Course Overview

Social Studies 7 B examines world history from the Renaissance through the modern era. Students analyze how cultural rebirth, scientific innovation, exploration, revolutions, industrialization, and global conflict transformed societies. The course highlights political, economic, geographic, and social factors that shaped human progress and global interdependence.

Key Learning Focus

Students will:

• Study the Renaissance, Reformation, and scientific advancements.
• Analyze exploration, colonization, and cross-cultural interactions.
• Investigate political and industrial revolutions and their global impacts.
• Evaluate major world conflicts and movements for human rights.
• Interpret maps, timelines, primary sources, and multimedia data.

Instructional Approach

Instruction features inquiry-based activities, source evaluation, collaborative projects, and discussion. Students learn to integrate evidence from multiple sources to understand global patterns and change.

Outcome

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

• Demonstrate understanding of global change from the Renaissance to the modern world.
• Analyze and evaluate arguments using historical evidence.
• Recognize global interconnections and their contemporary relevance.
• Be prepared for U.S. history study in Grade 8.