7th Grade · Full-year course · 4 units
History
Week 1 is free. Tap Week 1. The reading and the problems are on that lesson. Weeks 2–36 open with a Life Academy plan ($35/month per student or $69/month per family (up to 4 students)).
Unit 1: Foundations
Weeks 1–9Week 1Medieval Europe: manor, lord, serf, and the Church as an institutionWeek 2Charlemagne and successor kingdoms — a map, not a fairy taleWeek 3Castles and warfare as social control plus engineeringWeek 4Magna Carta (1215): a barons' document, later a liberty textWeek 5Islamic Golden Age: Baghdad, Cordoba, algebra, hospitals, translated textsWeek 6West African states: Ghana, Mali, Songhai; gold-salt tradeWeek 7Mansa Musa and Timbuktu as a learning center — accounts, not memesWeek 8Tang and Song China: print, compass, commercial revolutionWeek 9Mongol expansion: violence, trade security, and connected Eurasia
Unit 2: Building fluency
Weeks 10–18Week 10Medieval Japan: shogunate vs emperor — a dual structureWeek 11Crusades as armed contact: multiple motives, multiple outcomesWeek 12Indian Ocean world: monsoon winds as a cause of tradeWeek 13Plague (14th c.): demography as historyWeek 14Ottoman, Safavid, Mughal snapshots + mapWeek 15Renaissance humanism: texts and patrons, not 'the dark ages ended'Week 16Reformation: Luther's 95 Theses (1517) as a document eventWeek 17Printing press: why ideas moved faster — a technology factWeek 18Midyear: 600–1600 timeline and map battery
Unit 3: Depth & application
Weeks 19–27Week 19Age of Exploration: Iberian routes, African coasts, AmericasWeek 20Columbian Exchange: ecological and human consequences (including death)Week 21Atlantic slavery: a trade with numbers, ports, and lawsWeek 22Scientific Revolution: Galileo's conflict as documents, not a cartoonWeek 23English Civil War and Glorious Revolution (1688): Parliament and a Bill of RightsWeek 24Enlightenment claims: consent, rights, checks — and who was left outWeek 25Why governments form: rule of law vs rule of personsWeek 26U.S. local government: city, county, state roles you can nameWeek 27How a U.S. law is made vs how a court case is decided
Unit 4: Mastery & showcase
Weeks 28–36Week 28Primary-source set: Magna Carta line, Luther thesis idea, a slave-trade numberWeek 29Comparative empires chart (Islamic / African / Asian / European)Week 30Early modern synthesis: 1400–1750 exchange and powerWeek 31DBQ: two accounts of contact in the AmericasWeek 32Civics case: a fair rule at home vs a written public lawWeek 33Year timeline teach-back: medieval → early modernWeek 34Map defense: trade winds, deserts, and capitalsWeek 35Oral: Golden Age contributions without flattening 'Islam' into one thingWeek 36Grade 7 history portfolio: documents + maps 600–1750