7th Grade Social Studies Classroom Maps

All eleven standard strands in 7th grade Social Studies specifically address geography.  Students are expected to use a variety of maps and documents to identify physical and cultural features of neighbohoods, cities, states, and countries and to explain the historical migration of people, expansion and disintegration of empires and the growth of economic systems of the civilizations:  Roman and Byzantine Empires, Islam in the Middle Ages, China in the Middle Ages, Ghana and Mali in Medieval Africa, Medieval Japan, Medieval Europe, Meso-American and Andean, and those of the Renaissance and Reformation periods in history.  In addition to the student maps in the textbook and atlases the classroom map sets specific to these civilizations will provide the tools necessary for students to learn and enhance their understanding of geography and its importance in learning about history.