World History

Other North Carolina Social Studies - Essential Standards sets

• Social Studies – American History Course I: The Founding Principles

Explain how religion influenced political power and cultural unity in various regions of Europe, Asia and AfricaWH.H.3.1 

Explain how religious and secular struggles for authority impacted the structure of government and society in Europe, Asia, and AfricaWH.H.3.2 

Analyze how innovations in agriculture, trade and business impacted the economic and social development of various medieval societiesWH.H.3.3 

Analyze how the desire for farmable land created conflict and impacted the physical environments of Europe, Asia, Africa and the AmericasWH.H.3.4 

Explain how interest in classical learning and religious reform contributed to increased global interactionWH.H.4.1 

Explain the political, social and economic reasons for the rise of powerful centralized nation-states and empires WH.H.4.2 

Explain how agricultural and technological improvements transformed daily life socially and economically WH.H.4.3 

Analyze the effects of increased global trade on the interactions between nations in Europe, Southwest Asia, the Americas and AfricaWH.H.4.4 

Explain how and why the motivations for exploration and conquest resulted in increased global interactions, differing patterns of trade, colonization, and conflict among nationsWH.H.5.1

Explain the causes and effects of exploration and expansion WH.H.5.2

Analyze colonization in terms of the desire for access to resources and markets as well as the consequences on indigenous cultures, population, and environmentWH.H.5.3

Analyze the role of investment in global exploration in terms of its implications for international tradeWH.H.5.4

Explain how new ideas and theories of the universe altered political thought and affected economic and social conditions WH.H.6.1

Analyze political revolutions in terms of their causes and impact on independence, governing bodies and church-state relations.WH.H.6.2

Explain how physical geography and natural resources influenced industrialism and changes in the environmentWH.H.6.3

Analyze the effects of industrialism and urbanization on social and economic reform WH.H.6.4

Evaluate key turning points of the modern era in terms of their lasting impact WH.H.7.1 

Analyze the increase in economic and military competition among nations in terms of the influences of nationalism, imperialism, militarism, and industrializationWH.H.7.2

Analyze economic and political rivalries, ethnic and regional conflicts, and nationalism and imperialism as underlying causes of warWH.H.7.3 

Explain how social and economic conditions of colonial rule contributed to the rise of nationalistic movements WH.H.7.4 

Analyze the emergence of capitalism as a dominant economic pattern and the responses to it from various nations and groupsWH.H.7.5 

Explain how economic crisis contributed to the growth of various political and economic movements WH.H.7.6 

Evaluate global wars in terms of how they challenged political and economic power structures and gave rise to new balances of powerWH.H.8.1 

Explain how international crisis has impacted international politicsWH.H.8.2

Analyze the “new” balance of power and the search for peace and stability in terms of how each has influenced global interactions since the last half of the twentieth century WH.H.8.3 

Analyze scientific, technological and medical innovations of postwar decades in terms of their impact on systems of production, global trade and standards of livingWH.H.8.4

Explain how population growth, urbanization, industrialization, warfare and the global market economy have contributed to changes in the environmentWH.H.8.5

Explain how liberal democracy, private enterprise and human rights movements have reshaped political, economic and social life in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe, the Soviet Union and the United StatesWH.H.8.6

Explain why terrorist groups and movements have proliferated and the extent of their impact on politics and society in various countriesWH.H.8.7