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6th Grade Social Studies at a Glance Unit of Study/Theme 1st 9 weeks 2nd 9 weeks 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 4th 9 weeks 2nd Semester 3rd 9 weeks 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