This resource explains how the Romans established a form of government-a republic-that was copied by countries for centuries and how the United States is based partly on Rome's model.

This parent guide supports parents in helping their child at home with the 7th grade Social Studies content.

This resource accompanies our Rethink 7th Grade Social Studies course. It includes ideas for use, ways to support exceptional children, ways to extend learning, digital resources and tools, tips for supporting English Language Learners and students with visual and hearing impairments. There are also ideas for offline learning. 

In this lesson, students describe which segments of society were included in the original Athenian democracy. They also compare and contrast early Greek democracy to democracy as it is exercised in the United States today.

Students make connections between the influences of the ancient past on American founding documents and fathers through this lesson plan. Students participate in a presentation, analyze Athenian and American democracy, create a PowerPoint presentation investigating the three major Greek philosophers, and take an assessment on knowledge gained. Lesson opens in a Word document.

This resource provides information on ancient Greek democracy and insight as to how ancient Greek democracy may have influenced political ideas of modern societies.

This resource explains how Ghana's newly established political system has dramatically improved in basic services.

This course was created by the Rethink Education Content Development Team. This course is aligned to the NC Standards for 7th Grade Social Studies. 

This course was created by the Rethink Education Content Development Team. This course is aligned to the NC Standards for 7th Grade Social Studies.

This resource explains how the Roman Republic may have influenced the political ideas of modern societies.

In this lesson, students learn that the Roman Empire had massive influences on the rest of the world, from city planning to daily vocabulary.

This resource explains the role of Senators in the Roman Republic and later under the Roman Empire.