What grade levels do these standards cover?

Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, and Grade 12

Where can I read the official document?

Alaska Social Studies Standards

K–12 Standards

Grade 9 through 12 World History Standards
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Grade 9 through 12 Geography Standards
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Post-Classical Societies and Trade Networks. Time Period: 600 CE-–1450 CE

European Feudalism
1. 24
  Historical Thinking
  1
  Explain how the fall of the Roman Empire led to the emergence of European feudalism.SS.WH.1.24.1
Feudal Hierarchies
1. 12
  Decision‐Making and Personal Finance
  1
  Describe the distribution of resources among classes in the feudal hierarchies of European and Asian societies.SS.WH.1.12.1
Trade Networks
1. 14
  The Global Economy
  1
  Describe how trade networks and the transfer of goods and ideas linked post‐classical societies.SS.WH.1.14.1
Characteristics of Mesoamerican Empires
1. 17
  Global Interconnections: Changing Spatial Patterns
  1
  Compare cultural and technological innovations of the Olmec, Mayan, Aztec, and Inca civilizations.SS.WH.1.17.1
Characteristics of African Empires and Kingdoms
1. 17
  Global Interconnections: Changing Spatial Patterns
  2
  Analyze cultural diffusion and trade among African empires and kingdoms.SS.WH.1.17.2
Spread of Culture and Ideas
1. 19
  Human Populations: Spatial Patterns and Movement
  1
  Explain how the transfer of goods and ideas along trade routes affected ideas and cultures of different people in post‐classical societies.SS.WH.1.19.1

The First Global Age. Time Period: 1450 CE–1750 CE

Causes of Exploration
1. 23
  Change, Continuity, and Context
  1
  Explain how the ideas of the Renaissance and Reformation motivated exploration and conquest.SS.WH.2.23.1
Effects of Global Exploration
1. 23
  Change, Continuity, and Context
  2
  Analyze the political and economic impacts of European expeditions in the 15th and 16th centuries.SS.WH.2.23.2
Atlantic Slave Trading
1. 19
  Human Populations: Spatial Patterns and Movement
  1
  Assess the effects of the Atlantic slave trade, including its economic, social, and political effects on the African communities of origin.SS.WH.2.19.1
Columbian Exchange and Consequences
1. 17
  Global Interconnections: Changing Spatial Patterns
  1
  Evaluate the impact of the Columbian Exchange of food and other items between Europe and the Americas.SS.WH.2.17.1

An Age of Revolutions. Time Period: 1750 CE–1900 CE

Causes of the Industrial Revolution
1. 23
  Change, Continuity, and Context
  1
  Explain how social changes and technological innovations in Britain led to the rise and spread of the Industrial Revolution in the late 1700s.SS.WH.3.23.1
Effects of the Industrial Revolution
1. 24
  Historical Thinking
  1
  Explain the positive and negative impacts of the Industrial Revolution in the Americas, Asia, and Africa.SS.WH.3.24.1
Economic Motives of Imperialism
1. 11
  Economic Systems, Models, and Markets
  1
  Use primary and secondary sources to explain the economic motives of the British and Dutch empires in the conquest of India and Southeast Asia and the impacts on the people who lived there.SS.WH.3.11.1
Causes of Imperialism
1. 24
  Historical Thinking
  2
  Construct an argument explaining the most important motives that drove European and Japanese imperialism.SS.WH.3.24.2
Types of Imperialism
1. 21
  Perspectives
  1
  Cite and compare methods of imperialism during the late 1800s in Asia, Africa, and the Americas.SS.WH.3.21.1
Effects of Imperialism
1. 17
  Global Interconnections: Changing Spatial Patterns
  1
  Use a variety of evidence, including quantitative data, to assess the impact of colonial rule in Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Australia/Oceania.SS.WH.3.17.1
Scientific Revolution
1. 24
  Historical Thinking
  3
  Explain the impact of the Scientific Revolution on the rise of the Enlightenment.SS.WH.3.24.3
Political Philosophies
1. 6
  Civic and Political Institutions and Systems
  1
  Explain how Enlightenment ideas influenced the political philosophies about who should govern and how.SS.WH.3.6.1
Revolutions
1. 23
  Change, Continuity, and Context
  2
  Compare the causes and consequences of political revolutions in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.SS.WH.3.23.2
Social Reform Movements
1. 24
  Historical Thinking
  4
  Compare the motives and effects of social reform movements in the 19th century.SS.WH.3.24.4

Emergence of Modern Global Conflict. Time Period: 1900 CE–1945 CE

Causes of the Great War
1. 24
  Historical Thinking
  1
  Explain the short‐ and long‐term causes and consequences of World War I (WWI).SS.WH.4.24.1
Interwar Economics
1. 14
  The Global Economy
  1
  Make evidence‐based inferences concerning the economic effects of WWI on various geographic regions.SS.WH.4.14.1
Post‐WWI Period
1. 21
  Perspectives
  1
  Use case studies to identify the reach and causes of the rise of totalitarian regimes during the post‐ WWI period.SS.WH.4.21.1
Holocaust and Genocide
1. 21
  Perspectives
  2
  Analyze primary and secondary sources to explain the significance of the Holocaust and other atrocities in WWII and subsequent war crime tribunals.SS.WH.4.21.2

Cold War Era. Time Period: 1945 CE–1991 C

Decolonization After WWII
1. 24
  Historical Thinking
  1
  Analyze the causes and effects of decolonization after WWII.SS.WH.5.24.1
Aftermath of World War II
1. 24
  Historical Thinking
  2
  Analyze the economic, political, and military power shifts that followed WWII.SS.WH.5.24.2
Action for Independence
1. 23
  Change, Continuity, and Context
  1
  Analyze the impacts of nationalist revolutionary leaders and movements on achieving independence.SS.WH.5.23.1
Resistance and Revolution
1. 23
  Change, Continuity, and Context
  2
  Examine patterns of resistance and revolution after WWII.SS.WH.5.23.2
United Nations Influence
1. 23
  Change, Continuity, and Context
  3
  Analyze the role of the United Nations in state‐building and negotiation of conflicts after WWII.SS.WH.5.23.3
National Sovereignty After Imperialism
1. 23
  Change, Continuity, and Context
  4
  Use case studies to examine the creation, challenges, and conflicts related to nation building and national sovereignty.SS.WH.5.23.4
Cold War Global Conflicts
1. 21
  Perspectives
  1
  Analyze how the Cold War led to global conflict.SS.WH.5.21.1

Era of Globalization. Time Period: 1991 CE–Future

Globalization
1. 14
  The Global Economy
  1
  Use case studies to assess the economic impacts of globalization on the regional, national, and international scales.SS.WH.6.14.1
Resources and Sustainability
1. 14
  The Global Economy
  2
  Analyze the factors affecting climate change and global sustainability.SS.WH.6.14.2
Global Human Rights
1. 10
  Rights, Roles, and Responsibilities of Citizens
  1
  Assess proposed solutions to past and ongoing human rights violations.SS.WH.6.10.1

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What grade levels do these standards cover?: Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, and Grade 12
Where can I read the official document?: Alaska Social Studies Standards

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