Social Studies

6th Grade Social Studies

Curriculum

Course Title: Social Studies

Department: Social Studies

Primary Resources:

· History Alive! The Ancient World (Teacher’s Curriculum Institute)

Units of Study:

· Early Man

· Mesopotamia

· Egypt

· Greece

· Rome

Curriculum-Based Assessments: N/A

Standardized Assessments: N/A

Description of Course: Students will learn to “think like historians” by analyzing and interpreting artifacts, timelines, and maps, by describing and comparing the major characteristics, developments, contributions, and historical influences of ancient civilizations, and by comparing various aspects of the past to the present and to their own experience. Study will focus on pre-history and how the rise of Neolithic agricultural developments led to the following civilizations: Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome. Other civilizations may be included in order to provide background knowledge, depth and/or complexity. Major content focus is on applying the five characteristics of a civilization to each society studied. Also, the themes of geography, economics, and government structures will assist in the analysis of each society.