7th Grade
2009-2010 Social Studies Curriculum Pacing Guide
The WCS Social Studies Department has developed a pacing guide for all teachers. The table below
outlines the units, the major topics in each unit and the length of time to be spent on instruction.
(Note: there is some flexibility, 1-3 days, in the amount of time spent in each unit)
Unit 1: Greece
7.5 Weeks (1st Quarter)
+Geography/Settlement
+City States/Athens Sparta
+Golden Age
+Alexander/Hellensim
Unit 2: Rome
+Geography
+Daily Life
+Legacy
→Engineering
→Trade
→Law
→Language
Unit 3: Byzantine & Arabia
+Religious Impact
+Government
+War (Persian/Peloponnesian)
+Legacy of Greece
7.5 Weeks (1st/2nd Quarter)
+Early Influences
+Republic & Empire (government)
→War & Conflict
→Decline of Empire
3 Weeks (2nd/3rd Quarter)
+Geography (Arabia/East Roman Empire) +Government/Justinian Codes
+Role of Religion
+Trade/Silk Road
+Legacy of Arabia/Muslim Contributions
Unit 4: Medieval Europe
+Geography
+European Empires
→England/France
→Magna Carta
→King John
Unit 5: Crusades
+Causes
+Key Individuals
5 Weeks (3rd Quarter)
+Feudalism
→Manors
→Europe/Japan Comparison
→Role of Church
→Daily Life
+Invaders
→Viking/Mongol
1 Week (3rd Quarter)
+Enduring Impact
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7th Grade
2009-2010 Social Studies Curriculum Pacing Guide
Unit 6: African Kingdoms
3 Weeks (3rd Quarter)
+Geography
+East/Central/Southern Africa
→Swahili Trade
→Great Zimbabwe
+Government
+West Africa
→Salt Trade
→Mansa Musa
→Legacy/Influence of Islam
Unit 7: Early American Civilizations
3 Weeks (4th Quarter)
+Geography
→Mesoamerica
→South America
+Maya
+Aztec
+Inca
Unit 8: Exploration/Renaissance/Reformation
6 Weeks (4th Quarter)
+Decline of Feudalism
→Plague
→Hundred Years War
→Crusades/Decline of Feudalism
+Geography
→Trade Routes
→Conquests
+Economy
→Mercantilism
→Triangular Trade
→Columbian Exchange
→Colonization
+Enduring Impact
+Enlightenment (HA Activity)
+Renaissance/Reformation Legacy
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