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In Social Studies we will explore the first 5 eras of North Carolina's National Standards:
ERA 1 – THE BEGINNINGS OF HUMAN SOCIETY
CONCEPTS – region, human environment interaction, civilization, social system, climate change, scarcity, government
TOPICS – Fertile Crescent, Bronze Age, Stone Age (invention), Ice Age, Land Bridge, migration routes, mummies, Neanderthals, Mongolian migration into Americas, prehistoric man
ERA 2 – EARLY CIVILIZATIONS AND THE EMERGENCE OF PASTORAL PEOPLES – (4000 – 1000 BCE)
CONCEPTS – civilization, migration, technology, community, trade, government
TOPICS – Egyptians, Copper and Bronze Age, Otzi the Ice Man, Africa, Asia, China, domestication of plants and animals, hunter-gatherers, trade routes, written language, law – Hammurabi’s Code, Mesopotamia
ERA 3 – CLASSICAL TRADITIONS, MAJOR RELIGIONS, AND GIANT EMPIRES – (1000 BCE – 300 CE)
CONCEPTS – religion, civilization, society, markets, trade, power, government, imperialism, war
TOPICS –religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism) and empires (Chinese Dynasties, Roman Empire, Alexander the Great, Mayan, Aztecs, Inca), samurai, feudal Japan, collapse of Rome, Maya, Aztec, Inca, Greeks
ERA 4 – EXPANDING ZONES OF EXCHANGE AND ENCOUNTER – (300 – 1000 CE)
CONCEPTS – religion, value, social systems, trade, turning points, competition, invasion
TOPICS –Islamic Expansion, gold/salt trade, Charlemagne, “Dark Ages”, beginnings of feudalism, Norse invasions, establishment of Roman Catholic Church/Orthodox Church. Byzantine Empire
ERA 5 – INTENSIFIED HEMISPHERIC INTERACTIONS – (1000 – 1500 CE)
CONCEPTS – change, conquest, religion, nation states, population, distribution, political systems
TOPICS - the Crusades, plagues, India, Mongol invasion, feudalism, establishment of nations, Reformation, Ottoman Empire, Scientific Revolution, Renaissance
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Grading:
Students are graded on a 10-point scale:
90-100 = A
80-89 = B
70-79 = C
60-69 = D
<60 = F
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Grades are weighted as follows:
Tests 40%
Quizzes/Projects 30%
Classwork 20%
Homework/Participation 10%
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