7th Grade Curriculum

Unit: Ancient India (PDF - Printable Version)

Highlighted Questions - Thematic Essential Questions focused on during this unit.

Ancient India Unit Website

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Textbook

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Assessments

Standards*

1. Why do people live and move where they do?

 

Ch. 4 Section 1 “Indus and Ganges River Valley

Ch. 4-4 “The Golden Age of the Maurya India”

 

 

RIGSE: 5-1 – Many ways Earth’s people are interconnected

RIGSE: 5-2 – Interconnected World

RIGSE: 5-3 – Choices Interconnected world

RIGSE HP 2

Era 1 WH 1,2

Era 2 WH 1,2,3

Era 4 WH 5,6,7

Era 5 WH 1

2. Why do people live the way they do?

2.1 Creating a Mandala of Hindu Beliefs [3 days]

2.3 Discovering the Buddha’s Path to Enlightenment [3 days]

Ch. 4-2 “Beginnings of Hinduism

Ch. 4-3 “Beginnings of Buddhism”

 

 

RIGSE G&C 1-4
RIGSE HP 1-3

Era 1 WH 1,2

Era 2 WH 1,2,3,4

Era 3 WH 1,2,3,4,5

Era 4 WH 1,2,3,4,5,6,7

Era 5 WH 1,2

3. How and why do human societies organize the way they do?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RIGSE – G&C 1-2, 4

Era 1 WH 2

Era 2 WH 1,2,3,4

Era 3 WH 1,2,3,4,5

Era 4 WH 1,2,3,4,5,6

Era 5 WH 1,2

4. How does technology affect people’s lives?

3.3 Writing a Journal to Commemorate Gupta Achievements [5 days]

 

 

 

RIGSE – G&C 5

RIGSE – HP1

Era 1 WH 1,2

Era 2 WH 1,2,3,4

Era 3 WH 1,2,3,4,5

Era 4 WH 1,2,6

Era 5 WH 1,2

5. How has conflict and cooperation shaped human history?

 

Ch.4-4 “The Golden Age of Maurya India

Video Segment: The Maurya Elephant Army

 

RIGSE – G&C 1,3,5

RIGSE – HP1,2,3

Era 2 WH 1,3

Era 3 WH 1,2,3,5

Era 4 WH 1,2,3

Era 5 WH 1,2

6. How has the quest for resources affected human history?

 

 

 

 

RIGSE – G&C 1,5
RIGSE – HP 1,2,3

Era 1 WH 1,2

Era 2 WH 1,2,3

Era 3 WH 1,2,3,5

Era 4 WH 1,2,3,4,5

Era 5 WH 1,2

7. How do we know what we know about human history?

 

 

 

 

RIGSE – HP 1,2,3

Era 1 WH 1,2

Era 3 WH 1,4

Era 4 WH 1,5,6

8. Why do civilizations rise & decline?

3.2 Experiencing the Struggle to Maintain Unity (Modified: Decline of Mauryan Empire) [1 day]

3.3 Writing a Journal to Commemorate Gupta Achievements [5 days]

 

 

 

RIGSE – G&C 1,5
RIGSE – HP 1,2,3

Era 2 WH 1,2,3

Era 3 WH 1,2,3,4,5

Era 4 WH 1,2,3,5,6,7

Era 5 WH 1,2

*The RI Grade Span Expectations for Government and Civics and Historical Perspectives & the National Standards for History have been aligned considering the entire 7th – 8th program.

 

Assessment Ideas?

Past to Present: Why India and China were isolated then, yet it doesn’t apply today? (Supplemental Website: http://esa.un.org/unpp)