Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools 6th Grade Curriculum Map 2015-2016
Unit 1: Geography; Ancient Egypt; Mesopotamia; World Religions / Unit 1 / 1st Quarter (9wks)Essential Standards / Topics / Concepts
6.H.1, 6.H.2, 6.G.1, 6.G.2, 6.E.1, 6.C&G.1, 6.C.1
· 6.H.1 Use historical thinking to understand the emergence, expansion and decline of civilizations, societies and regions over time.
· 6.H.2 Understand the political, economic and/or social significance of historical events, issues, individuals and cultural groups.
· 6.G.1 Understand geographic factors that influenced the emergence, expansion and decline of civilizations, societies and regions (i.e. Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas) over time.
· 6.G.2 Apply the tools of a geographer to understand the emergence, expansion and decline of civilizations, societies and regions.
· 6.E.1 Understand how the physical environment and human interaction affected the economic activities of various civilizations, societies and regions
· 6.C&G.1 Understand the development of government in various, civilizations, societies and regions.
· 6.C.1 Explain how the behaviors and practices of individuals and groups influenced societies, civilizations and regions. / · Geography & Map Skills
· Beginning of
Civilizations
· Ancient Egypt;
Mesopotamia
· World Religions / Geography
Human-Environment-Interaction
Civilization
Historical Thinking
Innovation & Technology
Migration
Conflict
Continuity/Change
Essential Content / Vocabulary/
Key Historical Figures
Social studies 101
5 Themes of Geography, map skills,
Analyzing primary and secondary sources;
Distinguishing between fact/opinion, bias, perspective;
What makes a civilization? What are the features of a civilization? Rise of cities along river valleys in Middle East, Africa, and Asia
Cultural diffusion results from war, trade, and the migration of people.
Why Egyptian civilization emerged along the Nile River?
Ancient Kingdoms of the Nile (Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom) Egyptian society was organized into classes;
Achievements of Egyptian civilization;
Mesopotamia
City-States of Ancient Sumer, Fertile Crescent; Tigris and Euphrates Rivers; civilizations of the Fertile Crescent (Babylonians, Hittites, Assyrians, Persians, Phoenicians) and advances they made in government, technology, science, and writing. Code of Hammurabi
How different cultures contributed to world history;
The various types of governments, societies, economies, and religions that developed among the river valley civilizations;
The rise, expansion, fall, and legacy of Ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations;
Major technology, cultural achievements;
Main powers and responsibilities of the leaders in each of the civilizations;
Role of women, social class structure and why they develop within societies; Role trade in the development of civilizations;
Identify world religions and understand the role of religion in ancient civilizations;
Roots of Judaism-Religion of the Hebrews; prophets, monotheistic, covenant, beliefs and values;
India –the birth place of Hinduism and Buddhism; caste system, reincarnation, Buddha, enlightenment
Legalism, Daoism, Confucianism, - influenced the Chinese people
Christianity-official religion of Roman empire; apostles carried the teachings of Jesus; one God, Ten Commandments; Holy Bible, beliefs
Islam-Muslim World, Five Duties of Islam, Quran, Muhammad’s teachings; Muslim civilization contribution to Art, Literature, Math, and Medicine, mosques, / Geography
geography, Five Themes of Geography (location, place, movement, region
human-environment interaction), physical map, political map, continent, ocean, sea, mountain, plateau, peninsula, island, legend, longitude, degrees, equator, prime meridian, hemisphere, poles, compass rose
Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe, Australia, Antarctica
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic Oceans
fertile
Primary and secondary sources, facts/opinions, perspective, bias, historical narrative
Beginning of Civilizations
Civilization, Features of civilizations, Archaeologists, cultural diffusion
Ancient Egypt:
Ancient Kingdoms of the Nile, (Old, Middle, New Kingdoms)
dynasty, pharaoh, mummification, hieroglyphics, pyramids, mummification
city-state, ziggurat, theocracy, empire, patriarchal, Menes, Hyksos, Hatshepsut, Akhenaton, Ramses II, Cleopatra VII
Ancient Sumer
Hammurabi, Code of Hammurabi, Fertile Crescent, Tigris River, Euphrates River, cuneiform, Sumerians,
World Religions:
Polytheistic, monotheistic
Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism,
Bureaucracy, monsoon, Sanskrit, caste system, reincarnation, dharma, karma, yoga, Buddhism, Nirvana, Arynas, Siddartna Gautama, King Hammurabi, King Darius, Moses, The Ten Command, Daoism,
Shi Huangdi, Wudi, Zealots, Jesus, Holy Bible, fast, Jerusalem, apostles, disciples, Quran, the Sharia, Muhammad, Arabia, Allah, Ramadan, Mecca,
Five Pillars of Islam,
Modern connections: Current government systems
Resources
5 Themes Survivor Lesson Plan (set up under old standards, but can be applied to current standards) http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/careerstart-grade6/2634
http://www.studentsfriend.com/aids/curraids/whylessn.html (why study history lesson plan)
http://www.historians.org/pubs/Free/WhyStudyHistory.htm (why study history essay)
http://www.historians.org/pubs/archives/whmcneillwhystudyhistory.htm (why study history essay – different author)
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/usingprimarysources/ (primary vs secondary sources)
www.symbaloo.com/mix/6thsocialstudies1
Primary Source Kit of Ancient Civilizations
Donn and Maxie Workbook Set
Social Studies for Kids
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/geography.htm
World History For Us All
http://worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu/
ReadWorks.org (Reading Informational Text) http://www.readworks.org/
Write-to-Learn Summary Reading Passages (Informational Text)
Newsela.com (Current event articles)
https://newsela.com/
Ancient River Valley Civilizations
https://php.radford.edu/~vga/?page_id=3987
Life in Mesopotamia: This site contains a broad overview of life and culture in the ancient Mesopotamiancity-states.
Webquests:
https://sites.google.com/site/gnsmancientcivilizations/webquest
http://coollessons.wikispaces.com/ancient-civilizations-webquest