Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 9 - World History

SS10.WH.10

Describe the influence of urbanization on the Western World during the nineteenth century.

COS Examples

Examples: interaction with the environment, provisions for public health, increased opportunities for upward mobility, changes in social stratification, development of Romanticism and Realism, development of Impressionism and Cubism

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • The influence of urbanization on the Western World during the nineteenth century.
  • The role of political democracy and social justice in the nineteenth century Western World.

Skills

Student is able to:
  • Evaluate historical influences using primary resources such as literature, visual arts, and maps.
  • Analyze and explain impacts of historical movements.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Urbanization influenced the Western World during the nineteenth century.
  • Political democracy and social justice played important roles in the nineteenth century Western World.

Vocabulary

  • urbanization
  • mobility
  • social stratification
  • Romanticism
  • Realism
  • Impressionism
  • Cubism
  • European Revolution of 1848
  • emancipation
  • universal manhood suffrage
  • women's suffrage
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