Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools 7th Grade Curriculum Map 2015-2016
Unit 2: Enlightenment and Revolution;
Industrial Revolution; Age of Imperialism
Essential Standards
Unit 2
2nd Quarter (6wks)
Topics
Concepts
7.H.1, 7.H.2, 7.G.1, 7.G.2, 7.E.1, 7.C&G.1, 7.C.1
7.H.1 Use historical thinking to analyze various modern societies.
7.H.2 Understand the implications of global interactions.
7.G.1 Understand how geography, demographic trends, and environmental
conditions shape modern societies and regions.
7.G.2 Apply the tools of a geographer to understand modern societies and
regions.
7.E.1 Understand the economic activities of modern societies and regions.
7.C&G.1 Understand the development of government in modern societies
and regions
7.C.1 Understand how cultural values influence relationships between
individuals, groups and political entities in modern societies and regions.
Essential Understandings
(May be used to create Essential Questions)
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Needs and wants may influence the location
of trade and the types of goods that are
exchanged.
Interaction amongst cultures may influence
the growth of values and beliefs.
Leadership can strengthen or weaken
political and governmental systems.
Needs and wants may influence the location
of trade and the types of goods that are
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Age of
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Age of
Revolution
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Age of
Imperialism
Guiding Questions
(samples of
factual/conceptual/provocative questions)
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What led to the development of
global trade?
What was the impact of the
Columbian Exchange?
How did the arrival of Europeans in
Africa lead to the Atlantic Slave
Trade?
Why were slaves needed in the new
European territory?
Global Interaction
Conflict
Competition
Innovation
Political thought
Society
Region
Cooperation
Governmental Authority
Power
Economic Activity
Vocabulary/
Key Historical Figures
geography, location
place, movement,
human environment interaction
physical map, political map
capitalism,
triangular trade
slave trade
Europe, Asia, America, explorer,
compass, navigation, navigator,
circumnavigate, conquest,
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exchanged.
Interaction amongst cultures may influence
the growth of values and beliefs.
Leadership can strengthen or weaken
political and governmental systems.
Natural disasters may have positive and/or
negative consequences.
Preservation efforts may cause positive and
negative changes.
Human modifications to the environment
may have positive and negative implications
The ideas found in intellectual, scientific, and
cultural movements may have implications
for the development of future political
thought and governmental development
Not all democratic societies are the same.
Governmental systems in one society may
influence the development of governmental
systems in another society.
The source of political power in a society
does not always rest in the hands
governmental authority.
Differing cultural values and belief systems
in a society may serve as a source of
conflict.
Common values and beliefs may serve to
build relationships among various cultural
groups.
Cultural groups are more alike than they are
different.
Monuments and art treasures make a
shared past visible and thus strengthen
inter-cultural ties.
Cultural exchange contributes to mutual
understanding between societies and
peoples which can prevent prejudice and
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What stages of captivity did a slave
encounter before reaching the
Americas?
Describe the effects of new economic
policies on European society.
What were the factors that led to
exploration including economic,
cultural, and imperialism?
Who were prominent explorers and
what were key details of their
voyages and expeditions?
How did contact between foreign
peoples resulted in cooperation and
conflict?
How did imperialism and greed
contribute to the rise and decline of
civilizations?
What underlying factors of historical
conflicts exist in conflicts of today?
Why was there a cultural rebirth in
Europe?
How do advancing technologies
further the growth of societies?
Why did the role of the church
change during the Renaissance?
How did European empire building
facilitate the Age of Discovery?
What are the political, economic, and
cultural implications of imperialism?
What goods and ideas were traded
between Europe/Asia and
Europe/America?
How did explorers overcome
obstacles created by location?
Should the US trade with nations that
support ideas and values that conflict
conquistador, native, slave,
smallpox, exchange, transitions,
diffusion, empire, civilization,
innovation,
residence, barbarian, expedition,
mercantilism, imperialism
colonization
secularism
printing press
monarchy
deforestation
disease
capitalism
social contract
Columbian Exchange
Middle Passage
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Amerigo Vespucci
Hernan Cortes
Zheng He
Marco Polo, China, Kublai Khan,
Southeast Asia, Red Sea,
Prince Henry the Navigator
Vasco da Gama, Cape of Good
Hope
Christopher Columbus, West
Indies
Alfonso de Albuquerque, India,
Ferdinand Magellan, Strait of
Magellan
Montezuma, Aztecs, Mexico,
Tenochtilan,
Francisco Pizarro, Incas, Peru,
Tokugawa, Japan, Portuguese,
isolationism,
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hate.
Societies and regions may unite around
shared principles of ethics
Cultural expressions of the past may be
reflected in modern society in various ways.
Expressions of culture may bring about
political and social change by exposing
political and social issues.
In times of need, cultural expressions such
as songs, writings and works of art can be a
beacon of hope and comfort
Conflicting ideas regarding cultural
expressions often leads to conflict and
suppression
--- the burning of books, the incarceration of
writers and artists, the destruction of cultural
heritage
Art and culture create space for imagination,
dialogue and interpretation.
---artists are giving shape to reality –
searching for alternative solutions and other
values – a free society needs cultural
innovation – art is also an aim in itself, as a
mirror and interpreter of our existence.
Monuments and art treasures make a
shared past visible and thus strengthen
inter-cultural ties.
Cultural heritage reinforces cultural and
historical self-awareness.
Cultural exchange can enrich our lives by
inspiring new forms of artistic expression
and providing new insights that broaden our
horizons.
Expressions of culture can be a means of
improving the quality of life of a nation.
Colonization, conquest, and imperialism may
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with ours?
Interaction amongst cultures may
influence the growth of values and
beliefs.
What were some of the goods
exchanged during the Colombian
Exchange/ Rev. period?
How did the exchange of goods and
ideas impact cultures?
Does a culture lose its own true
identity through interaction with
foreign cultures?
Leadership can strengthen or
weaken political and governmental
systems.
How did the desire for wealth
motivate rulers and affect their
countries?
How did rulers use wealth and power
to dictate social order and social
structure?
Should leaders be given additional
power if they prove themselves
capable of adding wealth to their
homeland?
Dutch, Dutch East India
Company, Spice Islands, New
Amsterdam
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alter a people’s way of life in positive and
negative ways.
Conflict may begin as ideological struggle
and end in physical violence.
There are multiple perspectives to
understand and analyze in order to
determine the effects of any type of conflict.
The effects of conflict are multifaceted.
Economic conflict may alter the quality of life
for citizens in various nations and regions.
Political conflict may lead to the formation of
alliances.
Political and social conflict may require
military intervention.
Scarcity of resources and political power
struggles may result in global conflict
Multiple organizations are often needed to
address issues with global consequences.
Human and capital resources are needed to
address issues with global consequences.
Motivations for participating in global
consensus building efforts may impact how
groups work together.
International cooperative efforts often have
mixed results
Innovation in communication allows people
and ideas to travel from place to place with
greater ease.
Sharing of ideas and innovations allows for
more feedback and analysis, leading to a
more refined idea and more efficient
innovation.
Global interaction may be caused by conflict
Diseases impact modern societies
differently.
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Disease can cause the extinction of modern
societies.
Cultural ideas will impact how disease is
recognized, accepted and treated within
modern societies.
Diseases can be man-made or found in
nature.
A variety of people/groups work together to
help fight disease across the globe
Physical features of a place may influence
the settlement patterns of modern societies
and regions.
Human response to environmental
conditions may have unintended
consequences.
Essential Content Knowledge
Resources
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What were the motives for European exploration?
Who was Marco Polo and why did he travel to China?
How did the works of Marco Polo influence other
Europeans in their eastern travels?
Who was Zheng He?
What were some of the territories explored by Zheng
He?
Who was Christopher Columbus and what were his
motives for exploration?
What routes were taken by Columbus during his
voyages?
How did Columbus’s mistake wrongly lead him to
identify “Natives” as “Indians"?
What were some of the goods and ideas that resulted
from the Columbian Exchange?
How did diseases impact Native populations after
contact with Europeans?
Who was Alfonso de Albuquerque and where did he
explore?
How Albuquerque’s trade posts in India allow Portugal
to control the spice trade?
Who were some of the major European Explorers and
what did they accomplish?
How did Japan’s policy of isolationism strengthen the
Japanese culture?
How did the arrival of Cortes and Pizarro affect Native
American cultures?
How did the accumulation of wealth make the Incas
and the Aztecs prime targets for Spanish conquests?
What were the motives for European colonization in
the New World?
How did differences in cultures create conflict
amongst Europeans and Natives?
How did disease impact the Native American
population in the Americas?
World History For Us All
http://worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu/
Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/usingprimarysources/ (primary vs
secondary sources)
Symbaloo of resources
www.symbaloo.com/mix/6thsocialstudies1
SAS Curriculum Pathway
https://www.sascurriculumpathways.com/portal/#/search?subjectid=4
Discovery Education
http://www.discoveryeducation.com/
The Teaching Channel
https://www.teachingchannel.org/
Interactive Maps:
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/ca/books/bkf3/imaps/
http://www.timemaps.com/history
Write-to-Learn Summary Reading Passages
Readworks.org
Teaching Economics
BB&T Everfi Personal Financial Literacy Program
Will provide guest speakers on Personal Finance (Alice Wagnercontact person alice@verfi.com
Vault http://www.everfi.com/
Econedlink:
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What were the major European colonies established
in the New World? (connection between lang./geo)
How did location of Africa affect the slave trade?
Why did the importation of African slaves into Europe
fail?
What factors allowed the importation of slaves into the
Americas to be successful?
How did triangle trade positively impact the people of
Europe and America?
How did triangle trade negatively impact the growth
and development of the African continent?
How did transportation in Europe improve during the
Age of Exploration?
How did the Age of Exploration promote the economic
system of capitalism?
How did the desire for wealth cause people to
demand resources from other parts of the world?
What were the impacts of imperialism on the
indigenous cultures?
Rapid population growth may lead to internal conflict
over scare resources.
Nations with populations that exceed its capacity to
care for its people may develop strategies to
overcome this issue (i.e. China’s one child rule)
Populations settle in areas where there are sufficient
resources in which to meet their needs.
Changing demographic trends i.e. ethnic make-up,
may cause internal conflict among a nation’s
population or may cause different groups to
compromise in order to achieve common goals
The factors that explain population growth and decline
in areas i.e. the lack of arable/fertile land, the
relocation of industry, war (refugee population) and
political strife, access to health care, and
environmental conditions (weather, climate,
landforms)
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/economic-lessonsearch.php?type=student&gid=3
PBS.org
http://www.pbs.org/teachers/socialstudies/inventory/economics68.html
Practical Money Skills
https://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/foreducators/lesson_plans/hig
hschool.php
Federal Reserve Bank
http://www.frbatlanta.org/edresources/lessons_activities_MS.cfm
Reading Like a Historian http://sheg.stanford.edu/ancient
Kahoot https://getkahoot.com/
Quizlet http://quizlet.com/
Text Resources:
Western World:
Ferdinand Magellan - p. 355
Age of Exploration - p. 343p, 353-355
Major Trade Routes - p. 345m
Christopher Columbus - p. 174, 343p, 354-355
Hernan Cortes - p. 128, 148
Eastern World:
Zheng He - p. 531-532, 531p, 534
Colonization in Central Africa - p. 421
in East Africa - p. 399-400
in West Africa - p. 377
in Central Africa - p. 421
Colonial rule in Southeast Asia - p. 625, 626m
The Atlantic Slave Trade - p. 380-381
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Strategies and steps that various non-governmental
organizations and governmental agencies may
undertake in order to response to environmental
disasters.
Different types of charts and graphs and how to
appropriately select them to most effectively display
the data
Maps, charts, graphs, geographic data and available
technology tools are used to organize information
about geographic phenomena
Instances were cultural groups were in complete
opposition to one another such as disputes over belief
systems and religious and other cultural practices
Cultural expressions are generally associated with
archives, works of art, places of worship and
monuments, but it also exists in less tangible forms:
language, music and dance, festivities, rituals and
traditional craftsmanship.
Specific instances where cultural expressions of the
past were reflected in modern society.
Art and other expressions of culture give people selfrespect, belief in the future, and a platform for
freedom of speech and expression.
Ways in which the media transform society (e.g.
keeping people informed, but also the power to
persuade people using certain images).
Ways in which cultural expressions can improve
quality of life (e.g. attracting tourists to a place;
cultural projects creating jobs and generating income)
Slave Trade in Central Africa - p. 421
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in East Africa - p. 399
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in West Africa - p. 377-380-381
Mughal Empire - p. 184-185
Safavid Empire - p. 183-184
Websites:
http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Renaissance.aspx
http://www.history.com/topics/renaissance-art
Primary Source Documents:
http://chnm.gmu.edu/worldhistorysources/whmfinding.php
Document Based Questions:
http://whsad.org/damato/uploads/DBQ%20Columbian%20Exchange
.pdf
http://www.sfponline.org/uploads/46/dbq_ren10001.pdf