World History Curriculum for South Carolina's Grade 6–7 World Civilizations
For South Carolina's Grade 6 and Grade 7 World Civilizations courses, World History Complete – Middle School gives you 190+ sequenced resources from early civilizations to global interactions, starting at $149.90. It handles the ancient-to-early-modern stretch well and trains source and timeline skills throughout. It is not written for South Carolina, so the later modern periods and any region-by-region framing are yours to add.
Open the world history unitsWorld History Complete – Middle School costs $149.90, or $189.90 with the Teach-Life-Balance course. Its 190+ resources run from early civilizations and ancient societies through classical civilizations, medieval worlds and early modern cultural exchange to global interactions, with primary sources, maps and timelines throughout. In South Carolina it fits the Grade 6–7 World Civilizations years as core material, but it is not aligned to the state's social studies standards and has no South Carolina content.
The resources
World History Complete – Middle School, Grades 6–8
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The real problem
Two years of world civilizations, prehistory to present
South Carolina gives middle school world history two full years, which is both a gift and a planning problem. Under the 2019 South Carolina College- and Career-Ready Standards for Social Studies, Grade 6 World Civilizations runs from prehistory to the present with attention to connections between Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe. Grade 7 again covers prehistory to the present, this time across six world regions. Grade 8 then switches to South Carolina history in the context of U.S. history, so world history materials stop being core after Grade 7. The hard part is splitting the content so Grade 7 does not feel like a rerun of Grade 6, while still reaching the present day in both years. This one is strongest from early civilizations through early modern cultural exchange and global interactions, and it trains the habits both courses lean on: reading primary and secondary sources, working with maps and timelines, and building a historical argument. What it does not give you is a region-by-region organization for Grade 7 or detailed units on the 20th century, so plan where those pieces come from before the year starts.
Why it fits
Where the units land in Grade 6 and Grade 7
Units work as a full sequence or on their own, which helps when two grades share one set.
- Early civilizations and ancient societies units open Grade 6 with the prehistory-to-ancient stretch.
- Classical civilizations and belief systems give Grade 6 depth on religion, government and culture.
- Medieval worlds and global connections units support Grade 6's focus on links between world regions.
- Early modern cultural exchange units help Grade 7 compare regions side by side.
- Primary source, map and timeline tasks recur across units, so skills build over both years.
- Differentiated worksheets and answer keys let a mixed-ability class work on the same sources.
Getting started
Splitting the curriculum across two grades
One possible split, offered as a suggestion. Your department may already have a scope and sequence to fit it into.
- Agree on the split with your partnerIf one teacher has Grade 6 and another Grade 7, decide together which units each grade teaches in depth, or students meet the same worksheets twice. Shared use needs a short message to Teach Lessons first.
- Anchor Grade 6 in ancient and classicalUse early civilizations, ancient societies, classical civilizations and belief systems as the core of Grade 6, and introduce the timeline and source tasks carefully, because students will reuse them all year.
- Regroup Grade 7 by regionIn Grade 7, sort the medieval and early modern units under the six regions your course uses. A unit on cultural exchange can anchor a region study instead of being taught in strict date order.
- Fill the modern end of both coursesBoth state courses reach the present. Bring in your own readings for the 19th to 21st centuries, or add a bundle with modern units, such as the XXL History Teaching Bundle.
- Keep spare units for sub daysBecause units stand alone and come with answer keys, a worksheet set from a unit you have already taught makes a workable review lesson when a substitute covers your class.
What to buy
Which world history product to buy
Start with World History Complete – Middle School at $149.90 if you need core material for Grade 6 or 7. If the modern end of the course is your weak spot, the XXL History Teaching Bundle ($249.90) runs from ancient Greece and Rome to industrialization, WWII and the Cold War, and the World History Complete Curriculum Bundle ($249.90, 1000+ pages) includes both World Wars, decolonization and the Cold War. The Middle School History Units Bundle ($74.99, parts $123.91) is a cheaper set of single topics for Grade 7. Buying a second Complete Curriculum package as well? Code TEACHMORE15 takes 15% off the two; it does not apply to bundles.
Honest limits
Limits to know before buying
This curriculum is not written for South Carolina. It has no state standards codes, no region-by-region layout for Grade 7 and nothing on South Carolina, so it will not carry Grade 8. It is not aligned to or approved under the state's social studies standards; check its units against your grade's standards yourself. You supply modern-era readings where you need them and any district assessments. Sharing across a department needs a short message to Teach Lessons first. If it does not fit, exchange it within 7 days for store credit of equal value, not cash.
Good to know
Frequently asked questions
Does it match South Carolina's World Civilizations standards?
Not officially. It is not aligned to, endorsed by or approved under the 2019 South Carolina College- and Career-Ready Standards for Social Studies. The content overlaps with the ancient, classical, medieval and early modern parts of both Grade 6 and Grade 7, but checking it against the state framework, unit by unit, is your job. Plan to supplement the modern periods.
Can I use it in Grade 8?
Not as core material. South Carolina's Grade 8 course is South Carolina history in the context of U.S. history, from colonial settlement through the 21st century, and this curriculum is world history. A Grade 8 teacher might borrow its source analysis tasks as skill practice, but the course itself needs a separate state history resource.
Does it reach the present day?
Its content runs through early modern periods and global interactions. It does not list detailed units on the World Wars or the Cold War. If your Grade 6 or Grade 7 plan needs those, the World History Complete Curriculum Bundle and the XXL History Teaching Bundle both include them, or you can add your own readings.
Is there enough for two different grades?
With 190+ resources there is room to give each grade different units, for example Grade 6 from the ancient and classical material and Grade 7 from the medieval and early modern material regrouped by region. Repeated skill tasks across both years are useful, since source and timeline work improve with practice.
Is it print or digital?
Both. The worksheets, activities, slides and answer keys work equally well in a printed classroom or a digital one. A download link arrives by email right after purchase, and the files also sit in your customer account under Orders. Nothing ships, and no textbook is included.
Is the $189.90 version worth it?
The $189.90 version adds Teach-Life-Balance, a separate time-saving course for teachers with a planner, guides and templates. It adds no history content. It makes sense if you are planning two grades at once and want help organizing your week; if you only need the units, the $149.90 version is enough.
Check the unit list against your course
Open the product page, compare the units with your Grade 6 or Grade 7 plan, and decide which modern-era pieces you will add.
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