Standard 2
Social Studies

Students will: use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of major ideas, eras, themes, developments, and turning points in world history and examine the broad sweep of history from a variety of perspectives.

World History

 

Key Idea 3: Study of the major social, political, cultural, and religious developments in world history involves learning about the important roles and contributions of individuals and groups.

 

Performance Indicators--Students will:                              

Elementary

Intermediate

Commencement

• understand the roles and contributions of individuals and groups to social, political, economic, cultural, scientific, technological, and religious practices and activities

• gather and present information about important developments from world history

• understand how the terms social, political, economic, and cultural can be used to describe human activities or practices

• investigate the roles and contributions of individuals and groups in relation to key social, political, cultural, and religious practices throughout world history

• interpret and analyze documents and artifacts related to significant developments and events in world history

• classify historic information according to the type of activity or practice: social/cultural, political, economic, geographic, scientific, technological, and historic

• analyze the roles and contributions of individuals and groups to social, political, economic, cultural, and religious practices and activities

• explain the dynamics of cultural change and how interactions between and among cultures has affected various cultural groups throughout the world

• examine the social/cultural, political, economic, and religious norms and values of Western and other world cultures