Unit 2: 1000-1400 C.E.

Essential
Question
The big
picture

Knowled
ge
Targets
What I
need to
know

To what degree did regional interaction create change and stability

in the early modern world?
I can describe the effects of Islam and trans-Saharan trade on
West African empires.
I can compare Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism.
I can describe the causes and effects of the Japanese Shogunate
government.
I can describe the changes caused by movement of resources,
ideas, and products in Eurasia under Mongol rule.
I can describe the contributions of the Islamic caliphates.
I can explain the significance of the Trans-Saharan and Silk Road
trade routes.
I can describe the influence of the Roman Catholic Church on
feudal Europe.
I can describe the causes and effects of the Bubonic Plague on
Western Europe.
I can explain Machiavellian perceptions of human behavior and
political leadership.
I can describe the causes and effects of Martin Luthers
Protestant Reformation.
I can describe the intellectual changes resulting from the
Scientific Revolution.
I can define the following terms in relation to the topics in this
unit:

Proof How can you prove you

can do it? (cite worksheets, take
notes, etc). Use this page as
your review for quizzes and
tests!

Catalyst
Crusades
Dynasty
Feudalism
Humanism
Indulgence
Intellectual
Linear
Perspective

Jihad
Longevity
Mandate of
Heaven
Manor System
Naturalism
Pandemic
Patron

Renaissance
Renaissance
Man
Secular
Shogunate
Silk Road
Vernacular
95 theses

I can determine the extent to which regional relationships in

Africa, China, and feudal Europe promoted continuity and
Reasonin
change.
g Targets I can explain the reasons for the longevity of the Chinese
dynastic and feudal systems.
What I can I can analyze factors that contribute to the acquisition and loss
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of power in shogunate Japan.
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I can draw conclusions regarding the effect of Mongol expansion
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on culture, technological change, and interregional relationships.
I can evaluate whether the Mongols did more harm than good in
the modern world.
I can assess the impact of the Bubonic Plague on Western
Europe.
I can evaluate a hypothesis regarding the origins of the
Renaissance
I can evaluate the impact of the European Renaissance on art,
politics, and science.
I can evaluate the success or failure of the Catholic Church in
addressing the concerns of the Protestant Reformation.

 I can make inferences from multiple sources of historical

evidence.
I can construct and analyze regional maps.
I can evaluate a given hypothesis using historical evidence.
What I can I can support or refute a given statement using historical
demonstr
examples to support my position.
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I can determine the impact of Chinese dynastic developments in
terms of continuity and change.
I can construct a diagram illustrating the relationship between
the main groups in feudal European society.
I can analyze the impact of the Bubonic Plague as a global
pandemic.
I can analyze Renaissance art as a mirror of European society.
Skill
Targets

I can respond to the essential question, To what degree did the

regional interaction create change and stability in the early
modern world? in the context of topics addressed during the
unit.
What I can I can address counter-arguments to my chosen position with
make to
historical evidence and examples.
show my I can cite a variety of details to support my position regarding
learning
developments in the following regions:
o Europe
o East Asia
o Africa
I can present my position in a persuasive manner.
Product
Targets