World History - 10th Grade
Full Curriculum Bundle
My World History / World Civilizations full year curriculum is a living bundle that includes Google Drive access with the download, and any other updates I may add in the future! Intended for 10th grade, but usable for other grade levels.
Contents cover more than a full year’s worth, so you can pick-and-choose your target topics!
I detail all instructional days for the entire year, and include FULL descriptions of all content and concepts with new teachers in mind. You won’t have to lift a finger!
Full curriculum for World History includes ALL of the following:
OVERVIEW (see INDIVIDUAL UNITS section for more detail)
- Works independent of a textbook!
- Access to all curriculum updates for life via Google Drive
- Pacing for regular and block schedule classes!
- Access to the Classroom Economy Game!
- Curriculum covers the Paleolithic & Neolithic Eras through the 21st Century
- 24 Classroom Gallery Walks
- 20+ Group Jigsaw Activities (introducing key terms)
- 32 Crash Course World History Video Sheets
- 8 ESCAPE ROOM Classroom Activities
- 2 COLD CASE MYSTERY Classroom Activities
- 5 SCAVENGER HUNT Activities
- 5 HISTORICAL RIDDLE Games
- 3 SURVIVAL ACTIVITY Games
- 2 Newspaper Article Projects
- 2 Traveler Epilogue Assignments
- 18 Research Projects, featuring TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, and conventional methods
- 5 Classroom Debates, with full instruction sets, materials, and rubrics
- 2 Group Film Projects, with full instruction sets, materials, and rubrics
- 60+ Primary Source Analysis Sheets
- 20 Secondary Sources across 10 Activities
- 49 Personally-crafted PowerPoint/Google Slide Presentations
- Lecture notes/background information for all topics
- An optional END OF YEAR Project
- Innovative in-class currency system to engage and motivate students!
- Explanations of ALL lecture information and activities for each Mini-Unit!
- Detailed video tutorials on how to use the bundle and its contents
- Student short answer and long essay models
- Fun classroom review games to engage students and reinforce learning
Assessments
- 14 editable quizzes + keys
- 4 multiple-choice tests + keys (includes Midterm and Final)
- 14 short answer questions + keys
- 5+ essays to choose from + keys
- Simplified essay and project rubrics
Review
- Comprehensive Review Timelines
- Personalized Review Games
- Profile information for Quizlet
- PDF on how I teach writing, content, grade, structure the class, and review
INDIVIDUAL UNITS
Unit 1 Topics: Ancient and Classical Eras
- The Neolithic Revolution and River Valley Civilizations
- First-Wave Empires: Sumer, Akkad, Assyria, Babylon, and the Hittites
- Classical Persia and Greece
- Classical Rome and India, Hinduism, and Buddhism
- Classical Chinese Dynasties, Legalism, and Confucianism
- Monotheism in the Classical Era: Zoroastrianism, Second-Temple Judaism, and Christianity
Unit 1 Materials
- 3 Group Jigsaw Activities (term and topic introduction)
- 6 Crash Course World History Work Sheets
- Gallery Walk: River Valley Civilizations
- Twitter History Project: First-Wave Empires
- Riddle Race Game: Early Civilizations
- City-State Survival Game
- Gallery Walk: Second-Wave Empires
- Crash Course Worksheet: Persia and Greece
- Escape Room Activity: Classical Greece and Rome
- TikTok History Project: Second-Wave Empires
- Gallery Walk: Classical Religions and Philosophy
- Scavenger Hunt Game: Classical Religions
- Instagram History Project: Monotheism
- 8 Primary Source Analysis Options / Substitute Teacher Assignments
- 6 Personally-Crafted PowerPoint/Google Slide Presentations
- 3 Instruction Guides with Lecture Notes for Unit 1
- 1 Topic Overview PDF
- 2 quizzes
- 2 short answer questions
- 1 MCQ Unit Test
- 3 essay choices
Unit 2 Topics: The Post-Classical Era
- The Byzantine Empire
- The Emergence of Islam and the Islamic Caliphates to 1258
- Empires of Southeast Asia: The Srivijaya, Majapahit, Khmer, and Champa Kingdoms
- Empires of Sub-Saharan Africa: Ghana, Mali, Great Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, and the Hausa Kingdoms
- Empires of Sub-Saharan Africa: The Songhai, Asante, and Kongo Kingdoms
- Post-Classical China: The Sui, Tang, & Song Dynasties
- The Mongolian Empire
- Pre-Columbian Americas: The Inca, Aztec, and Maya
- Feudalism in Medieval Europe and Japan
- Medieval India: The Delhi Sultanate
- The Ottoman Empire
Unit 2 Materials
- 5 Group Jigsaw Activities (term and topic introduction)
- 6 Crash Course World History Work Sheets
- Gallery Walk: Islam and the Caliphates
- Epilogue Activity: Ibn Battuta
- Group Research Project: The Caliphates Through 1258
- Primary Source Analysis: Code of Justinian
- Gallery Walk: Islam in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Cold Case Activity: Sub-Saharan African Kingdoms
- Twitter History Project: Southeast Asian Kingdoms
- Classroom Debate: Post-Classical Chinese Dynasties
- Gallery Walk: The Mongolian Empire
- Riddle Race Game: Post-Classical China and the Mongolian Empire
- Escape Room Activity: The Inca and Aztec
- Gallery Walk: Feudalism in Europe
- Instagram History Project: Feudalism in Japan
- Feudal Kingdom Survival Game
- Gallery Walk: Muslim Gunpowder Empires
- TikTok History Project: Ottoman Empire and Delhi Sultanate
- Scavenger Hunt: Medieval Muslim States
- 12 Primary Source Analysis Options / Substitute Teacher Assignments
- 10 Personally-Crafted PowerPoint/Google Slide Presentations
- 5 Instruction Guides with Lecture Notes for Unit 2
- 1 Topic Overview PDF
- 4 quizzes
- 4 short answer questions
- 1 MCQ Unit Test
- 3 essay choices
Unit 3 Topics: The Early-Modern Era
- The Protestant Reformation
- The Scientific Revolution
- The Ming and Qing Dynasties
- Early-Modern India and Japan
- The Age of Exploration: The Early Phases
- The Age of Exploration: Maritime Empires
- Absolutism and Resistance to Monarchial Power
- The Age of Enlightenment
- National Revolutions in the Americas
- The French Revolution
Unit 3 Materials
- 5 Group Jigsaw Activities (term and topic introduction)
- 6 Crash Course World History Work Sheets
- Gallery Walk: Scientific Revolution
- Riddle Race Game: Early-Modern Ideas in Religion and Science
- Scientific Revolution Project
- Twitter History Project: The Protestant Reformation
- Gallery Walk: Early-Modern China and Japan
- Classroom Matching Game: Mughal Empire, Ming and Qing Dynasties
- Research Project: The Ming and Qing Dynasties and Tokugawa Japan
- Epilogue Activity: Zheng He
- Gallery Walk: The Age of Discovery
- History Cold Case Activity: European Exploration
- Classroom Debate: Impact of the the Columbian Exchange
- Gallery Walk: Absolutism and the Enlightenment
- TikTok History Project: Absolutism in Asia and Europe
- Primary Source Analysis: The Enlightenment
- Escape Room Activity: The Enlightenment
- Gallery Walk: National Revolutions and Independence Movements
- Instagram History Project: Phases of the French Revolution
- New Nation Survival Game
- Scavenger Hunt Game: Haitian Revolution and Latin American Independence Movements
- 10 Primary Source Analysis Options / Substitute Teacher Assignments
- 10 Personally-Crafted PowerPoint/Google Slide Presentations
- 5 Instruction Guides with Lecture Notes for Unit 3
- 1 Topic Overview PDF
- 4 quizzes
- 4 short answer questions
- 1 MCQ Unit Test
- 3 essay choices
Unit 4 Topics: The Modern Era
- Modern Economics: Capitalism
- The Industrial Revolution
- 19th-Century Science
- Alternatives to Capitalism
- New Imperialism
- World War I
- The Interwar Period: Totalitarianism
- The Great Depression: Causes and Events
- World War II: The European Theatre
- World War II: The Pacific Theatre
- The Impact of World War II
Unit 4 Materials
- 6 Group Jigsaw Activities (term and topic introduction)
- 6 Crash Course World History Work Sheets
- Gallery Walk: The Industrial Revolution
- Escape Room Activity: The Industrial Revolution
- Classroom Debate: Impact of the Industrial Revolution
- Gallery Walk: 19th-Century Alternative Theories to Capitalism
- TikTok History Project: 19th-Century Science and Philosophy
- Riddle Race Game: 19th-Century Ideas
- Gallery Walk: New Imperialism and World War I
- Group Film Project: Propaganda in World War I
- Escape Room: World War I
- Gallery Walk: The Great Depression
- Newspaper Article Project: The Global Depression
- Twitter History Project: Global Depression State Policies
- Gallery Walk: Causes of World War II
- Research Project: Events of World War II
- Escape Room: Causes and Events of World War II
- Scavenger Hunt Game: Events of World War II
- Gallery Walk: Impact of World War II
- Classroom Debate: Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb
- 12 Primary Source Analysis Options / Substitute Teacher Assignments
- 12 Personally-Crafted PowerPoint/Google Slide Presentations
- 6 Instruction Guides with Lecture Notes for Unit 4
- 1 Topic Overview PDF
- 5 quizzes
- 5 short answer questions
- 1 MCQ Unit Test
- 3 essay choices
Unit 5 Topics: Contemporary Era
- The Bipolar Cold War
- Cold War Conflicts: Korea and Vietnam
- Global Civil Rights Movements
- Counterculture: The 1960s
- The Non-Aligned Movement
- The Arab-Israeli Conflict
- A Resurgent Cold War
- End of the Cold War
- Contemporary Globalization
- The Digital Age
Unit 5 Materials
- 5 Group Jigsaw Activities (term and topic introduction)
- 6 Crash Course World History Work Sheets
- Gallery Walk: Start of the Cold War
- Escape Room Activity: The Cold War
- TikTok History Project: The Cold War
- Gallery Walk: Events of the Vietnam War
- Escape Room Activity: The Vietnam War
- Riddle Race Game: Decolonization and Counterculture of the 1960s
- Group Film Project: Counterculture of the 1960s
- Gallery Walk: Crises of the 1970s
- Classroom Matching Game: 1960s and 1970s
- Newspaper Article Project: Post-War Border Issues and Non-Alignment
- Group Research Project: The Arab-Israeli Conflict
- Scavenger Hunt Game: The Arab-Israeli Conflict
- Gallery Walk: Events that Led to the End of the Cold War
- Instagram History Project: End of the Cold War
- Escape Room Activity: End of the Cold War
- Gallery Walk: Pros and Cons of Globalization
- Digital Age Survival Game
- Classroom Debate: The Impact of Globalization
- 10 Primary Source Analysis Options / Substitute Teacher Assignments
- 10 Personally-Crafted PowerPoint/Google Slide Presentations
- 5 Instruction Guides with Lecture Notes for Unit 5
- 1 Topic Overview PDF
- Optional End of the Year Project
- 5 quizzes
- 5 short answer questions
- 1 MCQ Unit Test
- 3 essay choices
