AP-World History: Modern
Section outline
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AP World History: Modern is an introductory college-level modern world history course. Students cultivate their understanding of world history from c. 1200 CE to the present through analyzing historical sources and learning to make connections and craft historical arguments as they explore concepts like humans and the environment, cultural developments and interactions, governance, economic systems, social interactions and organization, and technology and innovation.
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Read this page to see recommendations for choosing course materials, teaching strategies, developing historical thinking skills, and developing reasoning skills, taken from the College Board's booklet Course and Exam Description. Throughout this course, we have tried to incorporate these elements, but it is ultimately up to the teacher to revise, modify, and incorporate materials and skills practice as they see fit for their students.
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You may download and use this booklet, provided by the College Board, to help you prepare for the exam.
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c. 1200 to c. 1450
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ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES IN THIS TOPIC
New Islamic political entities:
§ Seljuk Empire
§ Mamluk sultanate of Egypt
§ Delhi sultanates Innovations:
§ Advances in mathematics (Nasir al-Din al-Tusi)
§ Advances in literature ('A'ishah al-Ba'uniyyah)
§ Advances in medicineTransfers:
§ Preservation and commentaries on Greek moral and natural philosophy
§ House of Wisdom in Abbasid Bagdad
§ Scholarly and cultural transfers in Muslim and Christian SpainPart 1
THEMATIC FOCUS
Cultural Developments and Interactions CDI
The development of ideas, beliefs, and religions illustrates how groups in society view themselves, and the interactions of societies and their beliefs often have political, social, and cultural implications.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 1: Learning Objective D
Explain how systems of belief and their practices affected society in the period from c. 1200 to c. 1450.
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-3.1.III.D.iii
Islam, Judaism, Christianity, and the core beliefs and practices of these religions continued to shape societies in Africa and Asia.
Part 2
THEMATIC FOCUS
Governance GOV
A variety of internal and external factors contribute to state formation, expansion, and decline. Governments maintain order through a variety of administrative institutions, policies, and procedures, and governments obtain, retain, and exercise power in different ways and for different purposes.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 1: Learning Objective E
Explain the causes and effects of the rise of Islamic states over time.
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-3.2.I
As the Abbasid Caliphate fragmented, new Islamic political entities emerged, most of which were dominated by Turkic peoples. These states demonstrated continuity, innovation, and diversity.
KC-3.1.III.A
Muslim rule continued to expand to many parts of Afro-Eurasia due to military expansion, and Islam subsequently expanded through the activities of merchants, missionaries, and Sufis.
Part 3
THEMATIC FOCUS
Technology and Innovation TEC
Human adaptation and innovation have resulted in increased efficiency, comfort, and security, and technological advances have shaped human development and interactions with both intended and unintended consequences.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 1: Learning Objective F
Explain the effects of intellectual innovation in Dar al-Islam.
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-3.2.II.A.i
Muslim states and empires encouraged significant intellectual innovations and transfers.
Activities: 22 -
Part 1
THEMATIC FOCUS
Cultural Developments and Interactions CDI
The development of ideas, beliefs, and religions illustrates how groups in society view themselves, and the interactions of societies and their beliefs often have political, social, and cultural implications.LEARNING OBJECTIVE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
Unit 1: Learning Objective G
Explain how the various belief systems and practices of South and Southeast Asia affected society over time.
KC-3.1.III.D.iv
Hinduism, Islam, and Buddhism, and their core beliefs and practices, continued to shape societies in South and Southeast Asia.
Part 2
THEMATIC FOCUS
Governance GOV
A variety of internal and external factors contribute to state formation, expansion, and decline. Governments maintain order through a variety of administrative institutions, policies, and procedures, and governments obtain, retain, and exercise power in different ways and for different purposes.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
Unit 1: Learning Objective H
Explain how and why various states of South and Southeast Asia developed and maintained power over time.
KC-3.2.I.B.i
State formation and development demonstrated continuity, innovation, and diversity, including the new Hindu and Buddhist states that emerged in South and Southeast Asia.
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In Part 1 of Topic 1.3, we will focus our lessons on the following:
Part 1
THEMATIC FOCUS
Cultural Developments and Interactions CDI
The development of ideas, beliefs, and religions illustrates how groups in society view themselves, and the interactions of societies and their beliefs often have political, social, and cultural implications.LEARNING OBJECTIVE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
Unit 1: Learning Objective G
Explain how the various belief systems and practices of South and Southeast Asia affected society over time.
KC-3.1.III.D.iv
Hinduism, Islam, and Buddhism, and their core beliefs and practices, continued to shape societies in South and Southeast Asia.
Activities: 2 -
THEMATIC FOCUS
Governance GOV
A variety of internal and external factors contribute to state formation, expansion, and decline. Governments maintain order through a variety of administrative institutions, policies, and procedures, and governments obtain, retain, and exercise power in different ways and for different purposes.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
Unit 1: Learning Objective H
Explain how and why various states of South and Southeast Asia developed and maintained power over time.
KC-3.2.I.B.i
State formation and development demonstrated continuity, innovation, and diversity, including the new Hindu and Buddhist states that emerged in South and Southeast Asia.
Activities: 2 -
THEMATIC FOCUS
Governance GOV
A variety of internal and external factors contribute to state formation, expansion, and decline. Governments maintain order through a variety of administrative institutions, policies, and procedures, and governments obtain, retain, and exercise power in different ways and for different purposes.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
Explain how and why states in the Americas developed and changed over time.
KC-3.2.I.D.i
In the Americas, as in Afro-Eurasia, state systems demonstrated continuity, innovation, and diversity, and expanded in scope and reach.
Activities: 4 -
THEMATIC FOCUS
Governance GOV
A variety of internal and external factors contribute to state formation, expansion, and decline. Governments maintain order through a variety of administrative institutions, policies, and procedures, and governments obtain, retain, and exercise power in different ways and for different purposes.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
Unit 1: Learning Objective J
Explain how and why states in Africa developed and changed over time.
KC-3.2.I.D.ii
In Africa, as in Eurasia and the Americas, state systems demonstrated continuity, innovation, and diversity and expanded in scope and reach.
ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES
State systems in Africa:
- Great Zimbabwe
- Ethiopia
- Hausa kingdoms
Activities: 4 -
This topic has 3 Parts.
Part 1
THEMATIC FOCUS
Cultural Developments and Interactions CDI
The development of ideas, beliefs, and religions illustrates how groups in society view themselves, and the interactions of societies and their beliefs often have political, social, and cultural implications.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
Unit 1: Learning Objective K
Explain how the beliefs and practices of the predominant religions in Europe affected European society.
KC-3.1.III.D.v
Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and the core beliefs and practices of these religions continued to shape societies in Europe.
Part 2
THEMATIC FOCUS
Governance GOV
A variety of internal and external factors contribute to state formation, expansion, and decline. Governments maintain order through a variety of administrative institutions, policies, and procedures, and governments obtain, retain, and exercise power in different ways and for different purposes.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
Unit 1: Learning Objective L
Explain the causes and consequences of political decentralization in Europe from c. 1200 to c. 1450.
KC-3.2.I.B.ii
Europe was politically fragmented and characterized by decentralized monarchies, feudalism, and the manorial system.
Part 3
THEMATIC FOCUS
Social Interactions and Organization SIO
The process by which societies group their members and the norms that govern the interactions between these groups and between individuals influence political, economic, and cultural institutions and organization.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
Unit 1: Learning Objective M
Explain the effects of agriculture on social organization in Europe from c. 1200 to c. 1450.
KC-3.3.III.C
Europe was largely an agricultural society dependent on free and coerced labor, including serfdom.
Activities: 0 -
THEMATIC FOCUS
Cultural Developments and Interactions CDI
The development of ideas, beliefs, and religions illustrates how groups in society view themselves, and the interactions of societies and their beliefs often have political, social, and cultural implications.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
Unit 1: Learning Objective K
Explain how the beliefs and practices of the predominant religions in Europe affected European society.
KC-3.1.III.D.v
Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and the core beliefs and practices of these religions continued to shape societies in Europe.
Activities: 5 -
THEMATIC FOCUS
Governance GOV
A variety of internal and external factors contribute to state formation, expansion, and decline. Governments maintain order through a variety of administrative institutions, policies, and procedures, and governments obtain, retain, and exercise power in different ways and for different purposes.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
Unit 1: Learning Objective L
Explain the causes and consequences of political decentralization in Europe from c. 1200 to c. 1450.
KC-3.2.I.B.ii
Europe was politically fragmented and characterized by decentralized monarchies, feudalism, and the manorial system.
Activities: 3 -
THEMATIC FOCUS
Social Interactions and Organization SIO
The process by which societies group their members and the norms that govern the interactions between these groups and between individuals influence political, economic, and cultural institutions and organization.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
Unit 1: Learning Objective M
Explain the effects of agriculture on social organization in Europe from c. 1200 to c. 1450.
KC-3.3.III.C
Europe was largely an agricultural society dependent on free and coerced labor, including serfdom.
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The final topic in this unit focuses on the skill of argumentation and so provides an opportunity for your students to draw upon the key concepts and historical developments they have studied in this unit. Using evidence relevant to this unit’s key concepts, students should practice the suggested skill for this topic.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 1: Learning Objective N
Explain the similarities and differences in the processes of state formation from c. 1200 to c. 1450.
REVIEW: UNIT 1 KEY CONCEPTS
KC-3.2
State formation and development demonstrated continuity, innovation, and diversity in various regions.KC-3.2.I
As the Abbasid Caliphate fragmented, new Islamic political entities emerged, most of which were dominated by Turkic peoples. These states demonstrated continuity, innovation, and diversity.KC-3.2.I.A
Empires and states in Afro-Eurasia and the Americas demonstrated continuity, innovation, and diversity in the 13th century. This included the Song Dynasty of China, which utilized traditional methods of Confucianism and an imperial bureaucracy to maintain and justify its rule.KC-3.2.I.B.i
State formation and development demonstrated continuity, innovation, and diversity, including the new Hindu and Buddhist states that emerged in South and Southeast Asia.KC-3.2.I.D.i
In the Americas, as in Afro-Eurasia, state systems demonstrated continuity, innovation, and diversity, and expanded in scope and reach.KC-3.2.I.D.ii
In Africa, as in Eurasia and the Americas, state systems demonstrated continuity, innovation, and diversity, and expanded in scope and reach.Activities: 4 -
THEMATIC FOCUS
Economics Systems ECN
As societies develop, they affect and are affected by the ways that they produce, exchange, and consume goods and services.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 2: Learning Objective A
Explain the causes and effects of growth of networks of exchange after 1200.
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-3.1.I.A.i
Improved commercial practices led to an increased volume of trade and expanded the
geographical range of existing trade routes—including the Silk Roads—promoting the growth of powerful new trading cities.KC-3.1.I.C.i
The growth of interregional trade in luxury goods was encouraged by innovations in previously existing transportation and commercial technologies, including the caravanserai, forms of credit, and the development of money economies.KC-3.3.I.B
Demand for luxury goods increased in Afro-Eurasia. Chinese, Persian, and Indian artisans and merchants expanded their production of textiles and porcelains for export; manufacture of iron and steel expanded in China.Activities: 4 -
THEMATIC FOCUS
Governance GOV
A variety of internal and external factors contribute to state formation, expansion, and decline. Governments maintain order through a variety of administrative institutions, policies, and procedures, and governments obtain, retain, and exercise power in different ways and for different purposes.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 2: Learning Objective B
Explain the process of state building and decline in Eurasia over time.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-3.2.I.B.iii
Empires collapsed in different regions of the world and in some areas were replaced by new imperial states, including the Mongol khanates.Activities: 4 -
THEMATIC FOCUS
Economics Systems ECN
As societies develop, they affect and are affected by the ways that they produce, exchange, and consume goods and services.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 2: Learning Objective C
Explain how the expansion of empires influenced trade and communication over time.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-3.1.I.E.i
The expansion of empires—including the Mongols—facilitated Afro-Eurasian trade and communication as new people were drawn into their conquerors’ economies and trade networks.Activities: 4 -
THEMATIC FOCUS
Cultural Developments and Interactions CDI
The development of ideas, beliefs, and religions illustrates how groups in society view themselves, and the interactions of societies and their beliefs often have political, social, and cultural implications.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 2: Learning Objective D
Explain the significance of the Mongol Empire in larger patterns of continuity and change.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-3.2.II.A.ii
Interregional contacts and conflicts between states and empires, including the Mongols, encouraged significant technological and cultural transfers.Activities: 4 -
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THEMATIC FOCUS
Economics Systems ECN
As societies develop, they affect and are affected by the ways that they produce, exchange, and consume goods and services.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 2: Learning Objective E
Explain the causes of the growth of networks of exchange after 1200.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-3.1.I.A.ii
Improved transportation technologies and commercial practices led to an increased volume of trade and expanded the geographical range of existing trade routes,
including the Indian Ocean, promoting the growth of powerful new trading cities.KC-3.1.I.C.ii
The growth of interregional trade in luxury goods was encouraged by significant innovations in previously existing transportation and commercial technologies, including the use of the compass, the astrolabe, and larger ship designs.KC-3.1.I.A.iii
The Indian Ocean trading network fostered the growth of states.Activities: 4 -
THEMATIC FOCUS
Cultural Developments and Interactions CDI
The development of ideas, beliefs, and religions illustrates how groups in society view themselves, and the interactions of societies and their beliefs often have political, social, and cultural implications.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 2: Learning Objective F
Explain the effects of the growth of networks of exchange after 1200.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-3.1.III.B
In key places along important trade routes, merchants set up diasporic communities where they introduced their own cultural traditions into the indigenous cultures and, in turn, indigenous cultures influenced merchant cultures.KC-3.2.II.A.iii
Interregional contacts and conflicts between states and empires encouraged significant technological and cultural transfers, including during Chinese maritime activity led by Ming Admiral Zheng He.Activities: 3 -
THEMATIC FOCUS
Humans and the Environments ENV
The environment shapes human societies, and as populations grow and change, these populations in turn shape their environments.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 2: Learning Objective G
Explain the role of environmental factors in the development of networks of exchange in the period from c. 1200 to c. 1450.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-3.1.II.A.i
The expansion and intensification of long distance trade routes often depended on environmental knowledge, including advanced knowledge of the monsoon winds.Activities: 5 -
THEMATIC FOCUS
Technology and Innovation TEC
Human adaptation and innovation have resulted in increased efficiency, comfort, and security, and technological advances have shaped human development and interactions with both intended and unintended consequences.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 2: Learning Objective H
Explain the causes and effects of the growth of trans-Saharan trade.HISTORICAL DIFFERENCES
KC-3.1.II.A.ii
The growth of interregional trade was encouraged by innovations in existing transportation technologies.KC-3.1.I.A.iv
Improved transportation technologies and commercial practices led to an increased volume of trade and expanded the geographical range of existing trade routes, including the trans-Saharan trade network.Activities: 5 -
Activities: 5
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THEMATIC FOCUS
Governance GOV
A variety of internal and external factors contribute to state formation, expansion, and decline. Governments maintain order through a variety of administrative institutions, policies, and procedures, and governments obtain, retain, and exercise power in different ways and for different purposes.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 2: Learning Objective I
Explain how the expansion of empires influenced trade and communication over time.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-3.1.I.E.ii
The expansion of empires—including Mali in West Africa–facilitated Afro-Eurasian trade and communication as new people were drawn into the economies and trade networks.Activities: 4 -
THEMATIC FOCUS
Cultural Developments and Interactions CDI
The development of ideas, beliefs, and religions illustrates how groups in society view themselves, and the interactions of societies and their beliefs often have political, social, and cultural implications.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 2: Learning Objective J
Explain the intellectual and cultural effects of the various networks of exchange in Afro-Eurasia from c. 1200 to c. 1450.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-3.1.III.D
Increased cross-cultural interactions resulted in the diffusion of literary, artistic, and cultural traditions, as well as scientific and technological innovations.KC-3.3.II
The fate of cities varied greatly, with periods of significant decline and periods of increased urbanization, buoyed by rising productivity and expanding trade networks.KC-3.1.III.C
As exchange networks intensified, an increasing number of travelers within Afro-Eurasia wrote about their travels.Activities: 1 -
THEMATIC FOCUS
Humans and the Environments ENV
The environment shapes human societies, and as populations grow and change, these populations in turn shape their environments.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 2: Learning Objective K
Explain the environmental effects of the various networks of exchange in Afro-Eurasia from c. 1200 to c. 1450.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-3.1.IV
There was continued diffusion of crops and pathogens, with epidemic diseases, including the bubonic plague, along trade routes.Activities: 0 -
The final topic in this unit focuses on the skill of argumentation and so provides an opportunity for your students to draw upon the key concepts and historical developments they have studied in this unit. Using evidence relevant to this unit’s key concepts, students should practice the suggested skill for this topic.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 2: Learning Objective L
Explain the similarities and differences among the various networks of exchange in the period from c. 1200 to c. 1450.REVIEW: UNIT 2 KEY CONCEPTS
KC-3.1
A deepening and widening of networks of human interaction within and across regions contributed to cultural, technological, and biological diffusion within and between various societies.KC-3.1.I.A.i
Improved commercial practices led to an increased volume of trade and expanded the geographical range of existing trade routes—including the Silk Roads—promoting the growth of powerful new trading cities.KC-3.1.I.C.i
The growth of interregional trade in luxury goods was encouraged by innovations in previously existing transportation and commercial technologies, including the caravanserai, forms of credit, and the development of money economies.KC-3.3
Changes in trade networks resulted from and stimulated increasing productive capacity, with important implications for social and gender structures and environmental processes.KC-3.3.I.B
Demand for luxury goods increased in Afro-Eurasia. Chinese, Persian, and Indian artisans and merchants expanded their production of textiles and porcelains for export; manufacture of iron and steel expanded in China.Activities: 0 -
THEMATIC FOCUS
Governance GOV
A variety of internal and external factors contribute to state formation, expansion, and decline. Governments maintain order through a variety of administrative institutions, policies, and procedures, and governments obtain, retain, and exercise power in different ways and for different purposes.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 3: Learning Objective A
Explain how and why various land-based empires developed and expanded from 1450 to 1750.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-4.3.II
Imperial expansion relied on the increased use of gunpowder, cannons, and armed trade to establish large empires in both hemispheres.KC-4.3.II.B
Land empires included the Manchu in Central and East Asia; the Mughal in South and Central Asia; the Ottoman in Southern Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa; and the Safavids in the Middle East.KC-4.3.III.i
Political and religious disputes led to rivalries and conflict between states.Activities: 5 -
THEMATIC FOCUS
Governance GOV
A variety of internal and external factors contribute to state formation, expansion, and decline. Governments maintain order through a variety of administrative institutions, policies, and procedures, and governments obtain, retain, and exercise power in different ways and for different purposes.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 3: Learning Objective B
Explain how rulers used a variety of methods to legitimize and consolidate their power in land-based empires from 1450 to 1750.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-4.3.I.C
Recruitment and use of bureaucratic elites, as well as the development of military professionals, became more common among rulers who wanted to maintain centralized control over their populations and resources.KC-4.3.I.A
Rulers continued to use religious ideas, art, and monumental architecture to legitimize their rule.KC-4.3.I.D
Rulers used tribute collection, tax farming, and innovative tax-collection systems to generate revenue in order to forward state power and expansion.Activities: 3 -
THEMATIC FOCUS
Cultural Developments and Interactions CDI
The development of ideas, beliefs, and religions illustrates how groups in society view themselves, and the interactions of societies and their beliefs often have political, social, and cultural implications.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 3: Learning Objective C
Explain continuity and change within the various belief systems during the period from 1450 to 1750.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-4.1.VI.i
The Protestant Reformation marked a break with existing Christian traditions and both the Protestant and Catholic reformations contributed to the growth of Christianity.KC-4.1.VI.ii
Political rivalries between the Ottoman and Safavid empires intensified the split within Islam between Sunni and Shi’a.KC-4.1.VI.iii
Sikhism developed in South Asia in a context of interactions between Hinduism and Islam.Activities: 6 -
The final topic in this unit focuses on the skill of argumentation and so provides an opportunity for your students to draw upon the key concepts and historical developments they have studied in this unit. Using evidence relevant to this unit’s key concepts, students should practice the suggested skill for this topic.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 3: Learning Objective D
Compare the methods by which various empires increased their influence from 1450 to 1750.REVIEW: UNIT 3 KEY CONCEPTS
KC-4.1
The interconnection of the Eastern and Western Hemispheres made possible by transoceanic voyaging, transformed trade and had a significant social impact on the world.KC-4.1.VI
In some cases, the increase and intensification of interactions between newly connected hemispheres expanded the reach and furthered development of existing religions, and contributed to religious conflicts and the development of syncretic belief systems and practices.KC-4.3
Empires achieved increased scope and influence around the world, shaping and being shaped by the diverse populations they incorporated.KC-4.3.II
Imperial expansion relied on the increased use of gunpowder, cannons, and armed trade to establish large empires in both hemispheres.KC-4.3.II.B
Land empires included the Manchu in Central and East Asia; Mughal in South and Central Asia; Ottoman in Southern Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa; and the Safavids in the Middle East.KC-4.3.III.i
Political and religious disputes led to rivalries and conflict between states.Activities: 5 -
THEMATIC FOCUS
Technology and Innovation TEC
Human adaptation and innovation have resulted in increased efficiency, comfort, and security, and technological advances have shaped human development and interactions with both intended and unintended consequences.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 4: Learning Objective A
Explain how cross-cultural interactions resulted in the diffusion of technology and facilitated changes in patterns of trade and travel from 1450 to 1750.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-4.1.II
Knowledge, scientific learning, and technology from the Classical, Islamic, and Asian worlds spread, facilitating European technological developments and innovation.KC-4.1.II.A
The developments included the production of new tools, innovations in ship designs, and an improved understanding of regional wind and currents patterns—all of which made transoceanic travel and trade possible.Activities: 5 -
Part 1: THEMATIC FOCUS
Governance GOV
A variety of internal and external factors contribute to state formation, expansion, and decline. Governments maintain order through a variety of administrative institutions, policies, and procedures, and governments obtain, retain, and exercise power in different ways and for different purposes.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 4: Learning Objective B
Describe the role of states in the expansion of maritime exploration from 1450 to 1750.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-4.1.III
New state-supported transoceanic maritime exploration occurred in this period.Part 2: THEMATIC FOCUS
Economics Systems ECN
As societies develop, they affect and are affected by the ways that they produce, exchange, and consume goods and services.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 4: Learning Objective C
Explain the economic causes and effects of maritime exploration by the various European states.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-4.1.III.A
Portuguese development of maritime technology and navigational skills led to increased travel to and trade with Africa and Asia and resulted in the construction of a global trading-post empire.KC-4.1.III.B
Spanish sponsorship of the voyages of Columbus and subsequent voyages across the Atlantic and Pacific dramatically increased European interest in transoceanic travel and trade.KC-4.1.III.C
Northern Atlantic crossings were undertaken under English, French, and Dutch sponsorship, often with the goal of finding alternative sailing routes to Asia.Activities: 4 -
THEMATIC FOCUS
Humans and the Environments ENV
The environment shapes human societies, and as populations grow and change, these populations in turn shape their environments.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 4: Learning Objective D
Explain the causes of the Columbian Exchange and its effects on the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-4.1.V
The new connections between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres resulted in the exchange of new plants, animals, and diseases, known as the Columbian Exchange.KC-4.1.V.A
European colonization of the Americas led to the unintentional transfer of disease vectors, including mosquitoes and rats, and the spread of diseases that were endemic in the Eastern Hemisphere, including smallpox, measles, and malaria. Some of these diseases substantially reduced the indigenous populations, with catastrophic effects in many areas.KC-4.1.V.B
American foods became staple crops in various parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Cash crops were grown primarily on plantations with coerced labor and were exported mostly to Europe and the Middle East.KC-4.1.V.C
Afro-Eurasian fruit trees, grains, sugar, and domesticated animals were brought by Europeans to the Americas, while other foods were brought by African enslaved persons.KC-4.1.V.D
Populations in Afro-Eurasia benefitted nutritionally from the increased diversity of American food crops.Activities: 4 -
Part 1: THEMATIC FOCUS
Governance GOV
A variety of internal and external factors contribute to state formation, expansion, and decline. Governments maintain order through a variety of administrative institutions, policies, and procedures, and governments obtain, retain, and exercise power in different ways and for different purposes.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 4: Learning Objective E
Explain the process of state building and expansion among various empires and states in the period from 1450 to 1750.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-4.3.II.A.i
Europeans established new trading posts in Africa and Asia, which proved profitable for the rulers and merchants involved in new global trade networks. Some Asian states sought to limit the disruptive economic and cultural effects of European-dominated long-distance trade by adopting restrictive or isolationist trade policies.KC-4.3.II.C
Driven largely by political, religious, and economic rivalries, European states established new maritime empires, including the Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, French, and British.KC-4.3.II.A.ii
The expansion of maritime trading networks fostered the growth of states in Africa, including the Asante and the Kingdom of the Kongo, whose participation in trading networks led to an increase in their influence.Part 2: THEMATIC FOCUS
Economics Systems ECN
As societies develop, they affect and are affected by the ways that they produce, exchange, and consume goods and services.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 4: Learning Objective F
Explain the continuities and changes in economic systems and labor systems from 1450 to 1750.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-4.3.II.A.iii
Despite some disruption and restructuring due to the arrival of Portuguese, Spanish, and Dutch merchants, existing trade networks in the Indian Ocean continued to flourish and included intra-Asian trade and Asian merchants.KC-4.2.II.D
Newly developed colonial economies in the Americas largely depended on agriculture, utilized existing labor systems, including the Incan mit’a, and introduced new labor systems including chattel slavery, indentured servitude, and encomienda and hacienda systems.Part 3: THEMATIC FOCUS
Social Interactions and Organization SIO
The process by which societies group their members and the norms that govern the interactions between these groups and between individuals influence political, economic, and cultural institutions and organization.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 4: Learning Objective G
Explain changes and continuities in systems of slavery in the period from 1450 to 1750.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-4.2.II.B
Enslavement in Africa continued in its traditional forms, including incorporation of enslaved persons into households and the export of enslaved persons to the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean regions.KC-4.2.II.C
The growth of the plantation economy increased the demand for enslaved labor in the Americas, leading to significant demographic, social, and cultural changes.Activities: 4 -
Part 1: THEMATIC FOCUS
Governance GOV
A variety of internal and external factors contribute to state formation, expansion, and decline. Governments maintain order through a variety of administrative institutions, policies, and procedures, and governments obtain, retain, and exercise power in different ways and for different purposes.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 4: Learning Objective H
Explain how rulers employed economic strategies to consolidate and maintain power throughout the period from 1450 to 1750.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-4.1.IV.C
Mercantilist policies and practices were used by European rulers to expand and control their economies and claim overseas territories. Joint-stock companies, influenced by these mercantilist principles, were used by rulers and merchants to finance exploration and were used by rulers to compete against one another in global trade.KC-4.3.III.ii
Economic disputes led to rivalries and conflict between states.Part 2: THEMATIC FOCUS
Economics Systems ECN
As societies develop, they affect and are affected by the ways that they produce, exchange, and consume goods and services.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 4: Learning Objective I
Explain the continuities and changes in networks of exchange from 1450 to 1750.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-4.1.IV.D.i
The Atlantic trading system involved the movement of goods, wealth, and labor, including enslaved persons.KC-4.1.IV
The new global circulation of goods was facilitated by chartered European monopoly companies and the global flow of silver, especially from Spanish colonies in the Americas, which was used to purchase Asian goods for the Atlantic markets and satisfy Chinese demand for silver. Regional markets continued to flourish in Afro-Eurasia by using established commercial practices and new transoceanic and regional shipping services developed by European merchants.KC-4.2.II.A
Peasant and artisan labor continued and intensified in many regions as the demand for food and consumer goods increased.Activities: 4 -
Part 3: THEMATIC FOCUS
Social Interactions and Organization SIO
The process by which societies group their members and the norms that govern the interactions between these groups and between individuals influence political, economic, and cultural institutions and organization.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 4: Learning Objective J
Explain how political, economic, and cultural factors affected society from 1450 to 1750.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-4.2.III.C
Some notable gender and family restructuring occurred, including demographic changes in Africa that resulted from the trade of enslaved persons.KC-4.1.IV.D.ii
The Atlantic trading system involved the movement of labor—including enslaved persons and the mixing of African, American, and European cultures and peoples, with all parties contributing to this cultural synthesis.Part 4: THEMATIC FOCUS
Cultural Developments and Interactions CDI
The development of ideas, beliefs, and religions illustrates how groups in society view themselves, and the interactions of societies and their beliefs often have political, social, and cultural implications.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 4: Learning Objective K
Explain the similarities and differences in how various belief systems affected societies from 1450 to 1750.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-4.1.VI
In some cases, the increase and intensification of interactions between newly connected hemispheres expanded the reach and furthered development of existing religions, and contributed to religious conflicts and the development of syncretic belief systems and practices.Activities: 5 -
THEMATIC FOCUS
Governance GOV
A variety of internal and external factors contribute to state formation, expansion, and decline. Governments maintain order through a variety of administrative institutions, policies, and procedures, and governments obtain, retain, and exercise power in different ways and for different purposes.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 4: Learning Objective L
Explain the effects of the development of state power from 1450 to 1750.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-4.3.III.iii
State expansion and centralization led to resistance from an array of social, political, and economic groups on a local level.KC-5.3.III.C
Enslaved persons challenged existing authorities in the Americas through organized resistance.Activities: 5 -
THEMATIC FOCUS
Social Interactions and Organization SIO
The process by which societies group their members and the norms that govern the interactions between these groups and between individuals influence political, economic, and cultural institutions and organization.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 4: Learning Objective M
Explain how social categories, roles, and practices have been maintained or have changed over time.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-4.3.I.B
Many states, such as the Mughal and Ottoman empires, adopted practices to accommodate the ethnic and religious diversity of their subjects or to utilize the economic, political, and military contributions of different ethnic or religious groups. In other cases, states suppressed diversity or limited certain groups’ roles in society, politics, or the economy.KC-4.2.III.A
Imperial conquests and widening global economic opportunities contributed to the formation of new political and economic elites, including in China with the transition to the Qing Dynasty and in the Americas with the rise of the Casta system.KC-4.2.III.B
The power of existing political and economic elites fluctuated as the elites confronted new challenges to their ability to affect the policies of the increasingly powerful monarchs and leaders.Activities: 5 -
The final topic in this unit focuses on the skill of argumentation and so provides an opportunity for your students to draw upon the key concepts and historical developments they have studied in this unit. Using evidence relevant to this unit’s key concepts, students should practice the suggested skill for this topic.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 4: Learning Objective N
Explain how economic developments from 1450 to 1750 affected social structures over time.REVIEW: UNIT 4 KEY CONCEPTS
KC-4.1
The interconnection of the Eastern and Western Hemispheres, made possible by transoceanic voyaging, transformed trade and had a significant social impact on the world.KC-4.1.II
Knowledge, scientific learning, and technology from the Classical, Islamic, and Asian worlds spread, facilitating European technological developments and innovation.KC-4.1.II.A
The developments included the production of new tools, innovations in ship designs, and an improved understanding of regional wind and currents patterns—all of which made transoceanic travel and trade possible.KC-4.2
Although the world’s productive systems continued to be heavily centered on agriculture, major changes occurred in agricultural labor, the systems and locations of manufacturing, gender and social structures, and environmental processes.KC-4.2.II
The demand for labor intensified as a result of the growing global demand for raw materials and finished products. Traditional peasant agriculture increased and changed in nature, plantations expanded, and the Atlantic slave trade developed and intensified.KC-4.3
Empires achieved increased scope and influence around the world, shaping and being shaped by the diverse populations they incorporated.KC-4.3.III.ii
Economic disputes led to rivalries and conflict between states.Activities: 3 -
Part 1: THEMATIC FOCUS
Cultural Developments and Interactions CDI
The development of ideas, beliefs, and religions illustrates how groups in society view themselves, and the interactions of societies and their beliefs often have political, social, and cultural implications.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 5: Learning Objective A
Explain the intellectual and ideological context in which revolutions swept the Atlantic world from 1750 to 1900.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-5.3.I.A
Enlightenment philosophies applied new ways of understanding and empiricist approaches to both the natural world and human relationships; they also reexamined the role that religion played in public life and emphasized the importance of reason. Philosophers developed new political ideas about the individual, natural rights, and the social contract.KC-5.3.I
The rise and diffusion of Enlightenment thought that questioned established traditions in all areas of life often preceded revolutions and rebellions against existing governments.KC-5.3.II.i
Nationalism also became a major force shaping the historical development of states and empires.Part 2: THEMATIC FOCUS
Social Interactions and Organization SIO
The process by which societies group their members and the norms that govern the interactions between these groups and between individuals influence political, economic, and cultural institutions and organization.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 5: Learning Objective B
Explain how the Enlightenment affected societies over time.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-5.3.I.C
Enlightenment ideas and religious ideals influenced various reform movements. These reform movements contributed to the expansion of rights, as seen in expanded suffrage, the abolition of slavery, and the end of serfdom.KC-5.3.IV.B
Demands for women’s suffrage and an emergent feminism challenged political and gender hierarchies.Activities: 5 -
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 5: Learning Objective C
Explain causes and effects of the various revolutions in the period from 1750 to 1900.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-5.3.II.ii
People around the world developed a new sense of commonality based on language, religion, social customs, and territory. This was sometimes harnessed by governments to foster a sense of unity.KC-5.3
The 18th century marked the beginning of an intense period of revolution and rebellion against existing governments, leading to the establishment of new nation-states around the world.KC-5.3.IV.A.i
Discontent with monarchist and imperial rule encouraged the development of systems of government and various ideologies, including democracy and 19th-century liberalism.KC-5.3.III.B
Colonial subjects in the Americas led a series of rebellions inspired by democratic ideals. The American Revolution, and its successful establishment of a republic, the United States of America, was a model and inspiration for a number of the revolutions that followed. The American Revolution, the Haitian Revolution, and the Latin American independence movements facilitated the emergence of independent states in the Americas.KC-5.3.I.B
The ideas of Enlightenment philosophers, as reflected in revolutionary documents—including the American Declaration of Independence during the American Revolution, the French “Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen” during the French Revolution, and Bolívar’s “Letter from Jamaica” on the eve of the Latin American revolutions—influenced resistance to existing political authority, often in pursuit of independence and democratic ideals.KC-5.3.II.iii
Newly imagined national communities often linked this new national identity with borders of the state, and in some cases, nationalists challenged boundaries or sought unification of fragmented regions.Activities: 5 -
THEMATIC FOCUS
Humans and the Environments ENV
The environment shapes human societies, and as populations grow and change, these populations in turn shape their environments.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 5: Learning Objective D
Explain how environmental factors contributed to industrialization from 1750 to 1900.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-5.1.I.A
A variety of factors contributed to the growth of industrial production and eventually resulted in the Industrial Revolution, including:- Proximity to waterways; access to rivers and canals
- Geographical distribution of coal, iron, and timber
- Urbanization
- Improved agricultural productivity
- Legal protection of private property
- Access to foreign resources
- Accumulation of capital
KC-5.1.I.C
The development of the factory system concentrated production in a single location and led to an increasing degree of specialization of labor.Activities: 5 -
THEMATIC FOCUS
Technology and Innovation TEC
Human adaptation and innovation have resulted in increased efficiency, comfort, and security, and technological advances have shaped human development and interactions with both intended and unintended consequences.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 5: Learning Objective E
Explain how different modes and locations of production have developed and changed over time.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-5.1.II.B
The rapid development of steam-powered industrial production in European countries and the U.S. contributed to the increase in these regions’ share of global manufacturing during the first Industrial Revolution. While Middle Eastern and Asian countries continued to produce manufactured goods, these regions’ share in global manufacturing declined.KC-5.1.I.D
As new methods of industrial production became more common in parts of northwestern Europe, they spread to other parts of Europe and the United States, Russia, and Japan.Activities: 5 -
THEMATIC FOCUS
Technology and Innovation TEC
Human adaptation and innovation have resulted in increased efficiency, comfort, and security, and technological advances have shaped human development and interactions with both intended and unintended consequences.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 5: Learning Objective F
Explain how technology shaped economic production over time.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-5.1.I.B
The development of machines, including steam engines and the internal combustion engine, made it possible to take advantage of both existing and vast newly discovered resources of energy stored in fossil fuels, specifically coal and oil. The fossil fuels revolution greatly increased the energy available to human societies.KC-5.1.I.E
The “second industrial revolution” led to new methods in the production of steel, chemicals, electricity, and precision machinery during the second half of the 19th century.KC-5.1.IV
Railroads, steamships, and the telegraph made exploration, development, and communication possible in interior regions globally, which led to increased trade and migration.Activities: 5 -
THEMATIC FOCUS
Governance GOV
A variety of internal and external factors contribute to state formation, expansion, and decline. Governments maintain order through a variety of administrative institutions, policies, and procedures, and governments obtain, retain, and exercise power in different ways and for different purposes.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 5: Learning Objective G
Explain the causes and effects of economic strategies of different states and empires.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-5.1.V.C
As the influence of the Industrial Revolution grew, a small number of states and governments promoted their own state sponsored visions of industrialization.KC-5.2.II.A
The expansion of U.S. and European influence in Asia led to internal reform in Japan that supported industrialization and led to the growing regional power of Japan in the Meiji Era.Activities: 5 -
THEMATIC FOCUS
Economics Systems ECN
As societies develop, they affect and are affected by the ways that they produce, exchange, and consume goods and services.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 5: Learning Objective H
Explain the development of economic systems, ideologies, and institutions and how they contributed to change in the period from 1750 to 1900.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-5.1.III.A
Western European countries began abandoning mercantilism and adopting free trade policies, partly in response to the growing acceptance of Adam Smith’s theories of laissez-faire capitalism and free markets.KC-5.1.III.B
The global nature of trade and production contributed to the proliferation of large-scale transnational businesses that relied on new practices in banking and finance.KC-5.1
The development of industrial capitalism led to increased standards of living for some, and to continued improvement in manufacturing methods that increased the availability, affordability, and variety of consumer goods.Activities: 5 -
THEMATIC FOCUS
Social Interactions and Organization SIO
The process by which societies group their members and the norms that govern the interactions between these groups and between individuals influence political, economic, and cultural institutions and organization.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 5: Learning Objective I
Explain the causes and effects of calls for changes in industrial societies from 1750 to 1900.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-5.1.V.D
In response to the social and economic changes brought about by industrial capitalism, some governments, organizations, and individuals promoted various types of political, social, educational, and urban reforms.KC-5.1.V.A
In industrialized states, many workers organized themselves, often in labor unions, to improve working conditions, limit hours, and gain higher wages. Workers’ movements and political parties emerged in different areas, promoting alternative visions of society.KC-5.3.IV.A.ii
Discontent with established power structures encouraged the development of various ideologies, including those espoused by Karl Marx, and the ideas of socialism and communism.KC-5.1.V.B
In response to the expansion of industrializing states, some governments in Asia and Africa, including the Ottoman Empire and Qing China, sought to reform and modernize their economies and militaries. Reform efforts were often resisted by some members of government or established elite groups.Activities: 5 -
THEMATIC FOCUS
Social Interactions and Organization SIO
The process by which societies group their members and the norms that govern the interactions between these groups and between individuals influence political, economic, and cultural institutions and organization.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 5: Learning Objective J
Explain how industrialization caused change in existing social hierarchies and standards of living.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-5.1.VI.A
New social classes, including the middle class and the industrial working class, developed.KC-5.1.VI.B
While women and often children in working class families typically held wage-earning jobs to supplement their families’ income, middle-class women who did not have the same economic demands to satisfy were increasingly limited to roles in the household or roles focused on child development.KC-5.1.VI.C
The rapid urbanization that accompanied global capitalism at times led to a variety of challenges, including pollution, poverty, increased crime, public health crises, housing shortages, and insufficient infrastructure to accommodate urban growth.Activities: 5 -
The final topic in this unit focuses on the skill of argumentation and so provides an opportunity for your students to draw upon the key concepts and historical developments they have studied in this unit. Using evidence relevant to this unit’s key concepts, students should practice the suggested skill for this topic.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 5: Learning Objective K
Explain the extent to which industrialization brought change from 1750 to 1900.REVIEW: UNIT 5 KEY CONCEPTS
KC-5.1
The development of industrial capitalism led to increased standards of living for some, and to continued improvement in manufacturing methods that increased the availability, affordability, and variety of consumer goods.KC-5.1.IV
Railroads, steamships, and the telegraph made exploration, development, and communication possible in interior regions globally, which led to increased trade and migration.KC-5.3
The 18th century marked the beginning of an intense period of revolution and rebellion against existing governments, leading to the establishment of new nation-states around the world.KC-5.3.I.A
Enlightenment philosophies applied new ways of understanding and empiricist approaches to both the natural world and human relationships; they also reexamined the role that religion played in public life and emphasized the importance of reason. Philosophers developed new political ideas about the individual, natural rights, and the social contract.KC-5.3.I
The rise and diffusion of Enlightenment thought that questioned established traditions in all areas of life often preceded revolutions and rebellions against existing governments.KC-5.3.II.i
Nationalism also became a major force shaping the historical development of states and empires.Activities: 4 -
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THEMATIC FOCUS
Cultural Developments and Interactions CDI
The development of ideas, beliefs, and religions illustrates how groups in society view themselves, and the interactions of societies and their beliefs often have political, social, and cultural implications.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 6: Learning Objective A
Explain how ideologies contributed to the development of imperialism from 1750 to 1900.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-5.2.III
A range of cultural, religious, and racial ideologies were used to justify imperialism, including Social Darwinism, nationalism, the concept of the civilizing mission, and the desire to religiously convert indigenous populations.Activities: 5 -
THEMATIC FOCUS
Governance GOV
A variety of internal and external factors contribute to state formation, expansion, and decline. Governments maintain order through a variety of administrative institutions, policies, and procedures, and governments obtain, retain, and exercise power in different ways and for different purposes.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 6: Learning Objective B
Compare processes by which state power shifted in various parts of the world from 1750 to 1900.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-5.2.I.A
Some states with existing colonies strengthened their control over those colonies and in some cases assumed direct control over colonies previously held by non-state entities.KC-5.2.I.B
European states as well as the United States and Japan acquired territories throughout Asia and the Pacific, while Spanish and Portuguese influence declined.KC-5.2.I.C
Many European states used both warfare and diplomacy to expand their empires in Africa.KC-5.2.I.D
Europeans established settler colonies in some parts of their empires.KC-5.2.II.B
The United States, Russia, and Japan expanded their land holdings by conquering and settling neighboring territories.Activities: 5 -
THEMATIC FOCUS
Governance GOV
A variety of internal and external factors contribute to state formation, expansion, and decline. Governments maintain order through a variety of administrative institutions, policies, and procedures, and governments obtain, retain, and exercise power in different ways and for different purposes.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 6: Learning Objective C
Explain how and why internal and external factors have influenced the process of state building from 1750 to 1900.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-5.3.III.D
Increasing questions about political authority and growing nationalism contributed to anticolonial movements.KC-5.2.II.C
Anti-imperial resistance took various forms, including direct resistance within empires and the creation of new states on the peripheries.KC-5.3.III.E
Increasing discontent with imperial rule led to rebellions, some of which were influenced by religious ideas.Activities: 5 -
THEMATIC FOCUS
Humans and the Environments ENV
The environment shapes human societies, and as populations grow and change, these populations in turn shape their environments.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 6: Learning Objective D
Explain how various environmental factors contributed to the development of the global economy from 1750 to 1900.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-5.1.II.A
The need for raw materials for factories and increased food supplies for the growing population in urban centers led to the growth of export economies around the world that specialized in commercial extraction of natural resources and the production of food and industrial crops. The profits from these raw materials were used to purchase finished goods.Activities: 4 -
THEMATIC FOCUS
Economics Systems ECN
As societies develop, they affect and are affected by the ways that they produce, exchange, and consume goods and services.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 6: Learning Objective E
Explain how various economic factors contributed to the development of the global economy from 1750 to 1900.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-5.2.I.E
Industrialized states and businesses within those states practiced economic imperialism primarily in Asia and Latin America.KC-5.1.II.C
Trade in some commodities was organized in a way that gave merchants and companies based in Europe and the U.S. a distinct economic advantage.Activities: 5 -
Part 1: THEMATIC FOCUS
Humans and the Environments ENV
The environment shapes human societies, and as populations grow and change, these populations in turn shape their environments.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 6: Learning Objective F
Explain how various environmental factors contributed to the development of varied patterns of migration from 1750 to 1900.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-5.4.I
Migration in many cases was influenced by changes in demographics in both industrialized and unindustrialized societies that presented challenges to existing patterns of living.KC-5.4.I.B
Because of the nature of new modes of transportation, both internal and external migrants increasingly relocated to cities. This pattern contributed to the significant global urbanization of the 19th century. The new methods of transportation also allowed for many migrants to return, periodically or permanently, to their home societies.Part 2: THEMATIC FOCUS
Economics Systems ECN
As societies develop, they affect and are affected by the ways that they produce, exchange, and consume goods and services.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 6: Learning Objective G
Explain how various economic factors contributed to the development of varied patterns of migration from 1750 to 1900.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-5.4.II.A
Many individuals chose freely to relocate, often in search of work.KC-5.4.II.B
The new global capitalist economy continued to rely on coerced and semi coerced labor migration, including enslavement Chinese and Indian indentured servitude, and convict labor.Activities: 5 -
THEMATIC FOCUS
Social Interactions and Organization SIO
The process by which societies group their members and the norms that govern the interactions between these groups and between individuals influence political, economic, and cultural institutions and organization.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 6: Learning Objective H
Explain how and why new patterns of migration affected society from 1750 to 1900.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-5.4.III.A
Migrants tended to be male, leaving women to take on new roles in the home society that had been formerly occupied by men.KC-5.4.III.B
Migrants often created ethnic enclaves in different parts of the world that helped transplant their culture into new environments.KC-5.4.III.C
Receiving societies did not always embrace immigrants, as seen in the various degrees of ethnic and racial prejudice and the ways states attempted to regulate the increased flow of people across their borders.Activities: 4 -
The final topic in this unit focuses on the skill of argumentation and so provides an opportunity for your students to draw upon the key concepts and historical developments they have studied in this unit. Using evidence relevant to this unit’s key concepts, students should practice the suggested skill for this topic.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 6: Learning Objective I
Explain the relative significance of the effects of imperialism from 1750 to 1900.REVIEW: UNIT 6 KEY CONCEPTS
KC-5.1
The development of industrial capitalism led to increased standards of living for some, and to continued improvement in manufacturing methods that increased the availability, affordability, and variety of consumer goods.KC-5.2
As states industrialized, they also expanded existing overseas empires and established new colonies and transoceanic relationships.KC-5.3
The 18th century marked the beginning of an intense period of revolution and rebellion against existing governments, leading to the establishment of new nation-states around the world.KC-5.4
As a result of the emergence of transoceanic empires and a global capitalist economy, migration patterns changed dramatically, and the numbers of migrants increased significantly.Activities: 4 -
Activities: 2
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THEMATIC FOCUS
Governance GOV
A variety of internal and external factors contribute to state formation, expansion, and decline. Governments maintain order through a variety of administrative institutions, policies, and procedures, and governments obtain, retain, and exercise power in different ways and for different purposes.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 7: Learning Objective A
Explain how internal and external factors contributed to change in various states after 1900.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-6.2.I
The West dominated the global political order at the beginning of the 20th century, but both land-based and maritime empires gave way to new states by the century’s end.KC-6.2.I.A
The older, land-based Ottoman, Russian, and Qing empires collapsed due to a combination of internal and external factors. These changes in Russia eventually led to communist revolution.KC-6.2.II.D
States around the world challenged the existing political and social order, including the Mexican Revolution that arose as a result of political crisis.Activities: 5 -
Activities: 9
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Activities: 4
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THEMATIC FOCUS
Governance GOV
A variety of internal and external factors contribute to state formation, expansion, and decline. Governments maintain order through a variety of administrative institutions, policies, and procedures, and governments obtain, retain, and exercise power in different ways and for different purposes.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 7: Learning Objective B
Explain the causes and consequences of World War I.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-6.2.IV.B.i
The causes of World War I included imperialist expansion and competition for resources. In addition, territorial and regional conflicts combined with a flawed alliance system and intense nationalism to escalate the tensions into global conflict.Activities: 4 -
THEMATIC FOCUS
Technology and Innovation TEC
Human adaptation and innovation have resulted in increased efficiency, comfort, and security, and technological advances have shaped human development and interactions with both intended and unintended consequences.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 7: Learning Objective C
Explain how governments used a variety of methods to conduct war.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-6.2.IV.A.i
World War I was the first total war. Governments used a variety of strategies, including political propaganda, art, media, and intensified forms of nationalism, to mobilize populations (both in the home countries and the colonies) for the purpose of waging war.KC-6.1.III.C.i
New military technology led to increased levels of wartime casualties.Activities: 5 -
THEMATIC FOCUS
Economics Systems ECN
As societies develop, they affect and are affected by the ways that they produce, exchange, and consume goods and services.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 7: Learning Objective D
Explain how different governments responded to economic crisis after 1900.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-6.3.I.B
Following World War I and the onset of the Great Depression, governments began to take a more active role in economic life.KC-6.3.I.A.i
In the Soviet Union, the government controlled the national economy through the Five Year Plans, often implementing repressive policies, with negative repercussions for the population.Activities: 4 -
THEMATIC FOCUS
Governance GOV
A variety of internal and external factors contribute to state formation, expansion, and decline. Governments maintain order through a variety of administrative institutions, policies, and procedures, and governments obtain, retain, and exercise power in different ways and for different purposes.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 7: Learning Objective E
Explain the continuities and changes in territorial holdings from 1900 to the present.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-6.2.I.B
Between the two world wars, Western and Japanese imperial states predominantly maintained control over colonial holdings; in some cases, they gained additional territories through conquest or treaty settlement and in other cases faced anti-imperial resistance.Activities: 5 -
THEMATIC FOCUS
Governance GOV
A variety of internal and external factors contribute to state formation, expansion, and decline. Governments maintain order through a variety of administrative institutions, policies, and procedures, and governments obtain, retain, and exercise power in different ways and for different purposes.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 7: Learning Objective F
Explain the causes and consequences of World War II.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-6.2.IV.B.ii
The causes of World War II included the unsustainable peace settlement after World War I, the global economic crisis engendered by the Great Depression, continued imperialist aspirations, and especially the rise to power of fascist and totalitarian regimes that resulted in the aggressive militarism of Nazi Germany under Adolf Hitler.Activities: 3 -
THEMATIC FOCUS
Governance GOV
A variety of internal and external factors contribute to state formation, expansion, and decline. Governments maintain order through a variety of administrative institutions, policies, and procedures, and governments obtain, retain, and exercise power in different ways and for different purposes.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 7: Learning Objective G
Explain similarities and differences in how governments used a variety of methods to conduct war.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-6.2.IV.A.ii
World War II was a total war. Governments used a variety of strategies, including political propaganda, art, media, and intensified forms of nationalism, to mobilize populations (both in the home countries and the colonies or former colonies) for the purpose of waging war. Governments used ideologies, including fascism and communism to mobilize all of their state’s resources for war and, in the case of totalitarian states, to repress basic freedoms and dominate many aspects of daily life during the course of the conflicts and beyond.KC-6.1.III.C.ii
New military technology and new tactics, including the atomic bomb, fire-bombing, and the waging of “total war” led to increased levels of wartime casualties.Activities: 4 -
THEMATIC FOCUS
Social Interactions and Organization SIO
The process by which societies group their members and the norms that govern the interactions between these groups and between individuals influence political, economic, and cultural institutions and organization.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 7: Learning Objective H
Explain the various causes and consequences of mass atrocities in the period from 1900 to the present.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENS
KC-6.2.III.C
The rise of extremist groups in power led to the attempted destruction of specific populations, notably the Nazi killing of the Jews in the Holocaust during World War II, and to other atrocities, acts of genocide, or ethnic violence.Activities: 3 -
The final topic in this unit focuses on the skill of argumentation and so provides an opportunity for your students to draw upon the key concepts and historical developments they have studied in this unit. Using evidence relevant to this unit’s key concepts, students should practice the suggested skill for this topic.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 7: Learning Objective I
Explain the relative significance of the causes of global conflict in the period 1900 to the present.REVIEW: UNIT 7 KEY CONCEPTS
KC-6.1
Rapid advances in science and technology altered the understanding of the universe and the natural world and led to advances in communication, transportation, industry, agriculture, and medicine.KC-6.2
Peoples and states around the world challenged the existing political and social order in varying ways, leading to unprecedented worldwide conflicts.KC-6.2.I
The West dominated the global political order at the beginning of the 20th century, but both land-based and maritime empires gave way to new states by the century’s end.KC-6.2.I.A
The older, land-based Ottoman, Russian, and Qing empires collapsed due to a combination of internal and external factors. These changes in Russia eventually led to communist revolution.KC-6.2.II.D
States around the world challenged the existing political and social order, including the Mexican Revolution that arose as a result of political crisis.Activities: 4 -
Activities: 2
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THEMATIC FOCUS
Governance GOV
A variety of internal and external factors contribute to state formation, expansion, and decline. Governments maintain order through a variety of administrative institutions, policies, and procedures, and governments obtain, retain, and exercise power in different ways and for different purposes.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 8: Learning Objective A
Explain the historical context of the Cold War after 1945.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-6.2.II
Hopes for greater self-government were largely unfulfilled following World War I; however, in the years following World War II, increasing anti-imperialist sentiment contributed to the dissolution of empires and the restructuring of states.KC-6.2.IV.C.i
Technological and economic gains experienced during World War II by the victorious nations shifted the global balance of power.Activities: 4 -
THEMATIC FOCUS
Cultural Developments and Interactions CDI
The development of ideas, beliefs, and religions illustrates how groups in society view themselves, and the interactions of societies and their beliefs often have political, social, and cultural implications.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 8: Learning Objective B
Explain the causes and effects of the ideological struggle of the Cold War.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-6.2.IV.C.ii
The global balance of economic and political power shifted during and after World War II and rapidly evolved into the Cold War. The democracy of the United States and the authoritarian communist Soviet Union emerged as superpowers, which led to ideological conflict and a power struggle between capitalism and communism across the globe.KC-6.2.V.B
Groups and individuals, including the Non-Aligned Movement, opposed and promoted alternatives to the existing economic, political, and social orders.Activities: 4 -
THEMATIC FOCUS
Governance GOV
A variety of internal and external factors contribute to state formation, expansion, and decline. Governments maintain order through a variety of administrative institutions, policies, and procedures, and governments obtain, retain, and exercise power in different ways and for different purposes.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 8: Learning Objective C
Compare the ways in which the United States and the Soviet Union sought to maintain influence over the course of the Cold War.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-6.2.IV.D
The Cold War produced new military alliances, including NATO and the Warsaw Pact, and led to nuclear proliferation and proxy wars between and within postcolonial states in Latin America, Africa, and Asia.Activities: 3 -
Part 1: THEMATIC FOCUS
Economics Systems ECN
As societies develop, they affect and are affected by the ways that they produce, exchange, and consume goods and services.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 8: Learning Objective D
Explain the causes and consequences of China’s adoption of communism.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-6.2.I.i
As a result of internal tension and Japanese aggression, Chinese communists seized power. These changes in China eventually led to communist revolution.KC-6.3.I.A.ii
In communist China, the government controlled the national economy through the Great Leap Forward, often implementing repressive policies, with negative repercussions for the population.Part 2: THEMATIC FOCUS
Social Interactions and Organization SIO
The process by which societies group their members and the norms that govern the interactions between these groups and between individuals influence political, economic, and cultural institutions and organization.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 8: Learning Objective E
Explain the causes and effects of movements to redistribute economic resources.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-6.2.II.D.i
Movements to redistribute land and resources developed within states in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, sometimes advocating communism or socialism.Activities: 4 -
THEMATIC FOCUS
Governance GOV
A variety of internal and external factors contribute to state formation, expansion, and decline. Governments maintain order through a variety of administrative institutions, policies, and procedures, and governments obtain, retain, and exercise power in different ways and for different purposes.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 8: Learning Objective F
Compare the processes by which various peoples pursued independence after 1900.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-6.2.II.A
Nationalist leaders and parties in Asia and Africa sought varying degrees of autonomy within or independence from imperial rule.KC-6.2.I.C
After the end of World War II, some colonies negotiated their independence, while others achieved independence through armed struggle.KC-6.2.II.B
Regional, religious, and ethnic movements challenged colonial rule and inherited imperial boundaries. Some of these movements advocated for autonomy.Activities: 3 -
Part 1: THEMATIC FOCUS
Governance GOV
A variety of internal and external factors contribute to state formation, expansion, and decline. Governments maintain order through a variety of administrative institutions, policies, and procedures, and governments obtain, retain, and exercise power in different ways and for different purposes.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 8: Learning Objective G
Explain how political changes in the period from c. 1900 to the present led to territorial, demographic, and nationalist developments.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-6.2.III.A.i
The redrawing of political boundaries after the withdrawal of former colonial authorities led to the creation of new states.KC-6.2.III.A.ii
The redrawing of political boundaries in some cases led to conflict as well as population displacement and/or resettlements, including those related to the Partition of India and the creation of the state of Israel.Part 2: THEMATIC FOCUS
Economics Systems ECN
As societies develop, they affect and are affected by the ways that they produce, exchange, and consume goods and services.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 8: Learning Objective H
Explain the economic changes and continuities resulting from the process of decolonization.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-6.3.I.C
In newly independent states after World War II, governments often took on a strong role in guiding economic life to promote development.KC-6.2.III.B
The migration of former colonial subjects to imperial metropoles (the former colonizing country), usually in the major cities, maintained cultural and economic ties between the colony and the metropole even after the dissolution of empires.Activities: 4 -
THEMATIC FOCUS
Cultural Developments and Interactions CDI
The development of ideas, beliefs, and religions illustrates how groups in society view themselves, and the interactions of societies and their beliefs often have political, social, and cultural implications.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 8: Learning Objective I
Explain various reactions to existing power structures in the period after 1900.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-6.2.V
Although conflict dominated much of the 20th century, many individuals and groups—including states—opposed this trend. Some individuals and groups, however, intensified the conflicts.KC-6.2.V.A
Groups and individuals challenged the many wars of the century, and some, such as Mohandas Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., and Nelson Mandela, promoted the practice of nonviolence as a way to bring about political change.KC-6.2.V.C
Militaries and militarized states often responded to the proliferation of conflicts in ways that further intensified conflict.KC-6.2.V.D
Some movements used violence against civilians in an effort to achieve political aims.Activities: 4 -
THEMATIC FOCUS
Governance GOV
A variety of internal and external factors contribute to state formation, expansion, and decline. Governments maintain order through a variety of administrative institutions, policies, and procedures, and governments obtain, retain, and exercise power in different ways and for different purposes.LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 8: Learning Objective J
Explain the causes of the end of the Cold War.HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-6.2.IV.E
Advances in U.S. military and technological development, the Soviet Union’s costly and ultimately failed invasion of Afghanistan, and public discontent and economic weakness in communist countries led to the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union.Activities: 4 -
The final topic in this unit focuses on the skill of argumentation and so provides an opportunity for your students to draw upon the key concepts and historical developments they have studied in this unit. Using evidence relevant to this unit’s key concepts, students should practice the suggested skill for this topic.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Unit 8: Learning Objective K
Explain the extent to which the effects of the Cold War were similar in the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.REVIEW: UNIT 8 KEY CONCEPTS
KC-6.2
Peoples and states around the world challenged the existing political and social order in varying ways, leading to unprecedented worldwide conflicts.KC-6.2.II
Hopes for greater self-government were largely unfulfilled following the World War I; however, in the years following the World War II, increasing antiimperialist sentiment contributed to the dissolution of empires and the restructuring of states.KC-6.2.IV.C
The Cold War conflict extended beyond its basic ideological origins to have profound effects on economic, political, social, and cultural aspects of global events.KC-6.3
The role of the state in the domestic economy varied, and new institutions of global association emerged and continued to develop throughout the century.KC-6.3.I
States responded in a variety of ways to the economic challenges of the 20th century.Activities: 4