Curriculum Calendar Map
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7 Grade – World History & Geography 2008-09
Aug 18 - 22 Week 1 Oct 27 – 31 Week 1 Jan 26 – 30 Week 1 April 13 -17
Intro 7.4.3 7.3.5 7.9.4
Sub Sahara: Trade & Influence of Medieval China; Trade & Reformation; Catholic & Protestant
Islam Discoveries divisions/distribution in the New
World
Week 1 Aug 25 – 29 Week 2 Nov 3 – 7 Week 2 Feb 2 – 6 Week 2 April 20 -24
BENCHMARK 4 (4/24)
7.1.1 7.4.3 7.3.5
Review: Fall of Rome Sub Sahara: Trade & Influence of Medieval China; Trade &
Islam Discoveries
Week 2 Sept 1 – 5 Week 3 Nov 10 – 14 Week 3 Feb 9 – 13 Week 3 April 27 – May 1
** MS STAR (4/27-5/16)
7.1.1 7.6.3 BENCHMARK 3 (2/12)
Review: Fall of Rome Intro to Medieval Europe; 7.7.3
Feudalism Intro First Americans; rise and
defeat of the Aztec Incan empires
Week 3 Sept 8 - 12 Week 4 Nov 17 – 21 Week 4 Feb 16 – 20 Week 4 May 4 - 8
** MS STAR (4/27-5/16)
7.2.2 7.6.6 7.8.1 7.7.3/7.7.5
Intro Islam in the Middle Ages Course/effects of the crusades on Intro Renaissance; Humanism Rise & Defeat; Meso-American
Christians, Jews, Muslims achievements
Week 4 Sept 15- 19 Week 5 Nov 24 – 28 Week 5 Feb 23 – 27 Week 5 May 11 - 15
7.2.2 7.6.6 7.8.1 7.7.5
Intro Islam in the Middle Ages Course/effects of the crusades on Intro Renaissance; Humanism Meso-American achievements
Christians, Jews, Muslims
Week 5 Sept 22 – 26 Week 6 Dec 1 – 5 Week 6 March 2 – 6 Week 6 May 18 - 22
7.2.6 BENCHMARK 2 (12/4) 7.8.5 7.11.1
Muslim Contributions Advances made during the Age of Exploration/influence of
Renaissance cartography
Week 6 Sept 29 - Oct 3 Week 7 Dec 8 – 12 Week 7 March 9 – 13 Week 7 May 25 – 29
7.2.6 7.5.1 7.8.5 7.11.4
Muslim Contributions Japan Influence from China & Advances made during the Enlightenment; trace the main
Korea Renaissance ideas
WINTER BREAK Dec 15 – Jan 2
Week 7 Oct 6– 10 Week 8 Jan 5 – 9 Week 8 March 16 - 20 Week 8 June 1 - 5
BENCHMARK 1 (10/09) 7.5.3 7.9.1 7.11.5
Intro Medieval Japan Reformation; Causes Enlightenment; influence on
democratic thought & institutions
Week 8 Oct 13 – 17 Week 9 Jan 12 - 16 Week 9 March 23 – 27 Week 9 June 8- 12
7.4.1
Intro Medieval Africa; Sub Sahara: 7.5.3/7.3.1 7.9.1 7.10.1
Trade & Influence of Islam Medieval Japan; Medieval China Reformation; Causes Scientific Revolution; roots/
Theories and Inventions
Week 9 Oct 20 – 24 Week 10 Jan 19 - 23 Week 10 March 30 - April 3
7.4.1 7.3.1 Intro Medieval China 7.9.2
Sub Sahara: Trade & Influence of Reformation; Theological, Political
Islam & Economic Ideas
SPRING BREAK April 6 - 13
End 1st Quarter 10/23 End 2nd Quarter 1/22 End 3rd Quarter 3/27 End 4th Quarter 6/11
Salinas Union High School District
2008-09
Benchmark Blueprint for SUHSD Focus Standards 2008-09
Benchmark 1 Benchmark 2 Benchmark 3 Benchmark 4
October 9, 2008 December 4, 2008 February 12, 2009 April 24, 2009
7.1.1 7.4.1 7.5.1 7.8.1
Rise of the Sub Sahara: Trade & Japan Intro Renaissance;
Roman Empire Influence of Islam Influence from Humanism
China
And Korea
7.2.2 7.4.3 7.5.3 7.8.5
Intro Islam in the Sub Sahara: Trade & Medieval Japan; Advances made during
Middle Ages Influence of Islam Feudalism the Renaissance
7.6.3 7.3.1
7.2.6 Intro to Medieval Medieval China; 7.9.1
Muslim Contributions Europe; Feudalism Reunification of China Reformation
Catholic Church
7.6.6 7.3.5
Course/effects of the Medieval China; Trade
crusades on Christians, & Discoveries
Jews, Muslims
Note: The SUHSD focus standards will be assessed on the benchmark dates listed above. All supporting
standards within the California History-Social Science Standards are assessed on the California Standards test.
(Visit http://cde.ca.gov to view or print the California H-S.S. framework, standards, and sample CST questions)
Salinas Union High School District
Approved – May 7, 2008