Social Studies · Grade 9

Global History & Geography I: Early Societies to c. 1750: scope and sequence

Historical Inquiry & Early Societies · Ancient Cities, States & Citizenship · Belief Systems, Communities & Imperial Rule · Medieval Societies Across Regions · Trade Networks, Empires & Disruption · Americas, European Reforms & Atlantic Encounters · Early Modern States & Changing Authority · Knowledge, Labor & the World Around 1750

There is no fixed calendar for this course. Over a 36-week year the 57 hours work out at roughly 1.6 hours a week, and the units are written to be taken in order at whatever pace suits.

The units, in order

#	Unit and what it covers	Lessons	Hours
1	Historical Inquiry & Early Societies How can evidence explain early societies without treating different ways of life as a hierarchy? 9.1a · 9.1b · 9.1c · 9.1d	5	6
2	Ancient Cities, States & Citizenship How did ancient institutions organize resources, authority, and participation? 9.2a · 9.2b · 9.2c · 9.3a	5	8
3	Belief Systems, Communities & Imperial Rule How did teachings, communities, and political institutions interact? 9.2a · 9.2b · 9.2c · 9.3a	5	8
4	Medieval Societies Across Regions How did different communities organize authority and exchange across regions? 9.4a · 9.5a · 9.5b · 9.5c	5	7
5	Trade Networks, Empires & Disruption How did networks transmit goods and knowledge while creating uneven risks? 9.6a · 9.6b · 9.7a · 9.7b	5	7
6	Americas, European Reforms & Atlantic Encounters How did encounters change power while communities maintained and remade their institutions? 9.8a · 9.8b · 9.9a · 9.9b	5	7
7	Early Modern States & Changing Authority How did states claim authority and organize diverse populations? 9.8a · 9.8b · 9.9a · 9.9b	5	7
8	Knowledge, Labor & the World Around 1750 How did changing knowledge, labor, and commerce connect regions by 1750? 9.8a · 9.8b · 9.9a · 9.9b	5	7

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