Subject Grade Level 7 Social Studies G.1.7.1 G.1.7.10 G.1.7.2 G.1.7.3 G.1.7.4 G.1.7.5 G.1.7.6 G.1.7.7 G.1.7.8 G.1.7.9 Description Determine the absolute and relative location of a specific place Construct maps that display the location of a variety of Earth's physical features (e.g., plateaus, rivers, deltas Compare and contrast common regional characteristics of Arkansas and other locations at the same latitude Compare the location of North America to the other continents of the world and recognize the significance of Locate the major bodies of water and river systems of countries of the world: Amazon River, Arctic Ocean, A Design specific types of charts and graphs showing weather patterns, climate, population, or other specific t Describe a variety of regions in the United States and the Western Hemisphere (e.g., landform, climate, and Construct a specialized map using data (e.g., population, resources, climate, political units) Determine the importance of latitude and longitude in constructing maps or globes such as those used by m Discuss the tools used by geographers to develop maps and globes [e.g., Global Positioning System (GPS), Description INSERT ROWS - MISSING PAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!! Description Tuesday, November 13, 2007 Page 219 of 253
G.3.7.1 G.3.7.2 G.3.7.3 G.3.7.4 G.3.7.5 G.3.7.6 G.3.7.7 Distinguish between the distribution of early population centers and modern population centers Examine push-pull and the effects of these factors on demographics of specific regions of North America Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of various methods of transferring ideas and infor Examine the infrastructure of population centers and the effects of weak or strong infrastructure Interpret the outcome of physical processes that provide renewable and nonrenewable resources Analyze ways people have adapted to the physical environment in selected places and regions Discuss ways in which people from various regions of the world have adapted to and modified the environme C.4.7.1 C.4.7.3 C.4.7.4 C.4.7.5 C.4.7.6 C.4.7.7 C.4.7.8 C.4.7.9 C.7.4.2 Description Identify the different ways legislative and judicial branches have been organized in the United States: federali Recognize that nations of the world have different forms of executive leadership: premier, president, prime m Identify the various types of legislative branch in governments of the world Identify nations of the world that have developed judicial branches of government Compare and contrast forms of government (e.g., democracy, monarchy, dictatorship, oligarchy) Identify current government officials from selected countries Discuss the succession of leadership for selected countries Identify political parties of selected nations of the world Compare and contrast the system of checks and balances with systems of other nations C.5.7.1 C.5.7.10 Description Examine written laws from other eras in world history: Hammurabi's Code, Justinian's Code, Napoleonic Cod Identify the procedure for voting in other countries Tuesday, November 13, 2007 Page 220 of 253
C.5.7.11 C.5.7.12 C.5.7.13 C.5.7.14 C.5.7.2 C.5.7.3 C.5.7.4 C.5.7.5 C.5.7.6 C.5.7.7 C.5.7.8 C.5.7.9 Identify ways citizens participate in government at the state, national, and international levels Discuss the importance of world organizations involved in citizen's rights using primary and secondary docu Research various international policies granting or limiting citizen's rights using primary and secondary sourc Discuss various national movements throughout world history in which citizen's rights were affected (e.g., Re Examine documents other countries have written in order to declare independence Discuss the significance of individuals that formed various governments in the world (e.g., Alexander the Gre Compare and contrast other national constitutions to the United States Constitution Examine how the influence of the United States Constitution has spread to other nations of the world Discuss the significance of national symbols of other nations of the world (e.g., national flags, statues, monu Identify the rights and responsibilities citizens have had in various world civilizations Examine the rights and responsibilities of citizenship in other countries in the world Identify other countries that have written rights of citizenship H.6.7.1 H.6.7.10 H.6.7.11 H.6.7.12 H.6.7.13 H.6.7.14 H.6.7.15 H.6.7.16 Description Compare the opinions of opposing viewpoints in political cartoons Describe the effects of the Pax Romana Identify the basic tenets of various world belief systems: Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism Describe the development of the dynastic systems in China (e.g., Mandate of Heaven) Describe the development of the caste system in India Investigate the roles of the Christian church in Medieval Europe Describe life in Medieval Europe (e.g., feudalism) Describe the effects of major events on the 14th Century: Black Death, One Hundred Years War Tuesday, November 13, 2007 Page 221 of 253
H.6.7.17 H.6.7.18 H.6.7.19 H.6.7.2 H.6.7.20 H.6.7.21 H.6.7.22 H.6.7.23 H.6.7.24 H.6.7.25 H.6.7.26 H.6.7.27 H.6.7.28 H.6.7.29 H.6.7.3 H.6.7.30 H.6.7.31 Investigate the motives for the writing of the Magna Carta and the influence on political power in England (e. Examine the rise of early Japan: Samurai, Shogunates Describe the role Constantinople played in the Byzantine Empire as a crossroads for trade Analyze historical events using timelines Explain the role of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey played in Greek history and society (e.g., Trojan War) Describe the impact of the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars on Ancient Greece Describe the rise of Alexander the Great and the development of the Hellenistic culture Describe Rome's conquest of the Italian peninsula and the Mediterranean (e.g., Punic Wars) Discuss the internal factors that led to the fall of the Roman Empire Describe the rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire Examine the split between the Sunnis-Muslim and Shiite-Muslim factors of Islam Describe the causes of the Crusades (e.g., Turkish invasions, trade, religious zeal) Discuss the Viking invasions of the 10th and 11th centuries Identify William the Conqueror and the Battle of Hastings Examine the characteristics of civilization (e.g., writing, growth of cities, complex institutions, government, rel Discuss the Mongol invasions of the late 15th century Describe Justinian's attempts to re-conquer the western Roman Empire H.6.7.32 Examine the split of the Christian Church into Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox in 1054 H.6.7.33 H.6.7.34 H.6.7.35 H.6.7.36 Locate on a historical map the ancient river civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, and China Locate Greece, Asia Minor, Crete, the Aegean Sea, and the Red Sea on a map of ancient Mediterranean wo Locate the Minoan and Mycean civilizations on a map of the ancient Mediterranean world Trace the path of Alexander the Great's military conquests through Asia Tuesday, November 13, 2007 Page 222 of 253
H.6.7.37 H.6.7.38 H.6.7.39 H.6.7.4 H.6.7.40 H.6.7.41 H.6.7.42 H.6.7.43 H.6.7.44 H.6.7.45 H.6.7.46 H.6.7.47 H.6.7.48 H.6.7.49 H.6.7.5 H.6.7.50 H.6.7.51 H.6.7.52 H.6.7.53 H.6.7.54 H.6.7.6 H.6.7.7 Trace the spread of Islam through Asia and Europe on a historical map Locate on a historical map of Africa: Mali, Kush, Songhai, Ghana Trace the Germanic invasions of the ancient Roman Empire Analyze the achievements of the early river civilizations: Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, China Trace the network of trade routes that connected the Medieval world (i.e., Indian Ocean, trans-sahara, Silk Describe the characteristics of the Paleolithic Age (e.g., hunters-gatherers) Describe the characteristics of the Neolithic Age Examine the ancient Israeli Hebrews and the development of monotheism Describe the typical Greek polis Compare and contrast life in Athens and Sparta (e.g., role of citizens, social classes) Discuss the ancient Olympic games Identify the five pillars of Islam: statement of faith, prayer five times daily, alms to the poor, pilgrimage to Me Identify the major accomplishments of the Islamic Empire (e.g., mathematics, science, literature, art, archite Explain the function of the Medieval guilds Examine the major accomplishments of ancient African civilizations (e.g., Mali, Ghana, Kush) Locate on a historical map of the Islamic Empire: Medina, Mecca, Baghdad, Damascus, Cairo, Jerusalem Trace the development of the Frankish kingdom under Clovis and Charlemagne Explain the reasons German and Italian kingdoms and city-states were not organized into a centralized gove Describe the development of the Russian state of Kiev Trace the development of a central government in France and England Evaluate the contributions of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle to Greek philosophy and politics Describe the development of drama in ancient Greece Tuesday, November 13, 2007 Page 223 of 253
H.6.7.8 H.6.7.9 Trace the development of ancient Rome: origins, republic, empire Describe the contributions that Rome made to the modern world (e.g., artistic, architectural, legal system, pl E.7.7.1 E.7.7.10 E.7.7.2 E.7.7.3 E.7.7.4 E.7.7.5 E.7.7.6 E.7.7.7 E.7.7.8 E.7.7.9 Description Discuss the economic wants and needs of people throughout history Compare the American free enterprise system with other free enterprise systems in the world Evaluate the present and future consequences of choices Evaluate the way scarcity has influenced economic wants and needs throughout specific periods in history Explain the way scarcity of resources makes it necessary to make choices Discuss the opportunity costs associated with making important decisions Determine the impact of limited resources on international economics due to governmental choices Identify the decision making model as a means to evaluate historical decisions Compare and contrast traditional, market, and command economies Explain how trade-offs have allowed people to get the most out of scarce resources from economic systems E.8.7.1 E.8.7.2 E.8.7.3 E.8.7.4 Description Describe the advancement of technologies in division of labor and specialization in helping the development Discuss the effects of improving the quality or quantity of human capital and the increase of productivity (e.g. Discuss the changing factors of production over time: human resources, capital resources, natural resources Analyze the distribution of natural resources on determining settlement patterns Description Tuesday, November 13, 2007 Page 224 of 253
E.9.7.1 E.9.7.10 E.9.7.11 E.9.7.12 E.9.7.2 E.9.7.3 E.9.7.4 E.9.7.5 E.9.7.6 E.9.7.7 E.9.7.8 E.9.7.9 Distinguish between characteristics of different types of currency worldwide Compare the effects of supply and demand on prices in global markets Identify the four market structure models found in the United States economy: monopolies, monopolistic co Examine the effects of various marketing techniques: advertising, e-commerce, increasing demand for good Research the advantages of using a financial institution for saving money: interest (rate of return), safety Research the consequences of saving or spending money Examine the role of the stock market in the economy Explain how inflation effects world economic systems Demonstrate the connection between a nation's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and its productivity Identify the role of central banks Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of global trade Examine the effects of various types of currency on a global economy Tuesday, November 13, 2007 Page 225 of 253