World History Standards

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World History Standards

• The A Team
• SSED 411.001
• 2/8/07

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Pennsylvania Standard 8.4.12.B

• Content for grade 12
• Evaluate historical documents, material
  artifacts, and historic sites important to world
  history since 1450.
• Documents writings and oral traditions
• Artifacts, Architecture, and Historic Places
• Historic Districts

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National Standards

• Eras 6-9 (Renaissance to Modern times)
• 12.6.2 How European society experienced
  political, economic, and cultural transformations
  in an age of global intercommunication,
  1450-1750
• Historical Thinking Standards 4B Obtain
  historical data from a variety of sources

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Documents, Writings and Traditions 1450-1799
Luthers 95 Theses http//www.luther.de/en/ Li
fe, work, timelines http//www.luther.de/en/ans
chlag.html The 95 Theses and their results
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Documents, Writings and Traditions 1450-1799
Machiavellis The Prince http//school.discove
ry.com/lessonplans/programs/greatbooks-theprince/
lesson plan comparing the leadership
qualities written by Machiavelli and those of
the students
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Documents, Writings, and Traditions1800-Present

• Monroe Doctrine 1823
• Guiding Questions
• What principles of foreign policy did this
  doctrine establish?
• What were the significant events in U.S.
  diplomacy before 1823?
• What factors led the U.S. to engage in diplomatic
  exchanges with other countries?

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Documents, Writings, and Traditions1800-Present

• Monroe Doctrine (cont.)
• Create timeline of events leading up to Monroe
  Doctrine.
• Make connections between diplomatic events and
  revolutionary movements.
• Have students read original document and identify
  key points to discuss with class.
• http//edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id
  575

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Artifacts, Architecture, Historic
Places1450-1799

• Affective questioning techniques
• The Renaissance in Europe
• Rebirth of ancient culture in Italy, Paris
• Artifacts/Places to examine
• Vatican City Construction of St. Peters
  Basilica (Bramante) Sistine Chapel
  (Michelangelo)
• Lourve Museum (Lescot Lemercier), 1546
• More information about Renaissance Art
  Architecture at
• http//www.lib.virginia.edu/dic/colls/arh102/

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Artifacts, Architecture, Historic
Places1450-1799

• 1700-1799 Age of Enlightenment
• New philosophy developed to deal with issues of
  humanity growing secularization
• Artifacts/Places to examine
• Salons of Paris (Writings of Mary Mary
  Wollstonecraft)
• Rococo Art Styles (See Watteau Boucher)
• More information about the Enlightenment at
• http//history-world.org/age_of_enlightenment.htm

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Using Primary Sources

• Ultimately, we cannot depend on any single
  source primary or secondary for reliable
  knowledge we have to consult multiple sources in
  our quest to develop historical understanding.
• -Keith C. Barton
• See Barton, K. C. (2005) Teaching history
  Primary sources in history breaking through the
  myths. Phi Delta Kappan. 86(10)

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Artifacts, Architecture, Historic
Places1800-Present

• Famous Architecture includes
• The Eiffel Tower
• The Washington Monument
• The White House
• Skyscrapers
• The Brooklyn Bridge
• http//www.mcah.columbia.edu/ha/html/19c.html

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Artifacts, Architecture, Historic Places
1800-Present

• Artifacts
• The Wright Brothers Airplane
• Bill Gates and M.S. DOS
• Historic Places
• Hiroshima
• Panama
• Kuwait
• Afghanistan
• Iraq

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Historic District 1450-1799The Taj Mahal and
The Gardens
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(www.Taj-Mahal.net)
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• World History Standards
• The Taj Mahal and The Gardens
• 1.What was the Taj Ganj used for?
• 2. In comparison to European decorations, what is
  it that Islamic decorators and artists will not
  depict and why?
• 3. What is the significance of the widespread use
  of flowers and Geometric patterns in the Tajs
  Decoration?
• 4. What two main factors have contributed to the
  Taj Mahals Marble Cancer?
• 5. Who is responsible for the Construction of the
  Taj Mahal? What was the reason for it being
  built?
• 6. What does the use of the white marble in the
  Taj Mahal represent?
• 7. The Mughal Garden was once filled with fruit
  trees that helped maintain the beauty of the
  Gardensj. The trees in the Mughal garden that
  replaced the fruit trees are from what nation?
• 8. What is the significance of gardens to the
  Persian people?
• 9. What number is sacred to the Islamic people
  and what influence did it have on the
  construction of the Gardens?
• 10. What is a minaret and why is it important?
• 11. Describe three of the religious themes found
  in the art and architecture of the Taj Mahal and
  The Gardens.
• 12. Describe three cultural themes and beliefs
  that are found in the art and architecture of the
  Taj Mahal and The Gardens.

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Historic DistrictsPA State Standard
8.4.12.B1800-Present

• Red Square- located in the heart of Moscow,
  Russia. In Old Russia, red meant, beautiful!
  Place of social and political gathering
• Historical significance sight of Lenins
  masoleum, and adjacent to the square is the
  Kremlin, the State Historical Museum, and St.
  Basils Cathedral, depicting interesting
  architectural styles of Old Russia. The square is
  also associated with Russian military might of
  the Soviet Union.
• To explore Moscows Red Square, check out
• http//www.geographia.com/russia/moscow03.htm

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Historic District Kremlin/Red Square, Russia
The Kremlin is Russia's mythic refuge, a self
contained city with a multitude of palaces,
armories, and churches, a medieval fortress that
links the modern nation to its legendary past in
the ancient state of Kievan Rus.
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Historic DistrictsPA State Standard
8.4.12.B1800-Present

• More about Red Square/Kremlin Use of
  multi-media. Show class clips from Russia,
  (1995 by International Recording Network), an
  educational video exploring Russias vibrant past
  and present. Students will learn visually
  Russias past, and evaluate the significance of
  historic districts.
• Some questions to consider Why and How are
  Historic Districts such as Russias Red Squarea
  useful tool for historians, educators, scholars
  today? What do they tell us about the past?

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Red Square, RussiaHistoric District PA State
Standard 8.4.12.B1800-Present

• Also check out UNESCO on the web
  (http//www.unesco.org). It is the United Nations
  Educatoinal, Scientific, and Cultural
  Organization. You can use the site to search for
  different historic districts across the globe,
  and it offers great educational ideas for
  teaching about different geographic locations,
  mixed in with history, culture, and science.
• Red Square/UNESCO website found at
  http//whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid31id_site545

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Concluding ThoughtsWorld HistoryPA standard
8.4.12

• Grade 12- highest level of Blooms taxonomy
• World History taught through historic documents,
  material artifacts, and historical sites, using a
  variety of pedagogical methods and a variety of
  sources (multimedia, online resources,
  textbooks).
• As a teacher, it is important to draw connections
  from the past to the present. Relationships
  throughout time help students understand
  recurring themes, as well as differences.
• This presentation will be either posted on Angel
  or sent via e-mail. If you have further
  questions, feel free to contact any of the
  members of THE A TEAM.