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Social Studies Benchmark Map: Grade Seven  Assessed for progress toward mastery; 0= Ongoing teaching and testing.

Academic Content Standard Grade Level Indicators B1 B2 B3 B4 Resources Benchmark

7B1= Ohio Grade 7-Benchmark B-Indicator 1 Skills and 7B1 7B1. Describe historical events and issues from O O O O Methods the perspective of people living at the time in order to avoid evaluating the past in terms of today's norms and values. 7C2 7C2. Compare multiple viewpoints and frames O O O O of reference to important events in world history.

7D3 7D3. Establish guidelines, rules and timelines O O O O for group work. 7D4 7D4. Reflect on the performance of a classroom O O O O group in which one has participated including the contribution on each member in reaching group goals. FIRST BENCHMARK Unit 1- Ancient India History 7B2 Describe the enduring impact of early  Describe the civilizations in India after 1000 BC including: a. political and social the development of concepts of government characteristics of and citizenship; b. scientific and cultural early civilizations advancements; c. the spread of religions; d. and their enduring slavery and systems of labor. impact on later civilizations. Peoples in Societies 7A1 Analyze the relationships among cultural  Compare cultural practices, products and perspectives of early practices, products, civilizations. and perspectives of past civilizations in order to understand commonality and diversity of cultures.

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Academic Content Standard Grade Level Indicators B1 B2 B3 B4 Resources Benchmark

Peoples in 7C4 Describe the cultural and scientific legacies of  Societies ancient India. Explain how contact between different cultures impacts the diffusion of belief systems, art, science, technology, language, and forms of government. Geography 7A1 Identify the location of significant physical and  Identify on a map human characteristics on a map of ancient the location of India. major physical and human features of each continent. Geography 7C4 Use physical and historical maps to analyze the  Explain how the reasons that human features are located in environment particular places. influences the way people live in different places and the consequences of modifying the environment. Economics 7A1 Compare the endowment of productive  Explain how the resources in world regions and explain how this endowment and endowment contributed to specialization, trade development of and interdependence in ancient times. productive resources affect economic decisions and global interactions.

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Academic Content Standard Grade Level Indicators B1 B2 B3 B4 Resources Benchmark

Government 7C2 Describe the essential characteristics of the  Compare the systems of government found in city-states, defining kingdoms and empires from ancient times characteristics of through the Middle Ages. democracies, monarchies, and dictatorships.

History 7B2 Describe the enduring impact of early  Describe the civilizations in China after 1000 BC including: a. political and social the development of concepts of government characteristics of and citizenship; b. scientific and cultural early civilizations advancements; c. the spread of religions; d. and their enduring slavery and systems of labor. impact on later civilizations. Peoples in Societies 7A1 Analyze the relationships among cultural  Compare cultural practices, products and perspectives of early practices, products, civilizations. and perspectives of past civilizations in order to understand commonality and diversity of cultures. Peoples in 7C4 Describe the cultural and scientific legacies of  Societies ancient China. Explain how contact between different cultures impacts the diffusion of belief systems, art, science, technology, language, and forms of government.

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Academic Content Standard Grade Level Indicators B1 B2 B3 B4 Resources Benchmark

Geography 7A1 Identify the location of significant physical and  Identify on a map human characteristics on a map of ancient the location of China. major physical and human features of each continent. Geography 7C4 Use physical and historical maps to analyze the  Explain how the reasons that human features are located in environment particular places. influences the way people live in different places and the consequences of modifying the environment. Economics 7A1 Compare the endowment of productive  Explain how the resources in world regions and explain how this endowment and endowment contributed to specialization, trade development of and interdependence in ancient times. productive resources affect economic decisions and global interactions. Government 7C2 Describe the essential characteristics of the  Compare the systems of government found in city-states, defining kingdoms and empires from ancient times characteristics of through the Middle Ages. democracies, monarchies, and dictatorships.

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Academic Content Standard Grade Level Indicators B1 B2 B3 B4 Resources Benchmark

History 7B2 Describe the enduring impact of early  Describe the civilizations in Greece after 1000 BC including: political and social a. the development of concepts of government characteristics of and citizenship; b. scientific and cultural early civilizations advancements; c. the spread of religions; d. and their enduring slavery and systems of labor. impact on later civilizations. Peoples in 7A1 Analyze the relationships among cultural  Societies practices, products and perspectives of early Compare cultural civilizations. practices, products, and perspectives of past civilizations in order to understand commonality and diversity of cultures. Peoples in 7C4 Describe the cultural and scientific legacies of  Societies ancient Greece. Explain how contact between different cultures impacts the diffusion of belief systems, art, science, technology, language, and forms of government. Geography 7A1 Identify the location of significant physical and  Identify on a map human characteristics on a map of ancient the location of Greece. major physical and human features of each continent.

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Academic Content Standard Grade Level Indicators B1 B2 B3 B4 Resources Benchmark

Geography 7C4 Use physical and historical maps to analyze  Explain how the the reasons that human features are located in environment particular places. influences the way people live in different places and the consequences of modifying the environment. Economics 7A1 Compare the endowment of productive  Explain how the resources in world regions and explain how endowment and this endowment contributed to specialization, development of trade and interdependence in ancient times. productive resources affect economic decisions and global interactions. Government 7C1 Compare direct and representative democracy  Compare the using examples of ancient Athens, the Roman defining republic and the United States today. characteristics of democracies, 7C2 Describe the essential characteristics of the  monarchies, and systems of government found in city-states, dictatorships. kingdoms and empires from ancient times through the Middle Ages. Citizenship Rights 7A1 Explain how the participation of citizens differs  and under monarchy, direct democracy and Responsibilities representative democracy. Show the relationship between civic participation and attainment of civic and public goals.

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Academic Content Standard Grade Level Indicators B1 B2 B3 B4 Resources Benchmark

History 7A1 Group events by broadly defined historical  Interpret eras and enter onto multiple tier timelines. relationships between events shown on multiple- tier time lines. SECOND BENCHMARK

History 7B2 Describe the enduring impact of early  Describe the civilizations in Rome after 1000 BC including: political and social a. the development of concepts of government characteristics of and citizenship; b. scientific and cultural early civilizations advancements; c. the spread of religions; d. and their enduring slavery and systems of labor. impact on later civilizations. Peoples in 7A1 Analyze the relationships among cultural  Societies practices, products and perspectives of early Compare cultural civilizations. practices, products, and perspectives of past civilizations in order to understand commonality and diversity of cultures. Peoples in 7C3 Give examples of contacts among different  Societies cultures that led to the changes in belief Explain how systems, art, science, technology, language or contact between systems of government. different cultures 7C4 Describe the cultural and scientific legacies of  impacts the Rome. diffusion of belief systems, art, science, technology,

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Academic Content Standard Grade Level Indicators B1 B2 B3 B4 Resources Benchmark language, and forms of government.

Geography 7A1 Identify the location of significant physical and  Identify on a map human characteristics on a map of the relevant the location of region. major physical and 7A2 On a map, identify places related to the  human features of historical events being studied and explain each continent. their significance. Geography 7C4 Use physical and historical maps to analyze  Explain how the the reasons that human features are located in environment particular places. influences the way people live in different places and the consequences of modifying the environment. Geography 7D5 Describe the geographic factors and  Explain reasons that processes that contribute to and impede the people, products, diffusion of people, products and ideas from and ideas move place to place including: a. physical features; from place to place b. culture; c. war; d. trade; e. technological and the effects of innovations. that movement on geographic patterns. Economics 7A1 Compare the endowment of productive  Explain how the resources in world regions and explain how endowment and this endowment contributed to specialization, development of trade and interdependence in ancient times. productive resources affect economic decisions and global

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Academic Content Standard Grade Level Indicators B1 B2 B3 B4 Resources Benchmark interactions.

Government 7C1 Compare direct and representative democracy  Compare the using examples of ancient Athens, the Roman defining republic and the United States today. characteristics of 7C2 Describe the essential characteristics of the  democracies, systems of government found in city-states, monarchies, and kingdoms and empires from ancient times dictatorships. through the Middle Ages. Citizenship Rights 7A1 Explain how the participation of citizens differs  and under monarchy, direct democracy and Responsibilities representative democracy. Show the relationship between civic participation and attainment of civic and public goals.

History 7C4 Explain the lasting effects of military conquests  Describe the during the Middle Ages including Muslim characteristics of conquests. feudal societies and the transition to the Renaissance and Reformation in Europe. Peoples in 7A1 Analyze the relationships among cultural  Societies practices, products and perspectives of early Compare cultural civilizations.

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Academic Content Standard Grade Level Indicators B1 B2 B3 B4 Resources Benchmark practices, products, 7A2 Explain how the Silk Road trade and the  and perspectives of Crusades affected the cultures of the people past civilizations in involved. order to understand commonality and diversity of cultures. Peoples in 7C3 Give examples of contacts among different  Societies cultures that led to the changes in belief Explain how systems, art, science, technology, language or contact between systems of government. different cultures 7C4 Describe the cultural and scientific legacies of  impacts the Arab and European civilizations. diffusion of belief systems, art, science, technology, language, and forms of government. Geography 7A1 Identify the location of significant physical and  Identify on a map human characteristics on a map of the relevant the location of region. major physical and human features of each continent.

Geography 7C4 Use physical and historical maps to analyze  Explain how the the reasons that human features are located in environment particular places. influences the way people live in different places and the consequences of modifying the environment.

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Academic Content Standard Grade Level Indicators B1 B2 B3 B4 Resources Benchmark

Geography 7D5 Describe the geographic factors and  Explain reasons that processes that contribute to and impede the people, products, diffusion of people, products and ideas from and ideas move place to place including: a. physical features; from place to place b. culture; c. war; d. trade; e. technological and the effects of innovations. that movement on geographic patterns. Economics 7A1 Compare the endowment of productive  Explain how the resources in world regions and explain how endowment and this endowment contributed to specialization, development of trade and interdependence in ancient times. productive resources affect economic decisions and global interactions. Economics 7B2 Describe the growth of cities and the  Explain why trade establishment of trade routes in Asia, Africa occurs and how and Europe; the products and inventions that historical patterns traveled along these routes (e.g., spices, of trade have textiles, paper, precious metals and new contributed to crops); and the role of merchants. global interdependence. Government 7C2 Describe the essential characteristics of the  Compare the systems of government found in city-states, defining kingdoms and empires from ancient times characteristics of through the Middle Ages. democracies, monarchies, and dictatorships.

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Academic Content Standard Grade Level Indicators B1 B2 B3 B4 Resources Benchmark

History 7A1 Group events by broadly defined historical  Interpret eras and enter onto multiple tier timelines. relationships between events shown on multiple- tier time lines. THIRD BENCHMARK

History 7D6 Describe the importance of the West African  Describe the effects empires of Ghana, Mali and Songhay including: of interactions a. trade routes; b. products; c. spread of the among civilizations Arabic language; d. spread of Islam. during the 14th through the 18th centuries. Peoples in Societies 7C3 Give examples of contacts among different  Explain how contact cultures that led to the changes in belief between different systems, art, science, technology, language or cultures impacts the systems of government. diffusion of belief 7C4 Describe the cultural and scientific legacies of  systems, art, African civilizations. science, technology, language, and forms of government. Geography 7A1 Identify the location of significant physical and  Identify on a map human characteristics on a map of the relevant the location of region. major physical and 7A2 On a map, identify places related to the  human features of historical events being studied and explain their each continent. significance.

Geography 7B3 Describe changes in the physical and human  Define and identify characteristics of regions that occur over time regions using and identify the consequences of such changes. human and physical

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Academic Content Standard Grade Level Indicators B1 B2 B3 B4 Resources Benchmark characteristics.

Geography 7D5 Describe the geographic factors and processes  Explain reasons that that contribute to and impede the diffusion of people, products, people, products and ideas from place to place and ideas move including: a. physical features; b. culture; c. war; from place to place d. trade; e. technological innovations. and the effects of that movement on geographic patterns. Economics 7B2 Describe the growth of cities and the  Explain why trade establishment of trade routes in Asia, Africa and occurs and how Europe; the products and inventions that historical patterns of traveled along these routes (e.g., spices, trade have textiles, paper, precious metals and new crops); contributed to and the role of merchants. global interdependence. Government 7C2 Describe the essential characteristics of the  Compare the systems of government found in city-states, defining kingdoms and empires from ancient times characteristics of through the Middle Ages. democracies, monarchies, and dictatorships.

History 7C3 Describe the conditions that gave rise to  Describe the feudalism, as well as political, economic and characteristics of social characteristics of feudalism, in Asia and Europe.

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Academic Content Standard Grade Level Indicators B1 B2 B3 B4 Resources Benchmark feudal societies and 7C4 Explain the lasting effects of military conquests  the transition to the during the Middle Ages including the Mongol Renaissance and invasions. Reformation in Europe. Geography 7A2 Explain how the Silk Road trade affected the  Identify on a map cultures of the people involved. the location of major physical and human features of each continent. Peoples in 7C3 Give examples of contacts among different  Societies cultures that led to the changes in belief Explain how contact systems, art, science, technology, language or between different systems of government. cultures impacts the diffusion of belief 7C4 Describe the cultural and scientific legacies of  systems, art, China. science, technology, language, and forms of government. Geography 7A2 On a map, identify places related to the  Identify on a map historical events being studied and explain their the location of significance. major physical and human features of each continent. Geography 7B3 Describe changes in the physical and human  Define and identify characteristics of regions that occur over time regions using and identify the consequences of such changes. human and physical characteristics.

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Academic Content Standard Grade Level Indicators B1 B2 B3 B4 Resources Benchmark

Geography 7D5 Describe the geographic factors and processes  Explain reasons that that contribute to and impede the diffusion of people, products, people, products and ideas from place to place and ideas move including: a. physical features; b. culture; c. war; from place to place d. trade; e. technological innovations. and the effects of that movement on geographic patterns. Economics 7B2 Describe the growth of cities and the  Explain why trade establishment of trade routes in Asia, the occurs and how products and inventions that traveled along historical patterns of these routes (e.g., spices, textiles, paper, trade have precious metals and new crops), and the role of contributed to merchants. global interdependence. Government 7C2 Describe the essential characteristics of the  Compare the systems of government found in kingdoms and defining in the Middle Ages. characteristics of democracies, monarchies, and dictatorships.

History 7C3 Describe the conditions that gave rise to  Describe the feudalism, as well as political, economic and characteristics of social characteristics of feudalism, in Asia and feudal societies and Europe. the transition to the Renaissance and Reformation in Europe.

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Academic Content Standard Grade Level Indicators B1 B2 B3 B4 Resources Benchmark

Peoples in Societies 7A2 Explain how the Silk Road trade and the  Compare cultural Crusades affected the cultures of the people practices, products, involved. and perspectives of past civilizations in order to understand commonality and diversity of cultures. Geography 7A1 Identify the location of significant physical and  Identify on a map human characteristics on a map of the relevant the location of region. major physical and 7A2 On a map, identify places related to the  human features of historical events being studied and explain their each continent. significance. Citizenship Rights 7B2 Describe the rights found in the Magna Carta  and and show connections to rights Americans have Responsibilities today. Identify historical origins that influenced the rights United States citizens have today. History 7A1 Group events by broadly defined historical eras  Interpret and enter onto multiple tier timelines. relationships between events shown on multiple- tier time lines. Skills and Methods 7D3 Establish guidelines, rules and timelines for  Work effectively in group work. a group. 7D4 Reflect on the performance of a classroom  group in which one has participated including the contribution on each member in reaching group goals.

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Academic Content Standard Grade Level Indicators B1 B2 B3 B4 Resources Benchmark

FOURTH BENCHMARK

History 7C5 Describe the impact of new ideas and  Describe the institutions on European life including: a. the characteristics of significance of printing with moveable type; b. feudal societies and major achievements in art, architecture and the transition to the literature during the Renaissance; c. the Renaissance and Reformation. Reformation in Europe. Peoples in Societies 7C3 Give examples of contacts among different  Explain how contact cultures that led to the changes in belief between different systems, art, science, technology, language or cultures impacts the systems of government. diffusion of belief systems, art, 7C4 Describe the cultural and scientific legacies of  science, technology, European civilizations. language, and forms of government. Geography 7B3 Describe changes in the physical and human  Define and identify characteristics of regions that occur over time regions using and identify the consequences of such changes. human and physical characteristics. Geography 7C4 Use physical and historical maps to analyze the  Explain how the reasons that human features are located in environment particular places. influences the way people live in different places and the consequences of modifying the environment.

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Academic Content Standard Grade Level Indicators B1 B2 B3 B4 Resources Benchmark

Geography 7D5 Describe the geographic factors and processes  Explain reasons that that contribute to and impede the diffusion of people, products, people, products and ideas from place to place and ideas move including: a. physical features; b. culture; c. war; from place to place d. trade; e. technological innovations. and the effects of that movement on geographic patterns. Economics 7B2 Describe the growth of cities and the  Explain why trade establishment of trade routes in Asia, Africa and occurs and how Europe; the products and inventions that historical patterns of traveled along these routes (e.g., spices, trade have textiles, paper, precious metals and new crops); contributed to and the role of merchants. global interdependence.

History 7D7 Describe the causes and effect of European  Describe the effects exploration after 1400 including: a. imperialism, of interactions colonialism and mercantilism; b. the impact on among civilizations the peoples of sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and the during the 14th Americas. through the 18th centuries. Geography 7A1 For each of the societies studied, identify the  Identify on a map location of significant physical and human the location of characteristics on a map of the relevant region. major physical and human features of 7A2 On a map, identify places related to the  historical events being studied and explain their each continent. significance.

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Academic Content Standard Grade Level Indicators B1 B2 B3 B4 Resources Benchmark

Geography 7D5 Describe the geographic factors and processes  Explain reasons that that contribute to and impede the diffusion of people, products, people, products and ideas from place to place and ideas move including: a. physical features; b. culture; c. war; from place to place d. trade; e. technological innovations. and the effects of that movement on geographic patterns. Economics 7B2 Describe the growth of cities and the  Explain why trade establishment of trade routes in Asia, Africa and occurs and how Europe; the products and inventions that historical patterns of traveled along these routes (e.g., spices, trade have textiles, paper, precious metals and new crops); contributed to and the role of merchants. global interdependence. History 7A1 Group events by broadly defined historical eras  Interpret and enter onto multiple tier timelines. relationships between events shown on multiple- tier time lines.

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