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6th Grade Social Studies at a Glance
Unit of Study/Theme
1st 9 weeks
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1st Semester
Unit 1: Emergence of
Civilization
Human Origins and Early
Civilizations, Prehistory to
1000 BC
Focus/ Clarifying Standards
History: 1.3, 2.2, 2.3
Geography: 1.1, 1.4, 2.1, 2.2
Economics: 1.1
Civics & Governance: 1.4
Culture: 1.1
• Map Skills
• Landforms
• Human Origins
• Agricultural Revolution
• Early Civilizations
• Ancient River Valley
(Mesopotamia, Nile River,
Indus River, Huang He
Valley)
Unit 2: Development of
Civilizations
Classical Civilizations and
Rise of Religious
Traditions, 1000BC to
500AD
• History of Ancient
Societies
• Development of
languages and writing of
Ancient Societies
• Government of Ancient
Societies
• Economic Development
of Ancient Societies
• Religions of Ancient
Societies
• Four Cradles of Ancient
Society
• Hierarchy of social
classes
History: 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4
Geography: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.1, 2.2
Economics: 1.1, 1.2
Civics & Governance: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3,
1.4
Culture: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3
Essential Questions
1. How did the physical geography of a
location influence the lives of early
humans?
2. Why did hunter-gathers move into settled
communities? (adaptation and migration)
3. Why is it important for archaeologists to
“dig up” the past?
4. When and where did the earliest
civilizations exist? (Ancient River Valley
Civilizations)
5. What are some of the tools developed by
early man and how were they used?
6. How did early art evolve into the art we
know today?
Resources
National History Standards
http://nchs.ucla.edu/Standards/world-history-standards
World History Curriculum Units
http://www.mitchellteachers.org/WorldHistory/MrMWorldHistoryCu
rriculumAncientMain.html
Fossil Hominids The Evidence of Human Origins
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/homs/
The Hall of Human Origins
http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/permanent/humanorigins/
Era 3 Resources
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/
Mesopotamia Resources
http://mesopotamia.lib.uchicago.edu/
• How did the landforms of an area shape the
social, political, and economic characteristics
of early civilizations? (Ancient Societies)
• How did the Four Cradles of Ancient Society
develop?
• What religious traditions developed in
ancient civilizations?
• What forms of language and writing
developed in ancient civilizations?
• What was the impact of Ancient Empires on
later civilizations?
• Why was it important for early civilizations
to settle near water and fertile soil?
Asia for Educators
http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/
A Guide to Teaching World History and Geography
http://www.studentsfriend.com/
World Atlas
www.worldatlas.com
Excellent Ancient Rome site
http://www.roman-empire.net/
A Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization
http://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/
6th Grade Social Studies at a Glance
Unit of Study/Theme
Essential Questions
History: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4
Geography: 1.2, 1.4, 2.1
Economics: 1.1, 1.2
Civics & Governance: 1.2, 1.3, 1.4
Culture: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3
• What caused the decline of the Roman
Empire?
• How did political and cultural geography
influence the rapid expansion of trade and
the spread of civilization?
• Why did the Byzantine Empire have so much
influence on religion, culture, and trade in
Russia and Eastern Europe?
• What factors produced the division within
the Christian Church?
History: 1.3, 2.2, 2.4
Geography: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.1
Economics: 1.1, 1.2
Civics & Governance: 1.2, 1.3, 1.4
Culture: 1.1
• What was the effect of contact with new
people on the health of the natives of that
particular area?
• What impact did major trade routes have on
the interactions among cultures?
• Has the role of law and legal systems within
a society changed over time?
• How have religions evolved?
• Why has the geography of a location
influenced the region?
• How did the Four Cradles of Ancient Society
develop?
• Spread of Empires
• Religious Influence
• Effects of Trade Routes
• Establishment and
Spread of Goods,
Technology, and Ideas
• Investigate the
differences of the
Medieval Periods
Unit 4: Regional
Civilizations
Regional Interactions,
1000 to ~1500 AD
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Unit 3: Expanding of
Civilizations
Postclassical Civilizations,
300 to 1000AD
Focus/ Clarifying Standards
• Renaissance
• The Late Medieval
Period
• Age of Exploration
• Major Trade
Patterns/Routes
• Economic
Interdependence
• Technological Advances
and Transfers between
Civilizations
• Exchange of Ideas and
Resources between
Regions
• Knowledge of Eastern
and Western Hemisphere
Civilizations
Resources