Standard 2, Key Idea 3

Key Idea 3: Study of the major social, political, cultural, and religious developments in world history involves learning about the important roles and contributions of individuals and groups.

Performance Indicators--Students will:

Elementary

• understand the roles and contributions of individuals and groups to social, political, economic, cultural, scientific, technological, and religious practices and activities
• gather and present information about important developments from world history
• understand how the terms social, political, economic, and cultural can be used to describe human activities or practices

Intermediate

• investigate the roles and contributions of individuals and groups in relation to key social, political, cultural, and religious practices throughout world history
• interpret and analyze documents and artifacts related to significant developments and events in world history
• classify historic information according to the type of activity or practice: social/cultural, political, economic, geographic, scientific, technological, and historic

Commencement

• analyze the roles and contributions of individuals and groups to social, political, economic, cultural, and religious practices and activities
• explain the dynamics of cultural change and how interactions between and among cultures has affected various cultural groups throughout the world
• examine the social/cultural, political, economic, and religious norms and values of Western and other world cultures

• Social Studies Standard 2
  World History

  Students will: use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of major ideas, eras, themes, developments, and turning points in world history and examine the broad sweep of history from a variety of perspectives.