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World History – Content/Literacy Standards
Unit 6: Absolutism and Enlightenment - Chapters 16-17
Timeframe: 10 days
Course: World History Grade: 9
Standards Addressed
SS.912.W.5.1 SS.912.G.4.9 LACC.910.RH.3.9
SS.912.W.5.2 LACC.910.RH.2.4 LACC.910.WHST.1.2
SS.912.W.5.3 LACC.910.RH.3.7 LACC.910.WHST.2.5
SS.912.W.5.4
LACC.910.RH.3.8
Essential Questions
• How does the monarch’s use of power differ from state to state
• How do the states of Austria and Prussia develop in central Europe
• What effects did the Enlightenment have on government and society
Understand
Students will understand that…
• there were differences in the power of the monarchs among the major states of Europe.
• a constitutional monarchy developed in England.
• the development of Austria and Prussia changed the balance of power in Europe.
• the Enlightenment was sparked by the Scientific Revolution.
• the Enlightenment had a major impact on the culture of Europe.
Know
Students will know . . .
• how power was developed and limited
in various European states.
• how and why England developed as a
constitutional monarchy.
• the development and creation of Austria
and Prussia.
• the causes and impacts of the
Enlightenment.
• major Enlightenment figures and their
major concepts/ideas.
Do
Students will be able to . . .
• compare and contrast the development
of power in Spain, France, Russia, and
England.
• explain how France became the
leading power of Europe.
• discuss the development of Parliament
in England and how the power of the
English monarch was limited.
• compare and contrast the development
of Austria and Prussia.
• examine the development of Russia by
Peter the Great and Catherine the
Great.
• identify causes of the Enlightenment.
• summarize the ideas of major
Enlightenment figures.
• evaluate the impact of Enlightenment
ideals.