Grade 7: Investigating History Unit Overview Modules

Investigating History: Unit 7.1 Introduction Module (IH7.1)


Content
  • 7.1 Introductory Module: South and Central Asia
  • A Brief Introduction to the Investigating History Curriculum (Grades 5, 6, 7)
  • ORIENTATION TO UNIT 7.1 (30 minutes)
  • Orientation: Insights for Teaching Unit 7.1 
  • CLUSTER 1: GEOGRAPHY OF SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA (30 minutes)
  • CLUSTER 2: HARAPPAN SOCIETY (45 minutes)
  • The Indus Civilization and the World's First Cities
  • The Urban Revolution, Childe's Theory, Marshall's Challenge
  • Urbanism in South Asia's First Cities
  • CLUSTER 3: POST-HARAPPAN DEVELOPMENT (75 minutes)
  • What are the Vedas and how are they important to the origins of Hinduism?
  • What are the historical and cultural contexts in which Hinduism and Buddhism...
  • What is the religious landscape like at the moment that Buddhism arises?
  • How do Hinduism and Buddhism offer different solutions to the same philosophical
  • Why is the Bhagavad Gita about more than just doing one's dharma?
  • Decoding Hinduism with Devdutt Pattanaik
  • How does Karma Yoga work?
  • CLUSTER 4 / CLUSTER 5 (1 hour and 30 minutes)
  • Understanding Ashoka
  • Ashoka's Buddhist Missions
  • Ashoka's Edicts
  • Ashoka's Legacy
  • SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT (20 minutes)
  • PDP INFORMATION, SURVEYS, AND FEEDBACK
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed