---
title: "SS7G12: Southern and Eastern Asia Cultures (Georgia Social Studies standard)"
code: SS7G12
cite_as: Georgia Standards of Excellence, Social Studies, SS7G12
subject: social_studies
grades:
  - grade-7
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---

# SS7G12: Southern and Eastern Asia Cultures

Analyze the diverse cultural characteristics of the people who live in Southern and Eastern Asia.

- Subject: Social Studies
- Appears in: Grade 7, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/social_studies/grade-7.md

## Expectations

- **SS7G12.a**: Explain the differences between an ethnic group and a religious group.
- **SS7G12.b**: Compare and contrast the belief systems originating in Southern and Eastern Asia: Buddhism, Hinduism, Shintoism, and Confucianism.

## Georgia Milestones coverage

No Georgia Milestones blueprint cites this standard.

Source: Georgia Standards of Excellence, published by the Georgia Department of Education at case.georgiastandards.org.