World History, Grades 9-12

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Historical and Political Maps

Unit 1

Prehistoric World to 2500 B.C. 3
Early Human Migration, 1,600,000–10,000 B.C. 10
Agriculture Emerges, 5000–500 B.C. 17
Four River Valley Civilizations 27
The Fertile Crescent, 2500 B.C. 30
Ancient Egypt, 3000–2000 B.C. 36
Ancient India, 2500–1500 B.C. 45
Ancient China, 2000–200 B.C. 51
World Climate Regions 57
The Ancient World, 1500 B.C.–250 B.C. 59
Indo-European Migrations, Starting
about 1700 B.C. 62
The Patterns of Ancient Trade, 2000–250 B.C. 75
Canaan, the Crossroads, 2000–600 B.C. 78
Ancient Empires, 700 B.C.–221 B.C. 87
Kush Empire, 700 B.C.9 3
Assyrian Empire, 650 B.C. 96
Persian Empire, 500 B.C. 101
A Ride Along the Royal Road 102
The Qin Dynasty, 221–202 B.C. 108
Ancient Civilizations 112

Unit 2

Greek City-States, 750 B.C. 121
Mycenaean Greece, c. 1250 B.C. 124
The Persian Wars, 490–479 B.C. 132
Peloponnesian War, 431–404 B.C. 137
Alexander and His Successors, 336–300 B.C. 144
The Roman World, 265 B.C.–A.D. 117 153
Punic Wars, 264–146 B.C. 159
Trade in the Roman Empire, A.D. 200 163
Spread of Christianity in the Roman World
to A.D. 500 171
Invasions into the Roman Empire, A.D.350–500 175
India and China, 321 B.C.–A.D. 9 187
Indian Empires, 250 B.C.–A.D. 400 191
Asian Trade Routes, A.D. 400 196
Han Dynasty, 200 B.C.–A.D. 220 201
Former Han, 200 B.C. 201
Silk Roads 204
Spread of Iron-Working, 500 B.C.–A.D. 700 211
Vegetation Regions of Africa 214
Bantu Migrations, 3000 B.C.–A.D. 1100 222
Aksum, A.D.300–700 226
Land Area of Africa 231
American Civilizations, 1200 B.C.–A.D. 700 233
Migration Routes, 40,000–10,000 B.C. 237
Olmec Civilization, 900 B.C. 241
Early Civilizations, 1200 B.C.–A.D. 700 247
Early America, 1200 B.C.–A.D. 700 251
Territory Controlled by Classical Societies 253

Unit 3

Muslim World, 1200 261
Trade Routes, A.D. 570 264
Three Empires: Byzantine, Russian, Seljuk, c. 1100 299
Constantinople, A.D. 550 302
The Viking Invasions of Eastern Europe, 820–941 308
The Khanate of the Golden Horde, 1294 309
East and Southeast Asia, 900–1200 321
The Steppe 330
The Mongol Empire, 1294 334
Japan to 1300 340
Southeast Asia, 900–1200 345
Population Density: Tang Dynasty 349
Europe, c. 500 351

Charlemagne’s Empire, 768–843 356

Invasions in Europe, 700–1000 359

The Holy Roman Empire, 1100 372

Europe, 14th Century 377

The Crusades, 1096–1204 383

Route of the Plague 400

Africa, 800–1500 407

Selected African Societies, 800–1500 411

Empire of Ghana, A.D. 1000 414

Empire of Mali, A.D. 1400 414

Empire of Songhai, A.D. 1500 414

East African Trade, 1000 423

Western Africa, 2003 429

Trade Routes: Africa, Asia, Europe, 1500 430

Unit 4

The Americas, 800 B.C.–A.D. 1535 439

North American Culture Areas, c. 1400 442

Mesoamerican Civilizations, 200 B.C.–A.D. 1521 447

South American Culture Areas, 100–1535 461

Europe, 1500 469

Religions in Europe, 1560 497

Spread of Protestantism 497

Empire Builders, 1683 505

Ottoman Empire, 1451–1566 508

Safavid Empire, 1683 514

Growth of the Mughal Empire, 1526–1707 517

Early Explorations, 1400s 527

Europeans in the East, 1487–1700 534

Japan in the 17th Century 543

European Claims in America, 1700 551

European Exploration of the Americas, 1492–1682 555

Europeans in North America, 1754 and 1763 564

Triangle Trade System, 1451–1870 568

Four Governments 578

Gulf of

Mexico

Lake

Texcoco

PACIFIC

OCEAN

Yucatán

Peninsula

Valley ofMexico

Tlacopan Teotihuacán

Tenochtitlán

Tula

Uxmal

Piedras Tikal

Negas

Palenque

Copán

Chichén

Iztá

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10 °N

Tropic of Cancer

100

°W

20 °N

Teotihuacán Civilization, 200 B.C.–A.D. 700

Maya Civilization, 200 B.C.–A.D. 900

Toltec Civilization, A.D. 900–1100

Aztec Civilization, A.D. 1400–1521

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500 Kilometers

Mesoamerican Civilizations,

200 B.C.–A.D. 1521