Medieval History Grade 7
World History and Geography: Medieval and Early Modern Times
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Grade Appropriate General Resources
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This site includes primary source documents about a variety of medieval subjects---life in a Christian monastery; Richard the Lionhearted; Anarchy in 12th century England; the Black Plague; Kublai Khan; Columbus; Michelangelo; Magellan; Elizabethan England, etc. |
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Very clear explanations of historical happenings through time. It also contains a great set of printable maps. |
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HyperHistory is an expanding scientific project presenting 3,000 years of world history with an interactive combination of synchronoptic lifelines, timelines, and maps. This is an outstanding source--filled with information, a great timeline--it has everything, almost. |
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Resources Applicable to District Standards
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Students analyze the causes and effects of the vast expansion and ultimate disintegration of the Roman Empire |
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This site contains in-depth articles, multimedia, timelines and short biographies of historic Romans. |
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This site links to examples of art from the Etruscan and Ancient Roman periods. Included on this page are pictures of ancient villas, temples, markets, roads, aqueducts, etc. There are also pictures of jewelry, pottery, sculpture, and religious objects from museums throughout the world. |
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This site illustrates the extraordinary naturalistic, scientific and technical knowledge that had been accumulated in Pompeii and the Roman world at the time of the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, featuring more than 400 archaeological finds from the sites of Pompeii, Herculaneum, Oplontis, and Stabia. |
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This site, by the BBC, explores the chronology, historical enquiry, expanding the range and depth of historical knowledge and understanding, and increasing communication of the Roman Empire. |
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The story of the explosion and the subsequent archaeological digs in the area is the focus on this interactive online exhibit created by the Field Museum. |
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Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of civilizations of Islam in the Middle Ages |
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This site has examples of Islamic art from Spain from the 8th to the 15th centuries. |
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This site has valuable information for teachers related to teaching about Islam. There is also a useful glossary and calendar. The student resources on Muslim holidays involve simulation and role play. Also includes impressive lesson plans with activities appropriate for all learning styles as well as primary source documents. |
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This PBS site presents a broad portrait of Islamic art and culture. It shows both the great cultural diversity and the fundamental unity of Islamic civilization in its long and varied history. Included is a look at the contributions of Islamic civilization to architecture, mathematics, medicine, and science. |
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The Los Angeles County Museum of Art site is a must view for seventh grade students studying the European Middle Ages and Islamic Civilization. |
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This is a Bill of Rights in Action (from Constitutional Rights Foundation) page with information about Islamic Law. There is a short discussion of differences between legal traditions in the US and Islam's traditional laws. |
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This page answers most questions about Islam in very simple but effective ways. |
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Students analyze the geographic, political, economics, religious, and social structures of the civilizations of China in the Middle Ages |
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Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the Sub-Saharan civilizations of Ghana and Mali in Medieval Africa |
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This is a good short history of Ghana, with links to the other West African civilizations. |
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Students analyze the geographic, political economic, religious, and social structures of the civilizations of Medieval Japan |
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A brief description of the importance of the introduction of Buddhism to Japan in the 500's is combined with examples of Buddhist art including clay, porcelain, woodblock prints, and paintings. Photos can be downloaded. A great set of lesson plans on how to use art in interpreting history, as well as maps, etc. |
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Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the civilizations of Medieval Europe |
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Gothic Art is the style of art produced in Europe from the middle ages up to the beginning of the Renaissance. Typically religious in nature, it demonstrates the power of the Catholic Church as the central intellectual and aesthetic institution. |
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Beginning with a brief description of the history of the Middle Ages, this site has audio files of examples of different music forms from the period. |
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This site explains what it was really like in Europe during the Middle Ages. Very simply done. |
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Explains the process of making manuscripts during the Middle Ages. |
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What was it really like to live in the Middle Ages? This site explores multiple perspectives of the Middle Ages. Online quizzes and links help make this a useful and interesting resource. |
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Students compare and contrast the geographic political, economic, religious, and social and structures of the Meso-American and Andean civilizations |
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This site describes and explains the Aztec Calendar. An Aztec calendar can be downloaded to your desktop. |
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Taken from two manuscripts, this is an account of the conquest through the point of view of the Aztecs. |
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The pictures and description of Mayan ruins at this site are the result of five trips by Barbara McKenzie to Mexico, Gautemala and Belize. The site is navigated by clicking on the name of the site on the homepage map. |
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Deep within the jungles of Mexico and Guatemala lies the fabled temples and palaces of the Maya. While Europe was in the midst of the Dark Ages, these innovative people had charted the heavens, evolved the only true writing system native to the Americas and were masters of mathematics. Without advantage of metal tools, beasts of burden or even the wheel, they constructed vast cities with an astonishing degree of architectural perfection and variety. |
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This is a fascinating look at the ball courts in ancient Mesoamerican societies. The material is interactive, authentic, and creatively presented. |
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Students analyze the origins, accomplishments and geographic diffusion of the Renaissance |
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Explore perspective, vanishing point and much more as you navigate through this virtual exhibit of Leonardo Da Vinci from the Boston Museum. |
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The period of the Renaissance brought with it many important changes in the social and cultural position of the artist. Over the course of the period there is a steady rise in the status of the painter, sculptor, and architect and a growing sympathy expressed for the visual arts. Here is background information and examples for classroom viewing and discussion. |
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Beginning with a brief description of the history of the Renaissance, this site has audio files of examples of different music forms from the period. |
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Excellent overview of the scientific, cultural, and history of the Renaissance. |
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Outstanding site featuring the arts of the Renaissance. Lesson plans are for all subject areas. |
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Students analyze the historical developments of the Reformation |
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Students analyze the historical developments of the Scientific Revolution and its lasting effect on religious, political and cultural institutions. |
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Included are a biography, information about Galileo’s' patrons, reproductions of the many portraits made of him, and information about the Inquisition |
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This site puts the trial of Galileo into historical context showing the key figures, the history of astronomy, and the Scriptural references used by the Church. Then it gives the Pope's 1616 admonition warning Galileo, Galileo's 1633 defense, the Pope's condemnation, and Galileo's responding recant. Primary source letters and selected images of key figures and events support the site. |
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Students analyze political and economic change in the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries (Age of Exploration, the Enlightenment, and the Age of Reason) |
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This site provides well researched but readable information on the Age of Exploration. There are pictures, maps, biographies, and background information on geography, inventions, and the major voyages. |
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Discover the difference that knowledge of latitude made in travel and exploration between the 15th and the 16th centuries. See the ships and many examples of navigation equipment used during the Age of Exploration. |
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Updated Aug. 19, 2009