World History

Students reconstruct, interpret, and critique the causes and consequences of past events in the context of the institutions, values, and beliefs of the periods in which they took place.

Students investigate historical experiences of American Samoa, Oceania, the U.S., and the world to reveal patterns of continuity and change.

Students cite evidence that cultures are dynamic and change over time.

Students research and report on where people and places are located and why, utilizing multiple geographic representations and tools (maps, globes, geospatial technologies).

Students synthesize the sociocultural interactions among individuals, groups, and institutions to investigate structures of power and their impacts on authority and governance.

Debate the influence of physical and cultural geography on the development of early civilizations and nation-states (the Prehistoric Periods: the Stone Age Period–1000 BCE)

Analyze and write arguments to support claims regarding how ideas from the Age of Enlightenment (mid-17th to 18th century) produce enduring effects on political, economic, and cultural institutions, including challenges to religious authority, monarchies, and absolutism.

Analyze changes in the Samoan culture over a time period and identify similarities and differences with changes in other cultures of the world

Analyze the changes in indigenous cultures over time

Explore the relationship between key historical events and world geography, using geographical representations and tools to describe and explain historical events and technology to create and publish information

Cite evidence of the global impact of imperialism to the physical and social geography of place, including the modernization of Japan; political and social reform in China; and the exploitation of African resources

Analyze the connections among the Age of Enlightenment, the American Revolution, the French Revolution, and the Latin American wars for independence

Cite strong, thorough evidence; developments; central ideas; and information to support analysis of what the text says about the Renaissance (14th to 17th century), the Reformation (16th century) and the Scientific Revolution (16th and 17th centuries), and investigate major individuals involved in those ages

Analyze the causes and effects of the Russian Revolution (1917), WWI (1914–1918), WWII (1939– 1945), the fall of the Soviet Union (1991), and the end of the Cold War (1991)

Apply historical concepts/principles and problem solving strategies to address local and global concerns