Valley Elementary / Middle School

7th Grade

Links to Textbook Topics and READING SHEETS

Topic .1 The Origins of Civilization

Topic .2 The Ancient Middle East and Egypt

Topic .5 Ancient Greece

Archimedes READING SHEET

Alexander the Great READING SHEET

Topic .6 Ancient Rome

Roman Aqueducts READING SHEET

Roman Engineering READING SHEET

Hadrian READING SHEET

Topic .7 Medieval Europe

Topic 1.1 The Italian Renaissance

Topic 1.2 The Renaissance in Northern Europe

Who was Johannes Gutenberg? READING SHEET

William Shakespeare READING SHEET

Topic 1.5 The Scientific Revolution

Copernicus READING SHEET  

Galileo READING SHEET

Who was Isaac Newton? READING SHEET

Topic 2.1 Europeans Explore the Seas

Age of Exploration MAP

Tools of Discovery READING SHEET

Columbus READING SHEET

Interpreting a Primary Source: A Letter From Columbus READING SHEET

Balboa READING SHEET

Ferdinand Magellan

Topic 2.3 European Conquests in the Americas

Who Were Conquistadors? READING SHEET

Topic 2.4 European Colonies in the Americas

Chapter 5.2 The French and Indian War

French and Indian War READING SHEET

Topic 3.5 The American Revolution

TOPIC 5.3 A Storm Over Taxes

Topic 5.4 To Arms!

Boston Tea Party READING SHEET

Lexington and Concord READING SHEET

Topic 6.1 Early Battles

The American Revolution READING SHEET

Topic 6.2 Independence Declared

Declaration of Independence READING SHEET

Topic 6.3 Desperate Days

Through the Wilderness to Saratoga READING SHEET

Topic 6.5 The World Turned Upside Down

Articles of Confederation POWERPOINT

Articles of Confederation Quiz WORDBANK

Section 1 The Road to the Constitution

Section 2 Ratifying the Constitution

Constitutional Convention PowerPoint

Section 3 The Structure of the Constitution

Structure of the Constitution QUIZ WORDBANK

Topic 3.6 The French Revolution Begins

Topic 3.7 A Radical Phase

The Trial and Execution of Louis XVI

Topic 3.8 The Age of Napoleon