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SAS Curriculum - 6th Grade Social Studies Activities by Strand

Strand - History

Essential Standard 6.H.1

Use historical thinking to understand the emergence, expansion and decline of civilizations, societies

and regions over time.

Clarifying Objective 6.H.1.1

Construct charts, graphs, and historical narratives to explain particular events or issues over time.

Ancient Egypt: The Social Pyramid, Interactive Tool 1239

Ancient China: Confucianism and Taoism, Web Lesson 582

Ancient Middle East: Mesopotamia, Inquiry 174

Khmer Empire: Angkor Wat, Inquiry 181

Ancient Rome: Comparing Rulers, Tool-based Lesson 584

Ancient Greece: Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, Tool-based Lesson 583

Roman Inventions, Interactive Tool 1375

Ancient Middle East: Civilizations Chart, Web Lesson 1104

Nile Kingdoms, Interactive Tool 1373


Summarize the literal meaning of historical documents in order to establish context.


Ancient Middle East: Gilgamesh and Hammurabi's Code, Web Lesson 372

Ancient Egypt: Ptah-Hotep and the Negative Confessions, Tool-based Lesson 371

Scientific Revolution: Galileo on Trial, Web Lesson 386

Ancient India: Dharma and the Bhagavadgita, Inquiry 175

Medieval Europe: The Crusades, Tutorial 1338

Medieval Europe: Bubonic Plague, Inquiry 184


Use primary and secondary sources to interpret various historical perspectives.


Aztec and Inca Civilizations, Interactive Tool 1219

Age of Exploration: The Columbian Exchange, Inquiry 186

African Kingdoms: Kingdom of Mali, Interactive Tool 1220

Medieval Europe, Interactive Tool 1224

Ancient Greece: The Melian Debate, Interactive Tool 1240


Comparing Powerful Medieval Women: Byzantine Empire, Interactive Tool 1222


Columbus and the New World , Interactive Tool 1376


Ancient India: Dharma and the Bhagavadgita, Inquiry 175

Ancient India: Hinduism and Buddhism, Web Lesson 373

Early Islamic Civilizations, Interactive Tool 1223

Imperial Roman Emperors, Interactive Tool 1241

African Kingdoms: Timbuktu, Inquiry 180

Essential Standard 6.H.2

Understand the political, economic and/or social significance of historical events, issues, individuals

and cultural groups.


Explain how invasions, conquests, and migrations affected various civilizations, societies and

regions (e.g. Mongol invasion, The Crusades, the Peopling of the Americas and Alexander the

Great).

Ancient China: Buddhism and the Silk Road, Inquiry 176

Genghis Khan and the Mongols, Interactive Tool 1221

Ancient China: Great Wall, Interactive Tool 1340




Alexander the Great, Interactive Tool 1374

Medieval Japan: The Samurai, Tutorial 1341




Medieval Europe: Describing Key Events, Tool-based Lesson 1114




Compare historical and contemporary events and issues to understand continuity and change.







Ancient Egypt: King Tut's Tomb, Inquiry 173



Ancient Greece: Athens and Sparta, Tool-based Lesson 375



Chinese Confucianism In Japan and Korea, Web Lesson 587



Ancient Rome: Constantine and Christianity, Inquiry 178




Explain how innovation and/or technology transformed civilizations, societies and regions over time

(e.g. agricultural technology, weaponry, transportation and communication).

African Kingdoms: Scavenger Hunt, Tool-based Lesson 1110

African Kingdoms: Nok, Benin, and Yoruba Art, Web Lesson 586





Prehistoric Cave Art, Web Lesson 578

Ancient China: Scavenger Hunt, Tool-based Lesson 1106

Ancient Egypt: Pyramid Quiz Game, Tool-based Lesson 1103



Prehistory: Landmark Discoveries, Web Lesson 370




Early North American Civilizations, Tutorial 1342



Explain the role that key historical figures and cultural groups had in transforming society (e.g.

Mansa Musa, Confucius, Charlemagne and Qin Shi Huangdi).


U.S. Territorial Growth to 1853, Tool-based Lesson 1546
















Strand - Geography and Environmental Literacy

Essential Standard 6.G.1

Understand geographic factors that influenced the emergence, expansion and decline of

civilizations, societies and regions over time (i.e. Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas).

Clarifying Objective 6.G.1.1

Explain how the physical features and human characteristics of a place influenced the development

of civilizations, societies and regions (e.g. location near rivers and natural barriers, trading practices

and spread of culture).

Islands of Oceania, Tutorial 1379



Ancient India: Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro, Web Lesson 581

Prehistory: Olduvai Gorge, Inquiry 172


Colonial Regions: New England, Middle Colonies, and Southern Colonies, Tool-based Lesson

1494


The Great Migration: Who, What, When, Where, and Why, Tool-based Lesson 1543






Ancient Greece: Minoan Civilization, Inquiry 177

Sahara Desert, Tutorial 1344

Ancient India: A Diverse Landscape, Tool-based Lesson 1105


Interactive Atlas, Interactive Tool 2000

Australia , Tutorial 1377

New Zealand, Tutorial 1378


Medieval Europe: Castles and Cathedrals, Web Lesson 590




Explain the factors that influenced the movement of people, goods, and ideas and the effects of that

movement on societies and regions over time (e.g. scarcity of resources, conquests, desire for

wealth, disease and trade).




The Great Migration: Who, What, When, Where, and Why, Tool-based Lesson 1543

Age of Exploration: Portugal's Motives for Exploring Africa, Tool-based Lesson 592



Aztec Resistance to Spanish Conquest, Inquiry 179




U.S. Territorial Growth to 1853, Tool-based Lesson 1546

Islam: The Five Pillars, Tutorial 1339



U.S. Immigration, Tool-based Lesson 1545


Trade Restrictions: Creating an Embargoed Countries Map, Tool-based Lesson 1529

Elizabethan Exploration: One of Many Accomplishments , Tool-based Lesson 1544



South America Language Map, Tool-based Lesson 1487




Age of Exploration: Spain in the New World, Interactive Tool 883




Compare distinguishing characteristics of various world regions (e.g. physical features, culture,

political organization and ethnic make-up).



Economic Systems, Tutorial 1513



The Amazon Rainforest, Tutorial 1300


Maya, Aztec, and Incan Religion, Tool-based Lesson 585



U.S. Railroad Expansion: Timeline and Map, Tool-based Lesson 1547







Ancient India: A Diverse Landscape, Tool-based Lesson 1105





New Zealand, Tutorial 1378



Explain how and why civilizations, societies and regions have used, modified and adapted to their

environments (e.g. invention of tools, domestication of plants and animals, farming techniques and

creation of dwellings).


Aztec and Inca Civilizations, Interactive Tool 1219



Prehistory: Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic Periods, Web Lesson 1102







Ancient Middle East: Exploring Monuments, Web Lesson 580






Essential Standard 6.G.2

Apply the tools of a geographer to understand the emergence, expansion and decline of civilizations,

societies and regions.

Western European Monarchies Map, Tool-based Lesson 1485



Use maps, charts, graphs, geographic data and available technology tools to draw conclusions

about the emergence, expansion and decline of civilizations, societies and regions.



Ancient Egypt: Famous Pharaohs, Tool-based Lesson 579





Comparing Russian and Byzantine Rulers, Tool-based Lesson 588


Age of Exploration: Portugal's Motives for Exploring Africa, Tool-based Lesson 592








Construct maps, charts and graphs to explain data about geographic phenomena (e.g. migration

patterns and population and resource distribution patterns).

Maya, Aztec, and Incan Culture, Tool-based Lesson 377

European Union: Create a Map and Timeline, Tool-based Lesson 1528



Western European Monarchies Map, Tool-based Lesson 1485



Southeast Asia and South Pacific Monarchies Map, Tool-based Lesson 1486

Identifying Countries Using Mnemonics, Tool-based Lesson 1490

Prehistory: Landmark Discoveries, Web Lesson 370

South American GDP/Life Expectancy Map, Tool-based Lesson 1488



Middle Eastern Monarchies Map, Tool-based Lesson 1484

Strand - Economics and Financial Literacy

Essential Standard 6.E.1

Understand how the physical environment and human interaction affected the economic activities of

various civilizations, societies and regions.

Clarifying Objective 6.E.1.1

Explain how conflict, compromise, and negotiation over the availability of resources (natural, human

and capital) impacted the economic development of various civilizations, societies and regions (e.g.

competition for scarce resources, unequal distribution of wealth and the emergence of powerful

trading networks).









Clarifying Objective 6.E.1.2

Explain how quality of life is impacted by economic choices of civilizations, societies and regions.










Ancient China: Scavenger Hunt, Tool-based Lesson 1106





Strand - Civics and Governance

Essential Standard 6.C&G.1

Understand the development of government in various civilizations, societies and regions.

Clarifying Objective 6.C&G.1.1

Explain the origins and structures of various governmental systems (e.g. democracy, absolute

monarchy and constitutional monarchy).

Ottoman Empire: Sultan Suleyman, Inquiry 183





Ancient China: Dynasties, Web Lesson 374


Ancient Rome: Fall of Rome, Tool-based Lesson 376


Summarize the ideas that shaped political thought in various civilizations, societies and regions (e.g.

divine right, equality, liberty, citizen participation and integration of religious principles).











Compare the requirements for (e.g. age, gender and status) and responsibilities of (e.g. paying taxes

and military service) citizenship under various governments.








Compare the role (e.g. maintain order and enforce societal values and beliefs) and evolution of laws

and legal systems (e.g. need for and changing nature of codified system of laws and punishment) in

various civilizations, societies and regions.








Islam: The Qur'an (Koran), Web Lesson 589








Strand - Culture




Essential Standard 6.C.1

Explain how the behaviors and practices of individuals and groups influenced societies, civilizations

and regions.

Clarifying Objective 6.C.1.1

Analyze how cultural expressions reflected the values of civilizations, societies and regions (e.g. oral

traditions, art, dance, music, literature, and architecture).


Icons in Byzantine Art, Web Lesson 380

African Kingdoms: The Dilemma Tale, Tool-based Lesson 378







Explain how religion transformed various societies, civilizations and regions (e.g. beliefs, practices

and spread of Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism).


Islam: The Five Pillars, Tutorial 1339


Ancient Egypt: Famous Pharaohs, Tool-based Lesson 579






Prehistoric Cave Art, Web Lesson 578










Summarize systems of social structure within various civilizations and societies over time (e.g.

Roman class structure, Indian caste system and feudal, matrilineal and patrilineal societies).












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