SevierCountySocialStudiesCorrelations/PacingGuide

Grade7

EachteacherinSevierCountySchoolsisexpectedtofollowtheTennesseeStateStandardspersubjectandgradewhendeveloping
lessonplans.Thisguideshouldbeutilizedwhendevelopinglessonplansandpacingthroughouttheschoolyear.SevierCounty
SchoolshasadoptedthetextbookMyWorld,HistoryandGeographybyPearson.Thisshouldbeyourfirstresourceinlessonplan
developmentthenmovetosupplementalresourcessuchas,butnotlimitedto,theseinthisguide.

Thehighlightedresourcesdirectlylinktothedocumentnamed.

1stSixWeeks

Text

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Standards

SupplementalResources

TheFalloftheRomanEmpire476AD(http://www.socialstudiescms.com/#!falloftheromanempire/c1w1m)
Chapter1
P.5861

7.1AnalyzethelegacyoftheRomanEmpire.(C,H)

TheNystromAtlasofWorldHistory,
FromRomanRepublictoRoman
Empire&HeightoftheRomanEmpire,
pages3639

SummaryoffallofRome

AllRoadsLeadtoRome
TeacherGuide
StudentGuide

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Chapter1
P.5969

7.2Summarizetheconsequencesofthefallofthe
RomanEmpireincludingthecontinuationoftheEastern
RomanEmpireastheByzantineEmpire,Justinianand
thesignificanceofConstantinople.(C,E,G,H,P).

TheNystromAtlasofWorldHistory
JudaismandChristianityinthe
RomanEmpirepages4041
DeclineoftheRomanEmpire,
pages4243.
GrowthandDeclineofthe
ByzantineEmpire,page48.

TheHarderTheyFall
TeacherGuide
StudentGuide

DidRomeFall?Webquest

FallofRomanEmpirewebquest

CrashCourse:ChristianityfromJudaism
toConstantineVideo

Eusebius:ConversionofConstantine

TN38

PrimaryDocumentsandSupportingTextstoRead:
excerptsfromEusebiusofCaesarea,"Ecclesiastical
History,"thatdescribesConstantine

IslamicWorld400AD1500s(http://www.socialstudiescms.com/#!islamicworld/c109f)
Chapter2
P.7677,87

7.3Identifythephysicallocationandfeaturesandthe
climateoftheArabianPeninsula,itsrelationshipto
surroundingbodiesoflandandwater,includingNorthern
Africa,MediterraneanSea,BlackSea,CaspianSea,
TigrisandEuphratesRivers,NileRiver.(G)

REFERtoSevierCountyIslamic
WorldPacingGuide

OneMansOdyssey(IbnBattutas
voyage)
ArabianPeninsulaMapActivity
TeacherGuide

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Chapter2
P.7879

7.4DescribetheexpansionofMuslimrulethrough
conquestsandthespreadofculturaldiffusionofIslam
andtheArabiclanguage.(C,E,G,H)

REFERtoSevierCountyIslamic
WorldPacingGuide

Chapter2
P.44,7879,
8688

7.5TracetheoriginsofIslamandthelifeandteachings
ofMuhammad,includingIslamshistoricalconnectionsto
JudaismandChristianity.(C,H)

REFERtoSevierCountyIslamic
WorldPacingGuide

TheNystromAtlasofWorldHistory,
TheSpreadofIslam,pages4647

RiseofIslamPowerPoint

Chapter2
P.8085

7.6ExplainthesignificanceoftheQuranandtheSunnah
astheprimarysourcesofIslamicbeliefs,practice,and
lawandtheirinfluenceinMuslimsdailylife.(C,H,P)

REFERtoSevierCountyIslamic
WorldPacingGuide

Chapter2
P.89

7.7Analyzetheoriginsandimpactofdifferentsects
withinIslam,SunnisandShiites.(C,H)

REFERtoSevierCountyIslamic
WorldPacingGuide

Chapter2
P.94101

7.8ExamineandsummarizethecontributionsMuslim
scholarsmadetolatercivilizationsintheareasof
science,geography,mathematics,philosophy,medicine,
art,andliterature.(C,G,H)

REFERtoSevierCountyIslamic
WorldPacingGuide

Chapter2
P.9596

7.9Describetheestablishmentoftraderoutesamong
Asia,Africa,andEuropeandtheroleofmerchantsin
Arabsociety.(E,G,H)

REFERtoSevierCountyIslamic
WorldPacingGuide

TheNystromAtlasofWorldHistory,
IdeasTraveltheSilkRoad,pages
4445

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Chapter2
P.9192
Chapter2

7.10Gatherrelevantinformationfrommultipleprintand
digitalsourcestoexaminetheartandarchitecture,
includingtheTajMahalduringtheMughalperiod.(C,H)

CrashCourse:TheMughalEmpire
Video

CrashCourse:VeniceandtheOttomans
Video

EventsLeadingtoShahAbbas

7.11ExplaintheimportanceofMehmedIItheConqueror
andSuleimantheMagnificent.(H,P)

Chapter2
P.92

7.12WriteanexplanatorytexttodescribetheShah
Abbasandhowhispoliciesofculturalblendingledtothe
GoldenAgeandtheriseoftheSafavidEmpire.(C,H,P)

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SupplementalResources

Africa400AD1500s(http://www.socialstudiescms.com/#!africa/c1hno)
Chapter3
P.116125

7.13AnalyzethegrowthofGhana,Mali,andSonghai
kingdomsincludingtradingcenterssuchasTimbuktu
andJenne,whichwouldlaterdevelopintocentersof
cultureandlearning.(C,E,G,H,P).

TheNystromAtlasofWorldHistory
EarlyCivilizationsofAfrica,
pages5657
EmpiresofWestAfrica,
pages6061
AfricanStatesandTrade,
pages6263

BuiltonSaltandGold
TeacherGuide
StudentGuide

7.14Drawevidencefrominformationaltextsto
describetheroleofthetransSaharancaravantradein
thechangingreligiousandculturalcharacteristicsof
WestAfricaandtheinfluenceofIslamicbeliefs,ethics,
andlaw.(C,E,G,H,P)

TheNystromAtlasofWorldHistory
"IslamicKingdomsofNorthAfrica,
pages5859

Chapter3
P.128129,
132135

7.15Examinetheimportanceofwrittenandoral
traditionsinthetransmissionofAfricanhistoryand
culture.(C,H)

OralTraditionsofAfrica

Chapter3
P.130132

7.16Analyzetheimportanceoffamily,labor
specialization,andregionalcommerceinthe
developmentofstatesandcitiesinWestAfrica.(C,E,
G,H,P)

TrekkingTimbuktuTrade
TradeKingdomsintheWest
TeacherGuide
StudentGuide

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Chapter3
P.110113

7.17ExplaintheimportanceofMansaMusaandlocate
hispilgrimagetoMeccain1324.(C,G,H,P)

Chapter3
P.127129

7.18Comparetheindigenousreligiouspractices
observedbyearlyAfricansbeforeandaftercontact
withIslamandChristianity.(C,H)

TN42TN
43

PrimaryDocumentsandSupportingTextstoRead:
excerptsfromSundiata:AnEpicofOldMali

CrashCourse:MansaMusaVideo

Excerptsandquestionsfrom
Sundiata:AnEpicofOldMali

China400AD1500s(http://www.socialstudiescms.com/#!china/c1te9)
Chapter4
P.121

7.19Createavisualormultimediadisplaytoidentify
thephysicallocationandmajorgeographicalfeatures
ofChinaincludingtheYangtzeRiver,YellowRiver,
Himalayas,PlateauofTibet,andtheGobiDesert.(G)

MappingChinaThroughAncient
Cartography

Chapter4
P.142143,
146147

7.20DescribethereunificationofChinaundertheTang
Dynastyandreasonsfortheculturaldiffusionof
Buddhism.(C,G,H,P)

UsingPoetry&ArtWorkto
UnderstandTangChina:Carrousel
Activity

Chapter4
P.165

7.21AnalyzetheroleofkinshipandConfucianismin
maintainingorderandhierarchy.(C,H,P)

ThreeValuesofConfucianism

CrashCourse:ConfucianismVideo

Chapter4
P.144147

7.22Summarizethesignificanceoftherapid
agricultural,commercial,andtechnological
developmentduringtheSongDynasties.(C,E,H)

Readworks.org:TheTangandSong
DynastiesinChina
TangandSongAnswers

Chapter4
P.160167

7.23TracethespreadofChinesetechnologytoother
partsofAsia,theIslamicworld,andEuropeincluding
papermaking,woodblockprinting,thecompassand
gunpowder.(C,E,G,H)

TheNystromAtlasofWorldHistory
"MingDynastyofChina",page53

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Chapter4
P.139141,
150155

7.24DescribeandlocatetheMongolconquestofChina
includingGenghisKhan,KublaiKhan.(G,H,P)

DocumentBasedQuestion
Mongols

TheNystromAtlasofWorldHistory
"TheMongolEmpireSpansEurasia",
pages5051

MongolsVideo

Chapter4
P.166

7.25Engageeffectivelyinacollaborativediscussion
describingthedevelopmentoftheimperialstateand
thescholarofficialclass(NeoConfucianism).(C,H,P)

Chapter4
P.158159,
160163

7.26Drawevidencefrominformationaltextstoanalyze
thecontributionsmadeduringtheMingDynastysuch
asbuildingprojects,includingtheForbiddenCityand
thereconstructionoftheGreatWall,isolationism,and
seavoyages.(C,E,H,P)

ChristopherColumbusvs.ZhengHe:
WhowastheBetterMariner?

Chapter4
P.155

7.45Summarizetheeffectsandimplicationsofthe
reopeningoftheancientSilkRoadbetweenEurope

andChina,includingMarcoPolostravelsandthe
locationofhisroutes.(C,E,G,H)Thiscanbeincluded
inthissectioninsteadofRenaissanceand
Reformation.

MarcoPoloSong

TN44

PrimaryDocumentsandSupportingTextstoRead:
excerptsfromTheAnalects,Confucius

ExcerptsfromTheAnalects,
Confucius
FilialPiety
Humaneness
TeacherandPerson

Japan400AD15002(http://www.socialstudiescms.com/#!japan/cyvb)
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SevierCountySchoolSystemSocialStudiesCorrelations/PacingGuideGrade7

Chapter5
P.192195

7.27ComparethemajorfeaturesofShinto,Japans
indigenousreligion,andJapaneseBuddhism.(C,H)

TwoReligionsofJapan

Chapter5
P.179,188
189

7.28ExplaintheinfluenceofChinaandtheKorean
peninsulauponJapanasBuddhism,Confucianism,
andtheChinesewritingsystemwereadopted.(C,G,
H)

TheInfluenceofChinaontheWriting
&ReligioninJapan

Chapter5
179185

7.29TracetheemergenceoftheJapanesenation
duringtheNara,710794,andtheHeianperiods,
7941180.(H,P)

TheTaleofGenji(Lessonincludes
standards7.27,7.28,7.30)

Chapter5
P.188191

7.30DescribehowtheHeian(contemporaryKyoto)
aristocracycreatedenduringJapanesecultural
perspectivesthatareepitomizedinworksofprosesuch
asTheTaleofGenji,oneoftheworldsfirstnovels.(C,
H)

TheTaleofGenji&HeianJapan

Chapter5
P.180187

7.31Analyzetheriseofamilitarysocietyinthelate
twelfthcenturyandtheroleoftheshogunandsamurai
inthatsociety.(C,H,P)

TheNystromAtlasofWorldHistory
"FromImperialtoFeudalJapan",
pages5455

Japan(Mr.GrayHistory)

SamuraiLessonPlan

TheTaleofGenjiCloseReading
Task

TN45
P.170173

PrimaryDocumentsandSupportingTextstoRead:
excerptsfromTheTaleofGenji

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Standards

SupplementalResources

MiddleAgesinWesternEurope400AD1500s
(http://www.socialstudiescms.com/#!middleagesinwesterneurope/c182u)
Chapter8
P.254255

7.32Identifythephysicallocationandfeaturesof
EuropeincludingtheAlps,theUralMountains,the
NorthEuropeanPlain,andtheMediterraneanSeaand
theinfluenceoftheNorthAtlanticDrift.(G)

BrainPoP:InfluenceofNorthAtlantic
Drift

Chapter8
P.266271

7.33Describethedevelopmentoffeudalismand
manorialism,itsroleinthemedievalEuropean
economy,andthewayinwhichitwasinfluencedby
physicalgeography(theroleofthemanorandthe
growthoftowns).(C,E,G,H,P)

MiddleAgesOverview

FeudalismChart

CrashCourse:DarkAgesVideo

ReadLikeaHistorian:DarkAges
LessonPlan
DocumentSet
OriginalDocument(s)
Timeline
PowerPoint

Chapter8

P.257259

7.34Demonstrateunderstandingoftheconflictand
cooperationbetweenthePapacyandEuropean
monarchs,includingCharlemagne,GregoryVII,and
EmperorHenryIV.(H,P)

Chapter9
P.284289

7.35ExaminetheNormanInvasion,Battleof

Hastings,andtheimpactofthereignofWilliamthe
ConqueroronEnglandandNorthernFrance.(H,G,P)

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Chapter9
P.284289

7.36Conductashortresearchprojectexplainingthe

significanceofdevelopmentsinmedievalEnglishlegal
andconstitutionalpracticesandtheirimportanceinthe
riseofmoderndemocraticthoughtandrepresentative
institutionsincludingtrialbyjury,thecommonlaw,
MagnaCarta,parliament,habeascorpus,andan
independentjudiciaryinEngland.(H,P)

Chapter8
P.260265

7.37ExaminethespreadofChristianitynorthofthe
Alpsandtherolesplayedbytheearlychurchandby
monasteriesinitsdiffusionafterthefallofthewestern
halfoftheRomanEmpire.(C,G,H)

Chapter9
P.290297

7.38Analyzethecauses,course,andconsequences
oftheEuropeanCrusadesandtheireffectsonthe
Christian,Muslim,andJewishpopulationsinEurope,
withemphasisontheincreasingcontactbyEuropeans
withculturesoftheEasternMediterraneanworld.(C,
G,H)

ReadLikeaHistorian:TheFirst
Crusade
LessonPlan
PowerPoint
OriginalDocument(s)

DocumentBasedQuestionImpactof
theCrusades

CrashCourse:CrusadesVideo

Chapter8
P.318319

Chapter10
P.314319

7.39ExplaintheimportanceoftheCatholicchurchas
apolitical,intellectual,andaestheticinstitution,

includingfoundingofuniversities,politicalandspiritual
rolesoftheclergy,creationofmonasticandmendicant
religiousorders,preservationoftheLatinlanguage
andreligioustexts,ThomasAquinasssynthesisof
classicalphilosophywithChristiantheologyandthe
conceptofnaturallaw.(C,H,P)
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Chapter10
p.322325

7.40Describetheeconomicandsocialeffectsofthe
spreadoftheBlackDeath(BubonicPlague)from
CentralAsiatoChina,theMiddleEast,andEurope,
anditsimpactontheglobalpopulation.(C,E,G,H)

ReadLikeaHistorian:Understanding
theBlackDeath
LessonPlan
PowerPoint
OriginalDocument(s)

ReadLikeaHistorian:TheBlack
DeathinFlorence
LessonPlan
OriginalDocument(s)

BlackDeathDocumentBased
Question

TheLifeofCharlemagne:The
EmperorHimself

Listofprimaryresourcesrelatedto
theBlackDeath

EyewitnesstotheBlackDeath

DocumentBasedQuestion:Middle
Ages

Chapter10
P.322325

7.41Tracetheemergenceofamoderneconomy,
includingthegrowthofbanking,technologicaland
agriculturalimprovements,commerce,towns,anda
merchantclass.(C,E,H)

Chapter9
P.300301

7.42OutlinethedeclineofMuslimruleintheIberian
PeninsulathatculminatedintheReconquista,
Inquisition,andtheriseofSpanishandPortuguese
kingdoms.(C,G,H)

P.259
P.327
DBQ
TN39q

PrimaryDocumentsandSupportingTextstoRead:
excerptsfromTheLifeofCharlemagne:TheEmperor
Himself,EinhardselectedaccountsoftheBlack
DeathexcerptsfromSummaTheologica,Thomas
Aquinas

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TN46q
TN47q

PrimaryDocumentsandSupportingTextstoConsider:
excerptsfrom"Frankland":AnIslamicViewofthe

West,AlQazwiniexcerptsfromWalterofHenleys
Husbandry(describesmanorlife)

WalterofHenleysHusbandry

TheRenaissanceandReformation(http://www.socialstudiescms.com/#!renaissanceandreformation/c1f15)
Chapter11
P.338341

7.43TracetheemergenceoftheRenaissance,
includinginfluencefromMoorish(orMuslim)scholars
inSpain.(C,H)

Chapter11
P.338341

7.44Citeevidenceinwritingexplainingtheimportance
ofFlorence,ItalyandtheMediciFamilyintheearly
stagesoftheRenaissanceandthegrowthof
independenttradingcities,suchasVenice,andtheir

importanceinthespreadofRenaissanceideas.(C,E,
G,H)

Chapter4

7.45Summarizetheeffectsandimplicationsofthe
reopeningoftheancientSilkRoadbetweenEurope
andChina,includingMarcoPolostravelsandthe
locationofhisroutes.(C,E,G,H)

CrashCourse:TheRenaissance:
WasitaRealThing?Video

CrashCourse:TheSilkRoadVideo

Chapter11
P.342347

7.46Describehowhumanismledtoarevivalof

classicallearningandfosteredanewinterestinthe
artsincludingabalancebetweenintellectandreligious
faith.(C,H)

Chapter11
P.348353

7.47Analyzethegrowthandeffectsofnewwaysof
disseminatinginformation,abilitytomanufacture
paper,translationoftheBibleintovernacular,and
printing.(C,H)

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Chapter11
P.335337,
P.342347,
P.348353

7.48Outlinetheadvancesmadeinliterature,thearts,
science,mathematics,cartography,engineering,and
theunderstandingofhumananatomyandastronomy,
includingLeonardodaVinci(LastSupper,MonaLisa),
Michelangelo(SistineChapel,TheDavid),Johann
Gutenberg,andWilliamShakespeare.(C,G,H)

DaVinci'sVitruvianManofMath
JamesEarle

TheManyMeaningsof
Michelangelo'sStatueofDavid
JamesEarle

ShakespeareanDatingTipsAnthony
JohnPeters

Renaissancevideo

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SupplementalResources

TheRenaissanceandReformation(http://www.socialstudiescms.com/#!renaissanceandreformation/c1f15)
Chapter10
P.305307
P.320325

7.49Gatherrelevantinformationfrommultiplesources
aboutHenryV,HundredsYearWar,andJoanofArc.
(H,G,P)

Chapter12
P.388393

7.50Conductaresearchprojectdrawingonseveral
resourcestoinvestigatetheTudordynastiesofHenry
VIII,MaryI,andElizabethI,includingtheirfamily
heritage,lineofsuccession,religiousconflicts,
SpanishArmada,andtheriseofEnglishpowerin
Europe.(H,G,P)

Chapter12
P.384387

7.51Explaintheinstitutionandimpactofmissionaries
onChristianityandthediffusionofChristianityfrom
Europetootherpartsoftheworldinthemedievaland
earlymodernperiods.(C,G,H)

Chapter12
P.388393

7.52LocateandidentifytheEuropeanregionsthat
remainedCatholicandthosethatbecameProtestant
andhowthedivisionaffectedthedistributionof
religionsintheNewWorld.(C,G,H)

Chapter11
P.348353,

7.53ExplaintheheightenedinfluenceoftheCatholic
Church,thegrowthofliteracy,thespreadofprinted

HenryVIIIBiography

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Chapter12
P.378383,
Chapter12
P.384387

books,theexplosionofknowledgeandtheChurchs
reactiontothesedevelopments.(C,H,P)

Chapter12
P.384387,
P.388393

7.54Listandexplainthesignificanceofthecausesfor
theinternalturmoilwithinandeventualweakeningof
theCatholicChurchincludingtaxpolicies,sellingof
indulgences,andEnglandsbreakwiththeCatholic
Church.(C,H,P)

Chapter11
P.348353

Chapter12
P.378383

Chapter12
P.388393

7.55Outlinethereasonsforthegrowingdiscontent
withtheCatholicChurch,includingthemainideasof
MartinLuther(salvationbyfaith),JohnCalvin
(predestination),DesideriusErasmus(freewill),and
WilliamTyndale(translatingtheBibleintoEnglish),
andtheirattemptstoreconcilewhattheyviewedas
GodswordwithChurchaction.(C,H,P)

Chapter12
P388393

7.56Engageeffectivelyincollaborativediscussions
explainingProtestantsnewpracticesofchurch
selfgovernmentandtheinfluenceofthosepractices
onthedevelopmentofdemocraticpracticesandideas
offederalism.(C,H,P)

Chapter12
P.384387

7.57AnalyzehowtheCatholicCounterReformation
revitalizedtheCatholicChurchandtheforcesthat
fosteredthemovement,includingSt.Ignatiusof

ReadLikeaHistorian:MartinLuther
LessonPlan
OriginalDocument(s)
PowerPoint

DocumentBasedQuestion:
ProtestantReformation

CrashCourse:Lutherandthe
ProtestantReformation

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LoyolaandtheJesuits,andtheCouncilofTrent.(C,
H)
Chapter13
P.400407

7.58Identifythevoyagesofdiscovery,thelocationsof
theroutes(DaGama,Dias,Magellan),andthe
influenceofcartographyinthedevelopmentofanew
worldview.(C,G,H)

TN48,
TN49,
Chapter4
P.155

PrimaryDocumentsandSupportingTextstoRead:
excerptsfromNinetyFiveTheses,MartinLuther
excerptsfromTheTravelsofMarcoPolo

TN49,
TN51,
Chapter11
P.373,
Chapter11
P.359

PrimaryDocumentsandSupportingTextstoConsider:
excerptsfromInPraiseofFolly,Erasmusselected
piecesfromWilliamShakespeareexcerptsfromThe

Prince,Machiavelli

MartinLuthers95Theses(FullText)

ExcerptsfromNinetyFiveTheses
(Document7)

InPraiseofFolly,Erasmus
(Document4)

ExcerptfromthePrince,Machiavelli
(Document1)

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SupplementalResources

TheEnlightenmentandScientificRevolution
(http://www.socialstudiescms.com/#!enlightenmentandscientificrevolution/cp2x)
Chapter11
P.360365,
TN54TN55

7.59DescribetherootsoftheScientificRevolution
baseduponChristianandMusliminfluences.(C,H)

Chapter11
P.360365,

TN36

7.60Gatherrelevantinformationfrommultipleprint
anddigitalsourcesexplainingthesignificanceofnew
scientifictheories,theaccomplishmentsofleading
figuresincludingSirFrancesBacon,Nicolaus
Copernicus,ReneDescartes,GalileoGalilei,
JohannesKepler,andSirIsaacNewton,andnew
inventions,includingthetelescope,microscope,
thermometer,andbarometer.(C,H)

Galileo:ReadLikeHistorian
LessonPlan
PowerPoint
OriginalDocument(s)

SirIsaacNewtonUnit

NewtonsCorrespondence

WhatsNewtonsLawsSayVideo

Chapter11
P.366371,
TN37

7.61TracehowthemainideasoftheEnlightenment

canbetracedbacktosuchmovementsandepochsas
theRenaissance,theReformation,theScientific
Revolution,theGreeks,theRomans,andChristianity.
(C,H,P)

Chapter11 7.62Describetheaccomplishmentsofmajor
P.366371, Enlightenmentthinkers,includingLockeand
TN52TN53 CharlesLouisMontesquieu.(C,H)

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Chapter13
P.414421

7.63Explaintheoriginsofmoderncapitalism,the

influenceofmercantilism,andthecottageindustrythe
elementsandimportanceofamarketeconomyin17th
centuryEuropethechanginginternationaltradingand
marketingpatternsincludingtheirlocationsonaworld
mapandtheinfluenceofexplorersandmapmakers.
(C,E,G,H,P)

TN52TN53 PrimaryDocumentsandSupportingTextstoRead:
excerptsfromTwoTreatisesofGovernment,John
LockeexcerptsfromTheSpiritofLaw,Montesquieu

ExcerptforJohnLockeand
Montesquieu(Documents2and4)

TN54TN55 PrimaryDocumentsandSupportingTextstoConsider:
excerptsfromGalileoDiscoverstheMoonsofJupiter,
GalileoGalileiexcerptsfromThePrincipiaandThe
CorrespondenceofIsaacNewton,SirIsaacNewton
TheAgeofExploration(http://www.socialstudiescms.com/#!ageofexploration/cc80)
Chapter6
and7

Chapter6
P.210212

7.64IdentifythelocationsoftheOlmecs,Mayans,
Aztec,andIncasandexplaintheimpactofthe
geographicalfeaturesandclimatesofMexico,Central
America,andSouthAmericaontheircivilizations.(C,
E,G,H,P)
7.65Describethehighlystructuredsocialandpolitical
systemoftheMayacivilization,ruledbykingsand
consistingofagriculturallyintensivecentersaround
independentcitystates.(C,H,P)

ReadLikeaHistorian:Moctezuma&
Cortes
LessonPlan
OriginalDocument(s)

MayaCivilizationBrainpopvideo

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Chapter6
P.396400

7.66Createagraphicorganizerorconceptmap
explaininghowandwhereeachempirearose(howthe
AztecandIncanempireswereeventuallydefeatedby
theSpanishinthe16thcentury).(C,G,H,P)

IncaCivilizationBrainpopvideo

AztecsandIncas

Chapter6
and7
P.216221,
228230

7.67ExplaintherolesofpeoplesintheAztecand
Incansocieties,includingclassstructures,familylife,
warfare,religiousbeliefsandpractices,andslavery.
(C,H)

AztecsBrainpopvideo

Chapter6
and7
P.213215,
220221,
231233

7.69Citeseveralpiecesoftextualevidencetosupport
theanalysisoftheimpactsoftheMesoamerican
developmentsinastronomyandmathematics,
includingthecalendar,andtheMesoamerican
knowledgeofseasonalchangestothecivilizations
agriculturalsystems.(C,H)

Chapter6
and7
P.
212,220,233

7.70Comparethevariedeconomiesandtrade
networkswithinandamongmajorindigenouscultures
priortocontactwithEuropeansandtheirsystemsof
government,religiousbeliefs,distinctterritories,and
customsandtraditions.(C,E,G,H,P)

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7.71IdentifytheEuropeancountriesresponsiblefor
NorthAmericanexplorationandthemodernday
countriesinwhichtheysettled,includingFrance,
Spain,England,Portugal,andtheDutch.Summarize
thereasonsforthesuccessofthesecountriesin
colonizationorNorthandSouthAmerica.(E,G,H,P)

ComparingSettlementPatterns:New
Spain,NewFrance,andBritishNorth
America

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409

7.72AnalyzewhyEuropeancountriesweremotivated
toexploreincludingreligion,politicalrivalry,and
economicgain.(C,E,H,P)

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7.73Identifythevoyagesofdiscovery,thelocationsof
theroutes,andtheinfluenceoftechnologyinthe
developmentsofanewEuropeanworldviewincluding
cartography,compass,caravel,astrolabe.(C,E,G,H,
P)

Chapter13
TN398
401,
402409

7.74Examinetheimpactoftheexchangesofplants,
animals,technology,culture,ideas,anddiseases
amongEurope,Africa,Asia,andtheAmericasinthe
15thand16thcenturiesandthemajoreconomicand
socialeffectsoneachcontinent.(C,E,G,H)

ComparingtheMaritime
AchievementsofChristopher
Columbus&ZhengHe

ColumbianExchangeLesson

ColumbianBiologicalExchange

ColumbianExchangePBSLesson

CrashCourse:ColumbianExchange

CrashCourse:Columbus,deGama,
andZhengHe

TN56

PrimaryDocumentsandSupportingTextstoRead:
excerptsfromthejournalsofChristopherColumbus

TN57

PrimaryDocumentsandSupportingTextstoConsider:
excerptsfromIndigenousPeoplesofNorthAmerica,
JamesD.Torr

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Text

Tennessee
Standards

SupplementalResources

Chapter6
and7
213215,221
,231232

7.68Usemultimediacomponentsandvisualdisplays
inpresentationstodescribetheartisticandoral

traditionsandarchitectureinthefourcivilizations

(Olmecs,Mayan,Aztec,andIncancivilizations).(C,H)

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7.75Writeanopinionpiecewithsupportingdetailsthat
describestheeffectsofexplorationontheindigenous
Americancultures.(C,H)

DocumentBasedQuestion:
Indigenouspeople(Documents4,5,
and6)

AdditionalResources
http://www.tngeographicalliance.org/uploads/7/7/3/8/7738447/7th_grade_primary_documents_and_supporting_texts_
6_15.pdf
http://www.scsk12.org/uf/ci/docs/im/q1/SocialStudies/WorldHistoryGeographyGrade_7.pdf
http://ochalek.weebly.com/unitthree.html
http://honorsane2014.wikispaces.com/file/view/Age+of+Exploration+DBQ+.pdf
http://www.mrswiesehistory.com/ageofexploration.html
http://socialstudieswithq.cmswiki.wikispaces.net/file/view/Unit+2+Guidebook.pdf
http://kyledavenportteaching.weebly.com/unitoneageofexplorationworkandnotes.html
http://catawbasocialstudies.wikispaces.com/7th+Grade+Units
http://www.tngeographicalliance.org/seventhgradelessonplans.html
http://www.tngeographicalliance.org/uploads/7/7/3/8/7738447/7th_grade_discovery_education_interactive_investigati
ons.pdf

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