Grade 11: Modern World History - Howard County Public Schools

HCPSS Curriculum FrameworkModern World HistoryEconomic and CulturalTransformations in Sub-Saharan Africa.12. Describe the role of the Italian citystatesand the Portuguese inproviding luxury goods such as silkand spices to Europe. (U2LE)13. Analyze the political, philosophical,and cultural contributions of earliercivilizations to the Renaissance.(U2LF)14. Summarize the scientific, aesthetic,and cultural significance of majorartistic and literary changes. (U2LF)15. Explain the role of newtechnologies, such as the printingpress, on the spread of secularideas and humanistic thought of the14th through 17th centuries. (U2LF)16. Analyze the causes andconsequences of the Protestantand Catholic reformations. (U2LF)17. Explain the causes and effects ofIslamic expansion on political andcultural life in West Africa. (U2LG)18. Explain how West AfricanKingdoms participated in andprofited from Eurasian trade routes,especially the trade of slaves, salt,gold, and ivory. (U2LG)19. Analyze the impact of trade in theeconomic and cultural developmentindulgencePopeProtestantRenaissanceRoman CatholicScholasticSecularColonizationEquatorIntermarriageOral HistoriesSwahiliModern Period.11. As the early Modern Period evolved,European states continued to growin influence and soon become seabasedempires that dramaticallyaltered global political and economicsystems.12. The challenge to traditional churchvalues and the authority of theRoman Catholic Church resulted innew Protestant religions.13. An explosion of cultural expressionknown as the "Renaissance",characterize the period of increasedcultural expression among Europe’selite.14. The rise of the Islamic empires inWest Africa were influenced bycultural exchanges along trans-Saharan trade routes.15. Technological and culturaldevelopments connected markets ofEast Africa with merchants in theMediterranean and Indian Oceannetworks.16. European demand for goods such asHCPSS Secondary Social Studies Office, 2012 15