History Grade 9 : Semester 1

Description

Dear learner,

This is the first module of this course it consisted of four units, In first unit you study the Disciplining of History and human evolution, in the second unit you learn world civilization and its achievement, in unit three peoples and states in Ethiopia and the horn to 13 ^th c, the last unit of this module discuss the Middle Ages and early modern period in European history from 500-1700 in European modern period. and each units are divided by lessons. dear learner, as usual, there are activities are sited at the end of each lesson. self-Cheek exercises are just at the end of the module with possible answer and explanation.

Competencies

At the end of this Module you will be able to;

• Analyze the origins of human beings using religious and scientific perspectives.
• Understand and explain key concepts in history and historiography.
• Examine theories of evolution and their findings in Ethiopia and Africa.
• Identify and evaluate the major factors contributing to the emergence of states.
• Compare and contrast major world civilizations and their contributions.
• Explore the diversity of peoples and languages in Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa.
• Discuss the achievements and historical significance of pre- and post-Aksumite states, as well as key medieval European events.

Contents

1. History and Histography

Lesson 1: Meaning of history and historiography

Lesson 2: Sources and Dating in History

Lesson 3: Theories of Human Evolution of Human bein

Lesson 4: The stone Age and the emergence of state

2. Ancient World Civilization

Lesson 5: Ancient civilization of Africa

Lesson 6: Ancient civilization of ASIA

Lesson 7: Ancient civilization of America and Europe

3. States of Ethiopia

Lesson 8: Languages and peoples of Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa

Lesson 9: The major Religious of Ethiopia and the Horn

Lesson 10: Pre Aksumite state and Aksumite kingdom

Lesson 11: Zagwe Dynasty and sultanate of Shewa

4. Ages of Modern World

Lesson 12: The middle Ages in Europe

Lesson 13: The Middle Ages in Asia

Lesson 14: Development of Early capitalism and exploration

Lesson 15: The Renaissance and the Reformation

Assessment

You will able to continuously assessed in this module may include:

• Quizzes, Test and assignments
• Mid-term exam
• Final exam

All assessments consist of automatically graded multiple-choice questions with explanatory feedback. Each question offers four answer choices, marked by small square checkboxes. While the options may not always be labeled A, B, C, or D, you can interpret the checkboxes in that order.

Reference Materials

• History Grade 9 Text book Based on new curriculum
• Extreme history for grade 9-10
• Internet source