7th Grade Social Studies
World Geo and History
Why is Social Studies important?
Develops critical thinking skills through the analysis of primary and secondary sources.
Encourages students to see the perspective of other social groups and cultures.
Focus on relevance. “Only those who don’t learn from the past are doomed to repeat it.”
Unit 1: The World
Focus of the Story:
The origins of civilization are an extremely important piece of the story of humanity. In order to understand any story fully, you must start at the beginning. In this case, we will start with humanity's humble origins and build from there.
Essential Questions:
How does geography influence the way people live?
Why is history important to us today?
What is a historian and how can we view the world through a historian lens?
What factors led to the unique cultures we see in the world around us?
Archdiocesan Unified Standards
SS.wh.g.7.1- Create and use maps and other graphic representations in order to explain relationships and reveal patterns or trends in world
history.
SS.wh.g.7.2- Describe the impact of human settlement activities on the environmental and cultural characteristics of world regions.
SS.wh.g.7.3-Locate the following: major cities of the world and key world nations; the world’s continents and oceans; and major topographical features of the world
SS.wh.e.7.1- Using a world history lens, examine the opportunity costs and benefits of economic decisions on society as a whole as well as on individuals
SS.wh.h.7.1- Create and use tools to analyze a chronological sequence of related events in world history.
SS.wh.h.7.2- Explain connections between historical context and people perspectives at the time in world history
SS.wh.pgc.7.1/15- Using a world history lens, describe how peoples' perspectives shaped the sources and artifacts they created.
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