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School District of New London Social Studies Grade 6 23 Benchmarks Early Man and Archaeology Standard 1: Understands the biological and cultural processes that shaped the earliest human communities SS6.1.1 Understands scientific evidence regarding early hominid evolution (e.g., daily life of individuals and communities in early hunter-gatherer populations; major anthropological discoveries, their locations, and their discoverers) • understands content area vocabulary • understands the daily life of individuals and communities in early huntergatherer populations • understands major anthropological discoveries • knows the locations of major anthropological discoveries • knows the individuals who have made major anthropological discoveries • understands the process to collect and evaluate archaeological artifacts SS6.1.2 Understands what archaeological evidence reveals about the social and cultural conditions of agricultural societies (e.g., the emergence of social class divisions, occupational specialization, differences in gender roles) • understands what archaeological evidence reveals about the social conditions of agricultural societies • understands what archaeological evidence reveals about the cultural conditions of agricultural societies • understands the emergence of social class divisions in early agricultural societies • understands the emergence of occupational specialization in early agricultural societies Latin America Standard 2: Understands the expansion of states and civilizations in the Americas between 1000 and 1500 SS6.2.1 Understands how the Aztec, Maya, Inca, and Olmec civilizations arose • understands major aspects of government, society, religion, culture, and architecture SS6.2.2 Understands what archaeological, artistic, and written sources can illustrate about pre-European life in the Americas • understands how archaeological evidence, artistic and written sources can illustrate about pre European life in the Americas July 20, 2009 1 School District of New London SS6.2.3 Understands the similarities and differences between the Olmec, Mayan, Aztec, and Incan societies. • understands the similarities and differences between societies, government, religion, economy and cultural achievements. SS6.2.4 Understands how the natural environment affected the development of the Olmec, Mayan, Aztec, and Incan societies. • understands how the physical features, climate and resources of the regions shaped their society. SS6.2.5 Knows the technology that each civilization developed and why they developed it. • understands agricultural developments, transportation, cultural (clothing and music), and religious ceremonial centers (temples, pyramids, and mounds SS6.2.6 Understands the European explorations and conquests of the Americas. • understands features of Spanish exploration and conquest • knows why the Europeans wanted to control the Americas • understands why Latin America civilizations collapsed after the conflict with the Europeans • understands the interaction between Europeans and indigenous populations such as the Inca and Aztec • understands how the presence of European conquerors affected the daily lives of Aztec, Mayan, and Incan people. • knows different perspectives of explorers’ journeys into Latin America • understands how European influences shaped their culture to how it is today Standard 3: Knows the location of places, geographical features, and patterns of the environment of the Western Hemisphere SS6.3.1 Knows the location of physical and human features using different geographical tools. • can locate major landforms (e.g., Andes Mountains, Galapagos Islands) • can locate major bodies of water (e.g., Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Amazon River, Panama Canal) • can locate major cities or civilizations (e.g., Olmec, Aztec, Maya, Inca) • can locate major climatic regions (e.g., tropical, subtropical, desert, rainforest) SS6.3.2 Understands distributions of physical and human occurrences with respect to spatial patterns, arrangements, and associations (e.g., why some areas are more densely settled than others, relationships and patterns in the kind and number of links between settlements) • understands why some areas are more densely settled than others. • understands how geography affects the culture July 20, 2009 2 School District of New London Standard 4: Understands the nature and complexity of Earth’s cultural mosaics SS6.4.1 Knows the similarities and differences in characteristics of culture in different regions (e.g., in terms of environment and resources, technology, food, shelter, social organization, beliefs and customs, schooling, what girls and boys are allowed to do) • knows how cultures in different regions are the same • knows how cultures in different regions are different • knows similarities and differences in the environment of different regions Standard 5: Understands the forces of cooperation and conflict that shape the divisions of Earth's surface SS6.5.1 Knows the causes of boundary conflicts and disputes between culture groups. • knows U.S. / Mexico border protocol and / or concerns • knows immigration issues • knows causes of friction between U.S. citizens and Latin American immigrants Standard 6: Understands how Gross Domestic Product and inflation and deflation provide indications of the state of the economy SS6.6.1 Knows that Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the total market value, expressed in dollars, of all final goods and services produced in the economy in a given year and is used as an indicator of the state of the economy. • knows that the Gross Domestic Product is referred to as the GDP • knows how the Gross Domestic Product is measured • knows that the Gross Domestic Product is expressed in dollars • knows that the Gross Domestic Product is used as an indicator of the state of the economy • knows that the Gross Domestic Product may change each year Standard 7: Understands basic concepts about international economics SS6.7.1 Knows how the level of real GDP per capita is used to compare the level of economic development in different nations. • understands GDP per capita • knows different levels of economic development • knows how to measure economic development July 20, 2009 3 School District of New London Standard 8: Understands major global trends of the Western Hemisphere from 1950 to present day SS6.8.1 Connects global trends of the Latin America to current events and issues that affect the United States • understands the origins and decline of the Cold War and its significance on a current event Canada Standard 9: Knows the location of places, geographical features, and patterns of the environment. SS6.9.1 Knows the location of physical and human features using different geographical tools. • can locate major landforms (e.g., Canadian Shield, Rocky Mountains) • can locate major bodies of water (e.g., Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Hudson Bay, Great Lakes, St. Lawrence Seaway) • can locate major cities • can locate major climatic regions (e.g., Arctic, tundra) • can locate provinces SS6.9.2 Understands distributions of physical and human occurrences with respect to spatial patterns, arrangements, and associations (e.g., why some areas are more densely settled than others, relationships and patterns in the kind and number of links between settlements) • understands why some areas are more densely settled than others. • understands how geography affects the culture SS6.9.3 Understands how the natural environment affects the people of Canada • knows the natural resources that are important to economy and employment Standard 10: Understands how political, religious, and social institutions emerged in Canada. SS6.10.1 • Understands the political and cultural characteristics in Canada. knows the development and characteristics of Canada’s provinces July 20, 2009 4 School District of New London Standard 11: Understands how Gross Domestic Product and inflation and deflation provide indications of the state of the economy SS6.11.1 Knows that Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the total market value, expressed in dollars, of all final goods and services produced in the economy in a given year and is used as an indicator of the state of the economy. • knows that the Gross Domestic Product is referred to as the GDP • knows how the Gross Domestic Product is measured • knows that the Gross Domestic Product is expressed in dollars • knows that the Gross Domestic Product is used as an indicator of the state of the economy • knows that the Gross Domestic Product may change each year Standard 12: Understands basic concepts about international economics SS6.12.1 Knows how the level of real GDP per capita is used to compare the level of economic development in different nations. • understands GDP per capita • knows different levels of economic development • knows how to measure economic development Standard 13: Understands the nature and complexity of Earth’s cultural mosaics. SS6.13.1 Knows the similarities and differences in characteristics of culture in different regions (e.g., in terms of environment and resources, technology, food, shelter, social organization, beliefs and customs, schooling, what girls and boys are allowed to do). • knows how cultures in different regions are the same • knows how cultures in different regions are different • knows similarities and differences in the environment of different regions Standard 14: Understands the forces of cooperation and conflict that shape the divisions of Earth's surface SS6.14.1 Knows the causes of boundary conflicts and disputes between culture groups. • knows U.S. / Canada border protocol and/or concerns • analyzes relationships between Canadians and Americans July 20, 2009 5