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INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS SCHOOL 2009-2010
SOCIAL STUDIES Grade 7 CURRICULUM MAP
CONTENT
SKILLS
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SEPTEMBER
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Chap. 11 – Ancient
Greece
 The geography
of Greece
 Beliefs and
customs
 The CityStates and
Democracy
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Describe how the mountains of Greece led to sea travel and trade, which brought new
learning to the Greeks.
 Analyze the geography of Greece and the early days of Greek civilization.
 Describe the effect of mountains on Greek life.
 Explain how the sea unified Greece and brought new ideas.
 Summarize the beginnings of Greek culture.
 Understanding Effects
 Interpreting Maps
 Analyzing Causes
 Contrasting
Explain the relationship between Greek mythology and religion, how Greeks honored
their gods, and important early Greek literature.
 Explore Greek gods and myths, and early Greek literature.
 Describe how Greeks viewed interactions with gods.
 Explain how the Greeks honored their gods.
 Discuss what constitutes Greek epic poems and fables.
 Making Generalizations
 Drawing Conclusions from Sources
 Comparing and Contrasting
Trace the development of Greek government from monarchy, aristocracy, and
oligarchy to a limited democracy.
 Study the history of Greek government.
 Describe Greek political organization.
 Trace the evolution of Greek government from kingdom to democracy.
 Compare limited and unlimited democracy.
 Categorizing
 Understanding Causes
 Drawing Conclusions
Compare and contrast Athenian government and society with Spartan government
and society and describes the roles of Athens and Sparta in the Persian Wars.
 Describe Spartan government and its militaristic society.
 Outline Athenian society and its politically active citizens.
 Explain how the Persian Wars led to Greek unification.
 Comparing and Contrasting
 Interpreting Maps
 Understanding Causes
 Analyzing Political Issues
 Explaining Historical Patterns
 Understanding Effects
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ASSESSMENTS
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Quizzes:
 Multiple-Choice
 Short-answer
 Essay
 Document-based
On-Going Assessment
 Participation
 Quality of work
 Homework
 Organization
Test:
 Multiple-Choice
 Short-answer
 Essay
 Document-based
Term Project:
 A Greek City-State
(poster)
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OCTOBER
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Chap.12 - Classical
Greece
 The Golden
Age of Greece
 Peloponnesian
War
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Trace the expansion of democracy, the building of wealth, and the beautification of
Athens under Pericles.
 Describe how democracy grew under Pericles.
 Explain how Pericles expanded the wealth and power of Athens.
 Summarize Pericles’ beautification program in Athens.
 Finding Main Ideas
 Comparing and Contrasting
 Determining Historical Context
Analyze the continuing conflict between Sparta and Athens and the weakening of the
city-states following the Peloponnesian War.
 Explain the reasons for war between Athens and Sparta.
 Outline the events and describe the results of the Peloponnesian War.
 Comparing and Contrasting
 Interpreting Maps
 Making Generalizations
 Making Inferences
Examine how Greek ideas about architecture, philosophy, and science influenced the
development of modern civilizations.
 Describe how the concepts and styles of Greek architecture and art are still influential
today.
 Explain the basis of Western knowledge from Greek study of logic and reason.
 Trace the development of the scientific standards from Hellenistic science.
 Finding Main Ideas
 Determining Historical Context
 Explaining Historical Patterns
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Quizzes:
 Multiple-Choice
 Short-answer
 Essay
 Document-based
On-Going Assessment
 Participation
 Quality of work
 Homework
 Organization
Test:
 Multiple-Choice
 Short-answer
 Essay
 Document-based
Term Project:
 A Greek City-State
(poster)
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NOVEMBER &
DECEMBER
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Chap. 13 – The
Rise of Rome
 The geography
of Ancient
Rome
 The Roman
Republic
 Rome
becomes an
Empire
 The daily Life
of Romans
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Examine why Rome’s geographic location was favorable and what life was like for the
early Romans.
 Understand geographic factors that helped ancient Romans build a civilization.
 Analyze what life was like in early Roman society.
 Categorizing
 Interpreting Maps
 Interpreting Visuals
 Making Inferences
 Comparing and Contrasting
Describe early Roman social classes and the division of the government into three
parts.
 Examine the effects of self-rule on Roman society.
 Describe how Rome’s republican government was organized.
 Analyze the causes and effects of Roman expansion.
 Interpret information in a chart to compare the government of the Roman Republic with
the government of the present-day United States.
 Understanding Cause and Effect
 Interpreting Visuals
 Interpreting Maps
 Explaining Historical Patterns,
 Making Inferences
Explore the unrest in the Roman Republic under Julius Caesar and describe the
empire founded by Augustus after Caesar was assassinated.
 Trace the events that led to the overthrow of the Roman Republic.
 Describe the influence of Julius Caesar and Augustus on the transition from republic to
empire.
 Identify the people who were involved in the rise of the Roman Empire
 Constructing Time Lines
 Interpreting Maps
 Summarizing
 Understanding Cause and Effect
Describe the everyday life of ancient Romans and explores family roles and religious
beliefs.
 Understand how Roman families and society were organized.
 Trace the influences of other cultures on Roman religious beliefs.
 Describe what life was like in Roman cities.
 Form and support opinions about the advantages and disadvantages of living in Roman
cities.
 Summarizing
 Interpreting Visuals
 Forming and Supporting Opinions
 Understanding Continuity and Change
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Quizzes:
 Multiple-Choice
 Short-answer
 Essay
 Document-based
On-Going Assessment
 Participation
 Quality of work
 Homework
 Organization
Test:
 Multiple-Choice
 Short-answer
 Essay
 Document-based
Term Project:
 A Roman province
(poster)
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JANUARY
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Chap.15 – Rome’s
Decline and
Legacy
 An Empire in
Decline
 The fall of the
Roman Empire
 The Legacy of
Rome
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Describe the weaknesses that gradually emerged in the Roman Empire and their
effects on the empire.
 Summarize the weaknesses that emerged in the Roman Empire following the death of
Marcus Aurelius.
 Describe Diocletian’s attempts to strengthen the empire by dividing it.
 Analyze Constantine’s ongoing efforts at reform in the Roman Empire.
 Identify the problems that led to the decline of the Roman Empire.
 Understanding Cause and Effect
 Making Inferences
Describe the events that led to the actual fall of Rome.
 Describe the status of the two Roman empires following the permanent split in A.D.
395.
 Describe the effects of the ongoing invasions by barbarian groups on the Roman
Empire.
 Summarize the events of the fall of Rome.
 Identify details that explain life during the fall of the Roman Empire.
 Explaining Sequence
 Interpreting Maps
 Recognizing Changing Interpretations of History
 Making Inferences
 Drawing Conclusions from Sources
Summarize the cultural legacy of the Roman Empire to the rest of the world, in the
arts, technology, law and government, and religion
 Analyze the artistic and cultural legacy of Rome.
 Analyze the technological and architectural legacy of Rome.
 Analyze the legal and religious legacy of Rome.
 Skim the text, classifying details by category to make the text more meaningful.
 Finding Main Ideas
 Framing Historical Questions
 Forming and Supporting Opinions
 Understanding Causes and Effects
 Analyzing Economic and Political Issues
 Making Inferences
Examination preparation:
 How to write study notes
 How to study for a major assessment
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Quizzes:
 Multiple-Choice
 Short-answer
 Essay
 Document-based
On-Going Assessment
 Participation
 Quality of work
 Homework
 Organization
Test:
 Multiple-Choice
 Short-answer
 Essay
 Document-based
Term Project:
 A Roman province
(poster)
Semester exam:
 Multiple-Choice
 Short-answer
 Essay
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FEBRUARY
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Chap. 3 – The
Beginnings of
Islam
 Life on the
Arabian
Peninsula
 Islam and
Muhammad
 Islam After
Muhammad's
Death
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Describe the physical, economic, cultural, and religious factors that contributed to
the eventual spread of Islam.
 Explain how the desert climate of the Arabian peninsula affected the ways of life of
different groups of people.
 Summarize the origins and teachings of Islam.
 Describe the trade routes that developed on the Arabian Peninsula and the trade goods
that moved along these routes.
 Use a K-W-L chart to connect to prior knowledge, formulate questions to guide reading,
make notes, and organize a summary.
 Categorizing
 Interpreting Visuals
 Interpreting Maps
 Making Inferences
 Summarizing
Examine the origins of Islam and its important beliefs and practices.
 Summarize the life and teachings of Muhammad.
 Explain how the teachings of Islam provide laws and guidelines for the religious
practice and everyday life of Muslims.
 Describe the connections between Islam and Judaism and Christianity.
 Construct time lines using summaries that tell the order in which important, related
events take place.
 Summarizing
 Comparing and Contrasting
 Understanding Effects
Explain the expansion of the Muslim Empire after Muhammad’s death and the cause
of the split in Islam.
 Describe the role of Islamic leaders in the spread of Islam after Muhammad’s death.
 Explain how tolerance affected the expansion of the Muslim Empire.
 Analyze the issues behind the split in the Islamic community.
 Complete cause-and-effect chains to derive the meaning of the text in the lesson.
 Explaining Chronological Order and Sequence
 Drawing Conclusions
 Comparing
 Summarizing
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Quizzes:
 Multiple-Choice
 Short-answer
 Essay
 Document-based
On-Going Assessment
 Participation
 Quality of work
 Homework
 Organization
Test:
 Multiple-Choice
 Short-answer
 Essay
 Document-based
Term Project:
 A Muslim scholar
(bio cube)
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MARCH
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Chap. 4 – The Rise of
Muslim States
 The Expansion
of Muslim Rule
 A Golden Age
in the East
 Muslim Rule in
Spain
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Explain the methods by which the Umayyads built and governed their empire.
 Identify the areas under Umayyad rule.
 Describe the features of the Umayyad Empire.
 Explain the causes of the Umayyad downfall.
 Formulate, ask, and respond to questions about the text.
 Finding Main Ideas
 Interpreting Maps
 Comparing
 Drawing Conclusions
Examine the rise and fall of the Muslim Empire under the Abbasids and their lasting
contributions to the fields of science, publishing, and art.
 Explain the ways in which the Abbasids controlled their empire.
 Identify the cultural contributions of the Abbasids.
 Trace the causes of the Abbasid decline.
 Use a cluster map to note key details about the characters, events, and settings in the
lesson.
 Forming and Supporting Opinions
 Interpreting Maps
 Understanding Effects
 Drawing Conclusions
Describe Córdoba under Umayyad rule and the achievements of scholars and
artisans during its Golden Age.
 Trace the rise of the caliphate of Córdoba and the city of Córdoba under Abd alRahman III.
 Identify the achievements of scholars during the golden age of al-Andalus.
 Explain the reasons for the decline of al-Andalus.
 Formulate statements that compare and contrast details from expository text to identify
ways people, characters, events, and ideas are alike and different.
 Identifying Issues and Problems
 Making Inferences
 Comparing and Contrasting
 Understanding Cause and Effect
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Quizzes:
 Multiple-Choice
 Short-answer
 Essay
 Document-based
On-Going Assessment
 Participation
 Quality of work
 Homework
 Organization
Test:
 Multiple-Choice
 Short-answer
 Essay
 Document-based
Term Project:
 A Muslim scholar
(bio cube)
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APRIL
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Chap. 5 – West
Africa
 West African
Culture and
Daily Life
 The Empire of
Ghana
 The Empire of
Mali
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Focus on daily life and the role of the family in West Africa.
 Analyze the importance of family, labor specialization, and regional commerce in the
development of states and cities in West Africa.
 Describe the oral tradition in West Africa.
 Analyze information to effectively illustrate how the trade industry allowed
 West African empires to grow and prosper.
 Summarizing
 Contrasting
 Drawing Conclusions
Describe Ghana’s geography and the religious and cultural changes brought about
by Islam’s influence.
 Describe Ghana’s geography and the religious and cultural changes brought about by
trade.
 Define the vegetation zones in West Africa and analyze how natural resources
contributed to success in trade.
 Describe how trade brought religious and cultural changes to West Africa.
 Analyze the influence of Islam and Ghana.
 Finding Main Ideas
 Interpreting Maps
 Understanding Effects
 Making Inferences
 Understand and use the steps involved in producing an research or informative report
Explore the rise and fall of the Mali and Songhai empires
 Describe the rise and fall of the Mali empire.
 Analyze the importance of strong leadership and government organization to the rise of
the Songhai Empire.
 Outline the reasons for the fall of Songhai.
 Comparing and Contrasting
 Forming and Supporting Opinions
 Making Inferences
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Quizzes:
 Multiple-Choice
 Short-answer
 Essay
 Document-based
On-Going Assessment
 Participation
 Quality of work
 Homework
 Organization
Test:
 Multiple-Choice
 Short-answer
 Essay
 Document-based
Term Project:
 A country of SubSaharan Africa
(poster)
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MAY & JUNE
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Chap. 6 – Central
and Southern
Africa
 The Growth of
Coastal
Trading Cities
Empires Built
on Gold and
Trade
 The Kongo
Kingdom
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Explore the Bantu migrations as well as the development of eastern coastal citystates and the Indian Ocean trade network
 Describe the Bantu migrations and their significance.
 Trace the growth of coastal trading networks and city-states.
 Explain the impact of Islam on the cultures and governments of East Africa.
 Skim the text to classify details by category to make nonfiction text more
comprehensible and meaningful.
 Categorizing
 Interpreting Maps
 Understanding Cause and Effect
 Making Inferences
Describe the growth of Great Zimbabwe and Mutapa and their involvement in the gold
trade.
 Trace the development of the Shona Empire.
 Explain the relationship between the gold trade and the growth of Great Zimbabwe.
 Describe the rise of the Mutapa Empire.
 Formulate statements that compare and contrast details from expository text to identify
ways people, characters, events, and ideas are alike and different.
 Comparing and Contrasting
 Interpreting Visuals
 Evaluating Information
 Making Inferences
 Drawing Conclusions from Sources
Analyze the structure of the Kongo kingdom, the influence of the Portuguese on the
Kongo culture, and the conflicts arising from the slave trade.
 Describe the development and organization of the Kongo civilization.
 Explain how the Portuguese influenced the religion and government of Kongo.
 Analyze the impact of the slave trade on relations between Kongo and Portugal.
 Complete cause-and-effect chains to derive the meaning of the text in the lessons.
 Understanding Cause and Effect
 Interpreting Maps
 Making Inferences
Examination preparation:
 How to write study notes
 How to study for a major assessment
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Quizzes:
 Multiple-Choice
 Short-answer
 Essay
 Document-based
On-Going Assessment
 Participation
 Quality of work
 Homework
 Organization
Test:
 Multiple-Choice
 Short-answer
 Essay
 Document-based
Term Project:
 A country of SubSaharan Africa
(poster)
Semester exam:
 Multiple-Choice
 Short-answer
 Essay