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Geography
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Unit 1: Introduction to Geography
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Unit 2: North and South America
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Unit 3: Africa
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Unit 4: South and East Asia
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Language Arts
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Unit 1: Short Stories
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Unit 2: Fiction and Non-Fiction
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Unit 3: Poetry and Oral Tradition
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Unit 4: Drama
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Communication Skills
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Unit 1: Note-taking, Study Skills, and Presenting to Inform
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Unit 2: Short Story Writing
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Unit 3: Research and Newspaper
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Unit 4: Movie Study
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World History I
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Unit 1: Ancient Greece
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Unit 2: Ancient Rome
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Unit 3: Byzantine Empire, Russia, and Eastern Europe
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Unit 4: The Islamic World
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Unit 5: The Americas
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Unit 6: Kingdoms and City-States in Africa
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Unit 7: Dynasties and Kingdoms of East Asia
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Unit 8: The Middle Ages
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World History II
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Unit 1: Renaissance and Reformation
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Unit 2: The Age of Discovery
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Unit 3: European Monarchies
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Unit 4: The Scientific Revolution and The Enlightenment
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Unit 5: The French Revolution
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Essential Questions:
What are the major goals of dynasties?
How do conquests of nations from outside invaders effect dynasties?
In what ways have the relationships between Korea, China, and other Southeast Asian nations developed and changed over the years?
Why do major influences expand from one country to another?
Key Vocabulary:
tributary state
absentee landlord
clan
succession
refugee
hangul
tsunami
feudalism
shogun
diamyo
samurai
Enduring Understandings:
Compare and contrast the political, social, and cultural achievements of the Tang and Song Dynasties.
Disucss the effects of the Mongol conquest of China, and the subsequent rise of the Ming Dynasty.
Undersand the relationship between Korea and China and the cultural interaction between India, China, and other Southeast Asian countries.
Describe Chinese and Korean influence on early Japanese culture and the development of a feudal society in Japan.