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Articles & Questions (No Pre-Teaching Needed)These assignments contain:500 to 600 word article on the topic7-8 Comprehension QuestionsAnswer Key*Easily editable word document assignment (PDF Versions available in our Assignment Packet)Assignments Included: 92nd Infantry Division 101st Airborne 761st Tank Battalion Admiral Bull Halsey Admiral Nagumo Admiral Nimitz Admiral Yamamoto Adolf Hitler African Americans in WW II Aircraft Carriers Allied Powers & Leaders of WW II Attack on Pearl Harbor At

Articles & Questions (No Pre-Teaching Needed)These assignments contain:500-600 word Articles7-8 Comprehension QuestionsAnswer Keys* Easily editable Word FormatAssignments Included:Overview (civil war begins, divided nation) Causes (political instability, rising tensions) Life in China (poverty, daily struggles) 1911 Revolution (Qing dynasty collapse begins) Sun Yat-sen (founder of new republic) Yuan Shikai (failed monarchy attempt leader) Warlord Era (regional leaders control territo

Articles & Questions (No Pre-Teaching Needed)These assignments contain:500-600 word Articles7-8 Comprehension QuestionsAnswer KeysAssignments Included:Overview (civil war begins, divided nation) Causes (political instability, rising tensions) Life in China (poverty, daily struggles) 1911 Revolution (Qing dynasty collapse begins) Sun Yat-sen (founder of new republic) Yuan Shikai (failed monarchy attempt leader) Warlord Era (regional leaders control territories) May Fourth Movement (

Articles & Questions (No Pre-Teaching Needed)These assignments contain:500 to 600 word article on the topic7-8 Comprehension QuestionsAnswer Key*Easily editable word document assignmentTopics Included:Ancient Greece Overview Geography of Ancient Greece Minoans Myceneans Greek Daily Life Typical Greek Town Clothing in Ancient Greece Food in Ancient Greece Architecture in Ancient Greece Drama and Theater in Ancient Greece Ancient Greek Art Greek Alphabet Science and Technology in Ancient Greece Wo

Articles & Questions (No Pre-Teaching Needed)These assignments contain:500 to 600 word article on the topic7-8 Comprehension QuestionsAnswer Key*Easily editable word document assignment (PDF Versions available in our Assignment Packet)Assignments Included:Westward Expansion: OverviewThomas JeffersonLouisiana PurchaseLewis and ClarkSacagaweaAmerican Fur CompanyRocky Mountain Fur CompanyDaniel BooneFrontier Log CabinsDaily Life on the FrontierBozeman TrailOregon TrailDangers of the Oregon TrailRat

Complete Curriculum Unit. One assignment These assignments contain:500 to 600 word article on the topic7-8 Comprehension questionsAnswer KeyAssignments Included: (Same as our MA Unit) Topic 1. The philosophical foundations of the United States political system -Athens Influence on Modern U.S. Democracy -Roman Republic Influence on U.S. Democracy -Enlightenment influence on U.S. Government -Charles de Montesquieu influence on U.S. Constitution -Thomas Hobbes Political Philosophy -John Locke Poli

Complete Curriculum Unit. One assignment per StandarThese assignments contain:500 to 600 word article on the topic7-8 Comprehension questionsAnswer Key*These easily editable word document assignments are based on the exact wording of the MA Grade 8 Civics CurriculumAssignments Included:TOPICS INCLUDED: (In Standards Order) Topic 1. The philosophical foundations of the United States political system [8.T1]-Athens Influence on Modern U.S. Democracy -Roman Republic Influence on U.S. Democracy -Enl

Articles & Questions (No Pre-Teaching Needed)These assignments contain:500-600 word Articles7-8 Comprehension QuestionsAnswer Keys* Easily editable Word FormatAssignments Included:OverviewBattle of Guadalete (711)Tariq ibn ZiyadVisigoth King RodericMuslim Conquest of Hispania (711-718)Battle of Covadonga (722) PelayoEstablishment of the Kingdom of Asturias (718)Battle of Toulouse (721) The FranksBattle of Tours (732)Charles MartelThe Umayyad Emirate of Córdoba (756)CharlemagneSiege of Zaragoza

Articles & Questions (No Pre-Teaching Needed)These assignments contain:500-600 word Articles7-8 Comprehension QuestionsAnswer KeysAssignments Included:Overview Causes Life During Nicholas II (1894–1917) Alexandra (1894–1917) Grigori Rasputin (d. 1916) Bloody Sunday (January 22, 1905) 1905 Revolution (1905) Creation of the Duma (1906) World War I begins for Russia (1914) Food Shortages in Cities (1916–1917) Worker Strikes in Petrograd (February 1917) March Revolution (March 1917) Abdication of Ni

Articles & Questions (No Pre-Teaching Needed)These assignments contain:500-600 word Articles7-8 Comprehension QuestionsAnswer Keys* Easily editable Word Format Assignments Included:Overview Causes Life During Nicholas II (1894–1917) Alexandra (1894–1917) Grigori Rasputin (d. 1916) Bloody Sunday (January 22, 1905) 1905 Revolution (1905) Creation of the Duma (1906) World War I begins for Russia (1914) Food Shortages in Cities (1916–1917) Worker Strikes in Petrograd (February 1917) March Revolutio

Articles & Questions (No Pre-Teaching Needed)These assignments contain:500 to 600 word article on the topic7-8 Comprehension QuestionsAnswer Key*Easily editable word document assignment (PDF Versions available in our Assignment Packet)Assignments Included:Ancient Rome: OverviewRomulus and RemusThe Roman RepublicThe City of RomeThe Roman ForumDaily Life in Ancient RomeFood and Cooking in Ancient RomeClothing in Ancient RomePlebeians and PatriciansRoman Housing and HomesLife in the City in Ancient

Articles & Questions (No Pre-Teaching Needed)These assignments contain:500-600 word Articles7-8 Comprehension QuestionsAnswer Keys* Easily editable Word FormatAssignments Included:OverviewHerodotus (c. 484 – c. 425 BCE)Pytheas (c. 4th century BCE) Xu Fu (c. 3rd century BCE)Wang Dayuan (c. 14th century)Marco Polo (1254 – 1324) Ibn Battuta (1304 – 1369)Zheng He (1371 – 1433)Erik the Red (c. 950 – c. 1003)Bjarni Herjólfsson (c. 970 – c. 1050) Leif Erikson (c. 970 – c. 1020) Christopher Columbus (1

Articles & Questions (No Pre-Teaching Needed)These assignments contain:500-600 word Articles7-8 Comprehension QuestionsAnswer Keys* Easily editable Word FormatAssignments Included:Overview Geography Government Culture Daily Life Religion Social Classes Food & Agriculture Education Arts & Entertainment Clothing Technology & Science Trade & Commerce Military & Warfare Literature Men’s Roles Women’s Roles Temujin (Genghis Khan) Unification of the Mongol Tribes (1206) The Kurultai of 1206 The Yassa

Articles & Questions (No Pre-Teaching Needed)These assignments contain:500-600 word Articles7-8 Comprehension QuestionsAnswer Keys* Easily editable Word FormatAssignments Included:OverviewGovernmentCultureDaily LifeReligionSocial ClassesFood & AgricultureEducationArts & EntertainmentClothingTechnology & ScienceTrade & CommerceMilitary & WarfareLiteratureMen’s RolesWomen’s RolesFounding of the Ottoman Empire – 1299Capture of Bursa – 1326Battle of Kosovo – 1389Conquest of Thessaloniki – 1430Fall o

Articles & Questions (No Pre-Teaching Needed)These assignments contain:500 to 600 word article on the topic7-8 Comprehension QuestionsAnswer Key*Easily editable word document assignment (PDF Versions available in our Assignment Packet)Topics Included: (In Order)OverviewGeographyGovernmentCultureDaily LifeReligionSocial ClassesFood & AgricultureEducationArts & EntertainmentClothingTechnology & ScienceTrade & CommerceMilitary & WarfareLiteratureMen’s RolesWomen’s RolesFirst Farming Settlements In

Articles & Questions (No Pre-Teaching Needed)These assignments contain:500-600 word Articles7-8 Comprehension QuestionsAnswer Keys* Easily editable Word FormatAssignments Included:OverviewThe Founding of the Knights Templar (1119)The Templar SwordHugues de Payens and the First KnightsThe Council of Nablus (1120)Recognition by the Church: The Council of Troyes (1129)Bernard of Clairvaux and the Templar RuleThe Role of the Knights Templar in the Second Crusade (1147–1149)Expansion of the Templar O

Articles & Questions (No Pre-Teaching Needed)These assignments contain:500 to 600 word article on the topic7-8 Comprehension QuestionsAnswer Key*Easily editable word document assignment (PDF Versions available in our Assignment Packet)Topics Included: IN ORDEROverviewGeographyGovernmentCultureDaily LifeReligionSocial ClassesFood & AgricultureEducatioArts & EntertainmentClothingTechnology & ScienceTrade & CommerceMilitary & WarfareLiteratureMen’s RolesWomen’s RolesFounding of CarthageQueen DidoOl

Articles & Questions (No Pre-Teaching Needed)These assignments contain:500 to 600 word article on the topic7-8 Comprehension QuestionsAnswer Key*Easily editable word document assignment (PDF Versions available in our Assignment Packet)Topics Included:OverviewGeographyGovernmentCultureDaily LifeReligionSocial ClassesFood & AgricultureEducationArts & EntertainmentClothingTechnology & ScienceTrade & CommerceMilitary & WarfareLiteratureMen’s RolesWomen’s RolesFounding of Akkad (c. 2334 BCE)Sargon of

Articles & Questions (No Pre-Teaching Needed)These assignments contain:500-600 word Articles7-8 Comprehension QuestionsAnswer Keys* Easily editable Word FormatAssignments Included: Overview 1950 June 25 – North Korea invades South Korea June 27 – The UN calls for military support to aid South Korea. June 28 – North Korean forces capture Seoul July 5 – The Battle of Osan July 14-26 – The Battle of Taejon August 4-September 18 – The Battle of Pusan Perimeter September 15 – The Inche

Articles & Questions (No Pre-Teaching Needed)These assignments contain:500 to 600 word article on the topic7-8 Comprehension QuestionsAnswer Key*Easily editable word document assignmentTopics Included:ChemistryChemistry Lab Equipment Organic Chemistry Famous Chemists MatterAtom Molecules Isotopes Solids, Liquids, Gases Melting and Boiling Chemical Bonding Chemical Reactions Radioactivity and Radiation Mixtures and CompoundsNaming Compounds Mixtures Separating Mixtures Solutions Acids and Bases C