Middle School Social Studies
Marist students take Geography this year.
What is 7th grade?
This elective course offers AP credit and studies the political, economic, religious, social, intellectual, and artistic trends that shaped Europe from 1450 to the present.
What is AP European History?
What are World History, European History, and US History?
The three branches of the United States federal government.
What are Legislative, Executive, and Judicial?
The fundamental concept of economics
What is scarcity?
Marist students take Ancient Civilizations this year.
What is 8th grade?
This elective course is a survey of the history and culture of Central and South America.
What is Latin American Studies?
This course combines 10th grade American History with American Literature
What is American Experiment?
This document, added to the U.S. Constitution, guarantees individual rights and freedoms, such as freedom of speech and religion.
What is The Bill of Rights?
Marist offers these two AP economics classes.
What are Macroeconomics and Microeconomics?
This climate zone is characterized by warm temperatures year-round and heavy rainfall.
What is tropical?
This elective course includes the option of a spring break trip to Germany, Austria, and the Czech Republic.
What is History of the Holocaust?
This ancient trade route connected Europe and Asia, facilitating the exchange of goods, ideas, and cultures.
What is the Silk Road?
A legislative body composed of two chambers
What is bicameral legislature?
This macroeconomic indicator represents the total amount of goods and services produced by a nation's economy.
What is Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?
The thickest layer of the Earth, made mostly of solid rock (also the last name of a New York Yankees legend).
What is Mantle?
This elective course examines post-Cold War U.S. history through dialogue and debate.
What is Contemporary U.S. History?
This period marked a revival of interest in classical Greek and Roman culture, leading to significant advancements in art, literature, and science.
What is The Renaissance?
This American Vice President became President when Richard Nixon resigned.
Who is Gerald Ford?
This branch of microeconomics studies strategic decision making (and is often a favorite of Marist AP Micro students).
What is Game Theory?
This civilization, known for their complex writing system and pyramids, emerged along the Nile River.
What is Ancient Egypt?
This elective offers AP credit and examines the diversity of African American experiences through direct encounters with authentic and varied sources.
What is AP African American Studies?
The bloodiest single day of the American Civil War.
What is Antietam?
A collection of essays, written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, argued in favor of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.
What are The Federalist Papers?
The name given to describe the unusually high levels of inflation and unemployment that occurred in 1970s America.
What is stagflation?