Social Studies

Topical Outline

6th Grade Social Studies Topical Outline

1. Geography Skills and Maps Review - (First week or so of school)

2. The First Cultures - (Text Pg's 25-49) September - 2 weeks

3. River Valley Civilizations/Mesopotamia (Text Pg's 52-65) End of Sept - mid October - 3 weeks

4. River Valley Civilizations - The Nile River Valley, Egypt, Nubia, and Kush (Text Pg's 80 - 107) End of Oct - Thanksgiving - 4 weeks

5. River Valley Civilizations - Ancient India and China (Text Pg's 110 - 135 and 144 - 157) End of Nov - Dec - 2-3 weeks

6. The Classical Period - Ancient Greece (Text Pg's 182 - 205) December - 3 weeks

7. The Classical Period - Ancient Rome (Text Pg/s 215 - 253) January - 3-4 weeks

8. The Arab World- (Text Pg's 280 - 299) February - 2-3 weeks

9. Europe in Transition- (Chapter 11) Middle Ages, Renaissance and Reformation

10. Technology and Expansion (Text Pg's 446 - 461) April - 2 weeks