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TurkeyhistoryGrade 11-12

Byzantine Istanbul (330-1453): Fall of Constantinople 1453

Through the investigation of selected primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to compare and contrast in detail how different Christian and Muslim accounts saw the Fall of Constantinople …

TurkeyhistoryGrade 11-12

Byzantine Istanbul (330-1453): Great Schism of 1054: Orthodox Christianity

Through the investigation of selected sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain in detail the Great Schism of 1054 that split the Christian Church into Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism, what di…

GreecehistoryGrade 11-12

Classical Greece (4th-5th Centuries BCE): Alexander the Great

Through the investigation of selected primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the legacy behind Alexander the Great, what his links were to Aristotle and Classical Greek cultur…

GreecehistoryGrade 11-12

Classical Greece (4th-5th Centuries BCE): Battle of Thermopylae: Leonidas and the 300

Through the investigation of selected primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain how a vastly outnumbered and outgunned Greek force was able to hold out against a much larger and …

GreecephilosophyGrade 11-12

Classical Greece (4th-5th Centuries BCE): Plato: Euthyphro

Through the investigation of selected primary and secondary sources, including a full text reading of Plato's dialogue Euthyphro, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the basics of the Socratic argument b…

GreecehistoryGrade 11-12

Classical Greece (4th-5th Centuries BCE): Plato: The Republic's Philosopher Kings

Through the investigation of selected primary and secondary sources, including a full text analysis of book 6 of Plato's Republic, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the concept of rule by "philosopher …

GreecehistoryGrade 11-12

Classical Greece (4th-5th centuries BCE): Athens: Democracy

Through the investigation of selected primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to compare and contrast how different ancient writers saw Athenian democracy and the role of citizens in that…

GreecehistoryGrade 11-12

Classical Greece (4th-5th centuries BCE): Battle of Marathon 490 BCE

Through the investigation of selected primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain how a vastly outnumbered and outgunned Greek force was able to defeat the much larger and more pow…

GreeceHistoryGrade 11-12

Classical Greece (4th-5th centuries BCE): Plato: Allegory of the Cave

Through an in-depth analysis of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the story of Plato's "Allegory of the Cave", and using that knowledge will then theorize as to what mess…

GreecehistoryGrade 11-12

Classical Greece (4th-5th centuries BCE): Socrates: An Overview

Through the investigation of selected primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the basics of Socratic wisdom and thought, including what's now commonly referred to as the "Socra…

GreecehistoryGrade 11-12

Classical Greece (4th-5th centuries BCE): Spartan Society: Militarism

Through the investigation of selected primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the organization of Spartan society in the age of Classical Greece, the roles males and females ea…

GermanyhistoryGrade 11-12

Cold War (1945-1991): Fall of the Berlin Wall 1989

Through the use of various primary and secondary sources, including primary source video news recordings from the night the wall fell, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the events leading up to the fal…

RussiaHistoryGrade 11-12

Cold War (1947-1991): NATO vs. Warsaw Pact

Through the use of various primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the basics of the Cold War armed standoff between NATO and the Warsaw Pact. Using this knowledge, students wi…

RussiahistoryGrade 11-12

Cold War (1947-1991): Russia's Iron Curtain in Eastern Europe

Through the use of various primary and secondary sources, including a full text reading of the Yalta Agreement from 1945, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the basics behind how the Russians came to do…

Czech RepublichistoryGrade 11-12

Communist Czechoslovakia (1948-1989) - Prague Spring of 1968

Through an in-depth analysis of various primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the story behind the Prague Spring of 1968, what reforms Dubcek and his comrades tried to implem…

TurkeyhistoryGrade 11-12

Constantinople/Istanbul: Hagia Sophia: Church of the Holy Wisdom

Through the investigation of selected primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the importance of Istanbul's Hagia Sophia, how and why it was constructed, why it was converted fr…

RussiaHistoryGrade 11-12

Crimean War 1853-1856

Through the use of various primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the basics behind the Crimean War of 1853-56, how Russian expansionism helped precipitate the war, why the Fr…

GermanyHistoryGrade 11-12

Dachau Concentration Camp

Through an in-depth analysis of various primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the story of the Dachau Concentration Camp, the experiences of camp prisoners throughout its his…

IrelandHistoryGrade 11-12

Early Christian Ireland: St. Patrick

Through the investigation of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the story of St. Patrick, the legends surrounding the patron saint of Ireland and what place he plays in th…

EnglandHistoryGrade 11-12

Early Modern England: English Civil War and Glorious Revolution

Students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the basic facts of the English Civil War, the establishment of Commonwealth rule under Oliver Cromwell and the Glorious Revolution that brought William and Mary to the…

FranceHistoryGrade 11-12

Early Modern France (1498-1789): The Sun King: Louis XIV

Through an examination of both primary and secondary sources on the subject, including various types of visual media in addition to electronic and written sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain Fre…

EnglandhistoryGrade 11-12

Enlightenment in Britain - Thomas Malthus: Essay on the Principle of Population

Through an in-depth analysis of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain how Thomas Malthus saw the ratio between population growth and food supplies, and whether or not he beli…

FrancehistoryGrade 11-12

Franco-American Alliance of 1778

Through the use of various primary and secondary sources, including excerpts from the Franco American Alliance (1778), students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the basic terms of the 1778 alliance between Fra…

FranceHistoryGrade 11-12

Frankish Gaul (486-987): The Battle of Tours 732 CE

Through an in-depth analysis of various primary and secondary sources including excerpts from contemporary accounts on both sides of the conflict, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the importance of th…