National Standards for History
Part Two
National Standards in History for Grades 5-12

World History

Contents of National Standards in World History for Grades 5-12
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Era 1 The Beginnings of Human Society Details of Era 1 Standards	Standard 1 The biological and cultural processes that gave rise to the earliest human communities Standard 2 The processes that led to the emergence of agricultural societies around the world
Era 2 Early Civilizations and the Emergence of Pastoral  Peoples, 4000-1000 BCE  Details of Era 2 Standards	Standard 1 The major characteristics of civilization and how civilizations emerged in Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Indus valley Standard 2 How agrarian societies spread and new states emerged in the third and second millennia BCE Standard 3 The political, social, and cultural consequences of population movements and militarization in Eurasia in the second millennium BCE Standard 4 Major trends in Eurasia and Africa from 4000-1000 BCE
Era 3 Classical Traditions, Major  Religions, and Giant Empires,  1000 BCE-300 CE  Details of Era 3 Standards	Standard 1 Innovation and change from 1000-600 BCE horses, ships, iron, and monotheistic faith Standard 2 The emergence of Aegean civilization and how interrelations developed among peoples of the eastern Mediterranean and Southwest Asia, 600-200 BCE Standard 3 How major religions and large-scale empires arose in the Mediterranean basin, China, and India, 500 BCE-300 CE Standard 4 The development of early agrarian civilizations in Mesoamerica Standard 5 Major global trends from 1000 BCE-300 CE
Era 4 Expanding Zones of  Exchange and Encounter,  300-1000 CE  Details of Era 4 Standards	Standard 1 Imperial crises and their aftermath, 300-700 CE Standard 2 Causes and consequences of the rise of Islamic civilization in the 7th-10th centuries Standard 3 Major developments in East Asia and Southeast Asia in the era of the Tang dynasty, 600-900 CE Standard 4 The search for political, social, and cultural redefinition in Europe, 500-1000 CE Standard 5 The development of agricultural societies and new states in tropical Africa and Oceania Standard 6 The rise of centers of civilization in Mesoamerica and Andean South America in the first millennium CE Standard 7 Major global trends from 300-1000 CE
Era 5 Intensified Hemispheric Interactions 1000-1500 CE  Details of Era 5 Standards	Standard 1 The maturing of an interregional system of communication, trade, and cultural exchange in an era of Chinese economic power and Islamic expansion Standard 2 The redefining of European society and culture, 1000-1300 CE Standard 3 The rise of the Mongol empire and its consequences for Eurasian peoples, 1200-1350 Standard 4 The growth of states, towns, and trade in Sub-Saharan Africa between the 11th and 15th centuries Standard 5 Patterns of crisis and recovery in Afro-Eurasia, 1300-1450 Standard 6 The expansion of states and civilizations in the Americas, 1000-1500 Standard 7 Major global trends from 1000-1500 CE
Era 6 The Emergence of the First Global Age, 1450-1770 Details of Era 6 Standards	Standard 1 How the transoceanic interlinking of all major regions of the world from 1450-1600 led to global transformations Standard 2 How European society experienced political, economic, and cultural transformations in an age of global intercommunication, 1450-1750 Standard 3 How large territorial empires dominated much of Eurasia between the 16th and 18th centuries Standard 4 Economic, political, and cultural interrelations among peoples of Africa, Europe, and the Americas, 1500-1750 Standard 5 Transformations in Asian societies in the era of European expansion Standard 6 Major global trends from 1450-1770
Era 7 An Age of Revolutions, 1750-1914  Details of Era 7 Standards	Standard 1 The causes and consequences of political revolutions in the late 18th and early 19th centuries Standard 2 The causes and consequences of the agricultural and industrial revolutions, 1700-1850 Standard 3 The transformation of Eurasian societies in an era of global trade and rising European power, 1750-1870 Standard 4 Patterns of nationalism, state-building, and social reform in Europe and the Americas, 1830-1914 Standard 5 Patterns of global change in the era of Western military and economic domination, 1800-1914 Standard 6 Major global trends from 1750-1914
Era 8 A Half-Century of  Crisis and Achievement, 1900-1945  Details of Era 8 Standards	Standard 1 Reform, revolution, and social change in the world economy of the early century Standard 2 The causes and global consequences of World War I Standard 3 The search for peace and stability in the 1920s and 1930s Standard 4 The causes and global consequences of World War II Standard 5 Major global trends from 1900 to the end of World War II
Era 9 The 20th Century Since 1945:  Promises and Paradoxes Details of Era 9 Standards	Standard 1 How post-World War II reconstruction occurred, new international power relations took shape, and colonial empires broke up Standard 2 The search for community, stability, and peace in an interdependent world Standard 3 Major global trends since World War II
World History  Across the Eras Details of World History Across the Eras Standards	Standard 1 Long-term changes and recurring patterns in world history
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