Ukraine 7th Grade Curriculum - World History

Section 1: The First Medieval States

• Formation of Barbarian Kingdoms: Focuses on the emergence of kingdoms established by Germanic tribes after the fall of the Western Roman Empire. Key topics include the Frankish Kingdom under Clovis, the conquests of Charlemagne and the division of the Frankish Empire.
• The Byzantine Empire: Covers the Byzantine Empire under Justinian, its golden age during the Macedonian and Komnenos dynasties, and Byzantine culture.
• The Rise of Islam: Examines the natural and geographical conditions of Arabia, the emergence of Islam under Muhammad, Arab conquests and the establishment of caliphates, and the development of Arab and Muslim culture.

Section 2: The Medieval World of Western Europe

• The Relationship Between Humans and Nature: Explores how humans interacted with their environment during the medieval period.
• Population Movements: Covers migrations and demographic shifts within Europe.
• Medieval Social Order: Focuses on the three orders of medieval society (clergy, nobility, and peasantry), the feudal system, and the organization of the Christian Church.

Section 3: European Society and States in the 10th-15th Centuries

• The Vikings: Covers the Vikings' conquests and their impact on Europe.
• The Crusades: Examines the Crusades, the Crusader States, and Christian military orders.
• Medieval States: Focuses on the development of medieval states from fragmented entities to estate-representative monarchies. Includes topics such as the Reconquista in Spain, the rise of the Kingdom of Spain under Isabella I and Ferdinand II, France during the 11th-15th centuries (including the Hundred Years' War and Joan of Arc), the consolidation of power under French kings like Louis XI, England during the 11th-15th centuries (including Henry II Plantagenet and the Magna Carta), the War of the Roses, the Holy Roman Empire, and the Italian commercial republics (Genoa and Venice).

Section 4: Material and Spiritual World of Medieval Europe

• The East-West Schism: Covers the East-West Schism of 1054 and its impact on Christianity.
• The Catholic Church: Focuses on the Catholic Church during the 11th-15th centuries, including figures like Thomas Aquinas, medieval heresies, and the response to them.
• Medieval Education: Examines medieval schools and universities, scientific and technological achievements, and the invention of printing.
• Medieval Art and Architecture: Covers medieval architecture, art, the Early Renaissance, and humanism.

Section 5: Countries of Central and Eastern Europe in the 10th-15th Centuries

• Military Orders and Christianity: Focuses on the role of military orders like the Teutonic and Livonian orders in spreading Christianity in Eastern Europe.
• Key Eastern European States: Covers the Grand Duchy of Lithuania under Algirdas, the Kingdom of Poland under Casimir III, and the Kingdom of Hungary under Stephen I.
• Religious and Political Developments: Examines figures like Jan Hus and the Hussite Wars, Mongol rule, the Novgorod Republic, the Grand Principality of Moscow under Ivan III, the formation of the Ottoman Empire under Mehmed II, and Ottoman culture.

Section 6: Medieval East (Review)

• Medieval China: Covers the state and society in medieval China and Chinese cultural achievements.
• Medieval India: Focuses on India during its period of political decentralization, the Delhi Sultanate, and Indian cultural achievements.
• Medieval Japan: Examines Japan, including the Tokugawa shogunate, its isolationist foreign policy, and Japanese culture.