The History Project - University of California, Davis
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7.1 - 1.004 the early strengths and lasting contributions of Rome (eg, significance of Roman citizenship; rights under Roman law; Roman art, architecture, engineering and philosophy; preservation and transmission of Christianity) and its ultimate internal weaknesses
7.1 - 2.000 the geographic borders of the empire at its height and the factors that threatened its territorial cohesion
7.1 - 3.000 the establishment by Constantine of the new capital in Constantinople and the development of the Byzantine Empire with an emphasis on the consequences of the development of two distinct European civilizations, Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic, with tw
7.10 - 1.000 the roots of the scientific revolution (e.g., Greek rationalism; Jewish, Christian and Muslim science; Renaissance humanism, new knowledge from global exploration)
7.10 - 2.000 the significance of the new scientific theories (e.g., Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Newton) and the significance of inventions (e.g., telescope, microscope, thermometer, barometer)
7.10 - 3.000 the scientific method advanced by Bacon and Descartes, the influence of new scientific rationalism on the growth of democratic ideas and the coexistence of science with traditional religious beliefs
7.10 - 7.00911 Students analyze political and economic change in the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries (Age of Exploration, the Enlightenment, and the Age of Reason), in terms of:
7.11 - 1.008 the great voyages of discovery, the location of the routes, and the influence of cartography in developing a new European world view
7.11 - 2.0010 the exchanges of plants, animals, technology, culture, and ideas among Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas in the 15th and 16th centuries and the major economic and social effects on each continent
7.11 - 3.001 the origins of modern capitalism, the influence of mercantilism and cottage industry, the elements and importance of a market economy in seventeenth-century Europe, and the changing international trading and marketing patterns, including their location o
7.11 - 4.001 how the main ideas of the Enlightenment can be traced back to such movements as the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the Scientific Revolution and to the Greeks, Romans, and Christianity
7.11 - 5.000 how democratic thought and institutions were influenced by Enlightenment thinkers (e.g., Locke, Montesquieu, American founders)
7.11 - 6.000 how the principles in the Magna Carta were embodied in such documents as the English Bill of Rights and the American Declaration of Independence
7.2 - 1.000 the physical features and climate of the Arabian peninsula, its relationship to surrounding bodies of land and water and the relationship between nomadic and sedentary ways of life
7.2 - 2.000 the origins of Islam and the life and teachings of Muhammad, including Islamic teachings on the connection with Judaism and Christianity
7.2 - 3.000 the significance of the Qur'an and the Sunnah as the primary sources of Islamic beliefs, practice and law, and their influence in Muslims’ daily life
7.2 - 4.000 the expansion of Muslim rule through military conquests and treaties, emphasizing the cultural blending within Muslim civilization and the spread and acceptance of Islam and the Arabic language
7.2 - 5.000 the growth of cities and the trade routes created among Asia, Africa and Europe, the products and inventions that traveled along these routes (eg, spices, textiles, paper, steel, new crops), and the role of merchants in Arab society
7.2 - 6.000 the intellectual exchanges among Muslim scholars of Eurasia and Africa and the contributions Muslim scholars made to later civilizations in the areas of science, geography, mathematics, philosophy, medicine, art, and literature
7.3 - 1.000 the reunification of China under the Tang Dynasty and reasons for the spread of Buddhism in Tang China, Korea, and Japan
7.3 - 2.000 agricultural, technological, and commercial developments during the Tang and Sung periods
7.3 - 3.000 the influences of Confucianism and changes in Confucian thought during the Sung and Mongol periods
7.3 - 4.000 the importance of both overland trade and maritime expeditions between China and other civilizations in the Mongol Ascendancy and Ming Dynasty
7.3 - 5.000 the historic influence of such discoveries as tea, the manufacture of paper, wood block printing, the compass, and gunpowder
7.3 - 6.000 the development of the imperial state and the scholar-official class
7.4 - 1.000 the Niger River and the vegetation zones of forest, savannah and desert and the relationship of these features to the trade in gold, salt, food, and slaves; the growth of the Ghana and Mali empires
7.4 - 2.000 the importance of family, labor specialization, and regional commerce in the development of states and cities in West Africa
7.4 - 3.000 the role of the trans-Saharan caravan trade in the changing religious and cultural characteristics of West Africa, and the influence of Islamic beliefs, ethics and law
7.4 - 4.000 the growth of Arabic as a language of government, trade, and Islamic scholarship in West Africa
7.4 - 5.000 the importance of written and oral traditions in the transmission of African history and culture
7.5 - 1.000 the significance of Japan’s proximity to China and Korea and the intellectual, linguistic, religious and philosophical influence of those countries on Japan
7.5 - 2.000 the reign of Prince Shotoku of Japan and the characteristics of Japanese society and family life
7.5 - 3.000 the values, social customs, and traditions prescribed by the lord-vassal system consisting of shogun, daimyo and samurai and the lasting influence of the warrior code in the 20th century
7.5 - 4.000 the development of distinctive forms of Japanese Buddhism
7.5 - 5.000 the ninth and tenth century golden age of literature, art and drama, and its lasting effects on culture today, including Murasaki Shikibu’s Tale of Genji
7.5 - 6.000 the rise of a military society in the late twelfth century and the role of the samurai
7.6 - 1.002 the geography of the Europe and the Eurasian land mass, including its location, topography, waterways, vegetation and climate and relationship to ways of life in ancient Europe and during the Roman Empire
7.6 - 2.000 the spread of Christianity north of the Alps and the role played by the early Church and by monasteries in its diffusion after the fall of Rome
7.6 - 3.000 the development of feudalism, its operation in the medieval European economy, the way in which it was influenced by physical geography (the role of the manor and the growth of towns) and how feudal relationships provided the foundation of political order
7.6 - 4.000 the conflict and cooperation between the Papacy and European monarchs (eg, Charlemagne, Gregory VII, Emperor Henry IV)
7.6 - 5.001 the significance of developments in medieval English legal and constitutional practice and their importance in the rise of modern democratic thought and representative institutions (e.g., Magna Carta, parliament, development of habeas corpus, an independ
7.6 - 6.000 the causes and course of the Religious Crusades and the effects on Christian, Muslim and Jewish populations in Europe with emphasis on the increasing contact with the cultures of the Eastern Mediterranean world
7.6 - 7.000 mapping the spread of the Bubonic Plague from Central Asia to China, the Middle East, and Europe and its impact on global population
7.6 - 8.000 the importance of the Catholic church as a political, intellectual and aesthetic institution (e.g., founding of universities, the political and spiritual role of the clergy, creation of monastic and mendicant religious orders, preservation of Latin langu
7.6 - 9.000 the history of the decline of Muslim rule in the Iberian Peninsula that culminated in the "Reconquista" and the rise of Spanish and Portuguese kingdoms
7.7 - 1.007 the locations, landforms and climates of Mexico, Central America and South America and their effects upon Mayan, Aztec, and Incan economies, trade, and development of urban societies
7.7 - 2.0010 the roles of people in each society, including class structures, family life, warfare, religious beliefs and practices, and slavery
7.7 - 3.0018 how and where each empire arose and how the Aztec and Inca empires were defeated by the Spanish
7.7 - 4.0068 the artistic and oral traditions and architecture in the three civilizations
7.7 - 5.006 the Mesoamerican achievements in astronomy and mathematics, including the development of the calendar and the Mesoamerican knowledge of seasonal changes to the civilizations’ agricultural systems
7.8 - 1.000 the way in which the revival of classical learning and the arts affected a new interest in "humanism" (i.e., a balance between the intellect and religious faith)
7.8 - 2.000 the importance of Florence in the early stages of the Renaissance and the growth of independent trading cities (e.g., Venice) with emphasis on their importance in the spread of Renaissance ideas
7.8 - 3.001 the effects of re-opening of the ancient "Silk Road" between Europe and China, including Marco Polo’s travels and the location of his routes
7.8 - 4.000 the growth and effect of ways of disseminating information (e.g., the ability to manufacture paper, translation of the Bible into the vernacular, printing)
7.8 - 5.009 advances in literature, the arts, science, mathematics, cartography, engineering, and the understanding of human anatomy and astronomy (e.g. biographies of Dante, da Vinci, Michelangelo, Gutenberg, Shakespeare)
7.9 - 1.000 the causes for the internal turmoil and weakening of the Catholic church (e.g., tax policies, selling of indulgences)
7.9 - 2.000 the theological, political, and economic ideas of the major figures during the Reformation (e.g., Erasmus, Martin Luther, John Calvin, William Tyndale)
7.9 - 3.000 the influence of new practices of church self-government among Protestants on the development of democratic practices and ideas of federalism
7.9 - 4.000 the location and identification of European regions that remained Catholic and those that became Protestant and how the division affected the distribution of religions in the New World
7.9 - 5.000 how the Counter-Reformation revitalized the Catholic church and the forces that propelled the movement (e.g., St
7.9 - 6.0014 the institution and impact of missionaries on Christianity and the diffusion of Christianity from Europe to other parts of the world in the medieval and early modern periods, including their location on a world map
7.9 - 7.000 the "Golden Age" of cooperation between Jews and Muslims in Medieval Spain which promoted creativity in art, literature and science, including how it was terminated by the religious persecution of individuals and groups (e.g., the Spanish Inquisition and

“The History Project experience is usually described [by Elk Grove teachers] as high quality, easily applicable and very collaborative. Teachers enjoy being treated like professionals and enjoy their opportunities to network and collaborate with other professionals at these workshops. Teachers generally comment on the importance of learning new content. Even the veteran history teacher will remark that he or she is never too experienced to learn new things and it is clear that this enthusiasm has to carry over into the classroom. The program has changed the philosophy and the approach that some teachers are taking to teaching literacy in the history classroom.”

Dave Byrd
District History Program Specialist
Elk Grove Unified School District Curriculum and Professional Learning Department