ESL World History

A. Essential Academic Learning Requirements:

1. To examine and understand major ideas, eras, themes, developments, turning points, chronology, and cause-and-effect relationships in U.S., world and Washington State history.
2. To apply the methods and social science investigation, to investigate, and to compare and contrast interpretations of historical events.
3. To understand the origin and impact of ideas and technological developments on history and social change.

B. Contents:

1. Unit One: The World We Live In
   Chapter 1: A World of People
   Chapter 2: Geography of Earth
   Chapter 3: Earth's Resources
2. Unit Two: Ancient Civilizations
   Chapter 4: The Fertile Crescent
   Chapter 5: Ancient Egypt
   Chapter 6: Ancient India and China
   Chapter 6/A: The Khmer Civilization
   Chapter 7: Ancient Africa
3. Unit Three: The Rise of the West
   Chapter 8: Classical Greece
   Chapter 9: The Roman Empire
   Chapter 10: The Middle Ages
   Chapter 11: Early Modern Europe
4. Unit Four: The Eastern Hemisphere
   Chapter 12: The Eastern Hemisphere: Geography and Climate
   Chapter 13: Europe
   Chapter 14: Africa
   Chapter 15: The Middle East
   Chapter 16: Asia
   Chapter 17: Oceania
5. Unit Five: The Western Hemisphere
   Chapter 18: The Western Hemisphere: Geography and Climate
   Chapter 19: Canada
   Chapter 20: Latin America

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