08.1 SOCIAL STUDIES - HISTORY

Historical Themes: Students will apply their understanding of historical periods, issues and trends to examine such historical themes as ideals, beliefs and institutions; conflict and conflict resolution; human movement and interaction; and science and technology in order to understand how the world came to be the way it is.

Note: Grade level is indicated in the 4th digit in the standard number
GRADESPRE-KINDERGARTEN thru 4
08.1.3.0.1 Students will recognize that people develop traditions that transmit their beliefs and ideals
08.1.3.0.2 Students will examine family life and cultures of different peoples at different times in history
08.1.3.0.3 Students will explain different types of conflict, different ways in which conflicts have been resolved, and different ways that conflicts and their resolutions have affected people
08.1.3.0.4 Students will describe and explain some of the reasons people have moved and relate these reasons to some historic movements of large groups of people
08.1.3.0.5 Students will describe some goods, products and ideas which were exchanged as the result of movement
08.1.3.0.6 Students will describe the impact of various technological developments on the local community and on the nation
08.1.3.0.7 Students will identify individual achievements of scientists and inventors from many cultures and different historical periods and describe their achievements
GRADES5 thru 8
08.1.3.5.1 Students will explain the origins of American religious diversity, showing knowledge of some of the beliefs of native Americans and migrants to the new world and give examples of ways those beliefs have changed over time
08.1.3.5.2 Students will explain how roles and status of people have differed and changed throughout history based on gender, age, class, racial and ethnic identity, wealth, and/or social position
08.1.3.5.3 Students will describe the emergence of select governmental systems, principles and institutions
08.1.3.5.4 Students will describe some of the more common forms of government found in the past, giving examples of societies that have practiced them (e.g., monarchy, oligarchy, clan/tribal, autocracy, dynasty, theocracy, republic, democracy)
08.1.3.5.5 Students will describe examples of how societies throughout history have used various forms of visual arts, dance, theater, myths, literature and music to express their beliefs, sense of identity and philosophical ideas
08.1.3.5.6 Students will explain reasons for conflict and the ways conflicts have been resolved
08.1.3.5.7 Students will identify and analyze the various causes and effects of movements of groups of people
08.1.3.5.8 Students will explain the significance of the achievements of selected individual scientists and inventors from around the world and from various periods
08.1.3.5.9 Students will explain how economic factors influenced historical events in the United States and other regions of the world
08.1.3.5.10 Students will describe, explain and analyze the impact of the exchange of ideas on societies, politics, religion, etc.
GRADES9 thru 12
08.1.3.9.1 Students will describe basic tenets of the world religions that have acted as major forces throughout history, including, but not limited to, Buddhism, Christian, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism, and indigenous popular religions
08.1.3.9.2 Students will give examples of the visual arts, dance, music, theater and architecture of the major periods of history and explain what they indicate about the values and beliefs of various societies
08.1.3.9.3 Students will demonstrate an understanding of the ways that cultural encounters and the interaction of people of different cultures in pre-modern as well as modern times have shaped new identities and ways of life
08.1.3.9.4 Students will identify various parties and analyze their interest in conflicts from selected historical periods
08.1.3.9.5 Students will describe, explain and analyze political, economic and social consequences that came about as the resolution of a conflict
08.1.3.9.6 Students will demonstrate an understanding of the ways race, gender, ethnicity and class issues have affected individuals and societies in the past
08.1.3.9.7 Students will analyze the causes and consequences of major technological turning points in history, e.g., their effects on people, societies and economies
08.1.3.9.8 Students will explain how the use and expansion of trade have connected and affected the history of a global economy
08.1.3.9.9 Students will evaluate the economic and technological impact of the exchange of goods on societies throughout history
08.1.3.9.10 Students will explain the multiple forces and developments (cultural, political, economic and scientific) that have helped to connect the peoples of the world.
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