7th grade · History
What a 7th grade student learns in History
Seventh-grade history centers on the medieval and early modern world (c. 500–1700 CE). Students analyze the political systems, religions, economies, cultural achievements, and interactions of civilizations across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas that laid foundations for the modern era.
The skills for the year
- 1Analyze the decline of the Western Roman Empire and continuity of the Byzantine Empire
- 2Explain the origins, core beliefs (Five Pillars), and expansion of Islam under the early caliphates
- 3Describe scientific, mathematical, and cultural achievements of the Islamic Golden Age
- 4Examine the West African empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai and Trans-Saharan trade networks
- 5Analyze political, economic, and technological developments in Tang, Song, Yuan, and Ming China
- 6Evaluate the Mongol conquests, Pax Mongolica, and their effects on Eurasian trade and culture
- 7Describe feudal Japan, the roles of shogun and samurai, and cultural influences of Buddhism and Shinto
- 8Explain feudalism, manorialism, and the political/religious power of the Catholic Church in medieval Europe
- 9Assess the causes, key events, and long-term consequences of the Crusades
- 10Analyze the demographic, social, and economic impacts of the Black Death in Europe
- 11Describe Renaissance humanism and key artistic, literary, and intellectual achievements
- 12Explain the causes and effects of the Protestant Reformation and Catholic Counter-Reformation
- 13Examine major ideas and figures of the Scientific Revolution and their challenge to traditional authority
- 14Analyze European motivations for exploration, major voyages, and the Columbian Exchange
- 15Describe the political, social, and religious structures of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations
- 16Evaluate the Spanish conquest of the Americas and its demographic, cultural, and economic impacts
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