Honors World History Student and Parent Manual Spring 2014 Spring 2014 | Page 13
Georgia Performance Standards for World History
SSWH1 The student will analyze the origins, structures, and interactions of complex
societies in the ancient Eastern Mediterranean from 3500 BCE to 500 BCE.
a. Describe the development of Mesopotamian societies; include the religious, cultural,
economic, and political facets of society, with attention to Hammurabi’s law code.
b. Describe the relationship of religion and political authority in Ancient Egypt.
c. Explain the development of monotheism; include the concepts developed by
the ancient Hebrews, and Zoroastrianism.
d. Describe early trading networks in the Eastern Mediterranean; include
the impact Phoenicians had on the Mediterranean World.
e. Explain the development and importance of writing; include cuneiform,
hieroglyphics, and the Phoenician alphabet.
SSWH2 The student will identify the major achievements of Chinese and
Indian societies from 1100 BCE to 500 CE.
a. Describe the development of Indian civilization; include the rise and fall of the Mauryan
Empire, the “Golden Age” under Gupta, and the emperor Ashoka.
b. Explain the development and impact of Hinduism and Buddhism on India and subsequent
diffusion of Buddhism.
c. Describe the development of Chinese civilization under the Zhou and Qin.
d. Explain the impact of Confucianism on Chinese culture; include the examination system, the
Mandate of Heaven, the status of peasants, the status of merchants, and the patriarchal family, and
explain diffusion to Southeast Asia, Japan, and Korea.
e. Explain how the geography of the Indian Subcontinent contributed to the movement of people and
ideas.
SSWH3 The student will examine the political, philosophical, and cultural interaction of
Classical Mediterranean societies from 700 BCE to 400 CE.
a. Compare the origins and structure of the Greek polis, the Roman Republic, and the Roman Empire.
b. Identify the ideas and impact of important individuals; include Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle and
describe the diffusion of Greek culture by Aristotle’s pupil Alexander the Great and the impact of
Julius and Augustus Caesar.
c. Analyze the contributions of Hellenistic and Roman culture; include law, gender, and science.
d. Describe polytheism in the Greek and Roman world and the origins and diffusion of Christianity in
the Roman world.
e. Analyze the factors that led to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire.
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