Topics

YOU MIGHT BE ASKING YOURSELF- WHAT WILL I BE LEARNING THIS YEAR IN SOCIAL STUDIES/

We will begin by reviewing map and globe skills.

Units of Study:

• Map Skills
• Early Humans: Hunter Gathers - Farmers
• Early River Valley Civilizations: Mesopotamia and China (Yellow River Valley)
• Classical: China (Qin, Han), Buddhism and Confucianism; Greco-Roman( Athens, Sparta, Roman Republic, Roman Empire), Christianity
• Mediterranean World: Feudal Western Europe
• Interactions Across the Eastern Hemisphere: Trade Networks
• Comparative World Religions: Judaism, Islam , Hinduism (these are not covered in above topics)
• Present-Day Eastern Hemisphere Geography