Lesson Plans World History II SOL 2a Major Empires
Standard WH II:
2a The student will demonstrate an understanding of the political, cultural, geographic, and economic conditions in the world about 1500 A.D. (C.E.)
Objectives
a) locating major states and empires.
Lesson Plans
Introduction: A Bell-ringer activity
Notes: Students copy-down and discuss teacher generated notes
Activities: Students complete various in class activities to support learning including video analysis, maps, charts, diagrams, graphic organizers, worksheets, text-book questions, group discussion, KWL Charts etc.
Assessment: Informal, Formal, Exit-Questions, Teacher Questioning. Quizzes, Tests, Projects
Essential Knowledge:
Major states and empires in the
Eastern Hemisphere
• England
• France
• Spain
• Russia
• Ottoman Empire
• Persia
• China
• Mughal India
• Songhai Empire
Major states and empires in the
Western Hemisphere
• Incan Empire
• Aztec Empire
Activities That Support Lesson Plans
Ottoman Empire and Venice, Italy Video Analysis: Students name 5 facts learned from the Video
Note: The above activities are best used with the Virginia Prentice Hall World History: The Modern Era textbook.