Study Island Topics and Standards

8^th Grade History - Social Science

Topic	6^th, 7^th & 8^th Grade Standards
2. Ancient Civilizations (Reporting Cluster 1)
a. Paleolithic to Agricultural Revolution	6.1.1 – 6.1.3
b. Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Kush	6.2.1 – 6.2.9
c. Ancient Hebrews and Greece	6.3.1 – 6.3.5, 6.4.1 - 6.4.8
d. Early Civilizations of India and China	6.5.1 – 6.5.7, 6.6.1 – 6.6.8
3. Medieval & Early Modern Times (Reporting Cluster 2)
a. Rome and the Roman Empire	6.7.1 – 6.7.8, 7.1.1.- 7.1.3
b. Islam and China in the Middle Ages	7.2.1 – 7.2.6, 7.3.1 – 7.3.6
c. Medieval Africa, Japan, and Europe	7.4.1 – 7.4.5, 7.6.1 – 7.6.9
d. Mesoamerican and Andean Civilizations	7.7.1 – 7.7.5
4. Renaissance/Reformation (Reporting Cluster 3)
a. Renaissance	7.8.1 – 7.8.5, 7.9.1 – 7.9.7
b. Scientific Revolution	7.10.1 – 7.10.3
c. Political and Economic Change	7.11.1 – 7.11.6
5. U.S. Constitution and the Early Republic (Reporting Cluster 4)
a. Founding of the Nation	8.1.1 – 8.1.4
b. U.S. Constitution and Political System	8.2.1 – 8.2.7
c. Early Republic	8.4.1 – 8.4.4
d. Regions: 1800 to Mid-1800s	8.6.1 – 8.6.7, 8.7.1 – 8.7.4, 8.8.1 – 8.8.6
6. Civil War and its Aftermath (Reporting Cluster 5)
a. Early Attempts to Abolish Slavery	8.9.1 – 8.9.6
b. Civil War	8.10.1 – 8.10.7
c. Reconstruction	8.11.1 – 8.11.5
d. Industrial Revolution	8.12.1 – 8.12.9