Welcome to 7th grade social studies. My name is Mr. Martin and I will be teaching you history by taking you through some of history's most intriguing time periods. We will use websites, textbooks, videos, webquests, google earth, and other sources to help bring these stories of history alive while learning. We will make the connections to explain how past events have impacted the world in the present day. I look forward to teaching you and providing you with the skills needed to understand the impact of historical events.
Topics Covered:
- Early American Civilizations
- Trade and Conflict in Europe
- Crusades
- Black Death
- Renaissance
- Age of Exploration
- Conquistadors'
- Spanish America
- Elizabethan England
- Colonization of the New World
- Colonial growth and conflict