6th SOCIAL STUDIES

G.R.A.P.E.S

This song will help you learn your GRAPES.

Here is an infographic about money and its interesting history. This ties into the "E" of GRAPES.


MESOPOTAMIA

Learn to write your initials in Babylonian Cunieform, one of the earliest writing systems.

ANCIENT EGYPT

Here's a good article on CT analysis of King Tut from National Geographic.

Here is another interesting article detailing some of the debates still raging over King Tut from Smithsonian Magazine.

Two podcasts on King Tut for your listening enjoyment: The Curse of King Tut's Tomb and Who was King Tut...Really?


ANCIENT INDIA

Here is a helpful review video of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Ashoka the Great.


ANCIENT CHINA

Here is a great link on Chinese characters, for those that want to learn more.

Here is a quick recap on Confucianism one of the schools of thought essential to understanding Chinese history.



ANCIENT ROME

Here's a cool infographic about the intensely amazing city of Rome on the History Channel's website.

BYZANTINE EMPIRE

The sixth grade learned about the Eastern Orthodox branch of Christianity and its use of icons. Here is the link we used in class to draw a basic one of our own:

How to Draw an Orthodox Icon

MEDIEVAL EUROPE

More info to come