Middle School Social Studies World History

Complete World History Course

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World History MS Course

Exploros World History MS is a complete middle school curriculum, containing 17 units with 80+ 5E model lessons. The course is intended for live classroom instruction in device-enabled middle school classrooms.

Students use social media skills to actively engage in learning about the work of historians and to investigate key historical periods around the globe from pre-historic times through the 1500s.

A Complete World History MS Scope and Sequence
Seventeen Units With 80+ 5E Model Experiences

Foundations of History
An introduction to history, including how historians work, maps, primary and secondary sources, economics, and American democracy

Ancient India
The geography of ancient India, early Indian civilizations and the Aryans, early Indian empires, the rise of Hinduism and Buddhism, India contributions to civilization

World History Early Humans and the Agricultural Revolution

Early Humans and the Agricultural Revolution
The emergence of modern human civilizations, including early migrations, the Agricultural Revolution, and early river civilizations

Ancient China
The geography of ancient China; early Chinese empires; the philosphies of Confucianism, Taoism, and Legalism; the Qin and Han Dynasties; the Silk Roads

Mesopotamia
The geography and civilizations of Mesopotamia, and the development of legal systems and language

China in the Middle Ages
Chinese reunification in the Sui, Tang, and Song Dynasties; Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire; Ming Dynasty and later dynasties

Ancient Egypt
The geography of ancient Egypt, the Nile civilization, the Old Kingdom, the Egyptian Empire, ancient Egyptian art and architecture, the Kush Civilization

Islamic Civilizations
The origins of Islam, early Islam, the spread of Muslim rule, Muslim contributions in the Golden Age

Ancient Israelites
The origins of monotheism, the geography of ancient Israel, the kingdoms of Judea and Israel, the spread and influence of Judaism

African Civilizations
The West and Central Kingdoms, the East and Southern Kingdoms

Ancient Greece
The geography of ancient Greece, the Phoenicians, the origins of democracy, Athens and Sparta, the Golden Age, the Hellenistic period, Greek contributions to Western civilization, philosophy and its influence

Medieval Europe
The geography of Medieval Europe, life in Medieval Europe, the role of the Church and Crusades, the late Middle Ages

Ancient Rome
The geography of ancient Rome, the rise and fall of the Roman Republic, life in the Roman Republic, major figures of the Roman Republic

World History The Renaissance and Reformation

The Renaissance and Reformation
Origins and spread of the Renaissance, cultural activity of the Renaissance, the origins of the Reformation, the influences of the Reformation and the Counter-Reformation

Rome and Christendom
The geography of the Roman Empire, the rise and expansion of the Empire, the origins and spread of Christianity, the fall of the Roman Empire, Roman contributions to Western civilization, major figures of the Roman Republic

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The Americas
The geography of the Americas, the Maya, the Inca, the Aztec

Each unit contains about ten learning experiences that use 5E Model Lesson design, and curated OER resources. Social Studies World History 5E Modal

Students collaboratively brainstorm, work in small groups, complete concept maps, and take practice tests.

The Exploros World History Program

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