Standards |
| Era 1 - The Beginnings of Human Society |
| 1. | Understands the biological and cultural processes that shaped the earliest human communities |
| 2. | Understands the processes that contributed to the emergence of agricultural societies around the world |
| Era 2 - Early Civilizations and the Rise of Pastoral Peoples, 4000-1000 BCE |
| 3. | Understands the major characteristics of civilization and the development of civilizations in Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Indus Valley |
| 4. | Understands how agrarian societies spread and new states emerged in the third and second millennia BCE |
| 5. | Understands the political, social, and cultural consequences of population movements and militarization in Eurasia in the second millennium BCE |
| 6. | Understands major trends in Eurasia and Africa from 4000 to 1000 BCE |
| Era 3 - Classical Traditions, Major Religions, and Giant Empires, 1000 BCE-300 CE |
| 7. | Understands technological and cultural innovation and change from 1000 to 600 BCE |
| 8. | Understands how Aegean civilization emerged and how interrelations developed among peoples of the Eastern Mediterranean and Southwest Asia from 600 to 200 BCE |
| 9. | Understand how major religious and large-scale empires arose in the Mediterranean Basin, China, and India from 500 BCE to 300 CE |
| 10. | Understands how early agrarian civilizations arose in Mesoamerica |
| 11. | Understands major global trends from 1000 BCE to 300 CE |
| Era 4 - Expanding Zones of Exchange and Encounter, 300-1000 CE |
| 12. | Understands the Imperial crises and their aftermath in various regions from 300 to 700 CE |
| 13. | Understands the causes and consequences of the development of Islamic civilization between the 7th and 10th centuries |
| 14. | Understands major developments in East Asia and Southeast Asia in the era of the Tang Dynasty from 600 to 900 CE |
| 15. | Understands the political, social, and cultural redefinitions in Europe from 500 to 1000 CE |
| 16. | Understands the development of agricultural societies and new states in tropical Africa and Oceania |
| 17. | Understands the rise of centers of civilization in Mesoamerica and Andean South America in the 1st millennium CE |
| 18. | Understands major global trends from 300 to 1000 CE |
| Era 5 - Intensified Hemispheric Interactions 1000-1500 CE |
| 19. | Understands the maturation of an interregional system of communication, trade, and cultural exchange during a period of Chinese economic power and Islamic expansion |
| 20. | Understands the redefinition of European society and culture from 1000 to 1300 CE |
| 21. | Understands the rise of the Mongol Empire and its consequences for Eurasian peoples from 1200 to 1350 |
| 22. | Understands the growth of states, towns, and trade in Sub-Saharan Africa between the 11th and 15th centuries |
| 23. | Understands patterns of crisis and recovery in Afro-Eurasia between 1300 and 1450 |
| 24. | Understands the expansion of states and civilizations in the Americas between 1000 and 1500 |
| 25. | Understands major global trends from 1000 to 1500 CE |
| Era 6 - Global Expansion and Encounter, 1450-1770 |
| 26. | Understands how the transoceanic interlinking of all major regions of the world between 1450 and 1600 led to global transformations |
| 27. | Understands how European society experienced political, economic, and cultural transformations in an age of global intercommunication between 1450 and 1750 |
| 28. | Understands how large territorial empires dominated much of Eurasia between the 16th and 18th centuries |
| 29. | Understands the economic, political, and cultural interrelations among peoples of Africa, Europe, and the Americas between 1500 and 1750 |
| 30. | Understands transformations in Asian societies in the era of European expansion |
| 31. | Understands major global trends from 1450 to 1770 |
| Era 7 - An Age of Revolutions, 1750-1914 |
| 32. | Understands the causes and consequences of political revolutions in the late 18th and early 19th centuries |
| 33. | Understands the causes and consequences of the agricultural and industrial revolutions from 1700 to 1850 |
| 34. | Understands how Eurasian societies were transformed in an era of global trade and the emergence of European power from 1750 to 1870 |
| 35. | Understands patterns of nationalism, state-building, and social reform in Europe and the Americas from 1830 to 1914 |
| 36. | Understands patterns of global change in the era of Western military and economic dominance from 1800 to 1914 |
| 37. | Understand major global trends from 1750 to 1914 |
| Era 8 - A Half-Century of Crisis and Achievement, 1900-1945 |
| 38. | Understands reform, revolution, and social change in the world economy of the early 20th century |
| 39. | Understands the causes and global consequences of World War I |
| 40. | Understands the search for peace and stability throughout the world in the 1920s and 1930s |
| 41. | Understands the causes and global consequences of World War II |
| 42. | Understands major global trends from 1900 to the end of World War II |
| Era 9 - The 20th Century Since 1945: Promises and Paradoxes |
| 43. | Understands how post-World War II reconstruction occurred, new international power relations took shape, and colonial empires broke up |
| 44. | Understands the search for community, stability, and peace in an interdependent world |
| 45. | Understands major global trends since World War II |
| World History Across the Eras |
| 46. | Understands long-term changes and recurring patterns in world history |
Topics |
| | 1. | Abbasid Caliphate, 8th-10th century |
| | 2. | Abolition of the slave trade |
| | 3. | Africa during the era of the slave trade |
| | 4. | African responses to European imperialism |
| | 5. | Agrarian societies of the 3rd and 2nd millennia BCE |
| | 6. | Agricultural societies |
| | 7. | Agricultural technology |
| | 8. | Alexander and Hellenistic society and culture |
| | 9. | Archaeological methods and practices |
| | 10. | Art in culture/society |
| | 11. | Asia after Mongol rule |
| | 12. | Asia in the era of "new imperialism" |
| | 13. | Asia in the era of expanding European power |
| | 14. | Black Death in the 14th century |
| | 15. | Byzantine state and expanding Islam, 8th-10th century |
| | 16. | Causes and consequences of slavery |
| | 17. | Causes of World War I |
| | 18. | Causes of World War II |
| | 19. | China in the 10th-13th centuries |
| | 20. | Christian Europe after 1000 CE |
| | 21. | Christian Europe, 500-1000 CE |
| | 22. | Cities and their related regions |
| | 23. | Civilization in ancient China |
| | 24. | Colonial economic life and labor systems |
| | 25. | Colonies and colonial systems |
| | 26. | Communication, trade, and cultural exchanges in Eurasia and Africa |
| | 27. | Comparative analysis of culture and societies |
| | 28. | Consumer culture |
| | 29. | Convergence and divergence of cultures |
| | 30. | Cooperation and conflict |
| | 31. | Cultural continuity and change |
| | 32. | Cultural diffusion, adaptation, and interaction |
| | 33. | Cultural perspectives |
| | 34. | Democracy in ancient Greece |
| | 35. | Demographic, economic, and social trends in Europe |
| | 36. | Development of ancient cultures and civilizations |
| | 37. | Development, ideology, and structure of political systems |
| | 38. | Developments in Japanese and Southeast Asian civilization |
| | 39. | Disease and society |
| | 40. | Early civilization in Southwest Asia and India |
| | 41. | Early hominid development |
| | 42. | Early industrialization in England |
| | 43. | Eastern Mediterranean, 2nd millennium BCE |
| | 44. | Economic changes of the post-World War II period |
| | 45. | Economic conditions and society |
| | 46. | Economic development and growth |
| | 47. | Economic systems |
| | 48. | Education and society |
| | 49. | Effect of modern nationalism on European politics and society |
| | 50. | Effects of World War I |
| | 51. | Emergence and spread of Islam |
| | 52. | Emergence of Christianity |
| | 53. | Emergence of Judaism |
| | 54. | Empires and imperialism |
| | 55. | Encounters between Europeans and non-European peoples |
| | 56. | End of European colonial rule in Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean |
| | 57. | Environmental issues |
| | 58. | Europe following the crises of the 14th century |
| | 59. | European dominance in the Americas, 16th-18th centuries |
| | 60. | European maritime power in Asia |
| | 61. | European overseas expansion in the 15th and 16th centuries |
| | 62. | European settler colonization in the 19th century |
| | 63. | European, American, and Japanese imperial expansion |
| | 64. | Expansion of Christianity and Buddhism |
| | 65. | Expansion of Hindu and Buddhist traditions |
| | 66. | Expansion of Islam, 11th-13th centuries |
| | 67. | Expansion, exploration, and conquest |
| | 68. | Family and gender roles |
| | 69. | Farming and agriculture |
| | 70. | Feudalism, monarchies, and city-states in Europe |
| | 71. | French Revolution and the Age of Revolution |
| | 72. | Global economic interdependence and human society |
| | 73. | Global power and influence |
| | 74. | Global power shifts and the rise of the Cold War |
| | 75. | Government and the economy |
| | 76. | Great Depression |
| | 77. | Greek cultural achievements |
| | 78. | Group and national identity |
| | 79. | Hindu civilization in the era of the Gupta Empire |
| | 80. | Historic documents, treaties, and agreements |
| | 81. | Historical change and continuity |
| | 82. | Historical documents, treaties, and agreements |
| | 83. | Historical sources |
| | 84. | Historical viewpoints and perspectives |
| | 85. | Human and civil rights |
| | 86. | Hunter-gatherer, agrarian, and pastoral communities |
| | 87. | Immigration and demographic shifts in the United States |
| | 88. | Immigration and the immigrant experience |
| | 89. | Immigration in the United States, late 19th century |
| | 90. | Impact of China on East and Southeast Asia |
| | 91. | Impact of science and the arts, early 20th century |
| | 92. | Impact of society on the environment |
| | 93. | Impact of the environment on society |
| | 94. | Imperial states in West Africa and Ethiopia |
| | 95. | Inca Empire |
| | 96. | India, 2nd millennium BCE |
| | 97. | Indian Ocean trade and Bantu settlement |
| | 98. | Industrialization |
| | 99. | Industrialized states of the Northern Hemisphere |
| | 100. | Influence of ideas on society |
| | 101. | International diplomacy and relations |
| | 102. | Invention and innovation |
| | 103. | Iron and iron technology |
| | 104. | Japanese social and economic modernization efforts |
| | 105. | Kush in the Nile Valley |
| | 106. | Labor movements, patterns, and conflicts |
| | 107. | Language and writing |
| | 108. | Latin American independence in the 19th century |
| | 109. | Legacy of classical civilizations and ideals |
| | 110. | Literary and artistic developments |
| | 111. | Location and distribution of man-made features and places |
| | 112. | Major cultural trends in Asia between the 16th and 18th centuries |
| | 113. | Mass culture |
| | 114. | Mayan civilization |
| | 115. | Mediterranean basin, 1000-600 BCE |
| | 116. | Migration and settlement patterns |
| | 117. | Military strategies |
| | 118. | Ming dynasty |
| | 119. | Modern nationalism and Europe |
| | 120. | Mongol empire |
| | 121. | Multinational and international organizations |
| | 122. | Mycenaean Era |
| | 123. | Myths and archetypes |
| | 124. | Natural resources |
| | 125. | New social movements and ideologies in 19th century Europe |
| | 126. | Nomadic peoples |
| | 127. | North America and Mesoamerica, 1000-1500 |
| | 128. | Olmec civilization |
| | 129. | Ottoman Empire |
| | 130. | Persian wars |
| | 131. | Political and cultural expansion in Tang China |
| | 132. | Political and military encounters between Europeans and Asians |
| | 133. | Politics and society in Europe, 500-1000 CE |
| | 134. | Popular culture |
| | 135. | Population density, distribution, and growth rates |
| | 136. | Population explosion and environmental degradation |
| | 137. | Population movements from western and central Asia |
| | 138. | Power and European states, 16th-18th centuries |
| | 139. | Qing dynasty, 18th and 19th centuries |
| | 140. | Racial, ethnic, and religious discrimination |
| | 141. | Reform movements |
| | 142. | Religion and culture in India, 500 BCE- 300 CE |
| | 143. | Religion in the English colonies |
| | 144. | Religion, belief systems, and values |
| | 145. | Renaissance, Reformation, and Catholic Reformation |
| | 146. | Resistance and revolution in the early 20th century |
| | 147. | Rise and decline of societies and civilizations |
| | 148. | Rise of nation-states |
| | 149. | Rise of social, political, and economic revolutions |
| | 150. | Role of Allies |
| | 151. | Role of individuals in history |
| | 152. | Role of propaganda |
| | 153. | Role of race and ethnicity |
| | 154. | Role of religion |
| | 155. | Role of women |
| | 156. | Roman cultural achievements |
| | 157. | Russian imperial expansion in the late 18th and 19th centuries |
| | 158. | Russian Revolution of 1917 |
| | 159. | Safavid and Mughal empires |
| | 160. | Science, technology, and society |
| | 161. | Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment |
| | 162. | Scope and human costs of World War I |
| | 163. | Scope and human costs of World War II |
| | 164. | Slavery |
| | 165. | Social change and cultural achievement in Europe |
| | 166. | Social change and development |
| | 167. | Social class structure and interactions |
| | 168. | Social impact of the industrial revolution |
| | 169. | Social, political, and economic characteristics of society |
| | 170. | Social, political, and economic characteristics of society |
| | 171. | Society and culture in colonial America |
| | 172. | Southeast Europe and Southwest Asia under the Ottoman Empire |
| | 173. | Southwest Asia and Egypt in 2nd millennium BCE |
| | 174. | Southwest Asia, 1000-600 BCE |
| | 175. | State-building in Northeast and West Africa |
| | 176. | Suffrage movements |
| | 177. | Technological, scientific, and intellectual achievements in 19th century Europe |
| | 178. | Tension and conflict in the contemporary world |
| | 179. | Teotihuacán, Zapotec/Mixtec, and Moche civilizations |
| | 180. | The trans-Atlantic African slave trade |
| | 181. | The transformation of Europe following the economic and demographic crises of the 14th century |
| | 182. | Towns and maritime trade in East and Southern Africa |
| | 183. | Trade and trade routes |
| | 184. | Transformations in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, 1920’s-1930’s |
| | 185. | Transformations in the 19th century Americas |
| | 186. | Transportation and communication networks |
| | 187. | Types and systems of government |
| | 188. | Types of territorial units |
| | 189. | U.S. involvement in World War I at home and abroad |
| | 190. | Unification of China under the imperial dynasties |
| | 191. | Unification of the Mediterranean basin under Roman rule |
| | 192. | Urban growth and development |
| | 193. | Women’s movement for civil rights and equal opportunities |
| | 194. | Worldwide exchange of flora, fauna, and pathogens |
