Course Overview

Social Studies 7 A explores world history from the Middle Ages through the early modern period. Students analyze political, economic, geographic, and social developments across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. The hybrid regional and chronological approach helps students understand how global connections, cultural exchange, and innovation shaped societies during this transformative period.

Key Learning Focus

Students will:

• Examine medieval societies in Europe, Asia, and Africa.
• Analyze feudalism, religion, trade networks, and cultural achievements.
• Study global interactions such as the Silk Road and early exploration.
• Work with primary and secondary sources, maps, and visual data.
• Develop historical reasoning skills: cause and effect, comparison, and interpretation.

Instructional Approach

Students participate in close reading of sources, collaborative inquiry, mapping activities, and project-based learning. Instruction emphasizes questioning, analyzing, and evaluating historical information.

Outcome

By the end of Social Studies 7 A, students will:

• Understand key developments of the medieval and early global periods.
• Interpret historical evidence to form explanations and comparisons.
• Communicate ideas using academic vocabulary and historical reasoning.
• Be prepared for the study of early modern and modern world history in Social Studies 7 B.