7th Grade World History

Quarter 1

UNIT 1: CLASSIC EMPIRES

WK

UN

CH

ODE STANDARDS

TOPIC

LESSONS/ACTIVITIES/WORKBO
OK

Classroom Introduction
Surviving Ancient Times
Specialization
Productive Resources

History #1
Economics #20
HIS 68.2b

PREASSESSMENT
Lesson Plan Surviving Ancient
Times

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Ancient Greece
Geography and Settlement
The Rise of Democracy

History #2
Government #17

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Ancient Greece
Athens vs. Sparta

History #2
Government #17

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29

Ancient Greece
The Golden Age of Greece
Greek Philosophers

History #2

Lesson Plan Forms of Greek

Government
History Alive! Geography and
Settlement of
Greece
WORKBOOK: 179-188
Lesson Plan Sparta vs. Athens
History Alive! Life in Two CityStates: Athens and Sparta
WORKBOOK: 191-195
Lesson Plan Greek Philosophers
History Alive! The Golden Age of
Athens
WORKBOOK: 203-208

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31

Ancient Greece
Alexander The Great
The Legacy of Ancient Greece

History #2

History Alive! Alexander the Great

History Alive! Greek Contributions
WORKBOOK: 209-218
TEST: ANCIENT GREECE

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34

Ancient Rome
Geography and Early
Development

Government #17

Lesson Plan Geography of Rome

History Alive! The Rise of the
Roman Republic

The Rise of the Roman Republic

From Republic to Empire

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Ancient Rome
Daily Life in the Roman Empire

7th Grade World History

Quarter 1
WK

TOPIC

WORKBOOK: 227-240

History #2
History #3

History Alive! Daily Life in Rome

WORKBOOK: 241-246

UNIT 1: CLASSIC EMPIRES

CH

UNI
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6

ODE STANDARDS

LESSONS/ACTIVITIES/WORKBO
OK

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37

Ancient Rome
The Origins/Spread of
Christianity
World Religions: Christianity

History #2
History #3

History Alive! The Origins and

Spread of Christianity
WORKBOOK: 253-256

38

Ancient Rome
Legacy of Rome in the Modern
World

History #2
History #3
History #5

History Alive! Legacy of Rome in

the Modern World
WORKBOOK: 257-264
TEST: ANCIENT ROME

7th Grade World History

Quarter 2
WK

UN

CH

TOPIC

UNIT 2: Life in the Middle Ages

ODE STANDARDS

Europe During Feudal Times

Western Europe During Middle
Ages
Feudalism in Europe
Role of Monarchs
Role of Lords/Vassals
Role of Knights
Role of Peasants

Geography #12
Geography #13

LESSONS/ACTIVITIES/WORKBO
OK
History Alive! The Development of
Feudalism in Western Europe
WORKBOOK: 11-16
Activity: Castles

The Roman Catholic Church

The Church Takes Shape
Increasing Power of the Church
The Crusades

HIS.FGA #3

History Alive! The Roman Catholic

Church in Medieval Europe
WORKBOOK: 17-18

Medieval Europe
Art and Architecture
Education

Geography #12
Geography #13

Film: Life in Medieval Europe

Holidays
Monks, Nuns, and Friars

Life in Medieval Towns

Growth of Towns
Guilds
Trade and Commerce
Homes and Households
Disease and Medical Treatment
Crime and Punishment
Leisure and Entertainment

7th Grade World History

Quarter 2
WK

CH

UNI
T
1

TOPIC
The Decline of Feudalism
Political Developments in
England
The Black Death
The Hundred Years War
The Byzantine Empire
Constantinople
The Reign of Justinian I
The Eastern Orthodox Church
East vs. West Conflict
Islam in Medieval Times
The Origins and Spread of Islam

Geography #18
GVT.RSG #2

History Alive! Life in Medieval

Towns
WORKBOOK: 23-28

UNIT 2: Life in the Middle Ages

ODE STANDARDS

LESSONS/ACTIVITIES/WORKBO
OK
History Alive! The Decline of
Feudalism
WORKBOOK: 29-34
Activity The Black Death

History #3

GEO.68.7b
GVT.68.1b

Lesson Plan: The Division of the

Church
Film Justinian
WORKBOOK: 37-42
TEST: FEUDALISM
Lesson Plan The Five Pillars of
Islam

World Religions: Islam

Islam in Medieval Times

Muslim Innovations and
Adaptations
From Crusades to Muslim
Empires

History Alive! World Religions:

Islam
WORKBOOK: 49-59
History #5
History #8
History #9
ECON.68.3

Lesson Plan Muslim Innovations

History Alive! From Crusades to
Muslim Empires
WORKBOOK: 61-73
TEST: ISLAM

NA

NA

Comparing World Relgions

Christianity
Judaism
Islam
Buddhism
Hinduism

7th Grade World History

Reformation
Quarter 3
WK
1

UNI
T
3

CH
1

TOPIC
Societies in Africa
Geography and Trade
Early Communities
Development of Towns/Cities
The Rise of Kingdoms and
Empires

Lesson Plan Comparing World

Religions

UNIT 3: Africa, Renaissance, and

ODE STANDARDS
GEO.STS.2
ECON Scarcity #1

LESSONS/ACTIVITIES/WORKBO
OK
Lesson Plan Geography of Africa
History Alive! Early Societies in
West Africa
WORKBOOK: 81-86

Ghana
Government and Military
Trade
Gold-Salt Trade
Decline of Ghana and Rise of
Mali

History #8
History #9
Geography #14

Lesson Plan Gold/Salt Trade

Activity
History Alive! Ghana: A West
African Trading Empire
WORKBOOK: 87-92

The Influence of Islam in Africa

Spread of Islam to West Africa
Mansa Musa
Religious Practices
Government and Law
Education
Arabic Language
Architecture and Art

History #8
History #9
Geography #14

Lesson Plan Mansa Musa

History Alive! The Influence of
Islam on West Africa
WORKBOOK: 93-98

The Cultural Legacy of West

Africa
Oral/Written Traditions
Music
West African Visual Arts

History #8
History #9
Geography #14

History Alive! The Cultural Legacy

of West Africa
WORKBOOK: 99-104

7th Grade World History

Reformation
Quarter 3
WK

UNI
T

CH

TOPIC

TEST: AFRICA

UNIT 3: Africa, Renaissance, and

ODE STANDARDS

LESSONS/ACTIVITIES/WORKBO
OK

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The Renaissance Begins

Classical Ideas Through Art
The Growth of Trade and
Commerce
The Influence of Italian CityStates
The Growth of Humanism

History #6
HIS.FT.A #3
Geography #12
Geography #13
Geography #14

Lesson Plan The Renaissance

WORKBOOK: 205-210

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Florence: The Cradle of the

Renaissance
Advances in
Architecture/Engineering
Advances in Painting
Advances in Sculpture
Advances in Literature
Advances in Science and Math

History #6
HIS.FT.A #3
Geography #12

Lesson Plan Renaissance

Advancements
History Alive! Florence: The Cradle
of the Renaissance
WORKBOOK: 211-218

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Leading Figures of the

Renaissance
Michelangelo
Titian
Albrecht Durer
Nicolaus Copernicus
Andreas Vesalius
Queen Isabella I (Spain)
Queen Elizabeth I (England)
William Shakespeare
Miguel Cervantes
Leonardo De Vinci

History #6
HIS.FT.A #3

Lesson Plan Leaders of the

Renaissance
History Alive! Leading Figures of
the Renaissance
WORKBOOK: 219-228

The Reformation
Weakening of the Catholic

History #7

30

TEST: THE RENAISSANCE

Lesson Plan Martin Luther and 98

Theses

Church
Early Calls for Reform
Martin Luther
Other Leaders of the
Reformation

7th Grade World History

Reformation
Quarter 3
9

31

The Spread/Impact of the

Reformation
Lutheranism
Calvinism
Anglicanism
The Counter-Reformation
The Effects of the Reformation

Film Martin Luther

WORKBOOK: 229-234

UNIT 3: Africa, Renaissance, and

History #7

History Alive! The Spread and

Impact of the Reformation
WORKBOOK: 235-240

TEST: THE REFORMATION

7th Grade World History

Quarter 4
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TOPIC

UNIT 4:The Americas and Exploration

ODE STANDARDS

LESSONS/ACTIVITIES/WORKBO
OK

The Earliest Americans

Pacific Northwest
Southwest
Great Plains
Eastern Woodland

HIS.HTS#1

Lesson Plan Ancient North America

Project Early Americans Diorama

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Central/South America
Maya

History #12
History #13

Lesson Plan The Maya

History Alive! The Mayas
WORKBOOK: 169-174

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24

Central/South America
Aztecs

History #12
History #13

Lesson Plan The Aztecs

History Alive! The Aztecs
WORKBOOK: 175-178

25

Central/South America
Incas

History #12
History #13

Lesson Plan The Incas

History Alive! The Incas
WORKBOOK: 185-190

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Achievements
Achievements
Achievements
Achievements

of
of
of
of

the
the
the
the

Americas
Mayas
Aztecs
Incas

History #12
History #13

Lesson Plan Ancient American

Achievements
History Alive! Achievements of the
Mayas, Incas, and Aztecs.
WORKBOOK: 191-195
TEST: THE AMERICAS

7th Grade World History

Quarter 4
WK
6

UNI
T
8

UNIT 4: The Americas and Exploration

CH

TOPIC

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The Scientific Revolution

Roots of the Scientific Revolution
Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo
Isaac Newton
The Scientific Method
Key Inventions of the period

History #6
HIS.FT.A #3

The Age of Exploration

Causes of European Exploration
Role of Portugal
Role of Spain
Spanish Conquistadors
Other European Explorers
The Impact of European

History #10
History #11
Geography #14
GEO.STS #3
Government #16

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ODE STANDARDS

LESSONS/ACTIVITIES/WORKBO
OK
Lesson Plan Leaders of the
Scientific
Revolution
WORKBOOK: 255-260

TEST: SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION

Lesson Plan The European
Explorers
WORKBOOK: 244-252

TEST: EUROPEAN EXPLORATION

Exploration

NA

NA

Consequences of Oppression
Oppression
Discrimination
Human Rights
Indigenous People

NA

NA

End of the Year

Textbook Turn In
World History Review
Explodolympics
Awards Assembly
Last Day at the Park

Lesson Plan Consequences of

Oppression

NA

NA