WHS.SS.26.A

Identify the origin and diffusion of major ideas in mathematics, science, and technology that occurred in river valley civilizations, classical Greece and Rome, classical India, the Islamic caliphates between 700 and 1200, and China from the Tang to Ming dynasties.

World History Studies · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2010

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Vocabulary
origindiffusionmajor ideasmathematicssciencetechnologyriver valley civilizationsclassical Greece and Romeclassical IndiaIslamic caliphatesChinaTang dynastyMing dynasty
Skills
  • identify (the origin of major ideas in mathematics, science, and technology) #dok1
  • identify (the diffusion of major ideas in mathematics, science, and technology across regions and civilizations) #dok1
  • explain (how ideas in mathematics, science, and technology were developed and shared) #dok2
  • analyze (impacts of mathematical, scientific, and technological ideas on societies) #dok3
  • compare (the development and spread of ideas in different civilizations and time periods) #dok3
Learning Targets
  • I can identify where major ideas in mathematics, science, and technology originated. #dok1
  • I can identify examples of the diffusion of mathematical, scientific, and technological ideas. #dok1
  • I can explain how major ideas in mathematics, science, and technology spread among civilizations. #dok2
  • I can explain the process of how new knowledge in mathematics and science was developed and shared in specific civilizations. #dok2
  • I can analyze how mathematics, science, and technology shaped the societies and cultures of world civilizations. #dok3
  • I can compare the development and impact of major ideas in mathematics, science, and technology in river valley civilizations, classical Greece and Rome, classical India, the Islamic caliphates, and China. #dok3
Big Ideas
  • The spread and development of ideas in mathematics, science, and technology have shaped human societies across different times and places.
  • Civilizations built upon the knowledge and innovations of earlier cultures, often spreading and transforming key ideas through contact and exchange.
Essential Questions
  • Where did important mathematical, scientific, and technological ideas originate and how did they travel between civilizations?
  • How did the exchange of ideas in mathematics, science, and technology contribute to the development of civilizations?
  • What were some key discoveries or inventions that originated in river valley civilizations, classical Greece and Rome, India, the Islamic caliphates, and China?
  • In what ways did the diffusion of knowledge impact societies and later advancements?
  • How can we compare the contributions of different civilizations to global knowledge in science, mathematics, and technology?