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8th Grade - US History
Unit 1: The Development of American Constitutional Democracy.
Unit Introduction
Vocabulary
The Great Awakening
The Declaration of Independence
Effects of the American Revolution
Influences on American Government
Thinking Maps Portfolio
Study Guide
Unit 2: The U.S. Constitution
Unit Introduction
Vocabulary
The Significance of the Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, and the English Bil
The Articles of Confederation
The Constitutional Covention
The Great Compromise of the Constitution
Native Americans and the Constitution
Slavery and the Constitution
Religion in America
Powers of the Government
Freedoms Ensured By The Bill of Rights
How American Constitutionalism Prevents Tyranny
The Federalists Papers
Homework
Study Guide
Unit 3: The American Political System and Citizenship
Unit Introduction
Vocabulary
State Constitutions
Land Ordinances of 1785 and 1787
The Common Market
Hamilton vs. Jefferson
The Shay and Whiskey Rebellions
How Laws Are Made
Citizen Responsibilities
Freedom of the Press
Homework
Study Guide
Unit 4: The Aspirations And Ideals of The People Of The New Nation.
Unit Introduction
Vocabulary
The First Four Presidents
Famous Speeches
The Rise of Capitalism
Early American Art, Music, & Literature
Homework
Study Guide
Unit 5: U.S. Foreign Policy in the Early Republic
Unit Introduction
Vocabulary
The War of 1812
America's Relationship with Native Americans
America's Relationship with Canada, Mexico, & Latin America
The Changing Boundaries of the United States
Homework
Study Guide
Unit 6:The North and South
Unit Introduction
Vocabulary
The Industrial Revolution
New Immigrants
American Education
The Women's Suffrage Movement
American Literature
Agriculture in Southern Society
Slavery in the South
Slave Resistance
Free African Americans in the North and South
White Southern Society
Homework
Study Guide
Unit 7: The Fight To Abolish Slavery
Unit Introduction
Vocabulary
Early American Abolition Laws
The Leaders of the Abolition Movement
Slave States and Free States – Compromise and Debate
Homework
Study Guide
Unit 8: The Civil War
Unit Introduction
Vocabulary
The Civil War Paper
Homework
Study Guide
Projects
African-American History Month Project
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Project
Hispanic Heritage Month Project
Native American Heritage Month Project
Women's History Month Project
7th Grade - Medieval and Modern Times
Unit 1: The Roman and Byzantine Empires
Unit Introduction
Vocabulary
Roman Achievements
The Roman Empire
The Fall of Rome
The Byzantine Empire
Byzantine Empire or Roman Empire
Thinking Maps Portfolio
Study Guide
Unit 2: The Islamic World
Unit Introduction
Vocabulary
The Geography of The Arabian Peninsula
The Origin of Islam
The Qur'an & The Sunnah
The Beliefs of Islam
The Spread of Islam
Trade in Arabian Society
Islamic Achievements
Thinking Maps Portfolio
Homework
Study Guide
Unit 3: Medieval China
Unit Introduction
Vocabulary
The Reunified China & The Tang Dynasty
The Spread Of Buddhism
Tang and Song Achievements
Confucianism During The Sung and Mongol Period
The Scholar-Official Class
Silk Road
The Ming Maritime Expeditions & Zheng-He
The Gifts of China
Thinking Maps Portfolio
Homework
Study Guide
Unit 4: Medieval Africa
Unit Introduction
Vocabulary
The Geography of Africa
Family, Labor, Technology and Trade
The Salt For Gold Trade
Islam in West Africa
Mansa Musa’s Hajj
Griots and Oral Traditions in Africa
Thinking Maps Portfolio
Homework
Study Guide
Unit 5: Medieval Japan
Unit Introduction
Vocabulary
Japan Learns From Korea and China
The Rise of Japanese Feudalism
Samurai & Bushido
Buddhism in Japan
Japanese Artforms
Thinking Maps Portfolio
Homework
Study Guide
Unit 6: Empires of the Americas
Unit Introduction
Vocabulary
Mesoamerica
Maya
Aztec
Inca
Homework
Unit 7: Medieval Europe
Unit Introduction
Vocabulary
The Geography of Europe
The Dark Ages
Christianity in Europe
The Importance of the Church in Medieval Europe
European Feudalism
Kings and Popes
The Magna Carta
The Crusades
The Reconquista
The Black Death
Thinking Maps Portfolio
Homework
Study Guide
Unit 8: The Renaissance
Unit Introduction
Vocabulary
Florence
Humanism
Marco Polo
Printing Press
Renaissance Thinkers
Thinking Maps Portfolio
Homework
Study Guide
Projects
African-American History Month Project
Hispanic Heritage Month Project
Native American Heritage Month Project
Women's History Month Project
6th Grade - Ancient Civilizations
Unit 1: Early Humans
Unit Introduction
Vocabulary
Fire and Tools
Hunter-Gathering Societies
Populating the World
Domestication of Plants and Animals
The Development Of Agricultural Techniques
Thinking Maps Portfolio
Study Guide
Domestication of Plants and Animals
Unit 2: Ancient Mesopotamia
Unit Introduction
Vocabulary
The Geography of Mesopotamia
Religion and Political Order in Mesopotamia
Hammurabi's Code
Thinking Maps Portfolio
Study Guide
Unit 3: Ancient Egypt and Kush
Unit Introduction
Vocabulary
The Geography of Egypt
Religion and Political Order in Egypt
Egyptian Art & Architecture
Queen Hatshepsut and Ramses the Great.
Egyptian Trade
The Evolution Of Language & Its Written Forms
Thinking Maps Portfolio
Study Guide
Unit 4: Ancient Greece
Unit Introduction
Vocabulary
The Geography of Greece
Athens & Sparta
The Development of Democracy and Citizenship
Direct and Representative Democracy
Greek Mythology
The Persian Empire
The Persian Wars
The Peloponnesian Wars
Alexander the Great
Greek Thinkers
Greek Art and Architecture
Thinking Maps Portfolio
Study Guide
Unit 5: Ancient India
Unit Introduction
Vocabulary
The Geography of India
Aryan Invasion
Caste System
Origin of Hinduism
Hinduism
The Buddha
Buddhism
Ashoka the Great
The Intellectual Achievements of India
Thinking Map Portfolio
Study Guide
Unit 6: Ancient China
Unit Introduction
Vocabulary
The Geography of China
Confucius
Taoism & Confucianism
Shi Huangdi
Han Dynasty
The Silk Road
Buddhism in China
Thinking Maps Portfolio
Homework
Study Guide
Unit 7: The Rise of Rome
Unit Introduction
Vocabulary
The Rise of The Roman Republic
The Roman Republic
Growth of Roman Territory and Trade
The Rise of the Roman Empire
The Jewish People Under the Roman Empire
Christianity in Rome
Roman Achievements
Thinking Maps Portfolio
Homework
Study Guide
Projects
African-American History Month Project
Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month Project
Hispanic Heritage Month Project
Native American Heritage Month Project
Women's History Month Project
Thinking Maps
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