7th Grade Social Studies
We will cover the following areas of study this year: The world in 300 CE, Europe after the Fall of Rome, Southwestern Asia (Persia, Umayyad, Abbasid), the Rise of Islam, Empires and Kingdoms of Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia (Gupta, Srivijaya, Buddhism & Hinduism), East Asia (china, Japan & Korea), Europe's transition to the Modern World, and Civilizations of the Americas. We will also explore Sites of Encounters in the Middle Ages, current world events and civic duties as a member of a community.