Non-Western History Curriculum
Beth Emmerling, 2006/2007, 9th grade regular and honors
Textbook:
A History of World Society, seventh edition, McKay, Hill, et.al
Honors: Additional
Texts:
The Human Record: Sources of Global History Volume II: Since 1500 Andrea. Overfield, editors (Primary Sources)
Resource Books:
MIDDLE EAST
Islam: An Illustrated History, G.S.P. Freeman-Grenville and Stuart C. Munro-Hay (2002, Continuim)
Walking the Bible: A Journey By Land Through the Five Books of Moses, Bruce Feiler (2005, Harper Perennial)
A History of the Arab Peoples, Albert Hourani (1991, Belknap)
Turkey Unveiled: A History of Modern Turkey, Nicole Pope and Hugh Pope (2004,
Overlook)
AFRICA
- We Wish To Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families,
Philip Gourevitch (2006, St. Martin’s Press)
- Rwanda Means The Universe: A Native’s Memoir of Blood and Bloodlines, Louise
Mushikiwabo and Jack Kramer (1998, Picador)
- Africa: A Biography of A Continent, John Reader (1997, Vintage Books)
- The History of Africa: Kevin Shillington (1995, St. Martin’s Press)
- King Leopold’s Ghost, Adam Hochschild (1999, Mariner Books)
- Faces of Africa: Thirty Years of Photography, Carol Beckwith and Angela
Fisher (2004: National Geographic Society)
Art From Africa: Long Steps Never Broke A Back (2002: Seattle
Art Museum)
LATIN
AMERICA
- The History of Chile,
John Rector (2003, Palgrave)
- Nicaragua in Reconstruction and at War: The People Speak, Marc Zimmerman ed. (1985, MEP Productions)
- The Pinochet File: A Declassified Dossier on Atrocity and Accountability, Peter Kornbluh (2004, The New
Press)
- Early Art of the Southeastern Indians: Feathered Serpents and Winged Beings, Susan C. Power (2004, University of Georgia)
INDIA
- India, Olivier Follmi,
(2005: Harry Abrams)
- Interpreter of Maladies, Jhumpa Lahira (1999, Mariner Books)
- Mahatma Ghandi: His Life and Ideas, Charles F. Andrews (2003, Skylight Paths)
- India: A History,
John Keay (2000, Grove Press)
ASIA
- 1421: The Year China
Discovered America, Gavin Menzies
(2003, Harper Perennial)
- The Art Of War, Samuel B. Griffith, translator (1963, Oxford University Press)
- Japan: A Short Cultural History, G.B. Sansom (1978, Stanford)
- Samurai: The World of the Warrior, Stephen Turnbull (2003: Osprey Publishing)
- Art Of the Japanese PostCard: Masterpieces from the Leonard A.
Lauder Collection, Morse, Rimer and Brown (2004: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)
- Hirohito and The Making of Modern Japan, Herbert P. Bix (2001, Harper Perennial)
- The Tao: Finding the Way of Balance and Harmony, Mark Forstater (2003, Plume)
- Creativity and Taoism: A Study of Chinese Philosophy, Art, and Poetry,
Chang Chung-yuan (1963, Harper TorchBook)
- The Zen Book, Daniel Levin (2005, Hay House)
- The Handbook of Tibetan Buddhist Symbols, Robert Beer (2003, Shambala)
- The Essential Dalai Lama: His Important Teachings, Rajiv Mehrotra,
ed. (2005, Viking)
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
USED IN EACH UNIT:
- Streaming Video
- Maps 101
- Upfront,
New York Times, weekly student magazine
- Newsweek
for students with weekly curriculum guide for articles.
- additional handouts
Middle East
Students
all read: Persepolis
by Marjane Satrapi (1979 Iranian Revolution)
Honors: - one class a week
is devoted to discussing the chapters assigned, with five minute each class spent on answering more immediate questions. Weekly
tests of all material covered that week are given, which includes the book.
Regular: - questions are
given to guide the readings. Five to ten minutes per class are devoted to answering questions and collecting homework. One
class per week devoted to book with one test per week on all material covered – including book.
- Streaming Video: Middle East,
The Land of Contrast; The Roots of Religion;
World History: The Medieval Era; Israel and Palestine: The Fight For Peace
- http://www.mideastweb.org/history.htm - Website for each unit in Middle East, articles aimed
at high school students
Required:
one research paper 2 to 3 pages in length on a country/topic in the Middle East
Religion:
Islam - http://www.barkati.net/english/ - website that provides a far-reaching
overview of Islam
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/history/index.shtml - excellent BBC site about Islam
Film:
(in library)
Islamic
architecture slide show from National Gallery of Art
Islam:
Topics
(while
can
later refer to)
- Guest speaker about Islam if at all
possible
- History
- Muhammed,
- Koran
- Hajj
- Islamic law
- Islamic architecture
- Crusades as a cross section of Christianity
and Islam
Mesopotamia
-
Start with this as it is the literal birthplace of civilization. Review websites with pictures
of archaeology, Gates of Mardukh , Babylon and the Hanging
Gardens, to note a few. This provides you with the groundwork from which
to introduce the Middle East and today’s contemporary Middle East map.
-
-
- Streaming Video: Mesopotamia: Trade Routes and Transportation
-
- http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk – teaches and also includes a farming game that teaches the agricultural methods
of ancient Mesopotamians
- http://www.crystalinks.com/mesopotamia.html - overview and maps of Mesopotamia
-
- http://www.historylink101.com/ancient_mesopotamia.htm - includes crucial information nicely summarized
Topics:
- Geography, Assyria, Sumer, Babylon,
trade, architecture, archeology
- Iran
- http://www.iranchamber.com/history/historic_periods.php - website with pictures to accompany the above subjects
- (H) http://www.parstimes.com/Iran_history.html - primary documents for analysis,
as well as summaries
Topics
-
Pahlavi Dynasty 1925-1975,
-
1979 Iranian Revolution, Contemporary
- oil nationalization
- 1953 American Planned
Coup
- Shah’s White
Revolution
- 1979 Iranian Revolution
- Iraq
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=978050 – this is an NPR story about the loss of history during war, have students read
and discuss in groups, then report to class
- http://arabic-media.com/iraq_history.htm
Topics:
-
Independence
-
King Faisel
-
1958 Federation
-
Iraq withdraws
-
Makes claims on Kuwait
-
Jordan/PLO
-
Border issues with Iran
-
Saddam Hussein become President
-
American interventions
- 1900-contemporary
–short introduction
Africa
Required:
one research paper, 2 to 3 pages in length on a country/topic in Africa
- Read Chandra’s Secret –
Honors: - one class a
week is devoted to discussing the chapters assigned, with five minute each class spent on answering more immediate questions.
Weekly tests of all material covered that week are given, which includes the book.
Regular: - questions are
given to guide the readings. Five to ten minutes per class are devoted to answering questions and collecting homework. One
class per week devoted to book with one test per week on all material covered – including book.
Additional
Resources:
-
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcafrica/africa05/
-
http://www.bbc.co.uk/africalives/myafrica/
-
Wonders of the African World – Henry Louis Gates, PBS series
-
Streaming Video: Slavery, Society and Apartheid
-
Faces of Africa: Thirty Years of Photography
- Art From Africa:
Long Steps Never Broke A Back
South Africa –
- http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/africa/south-africa
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/southafrica/rsahistory.html - contains useful information on a great deal of South African history
-
Topics:
-
colonization and apartheid
- Colonization
- Apartheid
- Nelson Mandela
- Present day conditions
- HIV
Congo
-
Streaming Video: Great Books: Heart of Darkness
- Honors Class:
Selections from King Leopold’ Ghost
Topics:
- Geography
- Scramble For Africa
- King Leopold
- Stanley and Livingston
- Leopold’s Heart of Darkness
- Rubber industry
- Government since independence (Patrice
Lumumba, President Mobutu, President Kabila et.al.)
- Civil War
- Central African Republic
- Streaming Video: Central African Republic
- http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/4007.htm,
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1067518.stm
Topics
- Geography
- Contemporary data (jobs,
population, crops, exports, diamonds)
- History: tribes, slave traders,
Muslims, dream of centralized Africa, independence, Presidential and coup
- Economy: political instability,
no foreign investors, average salary, agriculture
- Rwanda
- Hotel Rwanda
- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/evil/
- (H)Rwanda Means The Universe: A Native’s Memoir of Blood and
Bloodlines – Selections
- (H) We Wish To Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our
Families - Selections
Topics:
- Colonization
- Tribal Rivalries
- Civil War
Latin America
Required:
one research paper, 2 to 3 pages in length on a country/topic in Latin America
Read
Before We Were Free Julia Alvarez, for regular Non-Western class
In the Time of the Butterfies Julia Alvarez, for Honors Non-Western class
Use
the book to teach the history of Dominican Republic
– proving a contextual background to the students prior to the introduction of the novel
After
reading the novels each class will watch the film version of In The Time Of The Butterflies
Additional Internet Sources:
GENERAL
LATIN AMERICA
http://www.latinnews.com – Latin America Newsletters
http://www1.lanic.utexas.edu – Latin America Resource Links
Early Art of the Southeastern Indians: Feathered Serpents and Winged Beings
Mexico:
-
streaming video: Lost Mayan Civilization, Aztec History, Geography of Mexico and Central America
- http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/digitized_collections/mexico/flash/english/index.html - Digitilized exhibit “Mexico:
From Empire To Revolution” offers pictures, geography, text, chronology
-(H) http://lanic.utexas.edu/project/Zapatistas/chiapas.html - primary documents from the Zapatistas Mexican revolution, includes timeline.
- http://historylink101.com/1/mayan/ancient_mayan.htm - Mayan heritage, artwork, buildings, maps
- http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/mayainfo.shtm - “Courtly Art of the Ancient Maya,” National Gallery of Art exhibit –
photographs of art work
- http://www.tenochtitlan.com – Art of the Aztecs, calendars, etc.
- http://www.guggenheim.com/exhibitions/aztecs/index.html - Aztec Art, a Guggenheim
Museum exhibit
- FILM: Mystery of the Maya:: Witness The Splendor of the Mayan Civilization,
(1995, National Board of Canada) (IMAX film)
Topics:
- Olmecs
- Mayans
- Aztec
- Spanish conquest
- Independence
- Revolution
Guatamala
- http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB4/index.html - Guatamala 1954 documents (recently declassified) ,CIA and assassination
- http://www.globalexchange.org/countries/americas/guatemala/history.html
- Streaming Video: Cesar’s Story: My Mountain Home in Guatamala
Topics:
- “Ten Years of Spring”
- CIA/Military Dissidents
- Call for reform
- Mayan Civil Rights Movement
- “Silent Holocaust” –
Civil War
Cuba
Streaming
Video : Assignment Cuba; People and Places: Cuba
- (H)http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB5/index.html - declassified documents about Che’s death
- (H)http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/cb/cuba/castro.html - Database of Castro’s speeches
(H & R)http://www.afrocubaweb.com – AfroCuba Website – festivals, heritage, etc.
Topics:
- Colonization
- Independence
- Fulgencio Batista
- Castro and Guevera
Chile
Streaming
Video: Chile; World Geography South America;
- (H) http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB8/nsaebb8i.htm - declassified documents relating to 1973 coup
- (H) Selections from The Pinochet File: A Declassified Dossier on Atrocity and Accountability,
- (H) The History of Chile
selections from book
Topics:
- Independence
- Salvadore Allende
- Pinochet
- Political stability
-
- El Salvador
- http://www.pbs.org/itvs/enemiesofwar/elsalvador2.html - Civil War PBS site
- http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/nsa/publications/elsalvador2/index.html “El Salvador”
War, Peace and Human Rights 1980 – 1994, articles and photos on a George Washington University Website
Topics:
- Independence
- Revolutions
- Civil War
- Contemporary
India
– Colonial and Post Colonial India
– 1600s to present – 4 weeks
- Streaming Video: India, The People and the
Environment; South Asia: The People; Hinduism;
Sketches of the World: In Search of Light; Buddhism, Religions of the World: A Comparison of Religious Thought
- India
- http://www.tourindia.com/htm/homepage.htm
- http://india.gov.in/
- http://www.mkgandhi-sarvodaya.org/
- The Essential Dalai Lama: His Important Teachings
- http://www.religioustolerance.org/buddhism.htm
-
Topics
-
Caste System
- Hinduism
-
Janaism
-
Buddhism
-
European Domination – Colonialism
o Portugese
o Dutch
o British
o East India Company
o
- End of Empire and Independence
-
Gandhi
- Role as
anti-imperialist
- Legacy of
Non-Violence as a Hindu
East Asia
- For this unit the research
project includes the creation of a “travel brochure” and diary. Students will pick a historical moment in a specific
place in East Asia that they want to convince others to visit. The brochure is produced with
the help of the technology department. The diary will chronicle their adventures in their chosen moment.
- A Japanese Tea Party is thrown
for the students in this unit. The classroom is transformed into a tea house and authentic teas and snacks are provided.
China
- (H) 1421: The Year China Discovered America
- (H)
Creativity and Taoism: A Study of Chinese Philosophy, Art, and Poetry,
- (H & R) The Tao: Finding the Way of Balance and Harmony
- The Art Of War
Topics:
- Dynasties:
· ZHOU
· QIN:
· HAN
· TANG
· SONG
- Ghengis Khan:
- Marco Polo:
- Silk
Road:
- Treaty of Nanjing:
- Open Door Policy:
- Religions/Philosophies:
Confucianism:
Daoism:
- WARS:
Opium
Wars
Taiping
Rebellion
Boxer
Rebellion
Revolution
1911
- Nationalists versus Communists
- Dr. Sun Yatsun
What were his Three Principles of the People:
- President Yuan
- Warlords:
- Communists
The New
Culture Movement:
The Intellectual
Movement:
The May
Fourth Movement:
Relationship
with Russia:
The Long
March
Important
Authors:
- Chairman Mao and the People’s Republic of China
What
were the five categories of people that Mao observed?
What
did Mao do to the upper two?
What
was Mao’s Land Reform program? How did he achieve it?
Agricultural
Collectivization:
Industrial
Development Thought Reform:
- The “Hundred Flowers”
Debacle:
- The Great Leap Forward:
- The Great Proletariat Cultural
Revolution
- China –
Post Mao
Moderate
Government
Tiananmen Square
Foreign
Policy
Economy
JAPAN
- (H) Japan: A Short Cultural History
- (H) Hirohito and The Making of Modern Japan,
- (H & R) Samurai: The World of the Warrior
- (H & R) Art Of the Japanese PostCard: Masterpieces from the Leonard A. Lauder
Collection
- (H & R) http://www.japan-guide.com
Topics:
- Zen Buddhism
- Imperial Japan
- Samurai
- Edo
Period – art
- Meijii period
- Showa period
- Heisei
