6th GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES

                Mrs.Stephanie Smith-Stowe

                     (She, Her)

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                                                                           *Marking Period 1                                                        

 

Core Concepts: History and Geography, Citizenship and Economics, Culture

 

Early Humans and Societies

 

Beginning of Civilization, the Stone Age, Hunter-Gatherers, migration

 

Mesopotamia, The Fertile Crescent, Sumer, Hammurabi’s code, Babylon, Persia,      

 

                Assyria, Phoenicians, cuneiform, the first alphabet

End of Cycle 1

 

 

 

*Marking Period 2

 

 

 Ancient Egypt and Nubia, Middle and New Kingdoms, Hatshepsut, the pharaohs,

 

                 King Tutankhamun, art, architecture, math, the Nile, religion, and rituals of the

 

                 Egyptians, the decline of Kush, the pyramids

 

 Judaism and the Jewish People, origins, teachings, and rituals of Jewish law

 

                 polytheism vs. monotheism, invasion and conquer of Israel

 

 Early India, Indus Valley, Vedic Age, Hinduism, Buddhism

End of Cycle 2

 

 

 

*Marking Period 3

 

 

 Ancient Greece, the rise of city-states, society and economy, democracy, Athens,

 

                  oligarchies, Sparta

 

 Alexander the Great, Trojan war, Achilles, philosophy, Socrates, Aristotle

 

 Ancient Rome, the Republic, constitution, Julius Caesar, senate, assemblies,

 

                   magistrates, Pompey, Hannibal

End of Cycle 3

 

 

 *Marking Period 4

 

 

 Early African Civilizations, trading empires, Muslim empires of West Africa,

 

                   East African civilizations, societies, and culture

 

MesoAmerican Civilizations, Moctezuma, Ilhuicamina, Maya, Aztecs, Incas,

 

                   Early North and South America

 

The Rise of Europe, the origins of the Renaissance, and new views of the world, spread

 

                    of new ideas, the legacy of the Renaissance

 

The Age of Exploration, voyages of discovery, conquest/growth through trade

End of Cycle 4

 

          

 

 

     Social Studies Grading Policy     (2024/2025)

 

• Performance Assessments=25%
• Tests=25%
• Quizzes=20%
• End of Cycle Assessments=15%
• Homework=5%
• Classwork=10%
  
• Each student is required to keep notes in a notebook. This notebook will be graded during the fourth marking period.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                  

                                                                     (The Sphinx), Giza, Egypt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                             (The Hanging Gardens of Babylon)   

 

 

 

 

                     (The Parthenon), Athens, Greece

 

 

                                                                            

 

                                                    (The Coliseum), Rome, Italy

 

 

 

                                                                      (Olmec Heads), San Lorenzo, Mexico
Course DescriptionSxth Grade Social Studies ro ain-de analysis of the world’s ancient ciliais Students will learn about people, culture, and events that shaped the world we live in today. This course will begin with the Stone Age and finish with the Amics. We will explore Early Human’s everyday lives including their social, political, and economic structures. Our journey will cover nearly 8,000 years.

Course Objectives/Curriculum:

Each chapter includes an essential question, key ideas/ vocabulary, and activities that relate to the lessons.

 

 

 

 

 

 

                   

 

 

    

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