Each unit follows the Inquiry Arc and its four dimensions, including an overarching question, a contextual background essay, and approximately ten primary sources.
Lesson titles: "The Nile: How Did It Make Ancient Egypt Great?," "Hammurabi’s Code: What Can It Teach Us about Ancient Mesopotamia?," "The Mystery of India’s First Civilization: What Happened to Harappa?," and "The Great Wall: Why Did Ancient China Build It?"
Lesson titles: "Democracy in Ancient Athens: How Democratic Was It?," "The Roman Republic: Why Did It Fail?," "Ashoka of Ancient India: A Heartless Warrior or a Sorrowful Buddhist King?," and "The Early Silk Routes: Did Trade Unite the Ancient World?"
Lesson titles: "Nomads of the Steppes: What Made Them So Fearsome?," "The Rise of Islam: Why Did It Spread So Rapidly?," "The Mandate of Heaven: What Does It Explain about China’s Past?," and "Gothic Cathedrals: What Do They Tell Us about Medieval Europe?"
Lesson titles: "Martin Luther’s Reformation: Was Luther a ‘Revolutionary’ Figure?," "Europe’s Witchcraft Hysteria: Why Were So Many Women Accused?," "Galileo’s Crime: Why Did the Church Put Him on Trial?," and "The Voyages of Zheng He: Why Were They Abandoned?"
Lesson titles: "Abolitionism: Why Did a Movement to End Slavery Arise?," "The French Revolution’s Reign of Terror: Why Did It Happen?," "The Factory and the Worker: How Did Labor Conflict Shape the Early Industrial Revolution?," and "The Great Enrichment—1800–the Present: What Explains It?"
Lesson titles: "The Sepoy Uprising: What Made It Such a Crisis for the British Empire?," "China and Japan: Why Did They Respond to the West So Differently?," "The World Wars: How Did They Change the World?," and "The Cold War: Superpower Swordplay or a Clash of Ideas?"
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