Public Schools of Robeson County 7th Grade
Subject: World HistoryGrade Level: 7th Grade
Unit Title: Age of Revolution (1650-1914 A.D.) / Timeframe Needed for Completion: 9 weeks
Grading Period: 2nd 9 weeks
Big Idea/Theme:
Understandings:
· Scientific Revolution
· Enlightenment
· French Revolution
o Impact of American and French Revolution on Latin America
o Monroe Doctrine
o Napoleon and the Congress of Vienna
· Arts, philosophy, literature, and new technology
· Industrial Revolution
o Emergence of capitalism as a dominant economic pattern, and the subsequent development of socialism and communism
o The evolution of the nature of work and the labor force, including its effects of families, the status of women and children, the slave trade, and the labor union movement
o Rise of industrial economies and their link to imperialism and nationalism
o Impact of European economic and military power on Asia and Africa
Curriculum Goals/Objectives:
· 7.H.1.1-3:Use historical thinking to analyze various modern societies.
· 7.H.2.1, 2.3: Understand the implications of global interactions.
· 7.G.1.2-3: Understand how geography, demographic trends, and environmental conditions shape modern societies and regions
· 7.G.2.1-2: Apply the tools of a geographer to understand modern societies and regions.
· 7.E.1.1, 1.3: Understand the economic activities of modern societies and regions.
· 7.C&G.1.1-4: Understand the development of government in modern societies and regions.
· 7.C.1.1-2: Explain how culture unties and divides modern societies and regions (religious conflict) / Essential Questions:
· What were some of the effects of the new scientific theories and discoveries?
· What effect did absolute monarchs have on their countries?
· How did philosophers of the Enlightenment influence thinking on political issues?
· How did the Enlightenment promote revolution in the American colonies?
· How did the ideas of the Enlightenment contribute to causing the French Revolution?
· What effect did the composers, artists, philosophers, and writers have on the modern society?
· How did the American and French Revolutions influence Latin American independence movements?
· How did the Monroe Doctrine impact revolutions in Latin America?
· What was the legacy of Napoleon?
· How did nationalism and democracy influence national revolutions?
· Why did the spread of industrialism to Europe and the U.S. accelerate colonialism and imperialism?
· How did the Industrial Revolution produce changes in culture and society?
· What was the role of capitalism and market competition in the Industrial Revolution?
· How did the Industrial Revolution impact the lives of women, children, and the family?
· Why did workers organize into labor unions?
· Why did European countries participate in imperialism and a race for colonies?
Essential Skills/Vocabulary: / Assessment Tasks:
· Assume that you have been chosen to serve on a panel charged with naming someone to appear on the cover of Time Magazine as “The Outstanding Medieval Scientist.” Choose one of the following and explain your reasons for your choice: Nicolaus Copernicus, Andreas Vesalius, Galileo Galilei, William Harvey, and Isaac Newton.
· Create a ‘Farcebook’ page for one of the leaders of the Enlightenment. (farcebook page template is located on the S drive in the 7th grade SS folder)
Absolute monarchy
Geocentric
Heliocentric
Philosopher
Separation of powers
Assembly line
Mass production
Feminism
persecution oppression mercantilism
Parliament
proclamation
boycott
repeal
customs
alliance
coup d’etat
emperor
budget
legacy
feudalism
traitor
social classes / Social contract
Salon
Federal system
Bourgeoisie
Faction
Coup d’etat
Nationalism
consulate·
monopoly
absolutism
monarch
nobility
clergy
court
laity
republic conservatives nationalism
treason
exile
liberal
colonial system / Enlightened absolutism
Entrepreneur
Socialism
Secede
Romanticism
astronomer
hypothesis
scientific method
philosopher
objectivity
revolutionary
radical
constitution
Revolution
technology
liberators
Industrial
Integration Opportunities: