7th Grade History Unit Resources

Unit 1: Mesoamerica

CA History–Social Science (HSS 7.7)

Students compare and contrast the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the Meso-American and Andean civilizations.

CA Computer Science Standard (Grades 6–8, Computing Systems 3-8.CS.2)

Use digital tools to create and express ideas in innovative ways.

CA Media Arts Standard (MA:Cr2.1.7)

Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

ISTE Student Standard (1.6 – Creative Communicator)

Students communicate clearly and express themselves creatively using platforms, tools, styles, formats, and digital media appropriate to their goals.

Unit 2: Islamic Empires

CA History–Social Science (HSS 7.2)

Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the civilizations of Islam in the Middle Ages

CA Computer Science Standard (Grades 6–8, Algorithms & Programming 3.AP.1)

Create clearly named variables that represent different data types and perform operations on their values.

CA Media Arts Standard (Grade 7, Creating 2.1)

Organize and develop artistic ideas and work for media arts productions.

ISTE Student Standard (1.6 – Creative Communicator)

Students communicate clearly and express themselves creatively for a variety of purposes using platforms, tools, styles, formats, and digital media appropriate to their goals.

Unit 3: West African Empires 

CA

Unit 4: Asia (China, Japan, India)

CA

Unit 5: Rome & Feudal Europe

CA

Unit 6: Renaissance & Reformation 

CA

Unit 7: Age of Exploration to Enlightenment

CA