SEVENTH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES
TEXT: MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN TIMES
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ASSIGNMENTS ARE TO BE TURNED IN AS SCHEDULED. LABEL EACH ASSIGNMENT AND TURN IT IN AS A SEPARATE DOCUMENT. (WE WILL REVIEW ASSIGNMENTS PRIOR TO THE TEST.) PLEASE REMEMBER THAT STUDENTS ALSO NEED TO STUDY THE MATERIAL ON THEIR OWN THE NIGHT BEFORE THE TEST.

1. VOCABULARY AND DEFINITIONS: Make a list of all the words that are highlighted in yellow in the chapter and provide their definitions based on the material in the book. Turn in as scheduled. (Use your list to study for the vocabulary part of the test.)
2. CHAPTER SECTION REVIEWS: Answer all questions for each Section Review except the last question (which is usually a lengthy  writing assignment).  Label each section and staple them all together as one item to hand in..
4. CHAPTER REVIEW: Complete the "Chapter Assessment” at the end of the chapter (plus the one or two Standards and Practices questions).
4. WORKSHEETS: Complete the textbook based "Worksheets” handed out in class.

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UNIT 1 NEW EMPIRES AND NEW FAITHS
CHAPTER 1: Roman Civilization
Lesson 1: Life in Ancient Rome
Lesson 2: The Fall of Rome
Lesson 3: The Byzantine Empire
Chapter 1 Assessment (Review end of chapter)

CHAPTER 2: ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION
Lesson 1: The Rise of Islam
Lesson 2: Islamic Empires
Lesson 3: Muslim Ways of Life
Chapter 2 Assessment (Review end of chapter)

CHAPTER 3: MEDIEVAL AFRICA
Lesson 1: The Rise of African Civilizations
Lesson 2: Africa's Religion and Government
Lesson 3: African Society and Culture
Chapter 3 Assessment (Review end of chapter)

UNIT 2 THE GROWTH OF ISLAM
CHAPTER 4: CHINA IN THE MIDDLE AGES
Lesson 1: China Reunites
Lesson 2: Chinese Society
Lesson 3: The Mongols in China
Lesson 4: The Ming Dynasty
Chapter 4 Assessment (Review end of chapter)

CHAPTER 5: MEDIEVAL JAPAN
Lesson 1: Early Japan
Lesson 2: Shoguns and Samura
Lesson 3: Life in Medieval Japan
Chapter 5 Assessment (Review end of chapter)

CHAPTER 6: MEDIEVAL EUROPE
Lesson 1: The Early Middle Ages
Lesson 2: Feudalism
Lesson 3: Kingdoms and Crusades
Lesson 4: The Church and Society
Lesson 5: The Late Middle Ages
Chapter 6 Assessment (Review end of chapter)
 
UNIT 3 A CHANGING WORLD
CHAPTER 7: THE RENAISSANCE
Lesson 1: The Renaissance Begins
Lesson 2: New Ideas and Literature
Lesson 3: Renaissance Art
Chapter 7 Assessment (Review end of chapter)

CHAPTER 8: THE REFORMATION
Lesson 1: The Reformation Begins
Lesson 2: The Reformation Spreads
Lesson 3: The Counter-Reformation
Chapter 8 Assessment (Review end of chapter)

CHAPTER 9: THE AMERICAS
Lesson 1: The First Americans
Lesson 2: Life in the Americas
Lesson 3: The Fall of the Aztec and Inca Empires
Chapter 9 Assessment (Review end of chapter)

CHAPTER 10: THE AGE OF EXPLORATION
Lesson 1: Europe Explores the World
Lesson 2: Trade and Empire
Lesson 3: A Global Exchange
Chapter 10 Assessment (Review end of chapter)

CHAPTER 11: THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT
Lesson 1: The Scientific Revolution
Lesson 2: The Ideas of the Enlightenment
Lesson 3: Politics and the Enlightenment
Chapter 11 Assessment (Review end of chapter)
 
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