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