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About Martin Luther/Martin Luther

Subject Area

Social Studies

Grade(s)

8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Overview

This is the epic tale of the great Protestant revolutionary whose belief in his faith would overthrow the all-powerful Catholic Church and reshape Medieval Europe. Join Luther as he recalls his life, from his initial crisis of faith in a storm-wracked forest that led him to become a monk, to his heady confrontation with the great powers of Europe.

Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 8

SS10.8.7

Describe the widespread impact of the Roman Empire.

Unpacked Content

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Vocabulary

  • diffusion
  • persecution
  • doctrine
  • external factors

Knowledge

Students know:
  • The impact/influence of the Roman Empire on the world including cultural achievements.
  • How to trace important aspects of the spread of Christianity such as how it relates to Judaism, its organization, and its doctrine. The reasons behind the decline and fall of Rome including economics, societal changes, Christianity, political and military problems, external factors, and the size and diversity of the empire.
  • Long-lasting Roman influences.
  • The important aspects of Christianity in the Roman Empire, including how it relates to other religions and its influence on Roman society.
  • The role of economics, politics, size/diversity, and societal changes in the decline and fall of Rome.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Analyze textual evidence of primary and secondary sources.
  • Locate places on a map.
  • Identify the effects of religious beliefs and practices on societies.
  • Identify the cause and effect of economic changes on societies.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • The Roman Empire impacted and influenced later societies.
Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 9 - World History

SS10.WH.3

Explain causes of the Reformation and its impact, including tensions between religious and secular authorities, reformers and doctrines, the Counter-Reformation, the English Reformation, and wars of religion.

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Vocabulary

  • Reformation doctrine
  • Counter Reformation
  • English Reformation
  • wars of religion

Knowledge

Students know:
  • The causes and impacts of the Reformation.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Compare and contrast historical movements.
  • Research and describe points of view.
  • Identify causes and impacts of historical events using variety of resources including literature, visual arts, maps, and other primary and secondary resources.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • There were many causes of the Reformation and it had an impact on religious and social thought.
Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 09-12 - Human Geography

SS10.HG.6

Explain how religion influences cultures around the globe.

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UP:SS10.HG.6

Vocabulary

  • religion
  • culture
  • influence
  • globe

Knowledge

Students know:
  • The major religions, how they have expanded over time, and the source areas of those religions.
  • The basic attributes and belief systems of the world's principal religions.
  • Impact that religion plays on culture and politics.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Locate the major religions on a map.
  • Compare and contrast the major religions.
  • Locate the diffusion routes of the principal religions.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Religion has an significant influence on culture.
Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 09-12 - Sociology

SS10.S.9

Explain the purpose of social systems and institutions, including schools, churches, voluntary associations, and governments.

Unpacked Content

UP:SS10.S.9

Vocabulary

  • social systems
  • social institutions
  • schools
  • churches
  • voluntary associations
  • governments
  • power
  • coercion
  • authority
  • charismatic authority
  • traditional authority
  • rational-legal authority

Knowledge

Students know:
  • The different types of social systems and institutions.
  • The many different religious traditions.
  • The definitions of power, coercion and authority.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Discussing the purpose of social institutions.
  • Demonstrating understanding of various religious traditions.
  • Distinguishing among types of power and authority.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • There are important but different social institutions.
  • There are many impacts of different social institutions.
  • There are many different origins and beliefs of different religious traditions.
  • There can be specific impacts of power, coercion, and authority.
  • There are many different types of authority.
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