Download Ancient Egypt and the Near East

Ancient Egypt
and the Near East
Lockland Middle School
6th Grade
Social Studies
Skills and Methods
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6A1. Use multiple sources
to define essential
vocabulary and obtain
information for a research
project including; a.
almanacs; b. gazetteers;
c. trade books; d.
periodicals; e. video
tapes; f. electronic
sources.
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6B2. Analyze information
from primary and
secondary sources in
order to summarize,
make generalizations and
draw conclusions.
Skills and Methods
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6B3. Organize
information using
outlines and graphic
organizers.
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6B4. Read and
interpret pictographs,
bar graphs, line
graphs, circle graphs,
tables and flow
charts.
Skills and Methods
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6C5. Complete a
research project that
includes a
bibliography.
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6C6. Communicate a
position on a topic
orally or in writing
and support the
position with
evidence.
Skills and Methods
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6D7. Work effectively to achieve group
goals: a. engage in active listening; b.
provide feedback in a constructive
manner; c. help establish group goals; d.
take various roles within the group; e.
recognize contributions of others.
History
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6A1. Construct a
multiple-tier time line
from a list of events
and interpret the
relationships between
the events.
History
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6A2. Arrange dates in
order on a time line
using the conventions
of B.C. and A.D. or
B.C.E. and C.E
History
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6B4. Compare the
geographic, political,
economic and social
characteristics of the river
civilizations in the Nile
(Egypt) before 1000 B.C.
including:
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a. location;
b. government;
c. religion;
d. agriculture;
e. cultural and scientific
contributions.
History
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Location
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Northeast Africa
Modern-day Egypt
Along the Nile River protected
by the Sahara (desert)
Agriculture
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Government
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Monarchy
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Pharaoh inherited power
through bloodlines
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Cultural Contributions
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Religion
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Polytheistic
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Many-gods
Pharaoh was considered a god
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Farmed the fertile lands
bordering the Nile River
Seasonal floods deposited silt
in the Nile River Valley that
made it possible to grow foods
and cotton.
Developed a writing system
called hieroglyphics in 3000
B.C.E.
Scientific Contributions
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Studied math, astronomy,
architecture, engineering,
People in Societies
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6A1. Compare the
cultural practices and
products of the
societies studied
including:
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a. class structure;
b. gender roles;
c. beliefs;
d. customs and
traditions.
People in Societies
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Class Structure 82
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Pharoah> Government
Officials> Priests> Scribes>
Artisans> Peasants>
Gender Roles 83+86
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Men
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Heads of household and
Egyptian society
Women
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Managed home and raised
children
Had rights to own land, run
businesses, divorce, and be at
all levels of classes
Beliefs 87
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Afterlife
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Egyptians believed in life after
death
Customs and Traditions
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Mummification
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Embalming of a dead body
allowed for the person to use
the body in its afterlife
People in Societies
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6A1. Compare world
religions and belief
systems focusing on
geographic origins,
founding leaders and
teachings.
People in Societies
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Egyptian
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Where: Nile River Valley
Founder: Pharaoh
Polytheistic (mainly)
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Belief in many gods
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Pharaoh was a god, too!
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Belief in one god
Aten
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Pharoah was still a god!
Sacrifice, Afterlife,
Mummification
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Moses
David
Solomon
Text 101+113
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Teachings
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Where: Mesopotamia to
Canaan (modern-day Israel)
Founder: Abraham 103
Leaders 103
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Monotheistic
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Judaism (Jews) 101
Torah (the Old Testament)
Talmud (Jewish law)
Teachings 107+112
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Monotheism (one God)
Ten Commandments
People in Societies
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6B3. Explain factors that
foster conflict or
cooperation among
countries:
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a. language;
b. religion;
c. types of government;
d. historic relationships;
e. economic interests.
People in Societies
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Language
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Jews spoke Hebrew
Historic Relationships
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Religion
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Jews
Jews
Jews
Jews
Jews
vs.
vs.
vs.
vs.
vs.
Egyptians
Babylonians
Persians
Greeks
Romans
Exodus
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Judaism
Monotheism vs. Polytheism
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Government 114
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Egypt with Jews 106
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Jews leave Egypt led by
Moses
Romans with Jews 115
Babylonians, Persians, and
Greeks with Jews 114
Economic Interests 114
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Trade Route
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Canaan is at the
crossroads of Egypt,
Mesopotamia, and Europe
Geography
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6A2. Use coordinates
of latitude and
longitude to locate
points on a world
map.
Geography
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6B4. Identify and
describe a variety of
physical and human
regions by analyzing
maps, charts and
graphs that show
patterns of
characteristics that
define regions.
People in Societies
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6A2. Compare world
religions and belief
systems focusing on
geographic origins,
founding leaders and
teachings including:
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c. Judaism.
Economics
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6A1. Explain how the
availability of
productive resources
and entrepreneurship
affects the production
of goods and services
in different world
regions.
Economics
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Explain that most
decisions involve
trade-offs and give
examples.
Economics
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6B3. Explain why trade
occurs when individuals,
regions and countries
specialize in what they
can produce at the lowest
opportunity cost and how
this causes both
production and
consumption to increase.
Economics
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6B4. Identify goods
and services that are
imported and
exported and explain
how this trade makes
countries
interdependent.
Economics
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6B5. Describe how
supply and demand
helps to set the
market clearing price
for goods and
services and how
prices reflect the
relative scarcity of
goods and services.
Economics
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6C6. Distinguish
between goods and
services typically
produced by the
private sector and the
public sector.