7th Grade History Unit Resources

Unit 1: Mesoamerica

CA History–Social Science 7.7: Students compare and contrast the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the civilizations of Mesoamerica and the Andes.

• 7.7.1 - Study the locations, landforms, and climates of Mesoamerican civilizations.

• 7.7.3 - Explain the role of religion, agriculture (maize), and trade.

CA Computer Science (CS 2-AP-16): Incorporate existing code, media, and libraries into programs and give attribution.

CA Media Arts (MA:Cr2.1.7): Organize and develop artistic ideas and work using media arts production tools.

ISTE Student Standard 1.6 - Creative Communicator: Students communicate complex ideas clearly using a variety of digital tools to create original works.

Unit 2: Islamic Empires

CA History–Social Science 7.5.3: Understand the achievements of Muslim scholars and scientists and their influence on later civilizations.

CA Computer Science (7–8.IC.5): Discuss issues of bias and accessibility in the design of digital content and technologies.

CA Media Arts (MA:Cr2.1.7): Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

ISTE Student Standard 1.6 - Creative Communicator: Students communicate complex ideas clearly by creating or using digital objects such as visualizations or models.

Unit 3: West African Empires 

CA History–Social Science 7.4.1: Study the trans-Saharan trade routes and the empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai.

CA Computer Science (2-CS-02): Systematically identify and define problems and design solutions.

CA Media Arts (MA:Cr2.1.7): Develop plans for media artworks using a variety of tools and material

ISTE Student Standard 1.4 - Innovative Designer: Students use a design process to generate ideas, test theories, and create innovative solutions.

Unit 4: Asia (China, Japan, India)

CA History–Social Science 7.5.1: Study the early civilizations of India, including the Indus Valley civilization and major cultural developments.

CA Computer Science (7–8.AP.10): Use variables, conditionals, and control structures to develop programs that display information.

CA Media Arts (MA:Cr2.1.7): Develop artistic ideas and work using media arts tools and techniques.

ISTE Student Standard 1.6 - Creative Communicator: Students communicate complex ideas clearly and creatively using digital media.

Unit 5: Rome, Christendom, Feudalism

CA History–Social Science 7.5.3: Understand the role of the feudal system in medieval Europe, including relationships among kings, nobles, knights, and serfs.

CA Computer Science (7–8.IC.5): Discuss issues of access, bias, and reliability of digital media and online sources.

CA Media Arts (MA:Cr2.1.7): Organize and develop artistic ideas and work using digital tools and resources.

ISTE Student Standard 1.6 - Creative Communicator: Students communicate complex ideas clearly using digital tools

Unit 6: Renaissance & Reformation 

CA History–Social Science 7.8.1: Describe the way in which the revival of classical learning and the arts fostered a new interest in humanism during the Renaissance.

CA Computer Science (7–8.AP.16): Decompose problems and subproblems into parts to facilitate the design, implementation, and review of programs.

CA Media Arts (MA:Cr2.1.7): Organize and develop artistic ideas and work using planning and experimentation with media arts tools and techniques.

ISTE Student Standard 1.6 - Creative Communicator: Students communicate complex ideas clearly and creatively using digital tools.

Unit 7: Age of Exploration to Enlightenment

CA History–Social Science 7.11: Students analyze political and social ideas of the Enlightenment (e.g., Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau) and how these ideas influenced modern democratic thought.

CA Computer Science (CS 2-CS-02): Design projects that combine hardware and software components to collect and exchange data.

CA Media Arts (MA:Cr2.1.7): Organize and develop artistic ideas and work using a variety of media and tools.

ISTE Student Standard 1.4 - Innovative Designer: Students use a variety of technologies within a design process to solve problems by creating new, useful, or imaginative solutions.