Course Description

Grade 7 – Social Studies   

World History and Cultures

Course Description:  

 This class is designed to broaden student knowledge of the great empires of the past and the people and events that shaped the world we line in.  Over the course of this year, we will examine these empires individually to learn how and why they became powerful.  We will also identify the similarities and differences between the empires.

Unit 1 – Geography Concepts

Unit 2 – The Byzantine and Muslim Empires

Unit 3 –  The Great Civilizations of Africa

Unit 4 – Civilizations of Asia

Unit 5 – Europe in the Middle Ages

Unit 6 – A New Age in Europe

Unit 7 – Civilizations of the Americas

Unit 8 -  Latin and South American Countries