6th Grade - Wrld Histry 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Basic Gegraphy (2 weeks) have an peratinal understanding f Lcatin, Place, Regin, Human-Envirnment Interactin, and Mvement be able t read, cmprehend, and interpret physical, plitical, and special usage maps be able t accurately use glbes, maps, and timelines understand the term culture Ancient Wrld Prehistric t Settled Sciety (1.5 abut the tls used t understand histry cnnectins between gegraphy and histry discver hw ur stne-age hunter-gatherers lived 2 nd Quarter Ancient Wrld cnt. Ancient India (1.5 cnnectins between gegraphy and histry explre the culture and gegraphy f the Indus and Ganges River valleys. abut the beginnings, teachings, and practices f Hinduism abut the beginnings, teachings, and practices f Buddhism and hw it spread frm Ancient India. evaluate the leadership styles f Chandragupta and Aska, tw f the mst imprtant 3 rd Quarter Ancient Wrld cnt. Rman Empire (2.5 cnnectins between gegraphy and histry examine the characteristics f the Rman Republic and why it was funded. analyze pssible reasns fr the decline f Rme s Republic abut hw Rme transitined frm a Republic t an Empire. examine the rule f the Empire and its effect n cnquered peples. f the Greeks influence f Rme 4 th Quarter Medieval Times t Tday New Age in Eurpe (3.5 abut the Renaissance and why it ccurred when and where it did. view and cmpare art by famus Renaissance artists. abut the Prtestant Refrmatin, wh started it, and the impact it has had n mdern times. discver why it was the Eurpeans wh first sailed the wrld s ceans and discvered the New Wrld. abut different Eurpean sailrs, their vyages, and
imprtance f farming t the beginnings f settle sciety analyze the advantages f humans settling in ne place understand hw the first civilizatins frmed and spread Fertile Crescent (2 see the cnnectins between gegraphy f the rise f the first civilizatins in the Fertile Crescent abut the first cities in Ancient Sumer, their culture, and their religins abut the Babylnians, Assyrians, and Persians analyze the achievements and inventins f the Fertile Crescent Empires investigate Hammurabi s Cde leaders f India s Maurya Empire. Ancient China (2 cnnectins between gegraphy and histry cmpare and cntrast the Shang, Zhu, and Qin (Chin) Dynasties. explre the life, teachings, and influence f Cnfucius n Chinese Sciety abut the rise f the Qin Dynasty, the rule f Emperr Qin Shi Huangdi, and his unificatin f ancient China. cmpare and cntrast the Qin Dynasty with the Han Dynasty. lcatin and imprtance f the Silk Rad. abut the significant discver the advances made in architecture, technlgy, science, and engineering. abut the scial classes present in the Rman Empire. explre the daily life f Rmans, including the practice f slavery. abut the rise f Christianity during the reign f Augustus. abut the spread f Christianity despite its persecutin by Rman fficials. analyze the pssible causes f the fall f the Rman Empire. find ut hw Christianity became the fficial religin f the Empire. where they were trying t g. abut the abslute mnarchs f France, England, Spain, and Russia. discver the impact Eurpean explratin had n native grups in the New Wrld. abut the African slave trade, wh was invlved in it, and why it ccurred. Changes in the Western Wrld (3.5 abut the Age f Reasn and hw it grew ut f the Renaissance and Scientific Revlutin. explre and discuss the Enlightenment ideas f natural rights. abut the struggle fr pwer between Kings and the peple they gverned which led
f Laws and discuss its imprtance abut the develp f writing that first ccurred in the Fertile Crescent abut the Phenicians and the Israelites, and the impact their achievements have had n mdern times the basic beliefs f Judaism and its effects n ther wrld religins. Egypt (3 abut the gegraphy f the Nile River and its imprtance t Ancient Egypt abut the histry f the Pharahs cmpare the accmplishments f the Old, Middle, and New Kingdms. abut the Egyptian advancements in technlgy made during the Han Dynasty. Ancient Greece (3.5 cnnectins between gegraphy and histry f the rise f civilizatin in Ancient Greece and the beginnings f their gvernments. analyze the Greek (Athenian) Glden Age. abut the Greek gds and gddesses and the aspects f life each cntrlled. find ut abut great achievements by Greeks in science, philsphy, and art. abut hw public and private lives f Ancient Greeks. explre the Greek Medieval Times t Tday Byzantine Empire/Muslim Civilizatins/Orthdxy (2 that the Byzantine Empire was the remaining eastern half f the Old Rman Empire. analyze why Cnstantinple becme the pwerful center f the Christian wrld. abut the achievements f the Age f Justinian. cmpare the Age f Justinian with Cnstantinple s secnd Glden Age. religius differences between Rman Cathlicism and Orthdxy, the Christian religin f the Byzantines. explre the gegraphy f the t the creatin f cnstitutinal mnarchies in many Eurpean cuntries and led t the frmatin f the U.S.A. explre the impact f the Industrial Revlutin n the wrld. identify bth benefits and prblems that arse with the Industrial Age. abut Naplen, natinalism in Eurpe, and Eurpean imperialism which led t Eurpe clnizing much f the wrld. Mdern Times (2 examine the causes and effects f WWI and the Russian Revlutin. discver the when, where, and why f the Great Depressin.
gds and gddesses and what aspect f life each cntrlled. cmpare Egyptian belief in an afterlife with their wn. abut the great pyramids at Giza--their size, purpse, and pssible cnstructin methds. abut Egyptians everyday life, written language, and discveries in science and medicine practice f Slavery and its effects. abut the city-state f Sparta, and cmpare it t Athens. discuss the impact f the Greeks war with Persians, and the subsequent Pelpnnesian wars and its effect n bth Athens and Sparta. abut the early life f Alexander the Great, his expansin f Greek culture, and the Hellenistic Perid after his death. Arabian Peninsula, and learn abut its centers f trade. abut the funding f Islam, the Prphet Muhammad, his teachings, and the cities f Mecca and Medina. abut the basic beliefs f Islam. discver hw Islam spread s quickly and its effects. abut the Glden Age f Islam, and the majr achievements made in math, science, and literature during this perid. Civilizatins f Asia (2 abut the Glden Age f the Tang Dynasty in China. discver the achievements made in China during the Sng Dynasty. explre hw peple lived during the Great Depressin. discver the causes and effects f WWII. abut the Cld War between the U.S. and the Sviet Unin, including the space race and the nuclear arms race. abut the fall f the Sviet Unin and discver hw dzens f frmer Sviet clnies gained their independence. gain an understanding f hw mdern technlgy has transfrmed ur wrld. understand hw migratin, trade, technlgy and clser ecnmic ties have linked different parts f the wrld. cnsider the new
abut the Mngls and their brief rule f China knwn as the Yuan Dynasty. abut the gegraphy f Japan. discver the changes made during the Heian perid. explre the age f feudalism in Japan, the rule f the shguns, and ways r the Samurai. review the gegraphy f the Indian subcntinent. abut the Mughal Empire, and cmpare the reigns f Akbar the Great, Shah Jahan, and Aurangzeb. the stry behind the cnstructin f the Taj Mahal. Eurpe in the Middle Ages (2.5 when the Middle challenges that the wrld will face during yur lifetime. 9/11--War n Terrr Unit
Ages were and what they were like. discver hw peple used Feudalism and manrialism t gvern themselves. explre and cmpare the lives and peasants and serfs. different kinds f pwer held by the Rman Cathlic Church make the cnnectin between increased trade and grwth f twns and cities during this perid. abut life in a medieval twn. cmpare the fur main Christian Crusades. draw cnclusins abut the effects f the Crusades n bth Eurpe and the Middle East.
abut hw natins in Eurpe first began t frm. explre the events f the Hundreds Years War and hw it affected bth England and France.