Publisher: American Guidance Service, Inc.

Program Title: World History

Components: SE: Student Edition; TE: Teacher’s Edition; ACT: Activities in Teacher’s Resource Library (TRL);

WB: Workbook Activities in TRL

Grade Level: Grade Seven

Intended Audience: Students whose reading level and/or language skills are below grade level.

California Standards Map – World History and Geography: Medieval and Modern Times

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7.1 Students analyze the causes and effects of the vast expansion and ultimate disintegration of the Roman
Empire.
7 / 7.1.1 / Study the early strengths and lasting contributions of Rome (e.g., significance of Roman citizenship; rights under Roman law; Roman art, architecture, engineering and philosophy; preservation and transmission of Christianity) and its ultimate internal weaknesses (e.g., rise of autonomous military powers within the empire, undermining of citizenship by the growth of corruption and slavery, lack of education and distribution of news). / SE 172-173; TE 172-173 / SE 173, 176, 182, 184, 186, 193, 198, 205, 208-210; TE 173, 175-176, 182, 183-186, 193, 195-198, 205, 208-210; WB 24-29, 31; ACT 19-22 / SE 174-176, 179, 180-182, 183-186, 187, 192-193, 194-197, 204-205, 206-210; TE 174-176, 179, 180-182, 183-186, 187, 192-193, 194-197, 204-205, 206-210

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7.1 Students analyze the causes and effects of the vast expansion and ultimate disintegration of the Roman
Empire (Cont.)
7 / 7.1.2 / Discuss the geographic borders of the empire at its height and the factors that threatened its territorial cohesion. / SE 177-179, 192; TE 177-179, 192 / SE 179, 182, 193, 198, 203; TE 178-179, 182, 193, 198, 203; WB 26-30; ACT 19, 20, 22, 23 / SE 180-181, 192-193, 196-197, 202; TE 180-181, 192-193, 196-197, 202
7 / 7.1.3 / Describe the establishment by Constantine of the new capital in Constantinople and the development of the Byzantine Empire with an emphasis on the consequences of the development of two distinct European civilizations, Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic, with two distinct views on church-state relations. / SE 203 / SE 205, 225; TE 205, 223-225; WB 30, 32; ACT 24, 25, 30 / SE 204-205, 222-225; TE 204-205, 222-225
7.2 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of civilizations of Islam
in the Middle Ages.
7 / 7.2.1 / Identify the physical features and climate of the Arabian peninsula, its relationship to surrounding bodies of land and water and the relationship between nomadic and sedentary ways of life. / SE 97; TE 97 / SE 97; TE 97 / SE 97; TE 97

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7.2 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of civilizations of Islam
in the Middle Ages (Cont.)
7 / 7.2.2 / Trace the origins of Islam and the life and teachings of Muhammad, including Islamic teachings on the connection with Judaism and Christianity. / SE 264-265; TE 264-265 / SE 267; TE 266-267; WB 39; ACT 31 / SE 264-266, 285; TE 264-266, 285
7 / 7.2.3 / Explain the significance of the Qur'an and the Sunnah as the primary sources of Islamic beliefs, practice and law, and their influence in Muslims' daily life. / SE 265-266; TE 265-266 / SE 267; TE 267 / SE 274, 285, 317; TE 285, 317
7 / 7.2.4 / Discuss the expansion of Muslim rule through military conquests and treaties, emphasizing the cultural blending within Muslim civilization and the spread and acceptance of Islam and the Arabic language / SE 241, 243 / SE 267, 271; TE 266-267, 271; WB 35, 40, 41; ACT 28, 32 / SE 244-245, 259, 264-266, 268-271, 273-274, 285; TE 244, 259, 264-266, 268-271, 273-274, 285
7 / 7.2.5 / Describe the growth of cities and the establishment of trade routes among Asia, Africa and Europe, the products and inventions that traveled along these routes (e.g., spices, textiles, paper, steel, new crops), and the role of merchants in Arab society. / SE 222-223; TE 222 / SE 225, 230, 234, 241, 271, 276, 296, 300, 302, 304, 310; TE 225, 230, 234, 241, 271, 276, 296, 300, 302, 304, 310; WB 32-34, 40, 41, 44-47; ACT 25-27, 32, 34-36 / SE 227-230, 232-233, 241, 244, 268-270, 272-276, 293-311; TE 227-230, 232-233, 241, 244, 268-270, 272-276, 293-311

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7.2 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of civilizations of Islam
in the Middle Ages (Cont.)
7 / 7.2.6 / Understand the intellectual exchanges among Muslim scholars of Eurasia and Africa and the contributions Muslim scholars made to later civilizations in the areas of science, geography, mathematics, philosophy, medicine, art, and literature. / SE 244; TE 245 / SE 267, 271, 276, 292, 310; TE 267, 271, 276, 292, 310; WB 39-41, 43, 45; ACT 31, 32, 36 / SE 264-266, 269-271, 273-274, 276, 290-291, 294, 297-300, 309-311; TE 264-266, 269-271, 273-274, 276, 290-291, 294, 297-300, 309-311
7.3 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the civilizations of
China in the Middle Ages.
7 / 7.3.1 / Describe the reunification of China under the Tang Dynasty and reasons for the spread of Buddhism in Tang China, Korea, and Japan / SE 291-292, 297-298; TE 291-292, 297-298 / SE 300; TE 300; WB 45 / SE 304, 313, 317; TE 313, 317
7 / 7.3.2 / Describe agricultural, technological, and commercial developments during the Tang and Sung periods. / SE 297-300; TE 297-300 / SE 300; TE 300; WB 45 / SE 313, 317; TE 313, 317

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7.3 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the civilizations of
China in the Middle Ages, Cont.
7 / 7.3.3 / Analyze the influences of Confucianism and changes in Confucian thought during the Sung and Mongol periods. / SE 71; TE 71 / SE 71; TE 71 / SE 298
7 / 7.3.4 / Understand the importance of both overland trade and maritime expeditions between China and other civilizations in the Mongol Ascendancy and Ming Dynasty. / SE 294; TE 295 / SE 296, 302; TE 296, 302; WB 44; ACT 34 / SE 295-296, 301-302, 313, 317; TE 295-296, 301-302, 313, 317
7 / 7.3.5 / Trace the historic influence of such discoveries as tea, the manufacture of paper, wood block printing, the compass, and gunpowder. / SE 297, 300, 301, 308; TE 297, 300, 301, 308 / SE 300; TE 300; WB 45 / SE 297, 300, 301, 308, 317; TE 297, 300, 301, 308, 317
7 / 7.3.6 / Describe the development of the imperial state and the scholar-official class. / SE 301-302; TE 301-302 / SE 302; TE 302; ACT 34 / SE 301-302; TE 301-302

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7.4 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the Sub-Saharan
civilizations of Ghana and Mali in Medieval Africa.
7 / 7.4.1 / Study the Niger River and the vegetation zones of forest, savannah and desert and the relationship of these features to the trade in gold, salt, food, and slaves; the growth of the Ghana and Mali empires. / SE 272-276; TE 272-276 / SE 276; TE 276; WB 41; ACT 32 / SE 272-276; TE 272-276
7 / 7.4.2 / Analyze the importance of family, labor specialization, and regional commerce in the development of states and cities in West Africa. / SE 272-276; TE 272-276 / SE 276, 284; TE 276, 284; WB 41; ACT 32 / SE 272-276, 284, 285; TE 272-276, 284, 285
7 / 7.4.3 / Describe the role of the trans-Saharan caravan trade in the changing religious and cultural characteristics of West Africa, and the influence of Islamic beliefs, ethics and law. / SE 272-276; TE 272-276 / SE 276, 284; TE 276, 284; WB 41; ACT 32 / SE 272-276, 284, 285; TE 272-276, 284, 285
7 / 7.4.4 / Trace the growth of Arabic as a language of government, trade, and Islamic scholarship in West Africa.
7 / 7.4.5 / Describe the importance of written and oral traditions in the transmission of African history and culture.

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7.5 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the civilizations of
Medieval Japan.
7 / 7.5.1 / Describe the significance of Japan's proximity to China and Korea and the intellectual, linguistic, religious and philosophical influence of those countries on Japan. / SE 303; TE 303 / SE 304; TE 304; WB 46 / SE 303-304; TE 303-304
7 / 7.5.2 / Discuss the reign of prince Shotoku of Japan and the characteristics of Japanese society and family life during his reign.
7 / 7.5.3 / Describe the values, social customs, and traditions prescribed by the lord-vassal system consisting of shogun, daimyo and samurai and the lasting influence of the warrior code in the 20th century. / SE 305; TE 305 / SE 308; TE 306, 308; WB 47; ACT 35 / SE 305-308; TE 305-305
7 / 7.5.4 / Trace the development of distinctive forms of Japanese Buddhism / SE 304; TE 304 / SE 304; TE 304; WB 46 / SE 304; TE 304

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7.5 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the civilizations of
Medieval Japan, Cont.
7 / 7.5.5 / Study the ninth and tenth centuries’ golden age of literature, art and drama, and its lasting effects on culture today, including Murasaki Shikibu's Tale of Genji. / SE 307; TE 307 / SE 308, 310; TE 308, 310; ACT 36 / SE 309-310; TE 309-310
7 / 7.5.6 / Analyze the rise of a military society in the late twelfth century and the role of the samurai in that society. / SE 305-306; TE 305-306 / SE 308; TE 308; WB 47; ACT 35 / SE 305-306, 313, 317; TE 305-306
7.6 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the civilizations of
Medieval Europe.
7 / 7.6.1 / Study the geography of the Europe and the Eurasian land mass, including its location, topography, waterways, vegetation and climate and their relationship to ways of life in Medieval Europe. / SE 221; TE 221 / SE 221, 241; TE 221, 241 / SE 221, 233, 241; TE 221, 233, 241

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7.6 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the civilizations of
Medieval Europe, Cont.
7 / 7.6.2 / Describe the spread of Christianity north of the Alps and the role played by the early Church and by monasteries in its diffusion after the fall of the western half of the Roman Empire. / SE 226, 242-243; TE 226, 242-243 / SE 236, 245, 256, 257; TE 236, 245, 256, 257; WB 35, 38; ACT 28, 30 / SE 236, 242-245, 253-254, 257, 259; TE 236, 242-245, 253-254, 257, 259
7 / 7.6.3 / Understand the development of feudalism, its operation in the medieval European economy, the way in which it was influenced by physical geography (the role of the manor and the growth of towns) and how feudal relationships provided the foundation of political order. / SE 246; TE 246 / SE 248, 252; TE 248, 252; WB 36, 37; ACT 29 / SE 246-248, 249-252, 259; TE 246-248, 249-252, 259
7 / 7.6.4 / Demonstrate the conflict and cooperation between the Papacy and European monarchs (e.g., Charlemagne, Gregory VII, Emperor Henry IV). / SE 232 / SE 234; TE 234; WB 34; ACT 27 / SE 237, 243

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7.6 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the civilizations of
Medieval Europe, Cont.
7 / 7.6.5 / Know the significance of developments in medieval English legal and constitutional practice and their importance in the rise of modern democratic thought and representative institutions (e.g., Magna Carta, parliament, development of habeas corpus, an independent judiciary in England). / SE 255-256; TE 255-256 / SE 256, 258; TE 256, 258; WB 38; ACT 30 / SE 255-256, 258, 259; TE 255-256, 258, 259
7 / 7.6.6 / Discuss the causes and course of the Religious Crusades and the effects on Christian, Muslim and Jewish populations in Europe with emphasis on the increasing contact with the cultures of the Eastern Mediterranean world. / SE 241; TE 241 / SE 241, 245; TE 241, 245; WB 35; ACT 28 / SE 243-245, 259; TE 243-245, 259
7 / 7.6.7 / Map the spread of the bubonic plague from Central Asia to China, the Middle East, and Europe and its impact on global population. / SE 324-325; TE 324-325 / SE 325; TE 325; WB 48 / SE 324-325; TE 324-325

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