Grade 8 Introduction for Historical Worldviews Examined Curriculum Map

Unit 1 From Isolation to Adaptation: JAPAN
Introduction for Historical Worldviews Examined - Alberta Grade 8 Social Studies
Teacher Notes: Cultural Isolation During the Edo Period

Answer Key - From Isolation to Adaptation Japan - Alberta Grade 8 Social Studies
Vocabulary and Pronunciation Sheet - From Isolation to Adaptation Japan

Lesson 1 - Cultural Isolation During the Edo Period
Lesson 2 - Japan’s Edo Period – Feudal Lords and Samurai Warriors
Lesson 3 - Japan’s Edo Period – Military Dictators and Strict, Stable Peace
Lesson 4 - Japan’s Edo Period – Timeline of Leaders and Events
Lesson 5 - Japan’s Edo Period – How Can Culture and Art Flourish in Isolation
Lesson 6 - Edo Period – The Fall of Edo

Teacher Notes: The Edo Period – Government, Worldview, Citizenship and Identity
Lesson 8 - 2A Japan’s Edo Period – Features of the Feudal Government
Lesson 9 - 2B Japan’s Edo Period – How a Worldview Affects Decision-Making
Lesson 10 - 2C Japan’s Edo Period – Citizenship and Identity
Lesson 11 - 2D Japan’s Edo Period – From Isolation to Crisis to Adaptation

Teacher Notes: The Meiji Period – Rapid Adaptation in a Changing World
Lesson 12 - 3A Japan’s Meiji Period – Radical Change in Government
Lesson 13 - 3B Japan’s Meiji Period – Changes at Work and At Home
Lesson 14 - 3C Japan’s Meiji Period – Looking Back and Comparing to the Past

Teacher Notes: The Meiji Period – Consequences of Rapid Change to Citizenship and Identity
Lesson 15 - 4A Japan’s Meiji Period – How Do Citizens Adapt to Radical Change?
Lesson 16 - 4B Japan’s Meiji Period – Maintaining Traditions While Facing Progress
Lesson 17 - 4C Japans’ Meiji Period – Review –Isolation, Adaptation and More

Unit 2 Origins of a Western Worldview: Renaissance Europe
Teacher Notes - Origins of a Western Worldview: Renaissance Europe
Answer Key - Origins of a Western Worldview: Renaissance Europe
Vocabulary and Pronunciation Sheet - Origins of a Western Worldview: Renaissance Europe
Lesson 1 - 1A What was Europe Before the Renaissance?
Lesson 2 - 1B Small Fires in Europe – Before the Renaissance
Lesson 3 - 1C Spreading the Fire – Events and Ideas from Renaissance Europe
Lesson 4 - 1D The Role of Towns, Guilds, Money, Religion, and Education in the Renaissance

Teacher Notes: Renaissance Europe – The Emergence of Powerful City-States and Influential Thinkers
Lesson 5 - 2A Renaissance Europe – Geography, Trade, and the City-State
Lesson 6 - 2B Renaissance Europe – Rebirth of Classical Writings and Exchange with the East
Lesson 7 - 2C Renaissance Europe – Influential Thinkers and Ideas about Humanism

Teacher Notes: Spreading the Fire of Renaissance Europe – Discovery, Exploration, Expansion and Imperialism
Lesson 8 - 3A Renaissance Europe – Discovery
Lesson 9 - 3B Renaissance Europe – Exploration
Lesson 10 - 3C Renaissance Europe – Expansion
Lesson 11 - 3D Renaissance Europe – Imperialism and Citizenship

Unit 3 The Spanish and the Aztecs
Answer Key - Worldviews in Conflict: The Spanish and the Aztecs
Teacher Notes - The Spanish and the Aztecs – Before Intercultural Contact
Vocabulary and Pronunciation Sheet - Worldviews in Conflict: The Spanish and the Aztecs
Lesson 1 - 1A The Aztecs Before the Spanish
Lesson 2 - 1B The Aztecs – Mythology, Customs, and Worldview
Lesson 3 - 1C The Aztecs – Exchange, Expansion and Empire
Lesson 4 - 1D The Spanish – Before the Aztecs
Lesson 5 - 1E The Spanish and the Aztecs – Comparing Worldviews

Teacher Notes: Meeting, Miscommunication, Conflict, Conquest – The Spanish and the Aztecs
Lesson 6 - 2A The Spanish and the Aztecs –Discovering Each Other
Lesson 7 - 2B The Spanish and the Aztecs – Meeting
Lesson 8 - 2C The Spanish and the Aztecs – Miscommunication, Conflict, Disease, and Religion
Lesson 9 - 2D The Spanish and the Aztecs – Changes in Society
Lesson 10 - 2E The Spanish and the Aztecs –Conquest and Consequences

Teacher Notes: The Spanish and the Aztecs – Have We Learned to Control Expansionism, Imperialism, and Domination?
Lesson 11 - 3A The Spanish and the Aztecs – A Mix of Worldviews
Lesson 12 - 3B The Spanish and the Aztecs – Technology and Expansion
Lesson 13 - 3C The Spanish and the Aztecs – Challenge: Is There a Way to Control Domination and Imperialism

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