7th Grade World History Honors

 

Some of the Topics Covered in World History:

Roman  Civilizations

Islamic Civilizations

Medieval Africa

China in the Middle Ages

Medieval Japan

Medieval Europe

The Renaissance

The Reformation

Scientific Revolution

The Americans (Aztec, Inca, and Maya)

 

Common Core Reading Standards

#2 Determine the central ideas or information of a primary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.

#3 Identify key steps in a text’s description of a process related to history/social studies.#4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to domains related to history/social studies.#7 Integrate visual information (photos, videos, maps) with other information in print and digital text.

 

Content Standards:

Students in grade seven study the social, cultural, and technological changes that occurred in Europe, Africa, and Asia in the years A.D. 500–1789.

After reviewing the ancient world and the ways in which archaeologists and historians uncover the past, students study the history and geography of great civilizations that were developing concurrently throughout the world during medieval and early modern times.

They examine the growing economic interaction among civilizations as well as the exchange of ideas, beliefs, technologies, and commodities.

They learn about the resulting growth of Enlightenment philosophy and the new examination of the concepts of reason and authority, the natural rights of human beings and the divine right of kings, experimentalism in science, and the dogma of belief.

Finally, students assess the political forces let loose by the Enlightenment, particularly the rise of democratic ideas, and they learn about the continuing influence of these ideas in the world today.

 

https://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/documents/histsocscistnd.pdf