Topics in 7th Grade History

What will you be learning?

 

Curriculum

Greece

Beginnings

•          Minoans
•          Mycenaeans
•          The Trojan War

The City-States

•          The Polis
•          Sparta
•          Athens
•          Persian Wars
•          Decline of City-States

Cultural Contributions

•          Religious Beliefs: Gods and Goddesses
•          Greek Gods Interviews
•          The Olympics
•          The Theater
•          Scientists and Philosophers

The Hellenistic Period

•          Philip II of Macedonia
•          Alexander the Great
•          End of the Empire

Rome

Beginnings

•          Founding of Rome
•         The Etruscans
•          Etruscans and Romans

The Roman Republic

•          Government
•          Roman Military               
•          Punic Wars                 
•          Hannibal Barca
•          Attempts to Save the Republic
•          The Generals
•          Julius Caesar
•          End of the Republic

The Roman Empire

•          The Rule of Augustus
•          Pax Romana and Roman Law
•          Roman Daily Life
•          Fall of the Roman Empire

Christianity

•          Christianity and Rome
•          Constantine and Theodosius

The Germans

•          Goths and Vandals
•          The End of the Empire

The Franks

•          Clovis
•          Charles the Hammer
•          Battle of Tours (Compare and Contrast)
•          Charlemagne "Charles the Great"
•          The Christian Empire

The Vikings

•          The Land
•          Misconceptions about the Vikings
•          Daily Life of the Vikings
•          Religion of the Vikings

The Byzantine Empire

•          Constantinople

The Spread of Islam

•          Beginnings of Islam
•          Mohammad
•          Koran and Five Pillars of Faith
•          Contributions of the Arabs

Feudal Society

•          Land and Government
•          Nobility
•          The Castle
•          Knighthood
•          The Manor
•          Freemen and Serfs

The Church

•          Catholic Influence
•          Inquisition
•          Learning and Universities
•          The Crusades

Rise of Trade and Towns

• Trading Centers
• Merchants
• Living Conditions
• The Rise of Guilds

Notebook

Notebook

You will be required to keep a section of a three ring binder for your Social Studies papers. It is like a portfolio of the work you complete throughout each quarter. The purpose of the notebook is to help you keep important information. You will need these papers when studying for tests, quizzes, or other assessments.

At the end of each quarter, your notebook will be assessed for content. I will help you set it up and will always share with you when and what to include. You will have about 30 papers included by the end of each quarter.

Homework

Homework

Included in this post is a link to homework assignments you will receive throughout the school year. You can access this site at anytime from anywhere. You may print these assignments or save them and complete them digitally.

Homework Assignment by Chapter and Section 

Remember to always include your name and section on your homework assignments. Also, it is important to write your responses in complete sentences.