Reading Note Essential Questions & EQODs
This section contains the EQs and EQODs for the Reading Notes. The EQODs are listed by chapter and section for which they were assigned.
Ch.15
EQ: How did the Aztecs and Inca build their empires? How did European conquest affect each civilization and what effects of this can we still see today?
Ch.14
EQ: How did the society of the Mesoamerican civilizations develop and change over time? How were these cultures similar to other world cultures at the time?
Ch.17
EQ: How did the ideas of the Enlightenment lead to ideas of revolution around the world and what impact did these ideas have on the world today?
Ch.16
EQ: How did the Age of Exploration change politics and economics around the world? In what ways might the world he different if exploration had not happened?
Ch.13
EQ: How did Scientific Revolution cause social and political changes? How did Scientific Revolution change the course of the world history?
Ch.12
EQ: In what ways did the Reformation change religion in Europe and how has it affected our society today?
Ch.11
EQ: How did the Renaissance change Europe and what effect of the Renaissance can we still see today?
Ch.10
EQ: How did the social and political structures of Europe change during the later middle ages? How has this affected life in the modern world?
Ch.9
EQ: How and why did society and culture change in medieval Europe? How did these changes affect the world today?
Ch.8
EQ: How did Japan's social hierarchy affect Japan's culture and development?
Ch.7
EQ: How did China become a world power during the middle ages? How did their world view change over time?
Ch.6
EQ: How did interaction with other cultures contribute to the rise and fall of the West African empires?
Ch.5
EQ: How did the society, religion, and economy develop in early West Africa? How might this be influenced by interaction with other cultures?
Ch.4
EQ: How has the spread of Islam and the contributions of the Islamic world affected the world today?
Ch.3
EQ: How did Arabia's culture and society play a role in the development of Islam? How do you think the rise of Islam will affect history?
Ch.2
EQ: What were the four most significant factors that led to the fall of Rome? What were the lasting effects of the fall of Rome?
Ch.1
EQ: How do historians and archaeologists learn about what happened in the past?
EQ: How did the Aztecs and Inca build their empires? How did European conquest affect each civilization and what effects of this can we still see today?
- 15.1: How did the Aztec empire develop and what happened when they encountered European conquistadors?
- 15.2: How was Aztec society organized and what were some cultural and artistic achievements?
- 15.3: How did the Inca empire develop and what happened when they encountered European conquistadors?
- 15.4: How was Inca society organized and what were some cultural and artistic achievements?
Ch.14
EQ: How did the society of the Mesoamerican civilizations develop and change over time? How were these cultures similar to other world cultures at the time?
- 14.1: How did geography affect the development of societies in early Mesoamerica?
- 14.2: Who were the Maya and what influenced the development and decline of their society?
- 14.3: How was Mayan society organized and what were some major Mayan achievements?
Ch.17
EQ: How did the ideas of the Enlightenment lead to ideas of revolution around the world and what impact did these ideas have on the world today?
- 17.1: How did the ideas of the Renaissance, Reformation, and Scientific Revolution lead to the Enlightenment?
- 17.2: How were the ideas of the Enlightenment thinkers different from the way things were done in the past?
- 17.3: How did Enlightenment ideas led to revolution and what effects did these revolutions have on the world?
Ch.16
EQ: How did the Age of Exploration change politics and economics around the world? In what ways might the world he different if exploration had not happened?
- 16.1: Who were the main explorers, where did they explore, and how did these voyages affect the world?
- 16.2: What was the Columbian Exchange, how did it work, and what were its effects?
- 16.3: How did the discovery of the New World affect trade and change economies around the world?
Ch.13
EQ: How did Scientific Revolution cause social and political changes? How did Scientific Revolution change the course of the world history?
- 13.1: What ideas or events caused the Scientific Revolution and what were the origins of these ideas?
- 13.2: What were the new scientific theories and advancements during this time and how were these ideas and advancements significant?
- 13.3: How did the Scientific Revolution change the way people learned about the world and how did ideas transfer to society and politics?
Ch.12
EQ: In what ways did the Reformation change religion in Europe and how has it affected our society today?
- 12.1: How did the actions of the Catholic Church lead to the creation of Protestantism?
- 12.2: How did the Catholic Church respond to the Protestant Reformation?
- 12.3: Describe the interactions between Catholics and early Protestants. In what ways did Protestantism contribute to political ideas?
Ch.11
EQ: How did the Renaissance change Europe and what effect of the Renaissance can we still see today?
- 11.1: How did the rise of Italian trading cities led to the beginning of the Renaissance?
- 11.2: In what ways did ideas change during the Renaissance and who was responsible for these new ideas?
- 11.3: How did Renaissance ideas spread and how did this spread of ideas affect Europe?
Ch.10
EQ: How did the social and political structures of Europe change during the later middle ages? How has this affected life in the modern world?
- 10.1: How did interactions between kings and popes affect European society?
- 10.2: What caused the Crusades and how did these wars affect medieval Europe?
- 10.3: How did Christianity influence the lives of medieval Europeans?
- 10.4: What were the major social and political changes in medieval Europe?
- 10.5: How did the Catholic Church respond to challenges to its authority? Why did it do this?
Ch.9
EQ: How and why did society and culture change in medieval Europe? How did these changes affect the world today?
- 9.1 How might the geography of Europe affect the spread of religion, ideas, and culture
- 9.2: How did the spread of Christianity and invasions affect the development of European kingdoms?
- 9.3: How did the development of feudalism affect medieval European society? What caused feudalism to decline?
- 9.4: Compare and contrast feudalism in Europe with feudalism in Japan?
Ch.8
EQ: How did Japan's social hierarchy affect Japan's culture and development?
- 8.1: How did Japan's location and geographic features affect its early development?
- 8.2: How did the Japanese imperial court influence Japanese culture and government?
- 8.3: How was Japan's social hierarchy divided and how did this influence everyday life?
Ch.7
EQ: How did China become a world power during the middle ages? How did their world view change over time?
- 7.1: How did the Period of Disunion affect China's society and government and how did China's reunification affect the people?
- 7.2: What were the major achievements/inventions during the Tang and Song dynasties and how did these achievement/inventions affect the world?
- 7.3: How did Confucianism influence medieval Chinese society and government?
- 7.4: Compare and contrast the Yuan and Ming dynasties. What were some achievements and problems during this time?
Ch.6
EQ: How did interaction with other cultures contribute to the rise and fall of the West African empires?
- 6.1: How did Ghana become so rich and powerful and what caused the empire to collapse?
- 6.2: How did Mali rise to power and what outside influences affected them?
- 6.3: How did Islam influence the growth of the Songhai empire what caused its collapse?
- 6.4: Why might the written histories of West African have a different perspective than the history passed down by West African storytellers?
Ch.5
EQ: How did the society, religion, and economy develop in early West Africa? How might this be influenced by interaction with other cultures?
- 5.1: How did West Africa's varied geography affect the development of the people that lived there?
- 5.2 What was daily life like in early West Africa and how did trade influence their society?
Ch.4
EQ: How has the spread of Islam and the contributions of the Islamic world affected the world today?
- 4.1: Where did Islam spread in the Middle Ages and what caused it to spread so quickly?
- 4.2: Describe the major Islamic empires and how military conquest and their religious policies affected them.
- 4.3: What cultural and scientific advancements did medieval Muslims scholars and scientists contribute to the world?
Ch.3
EQ: How did Arabia's culture and society play a role in the development of Islam? How do you think the rise of Islam will affect history?
- 3.1: How did the geography of Arabia influence the development of its society?
- 3.2: Describe the story of Muhammad's life and the origins of Islam. How is Islam similar to Judaism and Christianity?
- 3.3: What are the beliefs and practices of Islam and how are the Qur'an and Sunnah part of Islam?
Ch.2
EQ: What were the four most significant factors that led to the fall of Rome? What were the lasting effects of the fall of Rome?
- 2.1: How did politics (government) and religion play a role in the expansion of the Roman empire?
- 2.2: What were the main factors that caused the fall of Rome?
- 2.3: How was the Byzantine empire different from the Roman empire? In what ways were the two empires similar?
Ch.1
EQ: How do historians and archaeologists learn about what happened in the past?
- 1.1: What clues do historians and archaeologists use to learn about the past?