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Social Studies – 6th Grade
UNIT 2 –History
Big Idea: Cooperation and conflict between groups of people have Secondary Big Idea: Many individuals have
contributed to the history of the world for
produced change in the world.
better or for worse*
How does geography impact
the growth of society?
Background:
Unit 2 Setting the Stage
Chap. 7 Geography and the Early
Settlement of Egypt, Kush, and
Canaan
Is cooperation a necessity
when building a successful
society?
Is cooperation a necessity
when building a successful
society?
What contributions did the
pharaohs have to the history of
Egypt?
Did their contributions affect Egypt
in a positive or negative way?
Chap 9: Daily Life in Ancient Egypt
Egyptians had a complex social structure that
relied on cooperation between different social
levels and jobs.
Chap. 5.4: Social Structure
Chap. 10: The Kingdom of Kush
The conflict between Egypt and Kush
produced change across the region.
Chapter 8: The Ancient
Egyptian Pharaohs
Refer to Big Idea from unit 1
Students will know:
 Topography
 Vegetation
 Nile River
 Egypt
 Kush
 Mediterranean Sea
 Canaan
 Jordan River
7.4A (R,M), 7.4B (I,R,M)
Students will know:
 Merchant
 Artisan
 Social Pyramid
 Social Class
 Status
 Noble
 Peasant
 *Relationships within cities*
8.3D (R, M), 8.4A (I,R,M)
Students will know:
 Egyptianized
 Meroe
 Dynasty
 Kandake
Students will know:
 Pharaoh
 Hatshepsut
 Ramses II
 treaty
Project
Research an Egyptian
Pharaoh and the impact they
had on history. See Rubric.
8.3D (R, M), 8.4A (I,R,M)
8.4A (I,R,M)
Students will be able to:
 Explain how cooperation between groups of people has produced change in the world.
 Determine whether or not cooperation is necessary when building a successful society.
Performance Task: Students will revisit their city-states five years after its birth. The goal was to become large and powerful, but growth has stopped due to lack of
cooperation and leadership. Using ideas from ancient Egypt, students must create their own social structure and develop a speech that they will read to their citizens
convincing them that this idea will lead to cooperation and growth.