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Material Covered 7th Grade Semester 1
7th grade:
Main Ideas covered in detail:
Disorder in the Roman republic created an opportunity for Julius Caesar
to gain power.
The Republic ended when Augustus became Rome’s first emperor.
The Roman Empire grew to control the entire Mediterranean world.
The Romans accomplished great things in science, engineering,
architecture, art, and law.
After changing from a republic to an empire, Rome grew politically and
economically, and developed a culture that influenced later civilizations.
Despite its general religious tolerance, Rome came into conflict with the
Jews.
A new religion, Christianity, grew out of Judaism.
Many considered Jesus of Nazareth to be the Messiah.
Christianity grew in popularity and eventually became the official
religion of Rome.
People in the Roman Empire practiced many religions before
Christianity, based on the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, spread and
became Rome’s official religion.
Many problems threatened the Roman Empire, leading one emperor to
divide it in half.
Rome declined as a result of invasions and political and economic
problems.
In the eastern empire, people created a new society and religious
traditions that were very different from those in the west.
Problems from both from inside and outside caused the Roman Empire
to split into a western half, which collapsed, and an eastern half that
prospered for hundreds of years.
Textbook chapters and Assessments covered:
Chapter 10- Uncovering the Past (pages 290-317
Section 1- Geography and the Rise of Rome 9 (pages 294-299)
Section 1 Assessment Questions (page)
Section 2- Government and Society (pages 302-307)
Section 2 Assessment Questions (page 307)
Section 3- The Late Republic (pages 308-313)
Section 3 Assessment Questions (page 313)
Chapter Review, Standardized Test Practice (pages 314-317)
Chapter 11- Rome and Christianity (pages 318-347)
Section 1- From Republic to Empire (pages 322- 328)
Section 1 Assessment Questions (page 328)
Section 2- The Roman Empire and Religion (pages 332- 338)
Section 2 Assessment Questions (page 338)
Section 3- The End of the Empire (pages 339- 343)
Section 3 Assessment Questions (page 343)
Chapter Review, Standardized Test Practice (pages 344- 347)
Chapter 12- The Islamic World (pages 350- 374)
Section 1- The Roots of Islam (pages 354- 357)
Section 1 Assessment Questions (page 357)
Section 2- Islamic Beliefs and Practices (pages 358- 361)
Section 2 Assessment Questions (page 361)
Section 3- Islamic Empires (pages 362- 367) (CURRENTLY
WORKING ON)
Section 3 Assessment Questions (page 367)
Section 4- Cultural Achievements (pages 368- 371) (AFTER
WINTER BREAK)
Section 4 Assessment Questions (pages 371-375)
Key Vocabulary:
Chapter 10: Aeneas, Romulus and Remus, republic, dictators,
Cincinnatus, plebeians, patricians, magistrates, consuls, Roman
Senate, veto, Latin, checks and balances, Forum, legions, Punic
Wars, Hannibal, Gaius Marius, Lucius Cornelius Sulla, Spartacus,
primary, purpose
Chapter 11: Cicero, Julius Caesar, Pompey, Augustus, currency, Pax
Romana, aqueduct, Romance languages, civil law, Christianity, Jesus
of Nazareth, Bible, crucifixion, Resurrection, disciples, Paul,
Constantine, Diocletian, Attila, corruption, Justinian, Theodora,
Byzantine Empire, efficient
Chapter 12: oasis, caravan, Muhammad, Islam Qur’an, pilgrimage,
mosque, jihad, Sunnah, Five Pillars of Islam, Abu Bakr, caliph,
tolerance, Janissaries, Mehmed II, Suleyman I, Shia, Sunni, Ibn
Battutah, Sufism, Omar Khayyam, patrons, minaret, calligraphy,
influence, development