1. Warm Up
Define culture:

2. Warm Up Define culture:
The culture of a society is the product of the religion, beliefs, customs, traditions, and government of that society.

3. Geographical Themes
Everything happens somewhere

4. Connecting Themes Enduring Understandings
7th Grade
Connecting Themes Enduring Understandings

5. Conflict & Change
When there is conflict between or within societies, change is the result.
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, WH, USH, WG 5 5

6. Time, Change, Continuity
While change occurs over time, there is continuity to the basic structure of a society.
K, 1, 2, 6, 7, WH 6 6

7. Governance
As a society increases in complexity and interacts with other societies, the complexity of the government also increases.
6, 7, WH 7 7

8. Production, Distribution, Consumption
The production, distribution, and consumption of goods/services produced by the society are affected by the location, customs, beliefs, and laws of the society.
2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, USH, WG 8 8

9. Human Environmental Interaction
Humans, their society, and the environment affect each other.
6, 7, WG 9 9

10. Location affects a society’s economy, culture, and development.
K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, WH, USH, WG 10 10

11. Culture
The culture of a society is the product of the religion, beliefs, customs, traditions, and government of that society.
K, 1, 6, 7, WH, USH, WG 11 11

12. Movement/ Migration
The movement or migration of people and ideas affects all societies involved.
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, WH, USH 12 12

13. Geographical Themes: Location
Where an event occurs
Absolute Location
the exact location found through the use of longitude and latitude, street addresses, or street map grids.
Relative Location
where the place is relative to other places

14. Geographical Themes: Place
Description of the place that makes it different from other places
Physical
Natural features of the place (temperature, bodies of water, etc.)
Cultural
Description of the way of life of the people that live there

15. Geographical Themes: Region
A group of places bound together by one or more similar characteristics

16. Geographical Themes: Movement
In the historical sense, the movement of people, goods, and ideas

17. Geographical Themes: Environmental Interaction
The relationship with place
How humans change the environment of the place

18. Historical Themes
Looking for Patterns

19. Historical Themes: Human-Environment Interaction
How humans affect and are affected by their environment

20. Historical Themes: Cultural Development
The expression of cultural characteristics through philosophy and art

21. Historical Themes: Social Institutions
Groups of people working together to provide for society’s basic needs

22. Social Institutions
Government
To maintain order and security

23. Social Institutions Religion To explain the meaning of existence
To reinforce moral values

24. Social Institutions Education
To train the young and instill in them the norms and values of the society

25. Social Institutions Economic system To provide food and shelter
To determine how necessities are distributed to its members

26. Social Institutions The Family
To raise new generations to replace the old

27. Historical Themes: Individuals
Those who play a prominent role determining the events of history

28. Historical Themes: Continuity and Change
Staying relatively the same over time
What can endure time
Institutions
Ideas
Problems
Change:
The constant altering of society by the forces of history

29. Egyptian Story

30. Time, Continuity, and Change Activity
BMS was at one point BHS.
In your ISN, write how things are:
Similar
Different