Social Studies

7th Grade social studies is focused on learning about the middle ages or medieval period in history.  6th grade social studies laid the founcation by teaching students ancient history, and 8th grade will teach US history beginning where 7th grade history ended with the renaissance. 7th grade social studies is loaded with exciting material.

Units that we will be covering this year:

• Rome & the Byzantine Empire

• West Africa

  • Ghana

  • Mali

  • Songhai

• The Middle East the cultures of the:

  • Judaism

  • Christianity

  • Islam

• China

  • Silk Road and Tracing Tea

•  Ancient Latin America Cultures

  • Mayan

  • Aztec

  • Inca 

• European Middle Ages

• Renaissance

• Age of Discovery

• Enlightenment

• Reformation

• French Revolution