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5-12 Social Studies TEKS Vertical Alignment History Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 World Geo World Hist US Gov Econ 5-12 Social Studies TEKS Vertical Alignment History Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 World Geo World Hist US Gov Econ Time and Chronology 7.1 History. The 8.1 History. The WH.1 History. The US.2 History. The student understands student understands student understands student understands traditional historical traditional historical traditional historical traditional historical points of reference in points of reference in points of reference in points of reference in Texas history. U.S. history through world history. U.S. history from 1877. 1877 to the present. WH.1A US.2A identify major causes identify the major and describe the characteristics that major effects of the define an historical following events era from 8000 BC to 500 BC: the development of agriculture and the development of the river valley civilizations WH.1B US.2B identify major causes identify the major and describe the eras in U.S. history major effects of the from 1877 to the following events from present and describe 500 BC to AD 600: the their defining develop-ment of the characteristics classical civiliza-tions of Greece, Rome, Persia, India (Maurya and Gupta), China (Zhou, Qin, and Han), and the develop-ment of major world religions 7.1B apply absolute and 8.1B WH.1C US.2C relative chronology apply absolute and identify major causes apply absolute and through the relative chronology and de-scribe the relative chronology sequencing of through the major effects of the through the significant sequencing of following impor-tant sequencing of individuals, events, significant turning points in significant and time periods individuals, events, world history from individuals, events, and time periods 600 to 1450: the and time periods spread of Christianity, the decline of Rome and the form-ation of medi-eval Europe; the development of Process Standard = Readiness Standard = Supporting Standard = 1 5-12 Social Studies TEKS Vertical Alignment History Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 World Geo World Hist US Gov Econ Islamic caliphates and their impact on Asia, Africa, and Europe; the Mongol inva-sions and their impact on Europe, China, India, and Southwest Asia 7.1C explain the 8.1C WH.1D US.2D significance of the explain the identify major causes explain the following dates: significance of the and describe the significance of the 1519, mapping of the following dates: major effects of the following years as Texas coast and first 1607, founding of following important turning points: 1898 mainland Spanish Jamestown; 1620, turning points in (Spanish-American settlement; 1718, arrival of the Pilgrims world history from War), 1914-1918 founding of San and signing of the 1450 to 1750: the (World War I), 1929 Antonio; 1821, Mayflower Compact; rise of the Ottoman (the Great independence from 1776, adoption of Empire, the influence Depression be-gins), Spain; 1836, Texas the Declaration of of the Ming dynasty 1939-1945 (World independence; 1845, Independence; 1787, on world trade, War II), 1957 annexation; 1861, writing of the U.S. European (Sputnik launch Civil War begins; Constitution; 1803, exploration and the ignites U.S.-Soviet 1876, adoption of Louisiana Purchase; Columbian Exchange, space race), 1968- current state and 1861-1865, Civil European expansion, 1969 (Martin Luther constitution; and War and the Renaissance King Jr. assassination 1901, discovery of oil and the Reformation and U.S. lands on the at Spindletop moon), 1991 (Cold War ends), 2001 WH.1E (terrorist at-tacks on identify major causes World Trade Center and de-scribe the and the Penta-gon), major effects of the and 2008 (election of following impor-tant first black president, turning points in Barack Obama). world history from 1750 to 1914: the Scientific Revolution, the Industrial Revolution and its impact on the develop-ment of modern eco-nomic systems, European imperialism, and the Enlight-enment's impact on political revolutions Process Standard = Readiness Standard = Supporting Standard = 2 5-12 Social Studies TEKS Vertical Alignment History Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 World Geo World Hist US Gov Econ WH.1F identify major causes and describe the major effects of the following important turn-ing points in world history from 1914 to the present: the world wars and their impact on political, eco-nomic, and social systems; communist rev- olutions and their impact on the Cold War; independence movements; and globalization Individuals, Issues, and Events Shaping Communities 5.1 History. The 6.2 History. The 7.2 History. The 8.2 History. The WG.1 History. The WH.2 History. The US.3 History. The GOV.1 History. The student understands student understands student understands student understands student understands student understands student understands student understands the causes and the influences of how individuals, the causes of how geography and how early the political, how constitutional effects of European individuals and events, and issues exploration and processes of spatial civilizations economic, and social government, as colonization in the groups from various through the Mexican colonization eras. exchange (diffusion) developed from 8000 changes in the developed in United States cultures on various National Era shaped influenced events in BC to 500 BC. United States from America and beginning in 1565, historical and the history of Texas. the past and helped 1877 to 1898. expressed in the the founding of St. contemporary to shape the present. Declaration of Augustine. societies. Independence, the 5.3 History. The 7.6 History. The WH.3 History. The US.5 History. The Articles of student understands student under-stands student understands student understands Confederation, and the events that led how individuals, the contributions the effects of reform the U.S. Constitution, from the Articles of events, and and influence of and third-party has been influenced Confederation to the issues shaped classical civilizations movements in the by ideas, people, and creation of the U.S. the history of Texas from 500 BC to AD early 20th century. historical documents. Constitution and the from Reconstruction 600 on subsequent government it through the beginning civilizations. established. of the 20th century. 5.5 History. The 7.7 History. The WG.2 History. The WH.4 History. The US.6 History. The GOV.2 History. The student understands student understands student understands student understands student understands student understands important issues, how individuals, how people, places, how, after the significant events, the roles played by events, and events, and issues and environments collapse of classical social issues, and individuals, political individuals in the shaped the history of have changed over empires, new individuals of the parties, interest United States during Texas during the time and the effects political, economic, 1920s. groups, and the the 20th and 21st 20th and early 21st of these changes. and social systems media in the U.S. centuries. centuries. evolved and political system, past expanded from 600 and present. to 1450. Process Standard = Readiness Standard = Supporting Standard = 3 5-12 Social Studies TEKS Vertical Alignment History Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 World Geo World Hist US Gov Econ 7.4 History. The 8.5 History. The st. WH.5 History. The US.9 History. The student understands u. the challenges student understands student understands how individ-uals, confronted by the the causes, the impact of the events, and issues govern-ment and its characteristics, and American civil rights sha-ped the history leaders in the early impact of the movement. of the Republic of years of the republic European Texas and early Texas and the Age of Renaissance and the statehood. Jackson. Refor-mation from 1450 to 1750. 8.6 History. The WH.6 History. The US.10 History. The student understands student understands student understands westward expansion the characteristics the impact of and its effects on the and impact of the political, economic, political, economic, Maya, Inca, and Aztec and social factors in and social civilizations. the U.S. role in the development of the world from the 1970s nation. through 1990. WH.7 History. The US.11 History. The student understands student understands the causes and the emerging impact of European political, economic, expansion from 1450 and social issues of to 1750. the United States WH.11 History. The from the 1990s into student understands the 21st century. the causes and impact of the global economic depression immediately following WW I. 6.2B 7.2A evaluate the social, compare the cultures 8.2A WH.2C explain political, economic, of American Indians identify reasons for how major river and cultural in Texas prior to European exploration valley civilizations contributions of European and colonization of influenced the individuals and colonization such as North America development of the groups from various Gulf, Plains, classical civilizations societies, past and Puebloan, and GOV.1B identify present Southeastern WG.1A WH.6A major intellectual, analyze the ef-fects compare the major philosophical, of physical and political, economic, political, and human geo-graphic social, and cultural religious traditions patterns and developments of the that informed the processes Maya, Inca, and American founding, on the past and Aztec civilizations including Judeo- describe their impact and explain how Christian (especially Process Standard = Readiness Standard = Supporting Standard = 4 5-12 Social Studies TEKS Vertical Alignment History Grade 5 Grade
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