BROCKTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS



BROCKTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS

SOCIAL SCIENCE PROGRAM

Grade 8

ROME/BYZANTINE EMPIRES

• Causes of the rise and fall of Empires

• Achievements

• Expanding boundaries

medieval europe

• Feudal system

• Crusades

• Encounters between Christianity and Islam

Development of Trade

• Empires of West Africa/Asia

RENAISSANCE, Reformation, and Enlightenment

• Growth of ideas

• Individualism and creativity

European Expansion

• Age of exploration

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The Grade 8 Social Science program is aligned with the Massachusetts Curriculum Framework for History and Social Science. The class will focus on World History in a chronological and thematic format.

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