Big Idea Threads:

• Should people have a say in their government, and if so, how?

• How have people used their voice to challenge political power and affect change?

• How have people advocated for themselves and their rights?

Essential Vocabulary Threads:

• representation, speech, press, assembly, petition, grievance, declaration, protest, revolt, consent, oppression, civil society, propaganda, social media, coalition, organizing, discourse, diffusion, unrest, democratic, populism, popular sovereignty

EAD Theme 1: Civic Participation

Big Idea Threads:

• Whose land is it?

• How are political borders created, and at what cost?

• What are the motivations and consequences of territorial expansion?

Essential Vocabulary Threads:

• colony, colonialism, annex, expansion, imperialism, borders, indigenous, tyranny, autonomy, arbitrary, hereditary, settler colony, natural resources, extraction, enclave / exclave, independent state / autonomous region, territorial waters

EAD Theme 2: Our Changing Landscape

Big Idea Threads:

• What does it mean to be part of a 'nation'?

• How can language, religion, or geography create a sense of nationhood?

• Should all ethnolinguistic homogeneous territories be self-governed states?

• Can a pluralistic country or empire form a single national identity?

Essential Vocabulary Threads:

• pluralism, nationalism, national identity, religion, ethnicity, ideology, norms, values, persecution, ethnic cleansing, nation-state, multinational state, militarism, patriotism, nativism, xenophobia, Judaism, Christianity (Orthodox, Catholic, Protestant), Islam (Sunni, Shia), Buddhism, Confucianism, Hinduism, theocracy

EAD Theme 3: We the People

Big Idea Threads:

• What is a constitution and what is its purpose?*

• What are rights?*

• What is law?*

• What is a 'constitutional' system of governance?

Essential Vocabulary Threads:

• state, constitution, sovereignty, rule of law, social contract, code, liberal, conservative, monarchy, republic, representative democracy / autocracy, liberty / tyranny, checks and balances, separation of powers, authoritarianism, totalitarianism, communism, fascism, domestic policy

EAD Theme 4: A New Government and Constitution

Big Idea Threads:

• What is a just society?*

• What is an economic system, and how is it related to a social hierarchy?

• How can economic systems and social structures change?

Essential Vocabulary Threads:

• social hierarchy, capitalism, socialism, labor, social mobility, industrialism, slavery, education, institutions, aristocracy, taxation, nobility, bourgeoise, peasants, working class, church, clergy, entrepreneur, urbanization, agriculture, monetary policy

EAD Theme 5: Institutional and Social Transformation—A Series of Refoundings?

Big Idea Threads:

• How do countries of the world benefit from international trade? When might it be perceived as a threat?

• Why do different governments form alliances or pacts?

• How do international conflicts and wars develop?

• Should governments around the world be accountable to a human rights standard?

Essential Vocabulary Threads:

• international trade, isolationism, intervention, protectionist / free trade, tribute, diplomacy, legitimacy, recognition of sovereignty, alliance, tariff, tension, cooperation, treaty, pact, sphere of influence, international law, human rights, United Nations, Geneva Convention, tribunal, foreign policy, national self-determination, international waters

EAD Theme 6: A People in the World