Government & Civics

 

 

 

 

 

[HAC1] 

1

Formation of Governments

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

SS-07-1.1.1

Students will compare purposes and sources of power in the most common forms of government (monarchy, democracy, republic, dictatorship) in early civilizations prior to 1500 A.D.

DOK 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

SS-07-1.1.2

Students will describe and give examples to support how some early civilizations (Greece, Rome) practiced democratic principles (e.g., justice, equality, responsibility, freedom).

DOK 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

Cultures & Societies

 

 

 

 

 

[HAC2] 

5

Elements of Culture

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

SS-07-2.1.1

Students will explain how elements of culture (e.g., language, the arts, customs, beliefs, literature) defined specific groups in the early civilizations prior to 1500 A.D. and resulted in unique perspectives.

DOK 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

Social Institutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

SS-07-2.2.1

Students will compare how cultures (early civilizations prior to 1500 A.D.) developed social institutions (family, religion, education, government, economy) to respond to human needs, structure society and influence behavior.

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

Interactions Among Individuals and Groups

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

SS-07-2.3.1

Students will explain how conflict and competition (e.g., political, economic, religious, ethnic) occurred among individuals and groups in early civilizations prior to 1500 A.D.

DOK 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

SS-07-2.3.2

Students will explain how compromise and cooperation were possible choices to resolve conflict among individuals and groups in early civilizations prior to 1500 A.D.

DOK 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

Economics

 

 

 

 

 

[HAC3] 

13

Scarcity

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

SS-07-3.1.1

Students will explain and give examples of how scarcity required individuals, groups and governments in early civilizations prior to 1500 A.D. to make decisions about how productive resources (natural resources, human resources, capital goods) were used.

DOK 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

Production, Distribution, and Consumption

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

SS-07-3.4.1

Students will explain ways in which the basic economic questions about the production, distribution and consumption of goods and services were addressed in early civilizations prior to 1500 A.D.

DOK 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

SS-07-3.4.2

Students will describe how new knowledge, technology/tools and specialization increased productivity in early civilizations prior to 1500 A.D.

DOK 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

Geography

 

 

 

 

 

[HAC4] 

20

The Use of Geographic Tools

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

SS-07-4.1.1

Students will use a variety of geographic tools (maps, photographs, charts, graphs, databases) to interpret patterns and locations on Earth’s surface in early civilizations prior to 1500 A.D.

DOK 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

SS-07-4.1.2

Students will describe how different factors (e.g., rivers, mountains, plains) affected where human activities were located in early civilizations prior to 1500 A.D.

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

Regions

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

SS-07-4.2.1

Students will describe how regions in early civilizations prior to 1500 A.D. were made distinctive by human characteristics (e.g., dams, irrigation, roads) and physical characteristics (e.g., mountains, bodies of water, valleys) that created advantages and disadvantages for human activities (e.g., exploration, migration, trade, settlement).

DOK 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

SS-07-4.2.2

Students will describe and give examples of how places and regions in early civilizations prior to 1500 A.D changed over time as technologies, resources and knowledge became available.

DOK 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

Patterns

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

SS-07-4.3.1

Students will describe patterns of human settlement in early civilizations prior to 1500 A.D. and explain how these patterns were influenced by human needs.

DOK 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

SS-07-4.3.2

Students will explain why and give examples of how human populations changed and/or migrated because of factors such as war, disease, economic opportunity and technology in early civilizations prior to 1500 A.D.

DOK 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

Human-Environment Interaction

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

SS-07-4.4.1

Students will explain how technology in early civilizations prior to 1500 A.D. assisted human modification (e.g., irrigation, clearing land, building roads) of the physical environment.

DOK 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

SS-07-4.4.2

Students will describe ways in which the physical environment (e.g., natural resources, physical geography, natural disasters) both promoted and limited human activities (e.g., exploration, migration, trade, settlement, development) in early civilizations prior to 1500 A.D.

DOK 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

SS-07-4.4.3

Students will explain how the natural resources of a place or region impact its political, social and economic development in early civilizations prior to 1500 A.D.

 

 

 

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

34

Historical Perspective

 

 

 

 

 

[HAC5] 

35

The Factual and Interpretive Nature of History

 

 

 

 

 

 

36

SS-07-5.1.1

Students will use a variety of tools (e.g. primary and secondary sources) to describe and explain historical events and conditions and to analyze the perspectives of different individuals and groups (e.g., gender, race, region, ethnic group, age, economic status, religion, political group) in early civilizations prior to 1500 A.D.

DOK 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

37

SS-07-5.1.2

Students will explain how history is a series of connected events shaped by multiple cause-and-effect relationships and give examples of those relationships.

DOK 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

38

The History of the World

 

 

 

 

 

 

39

SS-07-5.3.1

Students will explain and give examples of how early hunters and gatherers (Paleolithic and Neolithic) developed new technologies as they settled into organized civilizations.

DOK 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

40

SS-07-5.3.2

Students will describe the rise of classical civilizations and empires (Greece and Rome) and explain how these civilizations had lasting impacts on the world in government, philosophy, architecture, art, drama and literature.

DOK 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

41

SS-07-5.3.3

Students will describe the rise of non-Western cultures (e.g., Egyptian, Chinese, Indian, Persian) and explain ways in which these cultures influenced government, philosophy, art, drama and literature in the present day.

DOK 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

42

SS-07-5.3.4

Students will describe developments during the Middle Ages (feudalism, nation states, monarchies, religious institutions, limited government, trade, trade associations, capitalism) and give examples of how these developments influenced modern societies.

 DOK 3