Mr. Blanchette – Social Studies

Syllabus

7^th Grade – World History

1.World Geography – Concepts & Skills

·      Map Skills

·      5 Themes of Geography

·      Latitude & Longitude

·      Definitions

2.Early Humans

·      Neolithic Period (New Stone Age)

·      Hunter-Gatherers

·      Early Farmers

·      Paradigm Shifts

3.Mesopotamia - Fertile

·      Sumerians

·      Babylonians

·      Assyrians

·      Israelites

·      Phoenicians

4.Ancient Egypt

·      Upper & Lower Kingdoms

·      Impact of the Nile River

·      Religion, culture, art, economy, society

·      Technology

5.Ancient China

·      Dynasties

·      Writing, Government, Society, Culture, Art

·      Technology

6. Ancient Greece

·      City-States (Athens, Sparta, etc.)

·      Warfare – Trojan & Peloponnesian Wars

·      Greek gods

·      Government – Democracy, etc.

·      Society, arts and literature

·      Technology