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*BETA* World Cultures & Geography
U.S. History 1492 – 1877

*BETA* World Cultures & Geography » Unit One: Studying the Modern World

Studying the Modern World Unit Documents

Unit Guide; Lesson Calendar; Brief Answers for Teachers

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Studying the Modern World Lesson One

Reading A Map

Students learn about different kinds of maps and how to read them.

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Studying the Modern World Lesson Two

Maps As Tools

Students learn how to use maps to find locations

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Studying The Modern World Lesson Three

Changes in the Modern World (Q1)

Students learn about changes that define the modern world, beginning in about 1800 CE

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Studying the Modern World Lesson Four

Modern and Premodern Economies (Q1)

Students learn the differences between modern and premodern economies

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Studying the Modern World Lesson Five

Modern and Premodern Governments (Q1)

Students learn the differences between modern and premodern governments

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Studying the Modern World Lesson Six

Modern and Premodern Belief Systems (Q1)

Students learn the differences between how modern and premodern societies organize their belief systems

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Studying the Modern World Lesson Seven

Judging Societies (Q4)

Students make judgments about three fictional societies

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Studying the Modern World Lesson Eight

Unit Assessment

Students complete an assessment of their learning

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