Grade 8 World History 1
Unit 7: Standards and Benchmarks
Unit 7: Standards and Benchmarks
Middle & High School Social Studies, Grade 8 , 1.0 Continuity and Change
(Time, Continuity, and Change) Understands patterns of change and continuity, relationships between people and events through time, and various interpretations of these relationships
SS8.1.1 Identifies and evaluates long-term changes, enduring influences and recurring patterns in world history
• Ancient Greece
• Ancient Rome
• Byzantine Empire, Russia and Eastern Europe
• The Mongol Empire & Ming Dynasty
Middle & High School Social Studies, Grade 8 , 2.0 Geography
(People, Places, and Environment) Understands the concepts of geography and demography and how geography and demography influence and are influenced by human history
SS8.2.1 Explains how the physical environment contributes to the development of distinct cultural identities
• Regional Civilizations (The Americas)
• Japan: An Island Empire
Middle & High School Social Studies, Grade 8 , 3.0 Society
(Connections and Conflict) Understands causes and effects of interaction among societies, including trade, systems of international exchange, war, and diplomacy
SS8.3.3 Analyzes ways in which trade has contributed to connections and conflict in and among selected societies
• The Rise and Spread of Islam
• The Mongol Empire
• The High Middle Ages: Trade and Towns Grow
(Governance and Citizenship) Understands why societies create and adopt systems of governance and how these systems address human needs, rights, and citizen responsibilities
SS8.3.8 Analyzes how and why governments distribute benefits and burdens
• Great Chinese Dynasties
Middle & High School Social Studies, Grade 8 , 4.0 Economics
(Production, Distribution, and Consumption) Understands fundamental economic principles and ways in which economies are shaped by geographic and human factors
SS8.4.1 Analyzes ways in which trade has contributed to economic change in selected societies or civilizations
• Ancient Greece
• Ancient Rome
• Trade and Towns Grow
AERO: Social Studies (2012), AERO: Grade 8/19th Century, Time, Continuity, and Change
Standard 1: Students will understand patterns of change and continuity, relationships between people and events through time, and various interpretations of these relationships.
1.8.e Examine historical resources for a point of view, context, bias (including gender and race), distortion, or propaganda.
AERO: Social Studies (2012), AERO: Grade 8/19th Century, Connections and Conflict
Standard 2: Students will understand causes and effects of interaction among societies, including trade, systems of international exchange, war, and diplomacy.
2.8.d Explain tensions between national sovereignty and global interest.
(Time, Continuity, and Change) Understands patterns of change and continuity, relationships between people and events through time, and various interpretations of these relationships
SS8.1.1 Identifies and evaluates long-term changes, enduring influences and recurring patterns in world history
• Ancient Greece
• Ancient Rome
• Byzantine Empire, Russia and Eastern Europe
• The Mongol Empire & Ming Dynasty
Middle & High School Social Studies, Grade 8 , 2.0 Geography
(People, Places, and Environment) Understands the concepts of geography and demography and how geography and demography influence and are influenced by human history
SS8.2.1 Explains how the physical environment contributes to the development of distinct cultural identities
• Regional Civilizations (The Americas)
• Japan: An Island Empire
Middle & High School Social Studies, Grade 8 , 3.0 Society
(Connections and Conflict) Understands causes and effects of interaction among societies, including trade, systems of international exchange, war, and diplomacy
SS8.3.3 Analyzes ways in which trade has contributed to connections and conflict in and among selected societies
• The Rise and Spread of Islam
• The Mongol Empire
• The High Middle Ages: Trade and Towns Grow
(Governance and Citizenship) Understands why societies create and adopt systems of governance and how these systems address human needs, rights, and citizen responsibilities
SS8.3.8 Analyzes how and why governments distribute benefits and burdens
• Great Chinese Dynasties
Middle & High School Social Studies, Grade 8 , 4.0 Economics
(Production, Distribution, and Consumption) Understands fundamental economic principles and ways in which economies are shaped by geographic and human factors
SS8.4.1 Analyzes ways in which trade has contributed to economic change in selected societies or civilizations
• Ancient Greece
• Ancient Rome
• Trade and Towns Grow
AERO: Social Studies (2012), AERO: Grade 8/19th Century, Time, Continuity, and Change
Standard 1: Students will understand patterns of change and continuity, relationships between people and events through time, and various interpretations of these relationships.
1.8.e Examine historical resources for a point of view, context, bias (including gender and race), distortion, or propaganda.
AERO: Social Studies (2012), AERO: Grade 8/19th Century, Connections and Conflict
Standard 2: Students will understand causes and effects of interaction among societies, including trade, systems of international exchange, war, and diplomacy.
2.8.d Explain tensions between national sovereignty and global interest.