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Composition Book
 Your Name on the Front  Assignment Log on 1st
Page of Composition
 World History
Book
___________________
 Create a Pocket on Back
Cover
 Fold Papers and store
them
6th Grade Social Studies: World History
Assignment Log
1st Nine Weeks
Assignment
Number
Date
Assignment
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
8-16
Culture Activity
Grade
Composition Book Instructions
 The date is important. (8-14-13) or 8-15-13)
 Titles are very important.
 Underline, Highlight, or Circle
 Vocabulary List for each chapter
 May or May not have to look up the terms/people
 Essential Question or Topic or SPI
 This describes we will be learning that day.
 Notes
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 __________________________
 Timeline Activity
 This would be an assignment associated with the lesson of the day.
Chapter 1: Uncovering the Past
Vocabulary List
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2.
3.
4.
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6.
7.
History
Culture
Archaeology
Fossil
Artifact
Primary Source
Secondary Source
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
Geography
Landforms
Climate
Environment
Region
Resources
Notes
What is shorthand?
Chapter 1-1: Studying History
Essential Questions
6.5.spi.6 and 6.1.spi.2
 How do we identify periods of time and dates?
 Why study history?
 Here you can either write the title, topic, SPI
or the essential questions.
Historical Date Terms
• Circa or c.
• A word to show
historians are not sure
of an exact date; it
means “about”
Historical Date Terms
• BC
• Before the birth of Jesus
Christ (before Christ)
• BCE
• Another way of saying
BC (before common
era)
• The larger the number
the earlier the date
Put the numbers in order
A. 456 BCE
B. 1154 BC
C. 708 BCE
D. 26 BCE
Historical Date Terms
• AD
• CE
• Identify dates that occurred
after Jesus' birth meaning
“in the year of our lord”
(anno domini)
• Another way to refer to AD,
stands for (common era)
• AD does not mean after
death
• The larger the number the
later the date
Put the numbers in order
earliest to latest
A. 592 CE
B. 1 AD
C. 2013 AD
D. 1198 CE
Why is history important?
• History can teach you about yourself
• History teaches us about cultures that are
like/unlike our own
• History helps you understand why other
people think the way they do
• History provides you with a better
understanding of where you live
• History is the record of humanity
Why is history important?
• History can help you develop mental skills
(analyzing the facts you learn)
• History promotes good decision making (learn
from the past)
Why is history important?
• Write:
• List a real life situation in which you used
history to promote good decision making.
Personal History
Timeline Activity
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 There should be a line for each year of your life, starting at 1.
 Events should be significant.
 You may have to consult your family/friends to recall some
historical events.