Students investigate Islamic cultural influence in western civilization. They locate cities whose names have originated from Arabic influence. They locate in their community examples of Islamic architecture and art.

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6th - 8th

Students explain how Western civilization arose from a synthesis of Christianity and classical Greco-Roman civilization with the cultures of northern European peoples. They locate an example of medieval art and write a short summary of the work's history, location, and importance, as well as an interpretation of the work.

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9th - 11th

Students use the Internet to research ancient civilizations of modern day Latin America and develop awareness of Civilizations predating Columbus. They discover which peoples do not fit into the Western Civilization paradigm and compare different pre-Columbian civilizations.

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6th - 9th

Students participate in a project that is based upon finding information to create a project about the Greek influences upon western civilization. The research is conducted using a variety of resourcesThey go through the writing process in order to create informational essays.

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9th - 12th

Students engage in a study of the civilizations of the western hemisphere. They use the maps found online and in an atlas to map out the location of each civilization. They collect the information and compare it to the eastern hemisphere.

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9th - 12th