World History/World History Honors

Competency

Development of Monotheistic Religions – Students will demonstrate an understanding of the development of the monotheistic religions by comparing the ideals of the monotheistic religions, summarizing the expansion of the Islamic empires, and summarizing contributions of the Byzantine Empire before its decline.

Project

During this project, you will take on the role of a Nonprofit Social Community Service Manager working with a grant writing team in a religiously diverse community. The funding will help to design a program that will educate the local community and bring together people of diverse religious backgrounds to ensure that all groups feel included and understood as they engage with local stakeholders.

Competency

Medieval Europe and Japan – Students will demonstrate an understanding of medieval Europe and Japan by summarizing medieval social hierarchy in Europe, describing intellectual and artistic achievements of the Middle Ages, and comparing Japanese feudalism with Western European feudalism during the Middle Ages.

Project

You are a Set and Exhibit Designer contracted for a screenplay set in medieval Europe and Japan. You will research medieval Europe and Japan to determine appropriate styles to feature. You are responsible for depicting medieval social hierarchy in Europe, feudalism, and achievements during the Middle Ages in the screenplay. After researching, you will submit a proposal of your prepared ideas to exhibit on set.

Competency

Ancient Empires: Students will demonstrate an understanding of ancient empires by describing early African nations, comparing Mesoamerican and Andean civilizations, and analyzing the impact of ancient Mesoamerican and Andean leaders.

Project

You are an Advertising, Promotions, and Marketing Manager hired by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). You have been charged with helping promote sites of specific historical, cultural, and natural importance that UNESCO works to preserve. These sites are part of their World Heritage List.

You will create promotional material for their new website about at least four essential sites. It will include why these sites are crucial and should be protected. Your sites must be from early African kingdoms and an ancient Mesoamerican and Andean civilization. Your sites can be currently on the World Heritage List or ones that you think should be added to the list based on your research.

Competency

Postmedieval Ideas – Students will demonstrate an understanding of post-medieval ideas by describing the effects of the plague, analyzing the cultural impact of the Renaissance, and summarizing the effects of the Age of Exploration.

Project

You are an anthropologist who specializes in the Middle Ages. You have been invited to work with others in your field to develop an anthology on life in the Middle Ages. You have been tasked with writing one chapter.

The chapter you are responsible for writing will address the influences of the Black Death, the Renaissance, and the Age of Exploration.

Competency

Influence of the Enlightenment – Students will demonstrate their understanding of conceptions of reality, ideals, guidelines of behavior, and their forms of expression by evaluating issues such as the Cold War.

Project

You are a broadcaster for a public broadcasting network whose mission is to use media to educate, inspire, and entertain. The public broadcasting service is looking to create a television special on the Enlightenment period that will highlight the Scientific Revolution and the influence of the Enlightenment.

You have been tasked with researching these topics and then will need to pitch ideas for this special to the editors and directors of the show. You will want your research to tell a story that will transport the guests to this historical age. You will prepare your pitch and visuals, such as a photo montage, drawings, digital illustrations, storyboards, or other visual enhancements to justify how you will educate viewers about events, ideas, and issues that had a lasting impact.

Competency

Industrialization and Imperialism – Students will demonstrate an understanding of industrialization and imperialism by explaining the impact of the Industrial Revolution on society, summarizing resulting economic ideologies, explaining imperialism, and analyzing reform movements.

Project

As a world-renowned sociologist, you have been invited to research the effects of industrialization and imperialism on a city. The research you compile on this city will be presented to the city leaders, and the information you provide will be used to help them make truly informed decisions about their city and its inhabitants when developing new social policies and improving upon existing ones.

Competency

The World Wars – Students will demonstrate an understanding of the world wars by explaining the events leading to WWI, describing the causes of the world wars, analyzing the ending of WWII, and explaining the crime of genocide.

Project

You are a highly respected cartographer specializing in mapping historical events worldwide. You have recently been hired to create maps that trace the historical causes, events, and effects of World Wars I and II. You will develop a map indicating the important locations, events, and persons involved in WWI and WWII.

Competency

Globalism – Students will demonstrate an understanding of globalism by describing the aftereffects of WWII, explaining the fighting of proxy wars, and analyzing the pros and cons of globalization.

Project

You are a Photo Archivist for a local museum creating a book on post-World War II to the modern era. You have been asked to compile a collection of photographs that represent globalism. You will do this by having a collection of photos on the aftereffects of WWII, the fighting of proxy wars, and the pros and cons of globalization. As a Photo Archivist, you will research and find historical photographs. Your work will be presented in a post-World War II gallery and an upcoming book that the museum will publish soon on globalism.