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7th grade Social Studies Themes and Concepts |
Geography Fall of the Roman Empire Causes for the downfall Signals the start of the Middle Ages Byzantine Empire Justinian I Eastern Orthodoxy vs. Roman Catholicism Europe in the Middle Ages Barbarian invasion Charlemagne's empire Viking invasions Feudalism & the Hierarchy Lifestyles of the Social Classes Authority of the Church Church hierarchy Conflict between popes and kings Power of excommunication Monasteries and universities Religious Art Western Church compared to Eastern Church The Crusades End of the Middle Ages Black Plague & Famine Hundred Years War & Joan of Arc Rise of monarchies Changes in war technology Growth in trade and Growth of cities Italian Renaissance New world attitude & interest in education Literature Architecture Art Linear perspective Lifestyle s of the Social Classes Northern Renaissance Printing press and the spread of Ideas Literature- Shakespeare, Sir Thomas Moore Medicine- discovery and experimentation Challenges to church's Authority Conflicts within the Church and Heretics Martin Luther, The 95 Thesis, Protestantism John Calvin and Calvinism Catholic Counter Reformation Copernicus- Sun-centered universe Vesalius- Anatomy Galileo and The Church- agrees with Copernicus Francis Bacon- Scientific Method Isaac Newton- Gravity Exploration Motivations for exploration- Gold, Glory and God New Inventions for Travel and Navigation Exploring the Americas Pre- Columbian Civilizations Migrants from Asia Olmecs Maya- agriculture, Society, achievements Aztecs- irrigation systems, social organization, cultural achievements Inca- geography, social organization, agriculture Impact of the Spaniards' arrival for Europe and the Americas Islam and the Middle East Geography of the Arabian Peninsula Muhammad and the Founding of Islam 5 Pillars of Islam and other Basic Teachings of Islam Islamic Expansion Golden Age in the East Muslim Spain West African Empires- Ghana, Mali, and Songhai Geography and Climate of the Sahara and West Africa The Impact Trans-Saharan trade has on the economy of West Africa Islamic Influences on trade and the local people Downfall of the three West African Empires Asian Empires- China, Mongol and Japan Geography and its influences on the unification of China Influences of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism on lifestyle Chinese inventions & Achievements- Great Wall, Grand Canal, gunpowder, paper Mongol Empire- The largest the world has ever seen Geography and its Influence on Japan's history- mountains, volcanoes, earthquakes, the ocean as a resource Japan's early culture & Shinto religion Influence of China & Korea on religion and government |