7th Grade Social Studies: World History and Geography: Early Civilizations Through the Fall of the Western Roman Empire
7th Grade Social Studies: World History and Geography: Early Civilizations Through the Fall of the Western Roman Empire
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Course Description:
Course Description:
Seventh grade students will learn about the cultural, geographical, political, and technological changes of Western Civilization in Europe as well as the geographic regions of East Asia, West Africa, Southwest Asia and Northern Africa.
Seventh grade students will explore the cultural, economic, geographical, historical, and political changes of Western Civilization in Europe as well as the geographic regions of East Asia, West Africa, and Southwest Asia and Northern Africa. Students will compare and contrast the history and geography of civilizations that were developing concurrently throughout Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Asia during the 15th and 18th centuries. Students will examine the growth in economic interactions among civilizations as well as the exchange of ideas, beliefs, technologies, and commodities. Students will describe the indigenous populations of the Americas and the long-term impact of Europe exploration in the New World. Finally, students will analyze the influence of geography on the development of civilizations as they continue their study of world history and geography.
This course will also teach students about the historical context of ancient and major world religions and will follow a common template for major world religions so as not to promote any religion. Major world religions are introduced in either 6th or 7th grade.
Units:
Units:
East Asia (China & Japan): Standards 7.1-7.11 (11)
Byzantine Empire: Standards 7.12 -7.14 (3)
Southwest Asia and North Africa (Arabia): Standards 7.15 - 7.20 (6)
West Africa: Standards 7.21 - 7.26 (6)
Middle Ages in Western Europe: Standards 7.27 - 7.39 (13)
Early Modern Europe: 1400-1700s
Renaissance: Standards 7.40 - 7.43 (4)
Protestant Reformation: Standards 7.44 - 7.49 (6)
Scientific Revolution: Standards 7.50 - 7.52 (3)
Indigenous Civilizations of the Americas: Standards 7.53 - 7.57 (5)
The Age of Exploration: Standards 7.58 - 7.65 (8)
Why Do I Need to Learn This Stuff?
"Perhaps the most important lessons social studies teach are understanding, compassion and tolerance for people across the world."Why Do I Need to Learn This Stuff?
Content Strands
Content Strands
Culture
Culture
Students will use culture and cultural diversity to understand how human beings create, learn, share, and adapt to culture and appreciate the role of culture in shaping their lives and society, as well the lives and societies of others.
Economics
Economics
Students will use economic reasoning skills and knowledge of major economic concepts, issues, and systems to make informed choices as producers, consumers, savers, investors, workers, and citizens in an interdependent world.
Geography
Geography
Students will use knowledge of geographic locations, patterns, and processes to show the interrelationship between the physical environment and human activity and to explain the interactions that occur in an increasingly interdependent world. Students will use knowledge of perspectives as well as practices and products of cultural, ethnic, and social groups to analyze the impact of their commonality and diversity within local, national, regional, and global settings.
History
History
Students will use materials drawn from the diversity of the human experience to analyze and interpret significant events, patterns, and themes in the history of Tennessee, the United States, and the world.
Politics/ Government
Politics/ Government
Students will use knowledge of the purposes, structures, and processes of political systems at the local, state, national, and international levels to understand that people create systems of government as structures of power and authority to provide order, maintain stability, and promote the general welfare. Students will use knowledge of the rights and responsibilities of citizenship in order to examine and evaluate civic ideals and to participate in community life and the American democratic system.
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