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of religious orders to art and knowledge; schisms; religious tolerance, persecution, and conflict; the influence of early schools of philosophy)
Sample questions: “How important were Greek philosophers to the development of Western philosophy?” “Where did Buddhism first develop? To what extent had it spread by 1500? What impact did it have on the societies in which it was adopted?” “What was the legacy for European countries prior to 1500 of the adoption of Christianity by the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great and his signing of the Edict of Milan?” “What role did monks and nuns play in the preservation of knowledge in Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire?”
E1.5 assess the significance of scientific and/or technological contributions from various societies/civilizations (e.g., alphabets, astronomy, calendars, the compass, the crossbow, gun powder, irrigation systems and aqueducts, mathematics, chemistry, medicine, metallurgy, paper, the printing press, roads, war chariots, weaving)
Sample questions: “Where did the number zero originate? What is the significance of
this development?” “What scientific/medical developments occurred during the Golden Age of Islam?”
E1.6 assess the significance of political and legal contributions of some societies/civilizations (e.g., dynastic traditions, monarchy, Athenian or Haudenosaunee democracy, the Roman republic, bureaucracy; ideas about citizenship in different societies; the Code of Hammurabi, the Draconian constitution, the Code of Justinian, Magna Carta)
Sample questions: “What are the advantages of written legal codes? Where did this tradition begin? What are some key developments in this tradition?” “What was the significance of the integration of the principles of Confucianism into Chinese law?”
E2. The Legacy of Interactions
FOCUS ON: Cause and Consequence; Historical Perspective
By the end of this course, students will:
E2.1 describe ways in which practices or innova- tions in one society/civilization were borrowed by other societies/civilizations (e.g., with reference to the wheel, agricultural practices and products, writing systems, mathematics, scientific knowledge, religion, weaponry), and analyse the significance of this influence
Sample questions: “What can you learn about intercultural influences from the study of ancient ruins?” “In what ways was Canaanite culture
a product of fused elements of Egyptian and Mesopotamian cultures?” “What are some products/developments originating in China that were adopted/adapted by Western societies? How important were these products in the West?” “In what ways was the development of Bhakti doctrine an example of the assimilation of Muslim influence in Hindu society?”
E2.2 assess the consequences for one society/civil- ization of coming under the control of another (e.g., with reference to assimilation and loss of culture, language; enslavement; loss of political autonomy; loss of control over resources; broadening of arts, knowledge; new markets and trade oppor- tunities; access to new technologies)
Sample questions: “Do you think that the conquest of various societies by the Gupta or the Persian Empire was more beneficial or harmful for those societies? What was the most significant or influential change for these societies?”
E2.3 compare approaches to foreign policy/ international relations of different societies/ civilizations (e.g., tolerance, openness, cooperation, the development of trade routes and alliances versus isolationism, aggression, invasion, war, militarism)
Sample questions: “What changes in approaches to foreign policy occurred under the reign of Ashoka the Great?” “In what ways did the approach of Hatshepsut to international relations differ from that of Pericles?”
E3. The Fifteenth-Century World
FOCUS ON: Historical Significance; Historical Perspective
By the end of this course, students will:
E3.1 explain some key social trends and develop- ments in societies in different parts of the world in the fifteenth century (e.g., continuing urban development in some societies; the beginning of the decline of feudalism in some societies; European voyages of exploration; the Renaissance; the Spanish Inquisition; witch hunts)
Sample questions: “Why were cities becoming increasingly important at this time?” “What factors contributed to the development of Renaissance humanism?” “What was the function of guilds? Why were they becoming increasingly important during this period?”
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