MTEL History 06 (Social Science) Teacher Certification, 2nd Edition (XAM MTEL)

Table of Contents......Page 4 Study Tips......Page 13 Testing Tips......Page 16 Skill 1.1 Understand key political, economic, and cultural features ofNative American societies......Page 17 Skill 1.2 European exploration, immigration and settlement of NorthAmerica......Page 21 Skill 1.3 Describe the characteristics of and regional divisions amongEngland's North American colonies......Page 26 Skill 1.4 Understand the political and economic relations between thecolonies and Europe......Page 27 Skill 1.5 Make comparisons of the ethnic and religious diversity ofAmerican colonists and intellectual heritage of AngloAmerican colonials......Page 30 Skill 1.6 Understand the growing social and political divergence of thecolonies from England......Page 32 Skill 2.1 Understand the events, interests, and issues behind theAmerican Revolution......Page 35 Skill 2.2 Describe the conflicts between British and American conceptsof sovereignty and significant leaders, events, and turningpoints of the Revolutionary War......Page 39 Skill 2.3 Understand the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles ofConfederation......Page 41 Skill 2.4 Know and understand the debate over the ratification of theU.S. Constitution......Page 44 Skill 2.5 Know the significance of the major political and economicdevelopments of the early Republic......Page 45 Skill 2.6 Be able to discuss the rise of popular politics during theJacksonian era......Page 49 Skill 2.7 Describe the origins and accomplishments of antebellumreform movements......Page 50 Skill 3.1 Understand the key events and issues related to westwardexpansion......Page 54 Skill 3.3 Show an understanding of the sources of sectional conflict......Page 57 Skill 3.4 Understand issues and events leading to the secession crisis......Page 63 Skill 3.5 Recall significant leaders, strategies, battles and turningpoints of the Civil War......Page 65 Skill 4.1 Know the effects of the continued western expansion......Page 71 Skill 4.2 Know causes and consequences of industrialization......Page 72 Skill 4.3 Explain the business and labor in an era of industrialexpansion......Page 73 Skill 4.4 Compare and contrast the effect of immigration, internalmigration and urbanization......Page 74 Skill 4.5 Show an understanding of Populism and the Progressive Era......Page 75 Skill 4.6 Discuss the movement for African American civil rights......Page 77 Skill 4.7 Major developments in arts and literature......Page 79 Skill 5.1 Know the key events and issues related to US expansionism......Page 80 Skill 5.2 Know the causes and consequences of U.S. intervention ofWorld War I......Page 81 Skill 5.3 Understand the importance and impact of events, andconsequences of U.S. participation in World War II.......Page 83 Skill 5.4 Be able to describe the U.S. foreign policy during the Cold Warand the impact of the Cold War on U.S. politics......Page 86 Skill 5.5 Understand the importance and impact of causes, key eventsand consequences of U.S. intervention in Korea, Vietnam, andthe Cuban missile crisis......Page 87 Skill 5.6 Be knowledgeable about the end of the Cold War and theemergence of new foreign policy challenges......Page 89 Skill 6.1 Be able to describe the major cultural, social, and economicdevelopments of the 1920s......Page 92 Skill 6.2 Know the causes and consequences of the Great Depression,Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal......Page 95 Skill 6.3 Understand the importance of the growth and decline oforganized labor......Page 97 Skill 6.4 Know and understand the major postwar developments......Page 99 Skill 6.5 Be knowledgeable about the struggle for African Americancivil rights......Page 101 Skill 6.6 Recognize and be able to discuss the political, economic andsocial issues of the 20th century to present......Page 105 Skill 6.7 The Vietnam War and American society......Page 108 Skill 6.8 Understand the conservative movement and the ReaganRevolution......Page 109 Skill 6.9 Discuss the growth of Latino influence in American society......Page 111 Skill 6.10 Know the major developments in science, medicine, and massculture......Page 112 Skill 7.1 Understand human origins and prehistory......Page 114 Skill 7.2 Identify political, economic, religious, and culturalcharacteristics of the early civilizations of Egypt, the MiddleEast, India, and China......Page 116 Skill 7.3 Understand fundamental ideas and beliefs of Hinduism,Buddhism, and Confucianism......Page 119 Skill 7.4 Examine origins, central teachings, and legacies of Judaism......Page 120 Skill 7.5 Understand institutions, culture, and legacies of Greekcivi......Page 121 Skill 7.6 Have knowledge of Alexander the Great and the spread ofGreek culture......Page 122 Skill 7.7 Examine institutions, culture, and legacies of the RomanRepublic and Empire......Page 123 Skill 7.8 Understand origins, central teachings, and spread ofChristianity......Page 124 Skill 7.9 Understand the decline and fall of the Roman Empire......Page 125 Skill 7.10 Identify the rise and achievements of Byzantine civilization......Page 126 Skill 7.11 Understand the relationship of Greek and Roman politicalconcepts to modern government......Page 127 Skill 8.2 Know origins and principles of Islam and consequences ofIslamic expansion......Page 129 Skill 8.4 Show an understanding of the political, economic and socialstructure of European feudalism and manorialism......Page 133 Skill 8.5 Understand the significance of the Catholic Church,monasteries, and universities in European civilization duringthe Middle Ages......Page 134 Skill 8.6 Understand the importance and accomplishments of theEuropean government in the High Middle Ages......Page 135 Skill 8.7 Identify origins, course, and consequences of the Crusades......Page 136 Skill 8.8 Identify political, economic, and cultural developments in themajor civilizations of Asia, Africa, and the Americas......Page 137 Skill 9.1 Show an understanding of the origins, principal figures, andinfluence of the Renaissance......Page 142 Skill 9.2 Understand the significant ideas, leaders and events of theReformation......Page 143 Skill 9.3 Understand the importance and results of the Age ofExploration......Page 144 Skill 9.4 Understand the significance of the rise of absolute monarchiesand constitutional governments in Europe......Page 146 Skill 9.5 Understand the rise and decline of the Ottoman Empire......Page 147 Skill 10.1 Be able to explain the contributions of the scientific revolution......Page 149 Skill 10.2 Discuss the influence of Enlightenment thinkers on politicaland economic development......Page 150 Skill 10.3 Understand the origins and consequences of the Americanand French Revolutions......Page 152 Skill 10.4 Describe the spread of democratic ideas beyond Europe andthe United States......Page 154 Skill 10.5 Explain the causes and consequences of the agricultural andindustrial revolutions......Page 155 Skill 10.6 Understand the major developments in the arts and literatureof the period 1700-1914......Page 156 Skill 10.7 Causes, key events, and consequences of the newimperialism......Page 158 Skill 11.1 Understand the causes and results of the World War I......Page 160 Skill 11.2 Understand the importance of Lenin, the Russian Revolutionand emergence of Communist totalitarianism......Page 161 Skill 11.4 Understand the impact of events, issues and effects ofMussolini and the emergence of Fascism......Page 163 Skill 11.5 Understand the origins of World War II......Page 164 Skill 11.6 Understand key events and issues pertaining to the outcomeof World War II......Page 165 Skill 12.1 Know the causes, key events, and consequences of the ColdWar.......Page 169 Skill 12.2 Understand the origins, course, and consequences of theKorean and Vietnam Wars......Page 171 Skill 12.4 Recognize and be able to discuss major developments of the20th Century in the arts, music, literature, religion, andphilosophy......Page 172 Skill 12.5 Know and understand the causes of the collapse of the SovietEmpire......Page 176 Skill 12.6 Explain the persistence of nationalism and conflict in thepost–Cold War world......Page 177 Skill 12.7 Know global economic developments since 1945......Page 181 Skill 13.1 Discuss the scientific revolutions of the seventeenth throughthe twentieth centuries......Page 185 Skill 13.3 Contributions of major scientific thinkers......Page 187 Skill 13.5 Discuss contemporary issues in scientific and technologicaladvances......Page 188 Skill 13.6 Explain how science and technology are addressingecological issues and problems......Page 189 Skill 14.1 Discuss the shape, location, and relationship among majorland masses, significant landforms and bodies of water......Page 190 Skill 14.2 Basic geographic terms and concepts......Page 196 Skill 14.3 Characteristics and uses of basic geographic sources.......Page 198 Skill 14.4 Describe the uses of maps to obtain data for solving locationproblems and to answer questions, infer relationships andanalyze spatial change......Page 201 Skill 14.5 Explain the influence of geographic factors on patterns ofhuman settlement, major historical events, and political,economic, social, and cultural developments......Page 206 Skill 15.1 Know definitions and application of basic terms and conceptsof political science......Page 213 Skill 15.2 Show knowledge of purposes of government and forms ofgovernmental authority......Page 218 Skill 15.3 Contrast the relationship between the evolution of politicalthought and the historical development of government......Page 219 Skill 15.4 Be able to recognize and understand the characteristics ofvarious forms of government......Page 220 Skill 15.5 Be able to compare historical and contemporary forms ofgovernment......Page 221 Skill 16.1 Describe the origins and development of constitutional anddemocratic government......Page 225 Skill 16.2 Know and understand the major principles of the Declarationof Independence, the U.S. Constitution and The FederalistPapers......Page 227 Skill 16.3 Be able to show knowledge of the structure and functions ofgovernment at the local, state, and national levels......Page 229 Skill 16.4 The U.S. electoral system......Page 234 Skill 16.5 Describe the role of political parties and interest groups......Page 237 Skill 16.6 Recognize the rights and responsibilities of U.S. citizenship......Page 241 Skill 17.1 Describe basic economic concepts.......Page 243 Skill 17.2 Be knowledgeable about major economic theorists andtheories......Page 244 Skill 17.3 Be able to discuss the characteristics of historical andcontemporary economic systems......Page 245 Skill 17.4 The components of the U.S. economic system; the role ofgovernment in the U.S. economy; and factors influencing theactivities of American producers and consumers in the globaleconomy......Page 247 Bibliography......Page 249 Sample Test......Page 251 SAMPLE ESSAY QUESTION #1: Social Studies......Page 276 Answer Key......Page 277 Rigor Table......Page 278 Rationales for Sample Questions......Page 279