Georgia Performance
Standards: World History (High school)
SSWH2 The student will identify the
major achievements of Chinese and Indian societies from 1100 BCE to
500CE.
b. explain the development and impact of
Hinduism and Buddhism on India and subsequent diffusion of
Buddhism
SSWH4 The student will analyze the
importance of the Byzantine and Mongol empires between 450 CE and
1500 CE.
c. analyze the establishment of
Christianity as the official religion of the Byzantine Empire.
d. Define the role of Orthodox
Christianity and the Schism
SSWH5 The student will trace the origins
and expansion of the Islamic World between 600CE and 1300CE.
a. explain the origins of Islam and the
growth of the Islamic Empire
b. explain the reasons for the split
between Sunni and Shia Muslims.
e. describe the impact of the Crusades
on both the Islamic World and Europe.
f. analyze the relationship between
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
SSWH7 The student will analyze European
medieval society with regard to culture, politics, society, and
economics
b. describe the political impact of
Christianity to include Pope Gregory VII and King Henry IV
c. Explain the role of the church in
medieval society.
SSWH12 The student will explain the
origins and contributions of the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal
empires
c. explain the ways in which these
Muslim empires influenced religion, law and the arts in their parts
of the world.
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