World History Curriculum - Full Course - 10th Grade - Google Drive Access!
Morgan AP Teaching
2k Followers
Grade Levels
7th - 10th, Adult Education, Homeschool
Resource Type
Standards
CCSSRH.11-12.1
CCSSRH.11-12.2
CCSSRH.11-12.4
CCSSRH.11-12.6
CCSSRH.11-12.7
Formats Included
- PDF
Pages
5000+
Morgan AP Teaching
2k Followers
What educators are saying
Great resource for anyone struggling to find things for their first year. I didn't have anything and this was a lifesaver!
So far, I am loving the organization of the units and my students are enjoying the class. Especially the Classroom Economy!
Description
My World History / World Civilizations full year curriculum is a living bundle that includes Google Drive access with the download, and any other updates I may add in the future! Intended for 10th grade, but usable for other grade levels.
Contents cover more than a full year's worth, so you can pick-and-choose your target topics!
I detail all instructional days for the entire year, and include FULL descriptions of all content and concepts with new teachers in mind. You won’t have to lift a finger!
Full curriculum for World History includes ALL of the following:
OVERVIEW (see INDIVIDUAL UNITS section for more detail)
- Works independent of a textbook!
- Access to all curriculum updates for life via Google Drive
- Pacing for regular and block schedule classes!
- Access to the Classroom Economy Game!
- Curriculum covers the Paleolithic & Neolithic Eras through the 21st Century
- 24 Classroom Gallery Walks
- 20+ Group Jigsaw Activities (introducing key terms)
- 32 Crash Course World History Video Sheets
- 8 ESCAPE ROOM Classroom Activities
- 2 COLD CASE MYSTERY Classroom Activities
- 5 SCAVENGER HUNT Activities
- 5 HISTORICAL RIDDLE Games
- 3 SURVIVAL ACTIVITY Games
- 2 Newspaper Article Projects
- 2 Traveler Epilogue Assignments
- 18 Research Projects, featuring TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, and conventional methods
- 5 Classroom Debates, with full instruction sets, materials, and rubrics
- 2 Group Film Projects, with full instruction sets, materials, and rubrics
- 60+ Primary Source Analysis Sheets
- 20 Secondary Sources across 10 Activities
- 49 Personally-crafted PowerPoint/Google Slide Presentations
- Lecture notes/background information for all topics
- An optional END OF YEAR Project
- Innovative in-class currency system to engage and motivate students!
- Explanations of ALL lecture information and activities for each Mini-Unit!
- Detailed video tutorials on how to use the bundle and its contents
- Student short answer and long essay models
- Fun classroom review games to engage students and reinforce learning
Assessments
- 14 editable quizzes + keys
- 4 multiple-choice tests + keys (includes Midterm and Final)
- 14 short answer questions + keys
- 5+ essays to choose from + keys
- Simplified essay and project rubrics
Review
- Comprehensive Review Timelines
- Personalized Review Games
- Profile information for Quizlet
- PDF on how I teach writing, content, grade, structure the class, and review
INDIVIDUAL UNITS
Unit 1 Topics: Ancient and Classical Eras
- The Neolithic Revolution and River Valley Civilizations
- First-Wave Empires: Sumer, Akkad, Assyria, Babylon, and the Hittites
- Classical Persia and Greece
- Classical Rome and India, Hinduism, and Buddhism
- Classical Chinese Dynasties, Legalism, and Confucianism
- Monotheism in the Classical Era: Zoroastrianism, Second-Temple Judaism, and Christianity
Unit 1 Materials
- 3 Group Jigsaw Activities (term and topic introduction)
- 6 Crash Course World History Work Sheets
- Gallery Walk: River Valley Civilizations
- Twitter History Project: First-Wave Empires
- Riddle Race Game: Early Civilizations
- City-State Survival Game
- Gallery Walk: Second-Wave Empires
- Crash Course Worksheet: Persia and Greece
- Escape Room Activity: Classical Greece and Rome
- TikTok History Project: Second-Wave Empires
- Gallery Walk: Classical Religions and Philosophy
- Scavenger Hunt Game: Classical Religions
- Instagram History Project: Monotheism
- 8 Primary Source Analysis Options / Substitute Teacher Assignments
- 6 Personally-Crafted PowerPoint/Google Slide Presentations
- 3 Instruction Guides with Lecture Notes for Unit 1
- 1 Topic Overview PDF
- 2 quizzes
- 2 short answer questions
- 1 MCQ Unit Test
- 3 essay choices
Unit 2 Topics: The Post-Classical Era
- The Byzantine Empire
- The Emergence of Islam and the Islamic Caliphates to 1258
- Empires of Southeast Asia: The Srivijaya, Majapahit, Khmer, and Champa Kingdoms
- Empires of Sub-Saharan Africa: Ghana, Mali, Great Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, and the Hausa Kingdoms
- Empires of Sub-Saharan Africa: The Songhai, Asante, and Kongo Kingdoms
- Post-Classical China: The Sui, Tang, & Song Dynasties
- The Mongolian Empire
- Pre-Columbian Americas: The Inca, Aztec, and Maya
- Feudalism in Medieval Europe and Japan
- Medieval India: The Delhi Sultanate
- The Ottoman Empire
Unit 2 Materials
- 5 Group Jigsaw Activities (term and topic introduction)
- 6 Crash Course World History Work Sheets
- Gallery Walk: Islam and the Caliphates
- Epilogue Activity: Ibn Battuta
- Group Research Project: The Caliphates Through 1258
- Primary Source Analysis: Code of Justinian
- Gallery Walk: Islam in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Cold Case Activity: Sub-Saharan African Kingdoms
- Twitter History Project: Southeast Asian Kingdoms
- Classroom Debate: Post-Classical Chinese Dynasties
- Gallery Walk: The Mongolian Empire
- Riddle Race Game: Post-Classical China and the Mongolian Empire
- Escape Room Activity: The Inca and Aztec
- Gallery Walk: Feudalism in Europe
- Instagram History Project: Feudalism in Japan
- Feudal Kingdom Survival Game
- Gallery Walk: Muslim Gunpowder Empires
- TikTok History Project: Ottoman Empire and Delhi Sultanate
- Scavenger Hunt: Medieval Muslim States
- 12 Primary Source Analysis Options / Substitute Teacher Assignments
- 10 Personally-Crafted PowerPoint/Google Slide Presentations
- 5 Instruction Guides with Lecture Notes for Unit 2
- 1 Topic Overview PDF
- 4 quizzes
- 4 short answer questions
- 1 MCQ Unit Test
- 3 essay choices
Unit 3 Topics: The Early-Modern Era
- The Protestant Reformation
- The Scientific Revolution
- The Ming and Qing Dynasties
- Early-Modern India and Japan
- The Age of Exploration: The Early Phases
- The Age of Exploration: Maritime Empires
- Absolutism and Resistance to Monarchial Power
- The Age of Enlightenment
- National Revolutions in the Americas
- The French Revolution
Unit 3 Materials
- 5 Group Jigsaw Activities (term and topic introduction)
- 6 Crash Course World History Work Sheets
- Gallery Walk: Scientific Revolution
- Riddle Race Game: Early-Modern Ideas in Religion and Science
- Scientific Revolution Project
- Twitter History Project: The Protestant Reformation
- Gallery Walk: Early-Modern China and Japan
- Classroom Matching Game: Mughal Empire, Ming and Qing Dynasties
- Research Project: The Ming and Qing Dynasties and Tokugawa Japan
- Epilogue Activity: Zheng He
- Gallery Walk: The Age of Discovery
- History Cold Case Activity: European Exploration
- Classroom Debate: Impact of the the Columbian Exchange
- Gallery Walk: Absolutism and the Enlightenment
- TikTok History Project: Absolutism in Asia and Europe
- Primary Source Analysis: The Enlightenment
- Escape Room Activity: The Enlightenment
- Gallery Walk: National Revolutions and Independence Movements
- Instagram History Project: Phases of the French Revolution
- New Nation Survival Game
- Scavenger Hunt Game: Haitian Revolution and Latin American Independence Movements
- 10 Primary Source Analysis Options / Substitute Teacher Assignments
- 10 Personally-Crafted PowerPoint/Google Slide Presentations
- 5 Instruction Guides with Lecture Notes for Unit 3
- 1 Topic Overview PDF
- 4 quizzes
- 4 short answer questions
- 1 MCQ Unit Test
- 3 essay choices
Unit 4 Topics: The Modern Era
- Modern Economics: Capitalism
- The Industrial Revolution
- 19th-Century Science
- Alternatives to Capitalism
- New Imperialism
- World War I
- The Interwar Period: Totalitarianism
- The Great Depression: Causes and Events
- World War II: The European Theatre
- World War II: The Pacific Theatre
- The Impact of World War II
Unit 4 Materials
- 6 Group Jigsaw Activities (term and topic introduction)
- 6 Crash Course World History Work Sheets
- Gallery Walk: The Industrial Revolution
- Escape Room Activity: The Industrial Revolution
- Classroom Debate: Impact of the Industrial Revolution
- Gallery Walk: 19th-Century Alternative Theories to Capitalism
- TikTok History Project: 19th-Century Science and Philosophy
- Riddle Race Game: 19th-Century Ideas
- Gallery Walk: New Imperialism and World War I
- Group Film Project: Propaganda in World War I
- Escape Room: World War I
- Gallery Walk: The Great Depression
- Newspaper Article Project: The Global Depression
- Twitter History Project: Global Depression State Policies
- Gallery Walk: Causes of World War II
- Research Project: Events of World War II
- Escape Room: Causes and Events of World War II
- Scavenger Hunt Game: Events of World War II
- Gallery Walk: Impact of World War II
- Classroom Debate: Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb
- 12 Primary Source Analysis Options / Substitute Teacher Assignments
- 12 Personally-Crafted PowerPoint/Google Slide Presentations
- 6 Instruction Guides with Lecture Notes for Unit 4
- 1 Topic Overview PDF
- 5 quizzes
- 5 short answer questions
- 1 MCQ Unit Test
- 3 essay choices
Unit 5 Topics: Contemporary Era
- The Bipolar Cold War
- Cold War Conflicts: Korea and Vietnam
- Global Civil Rights Movements
- Counterculture: The 1960s
- The Non-Aligned Movement
- The Arab-Israeli Conflict
- A Resurgent Cold War
- End of the Cold War
- Contemporary Globalization
- The Digital Age
Unit 5 Materials
- 5 Group Jigsaw Activities (term and topic introduction)
- 6 Crash Course World History Work Sheets
- Gallery Walk: Start of the Cold War
- Escape Room Activity: The Cold War
- TikTok History Project: The Cold War
- Gallery Walk: Events of the Vietnam War
- Escape Room Activity: The Vietnam War
- Riddle Race Game: Decolonization and Counterculture of the 1960s
- Group Film Project: Counterculture of the 1960s
- Gallery Walk: Crises of the 1970s
- Classroom Matching Game: 1960s and 1970s
- Newspaper Article Project: Post-War Border Issues and Non-Alignment
- Group Research Project: The Arab-Israeli Conflict
- Scavenger Hunt Game: The Arab-Israeli Conflict
- Gallery Walk: Events that Led to the End of the Cold War
- Instagram History Project: End of the Cold War
- Escape Room Activity: End of the Cold War
- Gallery Walk: Pros and Cons of Globalization
- Digital Age Survival Game
- Classroom Debate: The Impact of Globalization
- 10 Primary Source Analysis Options / Substitute Teacher Assignments
- 10 Personally-Crafted PowerPoint/Google Slide Presentations
- 5 Instruction Guides with Lecture Notes for Unit 5
- 1 Topic Overview PDF
- Optional End of the Year Project
- 5 quizzes
- 5 short answer questions
- 1 MCQ Unit Test
- 3 essay choices
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I also have plenty of other AP History, AP Psychology, and regular social science resources below, including full curriculum bundles, full unit bundles, activity bundles, writing bundles, and more!
Full Curriculum and Unit 1-9 Bundles
U.S. History (non-AP)
World History (non-AP)
Economics (non-AP)
Skill Development & Classroom Activities, Tests, DBQs, LEQs, SAQs, Unit Guides, Review Sheets
Review Videos
Total Pages
5000+
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Standards
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CCSSRH.11-12.1
Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, connecting insights gained from specific details to an understanding of the text as a whole.
CCSSRH.11-12.2
Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary that makes clear the relationships among the key details and ideas.
CCSSRH.11-12.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including analyzing how an author uses and refines the meaning of a key term over the course of a text (e.g., how Madison defines faction in Federalist No. 10).
CCSSRH.11-12.6
Evaluate authors’ differing points of view on the same historical event or issue by assessing the authors’ claims, reasoning, and evidence.
CCSSRH.11-12.7
Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., visually, quantitatively, as well as in words) in order to address a question or solve a problem.
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