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Classical Traditions
- 7th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- WHG ERA 3 - CLASSICAL TRADITIONS, WORLD RELIGIONS, AND MAJOR EMPIRES, 1000 BCE TO 300 CE
Describe the characteristics that classical civilizations share.
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Early Civilizations and Major Empires
- 7th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- WHG ERA 2 - EARLY CIVILIZATIONS AND CULTURES AND THE ENERGENCE OF PASTORAL PEOPLES, 4000 TO 1000 BCE AND WESTERN HEMISPHERE 4000 BCE TO 1500 CE
Describe pastoralism and explain how the climate and geography of Central Asia were linked to the rise of pastoral…
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Early Civilizations and Major Empires
- 7th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- WHG ERA 2 - EARLY CIVILIZATIONS AND CULTURES AND THE ENERGENCE OF PASTORAL PEOPLES, 4000 TO 1000 BCE AND WESTERN HEMISPHERE 4000 BCE TO 1500 CE
Define the concept of cultural diffusion and explain how ideas and technology spread from one region to another.
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Early Civilizations and Major Empires
- 7th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- WHG ERA 2 - EARLY CIVILIZATIONS AND CULTURES AND THE ENERGENCE OF PASTORAL PEOPLES, 4000 TO 1000 BCE AND WESTERN HEMISPHERE 4000 BCE TO 1500 CE
Examine early civilizations to describe their common features, including environment, economies, and social institutions.
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Early Civilizations and Major Empires
- 7th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- WHG ERA 2 - EARLY CIVILIZATIONS AND CULTURES AND THE ENERGENCE OF PASTORAL PEOPLES, 4000 TO 1000 BCE AND WESTERN HEMISPHERE 4000 BCE TO 1500 CE
Use historical and modern maps and other sources to locate, describe, and analyze major river systems and discuss the…
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Early Civilizations and Major Empires
- 7th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- WHG ERA 2 - EARLY CIVILIZATIONS AND CULTURES AND THE ENERGENCE OF PASTORAL PEOPLES, 4000 TO 1000 BCE AND WESTERN HEMISPHERE 4000 BCE TO 1500 CE
Describe how the invention of agriculture led to the emergence of agrarian civilizations (seasonal harvests, specialized crops, cultivation, and…
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Early Civilizations and Major Empires
- 7th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- WHG ERA 2 - EARLY CIVILIZATIONS AND CULTURES AND THE ENERGENCE OF PASTORAL PEOPLES, 4000 TO 1000 BCE AND WESTERN HEMISPHERE 4000 BCE TO 1500 CE
Describe the importance of the development of human communication (oral, visual, and written) and its relationship to the development…
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Agricultural Revolution
- 7th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- WHG ERA 1 - THE BEGINNINGS OF HUMAN SOCIETY: BEGINNINGS TO 4000 BCE
Explain the impact of the first Agricultural Revolution (stable food supply, surplus, population growth, trade, division of labor, development…