GRADE 7 SOCIAL STUDIES · CHAPTER 3
History, sources & inquiry
Study each lesson in order, or choose the idea you need today.
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- Study a lesson
Historical reasoning
Separate sequence from historical cause
Distinguish chronological order, a proposed mechanism and evidence needed for a causal claim.
World history
Analyze how printing can affect the spread of ideas
Use a stated comparison to reason about information access without claiming that technology guarantees agreement or literacy.
AN EXAMPLE FROM THIS CHAPTER
A town opens a bridge in 1900 and its trade rises in 1902. What does the order alone establish?
Show answer & explanation
The bridge opened before the recorded rise.
The dates establish sequence, not a unique cause.
Curriculum & source notes
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