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Middle School Extended Standards
Social Studies
Unit:
World History
Year:
2
Quarter: 1 and 2
Standards :
World History
6.A.W.1.4 Students are able to identify a characteristic of a Middle Eastern civilization (Egypt)
6.A.W.1.5 Students are able to identify a characteristic of an African empire
6.A.W.2.4 Students are able to identify one cultural contribution of a middle Eastern civilization (Egyp
6.A.W.2.5 Students are able to identify one cultural contribution of an African Empire
Civics
7.A.C.2.1 Students are able to idenitfy one social or political issue
Economics
7.A.E.1.1 Students are able to select a resource that provides for human activity
7.A.E.1.2 Students are to identify an econmic activity that affects the standard of living
7.A.E.1.3 Students are able to identify an advantage of international trade
Geography
7.A.G.1.1 Students area able to locate information when given the appropriate resources, data services a
tools
7.A.G.1.2 Students are able to identify a location on a map
7.A.G.1.3 Students are able to identify a characteristic of a given location
7.A.G.1.4 Students are able to identify a reason for variation in a population distribution
Essential Questions:
What are the locations and charactaristics of Middle Eastern (Egypt) and African Civilizations?
What are some cultural contributions of Middle Eastern (Egypt) and African Civilizations?
What are reasons for variations in population distribution?
How do social/political issues affect Middle Eastern and African Civilizations?
What are some of the rights and responsibilities of the Middle Eastern (Egypt) and African people?
 How does economic activity affects the standard of living?
How does international trade help Middle Eastern (Egypt) and African Empires?
Target Skills:
World History
Identify a characteristic of a Middle Eastern civilization
Identify a characteristic of an African Empire
Identify a characteristic of a Mesoamerican/Andean Empires civilization
Identify a cultural contribution of the Middle Eastern civilization
Identify two changes two cultural contributions of the African Empire
Identify a cultural contribution of the Mesoamerican/Andean Empire
Geography
Locate information when given the appropriate resource
Identify a location on a map
Identify a characteristic of a given location
Identify a reason for variation in population distribution
Civics
Identify a right and a responsibility
Identify an example of a citizen impacting social and/or political issues
Economics
Select a resource that provides for human activity
Identify an economic activity that affects the standard of living
Identify an advantage of international trade
Key Vocabulary: map, plains, flood, soil irrigation, crops, temples, wool, headdress, jewelry, langua
sewers, wheel, plow, sailboat
Unit:
World History
Year:
2
Quarter: 1 and 2
Units
Materials
Assessments
Middle Eastern(Egypt)
Civilization--Mesopotamia
Evan-Moor: Ancient
Civilizations
Level 1 Assessment
Ancient Mesopotamia p. 18-31
Point/Circle a characteri
Eastern (Egypt) Civilizat
Ancient Egypt p.32-43
Point/Circle a change or
contribution
Point/Circle population
Point/Circle a social/pol
Evan-Moor: Ancient Egypt
Point/Circle a right/resp
(entire book)
Point/Circle an economi
affects standard of living
Point/Circle Middle Eas
Civilization--Mesopotam
Benchmark: Early River
Civilizations Posters 1, 2, 3
(Mesopotamia/Egypt)
Level 2 Assessment
Write/Circle/Draw char
Middle Eastern (Egypt)
Mesopotamia
Write/Circle/Draw a cul
or event
Write/Circle/Draw popu
Write/Circle/Draw a soc
Write/Circle/Draw a rig
Write/Circle/Draw an ec
that affects standard of l
Identify/Match/Locate M
(Egypt)--Mesopotamia o
African Empire Civilization
Evan Moor: Africa
Level 1 Assessment
(entire book)
Introducing Africa
Water and Landforms
Geographic Regions
Political Divisions
Africa's resources
African Animals
The People
Point/Circle a characteri
Empire.
Point/Circle a change or
contribution
Point/Circle population
Point/Circle a social/pol
Point/Circle a right/resp
Point/Circle an economi
affects standard of living
Point/Circle African Em
Level 2 Assessment
Write/Circle/Draw char
African Empire
Write/Circle/Draw a cul
or event
Write/Circle/Draw popu
Write/Circle/Draw a soc
Write/Circle/Draw a rig
Write/Circle/Draw an ec
that affects standard of l
Identify/Match/Locate t
on a map