Ensure Moscow, London, Paris, Rome, and Constantinople (Istanbul) are marked, as they are the "anchors" of 7th-grade history.
This map is usually the most "colorful" due to religious divisions.
Draw arrows toward the Baltic Sea (west). Mark the city of and Pskov .
This map focuses on the massive expansion of the Tsardom of Russia.
The Atlantic Ocean, "The New World," and the Spice Islands (Moluccas). 2. Russia Under Ivan the Terrible (XVI Century)
A solid line from Spain across the Atlantic to the Caribbean Islands (San Salvador, Cuba, Haiti).
Southern Europe (Spain, Italy, France, Austria) (Catholic). The Thirty Years' War (1618–1648): Mark Westphalia (the site of the peace treaty).