ment. . . . Students study the ethical teachings of
Confucius. . . . Students can read Paul’s letter to
Philemon, a letter whose moral teaching on slavery
challenged by persuasion the social order and insti-
tutions of Rome.

Grade Seven
World History and Geography: Medieval and
Early Modern Time, In studying the social struc-
ture of the Ottoman Empire, attention is given to the
role of women, the privileges of its conquered
peoples, and slavery— Students study the African
States in the Middle Ages.
The Story of St. Francis can be told___To stimulate
discussion of human rights and genocide in the
Middle Ages, students should learn about the con-
tinuing persecution of the Jewish minority…. the
massacre of Jews by Crusaders…. their expulsion
from England, France, many German cities, and
Spain, Students should understand that intoler-
ance and zealotry led to horrendous massacres of
Jews. Students examine the Inquisition in Spain
and Portugal….

Students see how the human rights and political
ideas implicit in the Magna Carta were basic prin-
ciples embodied in the English Bill of Rights, the
French Declaration of The Rights of Man and of the
Citizen, and the American Declaration of Indepen-
dence.

In linking past to present, students consider ideas
that continue to influence our nation and world
today; for example,… the ideal of human rights, a
vital issue today throughout the world.

Grade Eight
United States History and Geography: Growth
and Conflict Students read from the Declaration of
Independence and discuss questions such as; What
are “natural rights” and “natural law”? What did
Jefferson mean when he wrote, “all men are created
equal” and “endowed by their Creator with certain
inalienable rights”?

Students study the Magna Carta, the English Bill of
Rights of 1689…

Students examine the tortuous process through
which the Founding Fathers struggled for compro-
mise on issues dividing the North and South and
enacted provisions that, until amended, legalized
and preserved slavery (for example, the three-fifths
rule of representation, the slave importation clause,
and the fugitive slave clause). Special attention is
paid to the issues that these clauses raise….

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