Outline of the Asian history Standard Level and Higher Level options for first exam session 2017
(Oceania units have been missed out)
Make sure you know three units well before the final exam
- SL Prescribed subject 3: The Move to Global War Case study 1: Japanese expansion in East Asia (1931–1941)
- HL Unit 1: Trade and exchange: The Silk Road in the medieval world (750—1500)
- HL Unit 2: Japan in the Age of the Samurai (1180—1333)
- HL Unit 3: Exploration, trade and interaction in East Asia and South-East Asia (1405—1700)
- HL Unit 4: The rise and fall of the Mughal Empire (1526—1712)
- HL Unit 5: Colonialism and the development of nationalism in South-East Asia (c1750—1914)
- HL Unit 7: Challenges to traditional East Asian societies (1700—1868) Part 1: Qing China Part 2: Meiji Japan
- HL Unit 9: Early modernization and imperial decline in East Asia (1860—1912)
- HL Unit 10: Nationalism and independence in India (1919—1964)
- HL Unit 11: Japan (1912—1990)
- HL Unit 12: China and Korea (1910—1950)
- HL Unit 13: Impact of the world wars on South-East Asia
- HL Unit 14: The People’s Republic of China (1949—2005)
- HL Unit 15: Cold War Conflicts in Asia
- HL Unit 18: Social, cultural and economic developments in Asia (excluding China, Japan and India) (1980—2005)
Note: For other suitable Standard Level material eg: You wanted to cover the Chinese Civil War or the Russo-Japanese War for World History Topic 11: Causes and effects of 20th century wars see the relevant higher level units.
an excellent I.B. Historian should...... (from the IB)
Demonstrate: conceptual awareness, insight, and knowledge and understanding which are evident in the skills of critical thinking; a high level of ability to provide answers which are fully developed, structured in a logical and coherent manner and illustrated with appropriate examples; a precise use of terminology which is specific to the subject; familiarity with the literature of the subject; the ability to analyse and evaluate evidence and to synthesize knowledge and concepts; awareness of alternative points of view and subjective and ideological biases, and the ability to come to reasonable, albeit tentative, conclusions; consistent evidence of critical reflective thinking; a high level of proficiency in analysing and evaluating data or problem solving.