8th Grade Curriculum
Unit: Empires and Kingdoms of Sub-Saharan

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GSTEQ |
History Alive! |
Medieval Times Textbook |
Supplemental |
Assessments |
Standards* |
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1. Why do people live and move where they do? |
1.2 Adapting to Climate Regions of Sub-Saharan Africa
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Ch. 2.1 Bantu Migrations |
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RIGSE: 5-1 – Many ways Earth’s people are interconnected
RIGSE: 5-2 – Interconnected World
RIGSE: 5-3 – Choices Interconnected world
RIGSE HP 2
Era 1 WH 1,2
Era 2 WH 1,2,3
Era 4 WH 5,6,7
Era 5 WH 1 |
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2. Why do people live the way they do?
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3.2 Comparing Three African States Through Visual Diagrams |
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Tao’s Fun Lesson on Africa Colonization |
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RIGSE G&C 1-4
Era 1 WH 1,2
Era 2 WH 1,2,3,4
Era 3 WH 1,2,3,4,5
Era 4 WH 1,2,3,4,5,6,7
Era 5 WH 1,2 |
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3. How and why do human societies organize the way they do? |
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RIGSE – G&C 1-2, 4
Era 1 WH 2
Era 2 WH 1,2,3,4
Era 3 WH 1,2,3,4,5
Era 4 WH 1,2,3,4,5,6
Era 5 WH 1,2 |
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4. How does technology affect people’s lives? |
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RIGSE – G&C 5
RIGSE – HP1
Era 1 WH 1,2
Era 2 WH 1,2,3,4
Era 3 WH 1,2,3,4,5
Era 4 WH 1,2,6
Era 5 WH 1,2 |
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5. How has conflict and cooperation shaped human history? |
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RIGSE – G&C 1,3,5
RIGSE – HP1,2,3
Era 2 WH 1,3
Era 3 WH 1,2,3,5
Era 4 WH 1,2,3
Era 5 WH 1,2 |
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6. How has the quest for resources affected human history?
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Ch. 2.3 Trading States of East Africa |
Tao’s Fun Lesson on Africa Colonization |
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RIGSE – G&C 1,5
Era 1 WH 1,2
Era 2 WH 1,2,3
Era 3 WH 1,2,3,5
Era 4 WH 1,2,3,4,5
Era 5 WH 1,2 |
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7. How do we know what we know about human history? |
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RIGSE – HP 1,2,3
Era 1 WH 1,2
Era 3 WH 1,4
Era 4 WH 1,5,6 |
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8. Why do civilizations rise & decline? |
2.2 The Empires of West Africa
3.1 Kingdoms of Southern and Central Africa |
Ch. 2.2 Kingdoms of West Africa |
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RIGSE – G&C 1,5
Era 2 WH 1,2,3
Era 3 WH 1,2,3,4,5
Era 4 WH 1,2,3,5,6,7
Era 5 WH 1,2 |