comparing and contrasting historical, cultural, economic, and political perspectives in world history.
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Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Ancient Greece
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Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Egypt
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WHI.1.f. Explaining how indirect cause-and-effect relationships impacted people, places, and events in world history.
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Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Ancient Rome
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Egypt
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Mesopotamia
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Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Phoenicia
WHI.1.g. Analyzing multiple connections across time and place.
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Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Ancient Greece
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Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Egypt
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Regional Interactions, 1000 to 1500 A.D. (C.E.)
WHI.11. The student will apply social science skills to understand the civilizations and empires of Asia, with emphasis on Japan and China, by:
WHI.11.a. Locating and explaining major global and regional trade routes.
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WHI.13. The student will apply social science skills to understand the major civilizations of the Western Hemisphere, including the Mayan, Aztec, and Incan, by:
WHI.13.c. Evaluating and explaining the European interactions with these societies, with emphasis on trading and economic interdependence.
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WHI.14. The student will apply social science skills to understand the social, economic, and political changes and cultural achievements in the high and late medieval periods by:
WHI.14.d. Evaluating and explaining the preservation and transfer to Western Europe of Greek, Roman, and Arabic philosophy, medicine, and science.
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Human Origins and Early Civilizations, Prehistory to 1000 B.C. (B.C.E.)
WHI.3. The student will apply social science skills to understand the ancient river valley civilizations, including those of Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus River Valley, and China and the civilizations of the Hebrews and Phoenicians, by:
WHI.3.a. Locating these civilizations in time and place and describing their major geographic features.
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Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Egypt
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Mesopotamia
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Phoenicia
WHI.3.b. Describing the development of social, political, and economic patterns, including slavery.
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Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Egypt
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Mesopotamia
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Phoenicia
WHI.3.c. Explaining the development and interactions of religious traditions.
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WHI.3.d. Describing the origins, beliefs, traditions, customs, and spread of Judaism.
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WHI.3.e. Explaining the development of language and writing.
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VA.SS.WHII.World History and Geography: 1500 A.D. (C.E.) to the Present
World History and Geography: 1500 A.D. (C.E.) to the Present
The Modern Era
WHII.10. The student will apply social science skills to understand World War I and its worldwide impact by:
WHII.10.a. Explaining economic and political causes and identifying major leaders of the war, with emphasis on Woodrow Wilson and Kaiser Wilhelm II.
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WHII.10.b. Describing the location of major battles and the role of new technologies.
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WHII.10.c. Analyzing and explaining the terms of the Treaty of Versailles and the actions of the League of Nations, with emphasis on the mandate system.
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WHII.10.d. Citing causes and consequences of the Russian Revolution.
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WHII.11. The student will apply social science skills to understand World War II and its worldwide impact by:
WHII.11.a. Explaining the major causes of the war.
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WHII.11.b. Describing the leaders of the war, with emphasis on Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Douglas MacArthur, George C. Marshall, Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin, Adolf Hitler, Hideki Tojo, and Hirohito.
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WHII.11.c. Describing the major events, including major battles and the role of new technologies.
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WHII.11.e. Examining the effects of the war, with emphasis on the terms of the peace, the war crimes trials, the division of Europe, plans to rebuild Germany and Japan, and the creation of international cooperative organizations and the Universal Declaration of Huma
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WHII.12. The student will apply social science skills to understand the conflicts during the second half of the twentieth century by:
WHII.12.a. Explaining the causes of the Cold War, including the competition between the American and Soviet economic and political systems and the causes of the collapse of communism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
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WHII.12.b. Describing the major leaders and events of the Cold War, including the location of major conflicts.
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WHII.14. The student will apply social science skills to understand the global changes during the early twenty-first century by:
WHII.14.d. Analyzing the increasing impact of terrorism.
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Emergence of a Global Age, 1500 to 1800 A.D. (C.E.)
WHII.4. The student will apply social science skills to understand the impact of the European Age of Exploration by:
WHII.4.b. Describing the geographic expansion into Africa, Asia, and the Americas.
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WHII.4.c. Comparing and contrasting the social and cultural influences of European settlement on Africa, Asia, and the Americas.
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Age of Revolutions and Imperialism
WHII.9. The student will apply social science skills to understand global interactions between 1800 to about 1900 by:
WHII.9.a. Locating the United States of America, describing its expansion between 1776 and 1900, and assessing its changing role in the world.
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WHII.9.c. Describing the political and social challenges faced by Latin American nations, with emphasis on the Monroe Doctrine.
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