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Welcome to 6th Grade Social
Studies
Unit One:
Patterns of Settlement in the Ancient and Modern World
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Geography
Hunters and Gatherers vs. Farming
Patterns of Civilization
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Unit Two:
Citizenship and Governance
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Forms of Government
Role of Government, Role of Citizens
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
Unit Three:
Impact of Economics
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Fundamentals of Economics
Economic/Political System Connections
Ancient China
Unit Four:
Cultural Systems
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Define Culture
The Role of Culture on Religion, Empires, and Civilizations
**All three teachers will have their homerooms (Lasek’s homeroom will go to Puleo) for first and
second quarter. Students will rotate to the remaining two teachers during third and fourth.
Quarter 1
 Geography
 Hunters and Gatherers vs. Farming
 Patterns of Civilization
 Government
Quarter 2 – 4
Ancient Civilizations (this will include the culture information from unit 4)
 Frye = Mesopotamia and Egypt
 Gleason = Greece and Rome
 Puleo = Economics and China