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Enduring Understandings 1.1 Learning About Our Past 1.2 The Neolithic Revolution 1.3 Civilization Begins Topic 1 Assessment

Enduring Understandings 2.1 A Civilization Emerges in Sumer 2.2 Empires in Mesopotamia 2.3 The Hebrews and the Origins of Judaism 2.4 Egyptian Civilization Topic 2 Assessment

Enduring Understandings 3.1 Early Civilization in South Asia 3.2 The Origins of Hinduism and Buddhism 3.3 Powerful Empires Emerge in India 3.4 Ancient Civilization in China 3.5 Strong Rulers Unite China Topic 3 Assessment

Enduring Understandings 4.1 Civilizations of Middle America 4.2 The World of the Incas 4.3 The Peoples of North America Topic 4 Assessment

Enduring Understandings 5.1 Early Greece 5.2 The Greek City-States 5.3 Greek Thinkers, Artists, and Writers 5.4 Alexander the Great and the Legacy of Greece Topic 5 Assessment

Enduring Understandings 6.1 The Roman Republic 6.2 The Roman Empire: Rise and Decline 6.3 The Legacy of Rome 6.4 The Origins of Christianity Topic 6 Assessment

Enduring Understandings 7.1 The Early Middle Ages 7.2 Feudalism and the Manor Economy 7.3 The Medieval Christian Church 7.4 Economic Expansion and Change: The Crusades and After 7.5 The Feudal Monarchs and the Church 7.6 Learning, Literature, and the Arts of the Middle Ages 7.7 The Late Middle Ages: A Time of Upheaval 7.8 Russia and Eastern Europe Topic 7 Assessment

Enduring Understandings 8.1 The Origins of Islam 8.2 A Muslim Empire 8.3 Achievements of Muslim Civilization 8.4 The Ottoman and Safavid Empires 8.5 Early Civilizations of Africa 8.6 Kingdoms of West Africa 8.7 Trading States of East Africa 8.8 Diverse Peoples and Traditions in Africa Topic 8 Assessment

Enduring Understandings 9.1 The Delhi Sultanate and Mughal India 9.2 Golden Ages in China: Tang and Song Dynasties 9.3 The Mongol Empire and Ming China 9.4 Korea and Its Traditions 9.5 The Island Kingdom of Japan 9.6 The Many Cultures of Southeast Asia Topic 9 Assessment

Enduring Understandings 10.1 The Italian Renaissance 10.2 The Renaissance in Northern Europe 10.3 The Protestant Reformation 10.4 Reformation Ideas Spread 10.5 The Scientific Revolution Topic 10 Assessment

Enduring Understandings 11.1 Europeans Explore Overseas 11.2 Europeans Gain Footholds in Asia 11.3 European Conquests in the Americas 11.4 European Colonies in North America 11.5 The Slave Trade and Its Impact on Africa 11.6 Effects of Global Contact Topic 11 Assessment

Enduring Understandings 12.1 Absolute Monarchy in Spain and France 12.2 Rise of Austria, Prussia, and Russia 12.3 Triumph of Parliament in England 12.4 The Enlightenment 12.5 The American Revolution 12.6 The French Revolution Begins 12.7 A Radical Phase 12.8 The Age of Napoleon Topic 12 Assessment

Enduring Understandings 13.1 The Industrial Revolution Begins 13.2 Social Impact of Industrialism 13.3 The Second Industrial Revolution 13.4 Changing Ways of Life and Thought Topic 13 Assessment

Enduring Understandings 14.1 Revolutions Sweep Europe 14.2 Latin American Nations Win Independence 14.3 The Unification of Germany 14.4 The Unification of Italy 14.5 Democratic Reforms in Britain 14.6 Divisions and Democracy in France 14.7 Growth of the United States 14.8 Nationalism in Eastern Europe and Russia Topic 14 Assessment

Enduring Understandings 15.1 The New Imperialism 15.2 European Colonies in Africa 15.3 Europe and the Muslim World 15.4 India Becomes a British Colony 15.5 China and the West 15.6 The Modernization of Japan 15.7 Southeast Asia and the Pacific 15.8 The Americas in the Age of Imperialism Topic 15 Assessment

Enduring Understandings 16.1 World War I Begins 16.2 Fighting the Great War 16.3 World War I Ends 16.4 Revolution in Russia Topic 16 Assessment

Enduring Understandings 17.1 Revolution and Nationalism in Latin America 17.2 Nationalist Movements in Africa and the Middle East 17.3 India Seeks Self-Rule 17.4 New Forces in China and Japan 17.5 The West After World War I 17.6 Fascism Emerges in Italy 17.7 The Soviet Union Under Stalin 17.8 The Rise of Nazi Germany Topic 17 Assessment

Enduring Understandings 18.1 Aggression, Appeasement, and War 18.2 Axis Powers Advance 18.3 The Holocaust 18.4 The Allies Turn the Tide 18.5 Victory for the Allies Topic 18 Assessment

Enduring Understandings 19.1 A New Global Conflict 19.2 The Western Democracies and Japan 19.3 Communism in East Asia 19.4 War in Southeast Asia 19.5 The Cold War Ends Topic 19 Assessment

Enduring Understandings 20.1 New Nations in South Asia and Southeast Asia 20.2 African Nations Win Independence 20.3 The Modern Middle East Takes Shape 20.4 Conflicts in the Middle East Topic 20 Assessment

Enduring Understandings 21.1 Challenges of Development 21.2 Challenges for African Nations 21.3 Rapid Development in China and India 21.4 Latin American Nations Move Toward Democracy 21.5 The Industrialized World 21.6 Globalization and Trade 21.7 Social and Environmental Issues 21.8 Terrorism and International Security 21.9 Advances in Science and Technology Topic 21 Assessment

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[ Declaration of Independence ] [ Code of Hammurabi ] [ Psalm 23 ] [ The Republic, Plato ] [ Politics, Aristotle ] [ Edicts, Asoka ] [ Analects, Confucius ] [ First Letter to the Corinthians, Paul ] [ The Quran ] [ The Magna Carta ] [ Travels, Ibn Battuta ] [ The Destruction of the Indies, Bartolomé de Las Casas ] [ English Bill of Rights ] [ Two Treatises of Government, John Locke ] [ The Spirit of Laws, Baron de Montesquieu ] [ The Social Contract, Jean-Jacques Rousseau ] [ The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Olaudah Equiano ] [ Federalist No. 51 ] [ Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen ] [ Democracy in America, Alexis de Tocqueville ] [ How the Other Half Lives, Jacob Riis ] [ Hind Swaraj, Mohandas Gandhi ] [ The Fourteen Points, Woodrow Wilson ] [ The Diary of a Young Girl, Anne Frank ] [ Charter of the United Nations ] [ Universal Declaration of Human Rights ] [ Autobiography, Kwame Nkrumah ] [ “Tear Down This Wall,” Ronald Reagan ] [ “Freedom from Fear,” Aung San Suu Kyi ] [ “Glory and Hope,” Nelson Mandela ]

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