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Overall Expectations and Related Concepts of Historical Thinking
Big Ideas*
Framing Questions*
D. Civilizations in Decline
D1. Social, Economic, and Political Context: explain the role of various social, economic, and political events and developments in the decline of three or more societies/ civilizations, each from a different region and different period prior to 1500, and how these factors affected people living in these societies (FOCUS ON: Historical Significance; Cause and Consequence)
Specific triggers worked together to lead a civilization into decline .
Is the decline of a society or civilization inevitable?
At what point can the expansion of a civilization become a factor in its decline?
How did some societies succeed in maintaining aspects of their own identity in spite of being conquered by other civilizations?
Which factors were the most decisive with respect to the decline of societies/ civilizations prior to 1500?
D2. Interrelationships: analyse how interrelationships with other societies and with the environment contributed to the decline of three or more societies/ civilizations, each from a different region and different period prior to 1500 (FOCUS ON: Cause and Consequence; Continuity and Change)
Interactions within
and between societies, and between societies and the environment, resulted in decline for many civilizations .
D3. Cultural Characteristics and Identity: analyse aspects of culture and identity in three or more societies/civilizations in decline, each from a different region and different period prior to 1500 (FOCUS ON: Continuity and Change; Historical Perspective)
The fragility of some civilizations was the result of a variety of factors coming into play around the same time .
E.The Legacy of Civilizations
E1. Social, Cultural, and Political Heritage: analyse the socio-economic, cultural, and political legacies of societies/civilizations from three or more regions and from different periods prior to 1500 (FOCUS ON: Historical Significance; Continuity and Change)
Ancient civilizations left important legacies for humanity .
How did societies/ civilizations prior to
1500 build on the political and/or cultural legacy of earlier societies? Which legacies of early societies still influence humanity today?
How would you assess the artistic/architectural legacy of early societies/ civilizations?
What developments
in the fifteenth century contributed to fundamental historical change?
E2. The Legacy of Interactions: analyse various types of interactions between societies prior to 1500 and how societies benefited from and were harmed by such interactions (FOCUS ON: Cause and Consequence; Historical Perspective)
Interactions between societies allowed for the sharing of cultural, intellectual, and technological achievements .
E3. The Fifteenth-Century World: demonstrate an understanding of the general social, economic, and political context in societies in two or more regions of the world in the fifteenth century (FOCUS ON: Historical Significance; Historical Perspective)
In the fifteenth century, major changes were developing that would have profound effects throughout the world .
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the Fifteenth Century
World History to the End of
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