Standards addressed 1. describe the relationships between people and environments and the connections between people and places 2. understand the development and interactions of social/cultural, political, economic, and religious systems in different regions of the world 3. analyze how the forces of cooperation and conflict among people influence the division and control of the Earth�s surface 4. know some important historic events and developments of past civilizations 5. interpret and analyze documents and artifacts related to significant developments and events in world history 6. understand the development and connectedness of Western civilization and other civilizations and cultures in many areas of the world and over time 7. analyze historic events from around the world by examining accounts written from different perspectives 8. understand the broad patterns, relationships, and interactions of cultures and civilizations during particular eras and across eras 9. analyze evidence critically and demonstrate an understanding of how circumstances of time and place influence perspective 10. analyze the roles and contributions of individuals and groups to social, political, economic, cultural, and religious practices and activities 11. plan and organize historical research projects related to regional or global interdependence 12. analyze different interpretations of important events, issues, or developments in world history by studying the social, political, and economic context in which they were developed; by testing the data source for reliability and validity, credibility, authority, authenticity, and completeness; and by detecting bias, distortion of the facts, and propaganda by omission, suppression, or invention of facts 13. investigate important events and developments in world history by posing analytical questions, selecting relevant data, distinguishing fact from opinion, hypothesizing cause-and-effect relationships, testing these hypotheses, and forming conclusions