Arizona Academic Standards for World History (Ancient Civilizations) -- Grades 6-8

Standard 1: History

Students analyze the human experience through time, recognize the relationships of events and people, and interpret significant patterns, themes, ideas, beliefs, and turning points in Arizona, American, and world history.

1SS-E8. Demonstrate and apply the basic tools of historical research, including how to construct timelines, frame questions that can be answered by historical study and research, and analyze and evaluate historical materials offering varied perspectives, with emphasis on:

(Note: Historical research skills and analytical skills. These are to be learned and applied to the content standards for grades 6-8)

PO 1. constructing and interpreting graphs and charts using historical data

Students can use the content from Beyond Books Ancient Civilizations program to help achieve this standard.


PO 2. constructing various timelines of key events, people, and periods of the historical era being studied

Students can use the content from Beyond Books Ancient Civilizations program to help achieve this standard.


PO 3. framing questions that can be answered by historical study and research

Students can use the content from Beyond Books Ancient Civilizations program to help achieve this standard.


PO 4. describing the difference between a primary source document and a secondary source document and the relationships between them

Students can use the content from Beyond Books Ancient Civilizations program to help achieve this standard.


PO 5. assessing the credibility of primary and secondary sources and drawing sound conclusions from them

Students can use the content from Beyond Books Ancient Civilizations program to help achieve this standard.


PO 6. analyzing a historical source and identifying the author's main points, purpose, opinions versus facts, and what other authors say about the same topic

Students can use the content from Beyond Books Ancient Civilizations program to help achieve this standard.


PO 7. examining different points of view on the same historical events and determining the context in which the statements were made, including the questions asked, the sources used, and the author's perspectives

Students can use the content from Beyond Books Ancient Civilizations program to help achieve this standard.


PO 8. recognizing the difference between cause and effect and a mere sequence of historical events

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Focus: World History (Ancient Civilizations)

1SS-E9. Describe the geographic, political, economic, and social characteristics of the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Mesopotamia, and China and their contributions to later civilizations, with emphasis on:

PO 1. the importance of river valleys to their development and, specifically, the Nile, Tigris and Euphrates, and the Huang
• Life along the Nile
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/3a.asp
  
• Life in Sumer
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/4a.asp
  
• Babylonia
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/4b.asp
  
• The Middle Kingdom
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/9a.asp
  

PO 2. the forms of government they created, including the theocracies in Egypt and the dynasties in China
• Egyptian Social Structure
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/3b.asp
  
• Dynasties
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/3c.asp
  
• Assyrians: Cavalry and Conquests
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/4d.asp
  
• Persian Empire
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/4e.asp
  
• Shang Dynasty -- China's First Recorded History
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/9b.asp
  
• Han Dynasty -- Cultural Heights
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/9c.asp
  
• Tang Dynasty -- The Golden Age
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/9d.asp
  

PO 3. the religious traditions and how they shaped culture
• Dynasties
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/3c.asp
  
• Mummies
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/3d.asp
  
• Hebrews and the Land of Milk and Honey
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/4g.asp
  
• Birth of Christianity
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/4h.asp
  
• Muhammad and the Faith of Islam
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/4i.asp
  
• Taoism and Confucianism -- Ancient Philosophies
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/9e.asp
  

PO 4. the impact of irrigation, agriculture, and the domestication of animals
• Life along the Nile
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/3a.asp
  
• Life in Sumer
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/4a.asp
  
• The Middle Kingdom
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/9a.asp
  
• Shang Dynasty -- China's First Recorded History
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/9b.asp
  
• Han Dynasty -- Cultural Heights
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/9c.asp
  
• Tang Dynasty -- The Golden Age
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/9d.asp
  

PO 5. the cultural and scientific contributions, including writing systems, calendars, and building of monuments such as the Pyramids
• Pyramids
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/3e.asp
  
• Hammurabi's Code: An Eye for an Eye
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/4c.asp
  
• The Middle Kingdom
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/9a.asp
  
• Shang Dynasty -- China's First Recorded History
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/9b.asp
  
• Han Dynasty -- Cultural Heights
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/9c.asp
  
• Tang Dynasty -- The Golden Age
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/9d.asp
  

1SS-E10. Describe the geographic, political, economic, and social characteristics of the Aztecs, Mayas, and Mound Builders and their contributions to later civilizations, with emphasis on:

PO 1. their locations, landforms, and climate, and their affect on the economies and trade systems
• Blood of Kings: The World of the Maya
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/11a.asp
  
• The Aztec World
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/11d.asp
  

PO 2. their forms of government
• Blood of Kings: The World of the Maya
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/11a.asp
  
• The Aztec World
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/11d.asp
  

PO 3. their traditions, customs and beliefs
• Blood of Kings: The World of the Maya
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/11a.asp
  
• The Inca Empire: Children of the Sun
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/11c.asp
  
• The Aztec World
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/11d.asp
  

PO 4. the ways agriculture developed
• Blood of Kings: The World of the Maya
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/11a.asp
  
• The Aztec World
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/11d.asp
  

PO 5. the cultural and scientific contributions, including advances in astronomy, mathematics, and architecture; artistic and oral traditions; and development of writing systems and calendars
• Blood of Kings: The World of the Maya
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/11a.asp
  
• The Aztec World
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/11d.asp
  

1SS-E11. Describe the major religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, with emphasis on:

PO 1. their geographic origins
• Hebrews and the Land of Milk and Honey
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/4g.asp
  
• Birth of Christianity
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/4h.asp
  
• Muhammad and the Faith of Islam
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/4i.asp
  
• The Rise of Hinduism
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/8c.asp
  
• The Birth and Spread of Buddhism
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/8d.asp
  

PO 2. the founding leaders and their teachings
• Hebrews and the Land of Milk and Honey
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/4g.asp
  
• Birth of Christianity
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/4h.asp
  
• Muhammad and the Faith of Islam
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/4i.asp
  
• The Rise of Hinduism
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/8c.asp
  
• The Birth and Spread of Buddhism
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/8d.asp
  

PO 3. their traditions, customs, and beliefs
• Hebrews and the Land of Milk and Honey
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/4g.asp
  
• Birth of Christianity
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/4h.asp
  
• Muhammad and the Faith of Islam
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/4i.asp
  
• The Rise of Hinduism
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/8c.asp
  
• The Birth and Spread of Buddhism
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/8d.asp
  

1SS-E12. Describe the geographic, political, economic, and social characteristics of the Ancient Greek and Roman civilizations and their enduring impact on later civilizations, with emphasis on:

PO 1. the influence of the geography of the Mediterranean on the development and expansion of the civilizations
• Rise of City-States: Athens and Sparta
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/5a.asp
  
• Ancient Rome
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/6.asp
  

PO 2. the development of concepts of government and citizenship, specifically democracy, republics, and codification of law
• Rise of City-States: Athens and Sparta
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/5a.asp
  
• Democracy Is Born
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/5b.asp
  
• The Roman Republic
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/6a.asp
  
• Julius Caesar
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/6b.asp
  
• The Pax Romana
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/6c.asp
  

PO 3. scientific and cultural advancements, including networks of roads, aqueducts, art and architecture, literature and theatre, mathematics, and philosophy
• Greek Literature
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/5d.asp
  
• Art and Architecture
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/5e.asp
  
• Thinkers
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/5f.asp
  
• The Pax Romana
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/6c.asp
  
• Gladiators, Chariots, and the Roman Games
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/6e.asp
  

PO 4. the contributions and roles of key figures, including Socrates, Alexander the Great, Cleopatra, Julius Caesar, and Augustus
• Art and Architecture
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/5e.asp
  
• Thinkers
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/5f.asp
  
• Alexander the Great
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/5g.asp
  
• Julius Caesar
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/6b.asp
  
• The Pax Romana
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/6c.asp