Social Studies – World History (Middle School)

Chapter 1 - What Does a Historian Do?

Lesson 1-1 – What is History?

Lesson 1-2 – How Does a Historian Work?

Lesson 1-3 – Researching History

Chapter 2 - Studying Geography, Economics, and Citizenship

Lesson 2-1 – Studying Geography

Lesson 2-2 – Exploring Economics

Lesson 2-3 – Practicing Citizenship

Chapter 3 - Early Humans and the Agricultural Revolution

Lesson 3-1 – Hunter-Gatherers

Lesson 3-2 – The Agricultural Revolution

Chapter 4 - Mesopotamia

Lesson 4-1 – The Sumerians

Lesson 4-2 – Mesopotamian Empires

Chapter 5

Lesson 5-1 – Uniting Egypt

Lesson 5-2 – Life in Ancient Egypt

Lesson 5-3 – Expanding the Empire

Lesson 5-4 – The Kushite Kingdom

Chapter 6 - The Israelites

Lesson 6-1 – Beginnings

Lesson 6-2 – The Israelite Kingdom

Lesson 6-3 – Rebuilding Judah

Chapter 7 - The Ancient Greeks

Lesson 7-1 – Rise of Greek Civilization

Lesson 7-2 – Sparta and Athens: City-State Rivals

Lesson 7-3 – Greece and Persia

Lesson 7-4 – Glory, War, and Decline

Chapter 8 - Greek Civilization

Lesson 8-1 – Greek Culture

Lesson 8-2 – The Greek Mind

Lesson 8-3 – Alexander’s Empire

Lesson 8-4 – Hellenistic Culture

Chapter 9 - Ancient India

Lesson 9-1 – Early Civilizations

Lesson 9-2 – Religions of Ancient India

Lesson 9-3 – The Mauryan Empire

Chapter 10 - Early China

Lesson 10-1 – The Birth of Chinese Civilization

Lesson 10-2 – Society and Culture in Ancient China

Lesson 10-3 – The Qin and Han Dynasties

Chapter 11 - Rome: Republic to Empire

Lesson 11-1 – The Founding of Rome

Lesson 11-2 – Rome as a Republic

Lesson 11-3 – The End of a Republic

Chapter 12 - Roman Civilization

Lesson 12-1 – The Roman Way of Life

Lesson 12-2 – Rome’s Decline

Lesson 12-3 – The Byzantine Empire

Chapter 13 - The Rise of Christianity

Lesson 13-1 – Early Christianity

Lesson 13-2 – The Early Church

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Chapter 16 - The Americas

Lesson 16-1 – The First Americans

Lesson 16-2 – Life in the Americas

Chapter 17 - Imperial China

Lesson 17-1 – China Reunites

Lesson 17-2 – Chinese Society

Lesson 17-3 – The Mongols in China

Lesson 17-4 – The Ming Dynasty