Unit 1: Human Origins

DQ: How do we know about the past without written evidence?

Unit 2: Early River Valley Civilizations

DQ: What makes a group of people a civilization?

Unit 3: Classical Asia

DQ: How can a society grow and continue to maintain order?

Unit 4: Ancient Greece

DQ: How can geography impact the development of a civilization?

Unit 5: Ancient Rome

DQ: What leads to the rise and fall of an empire?

Unit 6: Byzantine & Russia

DQ: How can political and cultural achievements have a lasting impact on the world?

Unit 7: Islamic Empire

DQ: How can cultural achievements have a lasting impact on the world?

Unit 8: Regional Interactions

DQ: How can interactions shape societies?

Unit 9: American Empires

DQ: How can societies adapt to their environment?

Unit 10: Medieval Europe & Renaissance

DQ: What leads to the transformation of a region?

Teaching and Learning

SSGS High School Curriculum

9th Grade

World History/Geography to 1500

Intro to AP World History/Geography to 1500

World Geography

10th Grade

World Geography

World History/Geography 1500 to the Present

AP World History: Modern

11th Grade

United States and Virginia History

AP United States History

United States History Dual Enrollment

12th Grade

United States/Virginia Government

United States/Virginia Government Dual Enrollment

Combination AP United States Government and AP Comparative Government

Electives

AP Human Geography

Economics

Combination AP Microeconomics & AP Macroeconomics

Survey of African History (Honors)

Survey of Latin American History (Honors)

African American History Honors (blended and virtual)

AP Psychology

Psychology Seminar

Global Social Issues

Modern International Relations

World of Ideas

World Religions