Mr. Gunnells' Social Studies Class
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History in Temporal Terms
Era 1 Beginnings to 4000 BC
Era 2 Early Civilizations and Pastoral Societies
Era 3 Classical Traditions and Major Empires
Geography
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Spatial Terms
Places and Regions
Physical Systems
Human Systems
Environment and Society
Global Issues Past and Present
Civics and Government
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Purpose of Government
Structure and Functions of Government
Relationship of US to other Nations
Economics
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Market Economy
National Economy
International Economy
PD, DM & CI
Class Calendar
20th Cen Wars
Units
7th Grade Curriculum
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U1: Intro to World Hist
U2: Beginnings of Human Societies
U3: Early Civilizations
U:4 The Rise of Empires
U5: The Fall of Empires
U:6 Patterns of Adaption and Reorganizing
Student Work Samples
Multimedia
About Mr. G
Era 2 - Units and Information
Unit 2, Lesson 7:
Handout
readings
and
drawings
for Catalhoyuk
Unit 2 Lesson 8:
Student Handout – Jigsaw on Archaeological Sites
Student Handout – Investigating Archaeological Sites
Unit 3, Lesson 2:
Handout 1: Characteristics of a Civilization
Handout 2: Early Cities
Unit 3, Lesson 3:
Graphic Organizer
Student Handout 1: Mesopotamia and Egypt
Unit 3, Lesson 5:
Student Handout 2 – Animal-Herding Societies
Student Handout 3 – Large Mammals and Nomadic Pastoralists
Student Handout 5: Pastoral Nomads: Adaptations and Interactions
Unit 3, Lesson 8:
Student Handout 3 – World Zone Resources
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Era 3 - Units and Information
Unit 4, Lesson2:
Empire Expert Group Handouts
Unit 4 Lesson 3:
Student Handout 1 – Introduction to Athens and Athenian Democracy
Student Handout 2 Introduction to Ancient Rome… Republic to Empire
Student Handout 4 The Fall of the Roman Republic and the Rise of the Empire
Unit 4, Lesson 4:
Student Handout 1 – Social Hierarchy and Slavery in the Ancient World
Unit 4, Lesson 5:
Student Handout 1: World Religions in Expanding Networks
Unit 4, Lesson 7:
Student Handout #2: Silk Roads
Student Handout #4 – The Iron Age
Unit 4, Lesson 8:
Student Handout #4: Era 3 Societies around the World
Unit 5, Lesson 1:
Student Handout 2b and 2c – Han Overview Article
Unit 5, Lesson 2
:
Technology and Engineering
Unit 5, Lesson 4:
Student Handout 1 – Overview of the Mayans
Unit 5, Lesson 5:
Student Handout #2 Historical Overview of the Gupta Empire and Summarization Exercise
Era 4 - Units and Information
Unit 6, Lesson 1:
Student Handout 1 – Guided Reading on the Byzantine Empire
Unit 6, Lesson 2:
Student Handout 1 – Overview of the History of Islam in the Middle East
Unit 6 Lesson 4:
Student Handout #1 – Interaction and Conflict in Era 4
Unit 6 Lesson 5:
Student Handout #1 - The Carolingian Empire and Charlemagne
Unit 6 Lesson 6:
Student Handout #3A – Overview of the Vikings
Unit 6, Lesson 7:
Student Handout 2: States and Societies of on Sub-Saharan Africa
Student Handout 3: The Kingdom of Ghana
Unit 7, Lesson 1:
Student Handout 2: Understanding the Mali Empire through Six Accounts
Unit 7, Lesson 2:
Student Handout #2 – Civilization and Empire in the Americas
Links and Useful Sites
Topic / Case Study
Website(s) for Student Research
Neolithic Revolution
http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0022-agricultural-revolution.php
http://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Neolithic_Revolution
Catalhoyuk
http://www.smm.org/catal/top.php?visited=TRUE
http://factsanddetails.com/world/cat56/sub362/item1504.html
Jericho
https://www.britannica.com/place/Jericho-West-Bank
Mesopotamia
http://mesopotamia.mrdonn.org/
http://www.ducksters.com/history/mesopotamia/ancient_mesopotamia.php
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/westasia/history/earlydynastic.htm
Egypt
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/egypt/
https://kidskonnect.com/history/ancient-egypt/
http://egypt.mrdonn.org/index.html
Indus
http://mocomi.com/indus-valley-civilization/
http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0039-indus-valley-civilization.php
http://india.mrdonn.org/indus.html
Yellow River
http://rivervalleycivilizations.com/yellow.php
http://china.mrdonn.org/rivers.html
Assyria
http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0055-assyrian-empire.php
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/westasia/history/assyrians.htm
Greece
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/ancient_greeks/
http://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_greek_athens.php
Persia
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/westasia/history/persians.htm
http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0057-persian-empire.php
Olmec
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/southamerica/before1500/history/olmec.htm
http://www.aztec-history.com/olmec-civilization.html
Maya
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/southamerica/before1500/history/maya.htm
http://www.ducksters.com/history/aztec_maya_inca.php
Rome
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/romans/
http://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_rome.php
Gupta
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/india/history/gupta.htm
http://mocomi.com/gupta-empire/
Han
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/china/history/han.htm
http://china.mrdonn.org/han.html
Silk Roads
http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0135-the-silk-road.php
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/centralasia/economy/
Byzantine Empire
http://www.ducksters.com/history/middle_ages_byzantine_empire.php
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/history/byzantine/justinian.htm
Vikings
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/history/earlymiddle/vikings.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/vikings/
Islam and Islamic Kingdoms
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/islam/history/history.htm
http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0171-islam.php
Carolingian Empire
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/history/highmiddle/carolingians.htm
http://www.ducksters.com/history/middle_ages/the_franks.php
Bantu Migrations
http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0098-bantu-peoples.php
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/africa/history/bantu.htm
Mali
http://africa.mrdonn.org/mali.html
http://www.ducksters.com/history/africa/empire_of_ancient_mali.php
Songhai
http://africa.mrdonn.org/songhay.html
http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0101-kingdom-songhai.php
Aztec
http://www.ducksters.com/history/aztec_maya_inca.php
Inca
http://www.ducksters.com/history/aztec_maya_inca.php
History of World Religions
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/religion/
History of Government
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/government/
History of Technology
http://www.ducksters.com/history/mesopotamia/science_and_technology.php
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/history/earlybronze.htm
http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Iron_Age
Home
GLCE's
History
>
History in Temporal Terms
Era 1 Beginnings to 4000 BC
Era 2 Early Civilizations and Pastoral Societies
Era 3 Classical Traditions and Major Empires
Geography
>
Spatial Terms
Places and Regions
Physical Systems
Human Systems
Environment and Society
Global Issues Past and Present
Civics and Government
>
Purpose of Government
Structure and Functions of Government
Relationship of US to other Nations
Economics
>
Market Economy
National Economy
International Economy
PD, DM & CI
Class Calendar
20th Cen Wars
Units
7th Grade Curriculum
>
U1: Intro to World Hist
U2: Beginnings of Human Societies
U3: Early Civilizations
U:4 The Rise of Empires
U5: The Fall of Empires
U:6 Patterns of Adaption and Reorganizing
Student Work Samples
Multimedia
About Mr. G