sixth grade social studies curriculum scope and sequence

Sixth Grade Social Studies Curriculum Scope and Sequence

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Q1 Content Essential Questions, Vocabulary, People & Places Content

Standards

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Standards

Comments

W1 Getting to Know the Text Book

–Strategies for Taking Tests

(Section S1-S30)

Test Taking Strategies, Map Skill, Identify the tools and skills

geographers, archaeologists, historians, and other scholars use to

explore and learn about the past.

CC.8.5.6-8.E

CC.8.5.6-8 G

CC.8.5.6-8.D.

CC.8.5.6-8.A.

W2 Chapters/ Sections—CH1

Lesson 1-2 and 4—The

Historian’s Tools

Test Taking Strategies, Map Skill, Identify the tools and skills

geographers, archaeologists, historians, and other scholars use to

explore and learn about the past.

Historical

Documents and

Sites

CC.8.5.6-8.E

CC.8.5.6-8 G

CC.8.5.6-8.D.

CC.8.5.6-8.A.

W3 CH 3 Ancient Mesopotamia

Topics— Describe the

geographic features of

Mesopotamia and the ways in

which they contributed to the

spread of agriculture.

.

surplus, civilization, Mesopotamia, floodplain, silt, drought,

civilization, city-state, polytheism, ziggurat, bronze, pictograph,

stylus, cuneiform, scribe

Contributions

of Individuals

and Groups

Historical

Documents and

Sites

Impact of

Continuity of

Change

Conflict and

Cooperation

CC.8.5.6-8.E

CC.8.5.6-8 G

CC.8.5.6-8.D

CC.8.5.6-8.A

W4 Explain how early farmers

managed to control water

supplies in the region.




Contributions

of Individuals

and Groups

Impact of

Continuity of

Change

Conflict and

Cooperation

CC.8.5.6-8.E

CC.8.5.6-8 G

CC.8.5.6-8.D

CC.8.5.6-8.A

W5 Summarize ways in which

ancient people in Mesopotamia

managed in a land with scarce

resources.




Contributions

of Individuals

and Groups

Historical

Documents and

Sites

CC.8.5.6-8.E

CC.8.5.6-8 G

CC.8.5.6-8.D

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W6 Describe the characteristics that

define a civilization.




Contributions

of Individuals

and Groups

Historical

CC.8.5.6-8.E

CC.8.5.6-8 G

CC.8.5.6-8.D

CC.8.5.6-8.A

W7

Trace the factors that led to the

development of the first

civilization.




Historical

Documents and

Sites

Impact of

Continuity of

Change

Conflict and

Cooperation

CC.8.5.6-8.E

CC.8.5.6-8 G

CC.8.5.6-8.D

CC.8.5.6-8.A

W8 Describe the first civilization at

Sumer.

Describe the key features of

Sumerian society.

Describe the major

technological advance of the

Sumerian people.




Contributions

of Individuals

and Groups

Historical

Documents and

Sites

Impact of

Continuity of

Change

Conflict and

Cooperation

CC.8.5.6-8.E

CC.8.5.6-8 G

CC.8.5.6-8.D

CC.8.5.6-8.A

W9 Explain the Sumerian role in

the development of written

language




Contributions

of Individuals

and Groups

Historical

Documents and

Sites

CC.8.5.6-8.E

CC.8.5.6-8 G

CC.8.5.6-8.D

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Standards

CC Standards Comments

W1 LDC Module

W2 LDC Module

W3 LDC Module W4 Trace the development of

the first empires in

Mesopotamia.

Describe the rise and fall

of the Assyrian Empire in

the Fertile Crescent.

Empire, Fertile Crescent, Hammurabi, code of law, justice, exile,

tribute, province, toleration, tribute, province, toleration

Contributions

of Individuals

and Groups

Historical

Documents and

Sites

Impact of

Continuity of

Change

Conflict and

Cooperation

CC.8.5.6-8.E

CC.8.5.6-8 G

W5 Describe the rise of the

Persian Empire in Asia.

Empire, Fertile Crescent, Hammurabi, code of law, justice, exile,

tribute, province, toleration, tribute, province, toleration

Contributions

of Individuals

and Groups

CC.8.5.6-8.E

CC.8.5.6-8 G

W6 CH5 Ancient Egypt

Topics: Explain how the

flooding of the Nile River

benefited the ancient

Egyptians.

Describe how Egyptians

used the fertile land along

the Nile.

Identify other natural

resources that Egyptians

used.

Identify jobs and social

cataract, delta, silt, fertile, linen, scribe, hieroglyph, papyrus, afterlife,

embalm, mummy, dynasty, succession, pharaoh, pyramid, obelisk

Contributions

of Individuals

and Groups

Historical

Documents and

Sites

Impact of

Continuity of

Change

Conflict and

Cooperation

CC.8.5.6-8.E

CC.8.5.6-8 G

CC.8.5.6-8.D

CC.8.5.6-8.A


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roles of ancient

Egyptians.

W7 Describe Egyptian

advances in calendars,

geometry, medicine, and

writing.

Explain Egyptian

religious beliefs.

Explain how government

and religion were linked

in ancient Egypt. Describe how the Great

Pyramid of Giza was built

and what it contained. Identify the differences

between the Middle

Kingdom and the Old

Kingdom. Identify the main

achievements of Queen

Hatshepsut. Explain how Akhenaton

tried to change Egyptian

religion and art. Describe the

achievements of Ramses

II.

cataract, delta, silt, fertile, linen, scribe, hieroglyph, papyrus, afterlife,

embalm, mummy, dynasty, succession, pharaoh, pyramid, obelisk

Contributions

of Individuals

and Groups

Historical

Documents and

Sites

Impact of

Continuity of

Change

Conflict and

Cooperation

CC.8.5.6-8.E

CC.8.5.6-8 G

CC.8.5.6-8.D

CC.8.5.6-8.A

W8 CH 8

Ancient China

Topics: Analyze the

oracle bone, pictograph, dynastic cycle, Mandate of Heaven,

philosophy, Legalism, Confucianism, filial piety, Daoism, Silk Road,

trans-Eurasian, cultural diffusion

Contributions

of Individuals

and Groups

Historical

CC.8.5.6-8.E

CC.8.5.6-8 G

CC.8.5.6-8.D.

CC.8.5.6-8.A.


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physical features,

including the river

systems, mountain ranges,

and deserts, that

characterized ancient

China.

Documents and

Sites

Impact of

Continuity of

Change

Conflict and

Cooperation

W9 Describe the development

of the earliest Chinese

civilization, the Shang

Dynasty.

Describe the Zhou

Dynasty, which followed

the Shang Dynasty.




Historical

Documents and

Sites

Impact of

Continuity of

Change

Conflict and

Cooperation

CC.8.5.6-8.E

CC.8.5.6-8 G

CC.8.5.6-8.D.

CC.8.5.6-8.A.


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W1 Analyze the philosophy of

Legalism-what it was and

why it came about.

Describe key details about

the life of Confucius and

his teachings.

Describe key details in the

life of Laozi and the

philosophy of Daoism.




Contributions

of Individuals

and Groups

Historical

Documents and

Sites

Impact of

Continuity of

Change

Conflict and

Cooperation

CC.8.5.6-8.E

CC.8.5.6-8 G

CC.8.5.6-8.D.

CC.8.5.6-8.A.

W2 Summarize how China

became unified under the

Qin Dynasty.




Contributions

of Individuals

and Groups

CC.8.5.6-8.E

CC.8.5.6-8 G

CC.8.5.6-8.D.


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Explore the political

contributions of the Han

Dynasty.

Describe daily life in Han

China.

Explore the contributions

and impact of the Silk

Roads on Chinese culture

and history.

Trace the influence of

ideas such as

Confucianism and

Daoism in Chinese

history.

Describe the many

contributions of the

ancient Chinese to our

world.

Historical

Documents and

Sites

Impact of

Continuity of

Change

Conflict and

Cooperation

CC.8.5.6-8.A.

W3 CH 9 Ancient America

Topics: Analyze physical

features of the Americas,

including rivers, mountain

ranges, and climate.

Give details about the

geography of the Andes.

Locate Meso-America

and list details about its

geographical features

Characterize two of the

oldest Andean

civilizations, the Chavín

and the Nazca.

isthmus, tropical, Mesoamerica, Yucatan Peninsula, slash and burn,

textile, Nazca, aquifer, Moche, Olmec, mother culture, Maya, maize,

stele, glyph, codex,

Contributions

of Individuals

and Groups

Historical

Documents and

Sites

Impact of

Continuity of

Change

Conflict and

Cooperation

CC.8.5.6-8.E

CC.8.5.6-8 G

CC.8.5.6-8.D

CC.8.5.6-8.A


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W4 Describe key features of

another ancient Andean

civilization, the Moche.

Analyze the earliest

civilization in the

Americas-the Olmec.




Contributions

of Individuals

and Groups

Historical

Documents and

Sites

Impact of

Continuity of

Change

Conflict and

Cooperation

CC.8.5.6-8.E

CC.8.5.6-8 G

CC.8.5.6-8.D

CC.8.5.6-8.A

W5 Characterize the Olmec

culture and define its

legacy.

Analyze the reasons why

people study history.

Analyze the rise of Mayan

civilization, including the

location of key Mayan

cities.

Describe daily life among

the Maya, including

distinctions among social

classes and religious

practices.

Summarize the cultural

accomplishments of the

Maya




Contributions

of Individuals

and Groups

Historical

Documents and

Sites

Impact of

Continuity of

Change

Conflict and

Cooperation

CC.8.5.6-8.E

CC.8.5.6-8 G

CC.8.5.6-8.D

CC.8.5.6-8.A


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W6 CH 11

Ancient Greece

Topics: Describe the

effect of mountains on

Greek life.

Explain how the sea

unified Greece and

brought new ideas.

peninsula, Peloponnesus, Phoenicians, alphabet, myth, Olympics, epic

poem, fable, polis, aristocracy, oligarchy, tyrant, citizen, democracy,

Athens, Sparta, helot, barracks,

Contributions

of Individuals

and Groups

Historical

Documents and

Sites

Impact of

Continuity of

Change

Conflict and

Cooperation

CC.8.5.6-8.E

CC.8.5.6-8 G

CC.8.5.6-8.D

CC.8.5.6-8.A.

W7 Summarize the

beginnings of Greek

culture.

Describe how Greeks

viewed interactions with

gods.




Contributions

of Individuals

and Groups

Historical

Documents and

Sites

CC.8.5.6-8.E

CC.8.5.6-8 G

CC.8.5.6-8.D

CC.8.5.6-8.A

W8 Explain how the Greeks

honored their gods.

Discuss what constitutes

Greek epic poems and

fables.

Describe Greek political

organization.

Trace the evolution of

Greek government from

kingdom to democracy.




Contributions

of Individuals

and Groups

Historical

Documents and

Sites

Impact of

Continuity of

Change

Conflict and

Cooperation

CC.8.5.6-8.E

CC.8.5.6-8 G

CC.8.5.6-8.D

CC.8.5.6-8.A.


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W9 Compare limited and

unlimited democracy.

Describe Spartan

government and its

militaristic society.

Outline Athenian society

and its politically active

citizens.

Explain how the Persian

Wars led to Greek

unification




Contributions

of Individuals

and Groups

Historical

Documents and

Sites

Impact of

Continuity of

Change

Conflict and

Cooperation

CC.8.5.6-8.E

CC.8.5.6-8 G

CC.8.5.6-8.D

CC.8.5.6-8.A.


Standards

CC

Standards

Comments

W1 LDC Module

W2 LDC Module .

W3 LDC Module

W4 CH 12

Classical Greece

Topics: Describe how

democracy grew under

Pericles.

Explain how Pericles

expanded the wealth and

power of Athens.

Summarize Pericles'

beautification program in

Athens.

Explain the reasons for

war between Athens and

Sparta.

Pericles, direct democracy, Delian League, Acropolis, Parthenon,

plague, truce, catapult, drama, tragedy, comedy, ideal,

Contributions of

Individuals and

Groups

Historical

Documents and

Sites

Impact of

Continuity of

Change

Conflict and

Cooperation

CC.8.5.6-8.E

CC.8.5.6-8 G

CC.8.5.6-8.D

CC.8.5.6-8.A.


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Outline the events and

describe the results of the

Peloponnesian War.

Describe Philip of

Macedonia's conquest of

Greece.

Trace the expansion of

Alexander's empire across

parts of Europe and Asia.

Explain the influence of

Greek culture in

Alexander's empire.

Describe how the

concepts and styles of

Greek architecture and art

are still influential today.

W5 Describe Philip of

Macedonia's conquest of

Greece.

Trace the expansion of

Alexander's empire across

parts of Europe and Asia.

Explain the influence of

Greek culture in

Alexander's empire.

Describe how the

concepts and styles of

Greek architecture and art

are still influential today.

Explain the basis of

Western knowledge from

Greek study of logic and

reason.

Pericles, direct democracy, Delian League, Acropolis, Parthenon,

plague, truce, catapult, drama, tragedy, comedy, ideal,

Contributions of

Individuals and

Groups

Historical

Documents and

Sites

Impact of

Continuity of

Change

Conflict and

Cooperation

CC.8.5.6-8.E

CC.8.5.6-8 G

CC.8.5.6-8.D

CC.8.5.6-8.A.


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Standards

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Standards

Comments

Trace the development of

the scientific standards

from Hellenistic science

W6 Chapters/Sections – CH

13

The World of Ancient

Rome

Topics: Understand

geographic factors that

helped ancient Romans

build a civilization.

Analyze what life was

like in early Roman

society.

Examine the effects of

self-rule on Roman

society.

legend, republic, Romulus, Remus, patrician, plebeian, Senate, consul,

civil war, Julius Caesar, Cicero, Augustus, Pax Romana, aqueduct,

Coliseum, gladiator

Contributions of

Individuals and

Groups

Historical

Documents and

Sites

Impact of

Continuity of

Change

Conflict and

Cooperation

CC.8.5.6-8.E

CC.8.5.6-8 G

CC.8.5.6-8.D.

CC.8.5.6-8.A.

W7 Describe how Rome's

republican government

was organized.

Analyze the causes and

effects of Roman

expansion.



Coliseum, gladiator

Contributions of

Individuals and

Groups

Historical

Documents and

Sites

CC.8.5.6-8.E

CC.8.5.6-8 G

CC.8.5.6-8.D.

CC.8.5.6-8.A

W8 Trace the events that led

to the overthrow of the

Roman Republic.

Describe the influence of

Julius Caesar and

Augustus on the transition

from republic to empire.



Coliseum, gladiator

Contributions of

Individuals and

Groups

Historical

Documents and

Sites

Impact of

Continuity of

Change

Conflict and

Cooperation

CC.8.5.6-8.E

CC.8.5.6-8 G

CC.8.5.6-8.D.

CC.8.5.6-8.A


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W9 Describe what life was

like in Roman cities.

Understand how Roman

families and society were

organized.

Trace the influences of

other cultures on Roman

religious beliefs.



Coliseum, gladiator

Contributions of

Individuals and

Groups

Historical

Documents and

Sites

Impact of

Continuity of

Change

Conflict and

Cooperation

CC.8.5.6-8.E

CC.8.5.6-8 G

CC.8.5.6-8.D.

CC.8.5.6-8.A