Grade 8 - 7th Century to 1750 - BC Social Studies - Lesson/ Workbook Bundle

Grade 8 - 7th Century to 1750 Unit - BC Social Studies - Lesson/Workbook Bundle. This bundle was created to provide everything you need to teach the Grade 8 7th Century to 1750 Unit in the BC Social Studies Curriculum.

With your purchase, you will receive lesson slides that follow the 3-Part lesson format, engaging your students from start to finish. You will also receive the workbook, which contains fun activities and worksheets for your students to demonstrate their understanding.

Workbook Details:
This resource covers all the outcomes in the Grade 8, British Columbia (BC) Social Studies Curriculum – 7th Century to 1750 unit.

There are 311 activity sheets that cover the outcomes in the social studies curriculum. This comprehensive unit contains readings, hands-on activities, true/false, diagrams, exit cards, reflections, word searches and more. We’ve presented the material in a variety of text forms, including reports, news articles, blog posts, and stories. There is also a unit test and answer pages for all activities!

This best-selling resource has been updated in 2026 to include even more engaging worksheets and hands-on activities.

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• The Middle Ages, Fall of Rome, and the rise of Feudalism
• Feudalism and the Manorial System
• Day in the Life of a Serf
• Feudalism in Japan vs Europe
• Religion in Feudalist Societies
• Inventions in the Medieval Period
• The English Peasants' Revolt of 1381
• The Black Death, decline of Feudalism, and end of the Middle Ages
• The Byzantine Empire timeline, daily life, jobs, and gender roles
• The rise of the Ottoman Empire and the Fall of Constantinople
• The Islamic Golden Age
• The Renaissance and Humanism
• Astronomy, mathematics, and innovation during the Renaissance
• Art as a reflection of Renaissance ideals and perspective
• The Global Impact of the Renaissance
• Why the Renaissance Still Matters
• The Enlightenment: A Time of Great Ideas
• The Crusades, Reformation, and Counter-Reformation
• The Expulsion of Jewish People from Spain
• Navigational tools, Zheng He, and cartography
• The Silk Road and Indian Ocean Trade
• The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and the Middle Passage
• Imperialism and Spanish Imperialism
• Christopher Columbus and the Columbian Exchange
• Mesoamerica and Spanish Influence
• The Two Row Wampum Belt
• John Cabot, Jacques Cartier, and Samuel de Champlain
• New France and the Fur Trade
• French alliances and the Beaver Wars
• Fur traders, settlers, seigneurs, habitants, and citizens of New France
• The Catholic Church and society in New France
• Trade between Europeans and Indigenous Peoples
• European learning from Indigenous Peoples
• The Expulsion of the Acadians
• Population changes from the 7th century to 1750
• Urbanization from the Middle Ages to 1750
• Environmental effects of urbanization
• Unit Test
• Answer Pages For All Activities

Google Lesson Slides

Grade 8 - 7th Century to 1750 Unit - Google Lesson Slides - BC Social Studies. This resource is packed with all the lessons you need to teach 7th Century to 1750 Unit, Grade 8, BC Social Studies Curriculum.

We have structured these lessons to follow the popular 3-Part Lesson format. By using these lessons, you will be provided with learning goals, discussion questions, relevant YouTube videos, interactive slides, exit cards, and more. Check out the variety of activities you'll receive below.

Part 1: Minds On!
- Learning Goals
- Discussion Questions

- Polls/Surveys

- Picture Prompts

- Jokes and Riddles

- Relevant Quotes

Part 2: Action!
- Interactive Activities

- Drag and Drop

- Fill in the Blanks

- Matching

- Sorting

- Polls/Surveys and Graphing

- Embedded YouTube Videos

Part 3: Consolidation

- Exit Cards

- 3-2-1 Reflections

- One Word Reflections

- Act It Out!

- Quick Draw

- One Sentence Summary

After purchasing this resource, you will be able to download a copy of this file to your Google Drive. From there, you can complete these lessons with your class, and/or assign these slides in Google Classroom.