TITLE
Sixth Grade Early World History
TEXTBOOK
World History and You, Bernstein, Vivian, Steck-Vaughn, 1997
DESCRIPTION
Social Studies is a required course for all sixth graders. This is a yearlong
course. During the year, students will study World History from 4000 BC to 2000
AD.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
1. Students will learn how the first people of the world lived and will be able
to trace the development of the Stone Age civilizations. (8.4.1)
2. Students will identify important aspects of the ancient Egyptian
civilization. (8.4.1) (8.4.2)
3. Students will identify the early civilizations of the Tigris and Euphrates
river valleys, and the contributions of these civilizations to human history.
(8.4.1) (8.4.2)
4. Students will examine the historical development of Phoenician, Jewish, and
Persian civilizations and will describe the civilizations’ contributions to the
modern world. (8.4.2)
5. Students will trace the development of early Indian civilizations. (8.4.2)
(8.4.8)
6. Students will examine the origin and the development of the Chinese
civilization.
7. (8.4.2) (8.4.8)
8. Students will describe the development of Greek society and its contributions
to modern civilizations. (8.4.2) (8.4.3)
9. Students will trace the historical development of the Roman Empire. (8.4.4)
(8.4.6)
10. Students will identify factors and events leading to the Fall of Rome.
(8.4.4) (8.4.6)
11. Students will trace the development and the influence of Christianity.
(8.4.5)
12. Students will examine the political, economic, and social changes that
occurred during the Middle Ages. (8.4.7)
13. Students will trace the development and the influence of Islam. (8.4.5)
14. Students will describe the growth of European cities and trade and the
religious conflicts that took place during the Middle Ages. (8.4.5)
15. Students will trace the development of national unity in England, France, &
Spain.
16. Students will examine the growth of democracy in England. (8.1.4)
17. Students will identify reasons for European explorations and will name some
significant personalities from the Age of Exploration. (8.1.2) (8.1.3)
18. Students will identify features of different African civilizations and
American Indian civilizations. (8.4.8)
19. Students will understand the reasons for and the results of European
colonization. (8.1.6)
20. Students will be able to gather and discuss current events through the use
of multiple resources.
21. Students will be able to use various forms of writing throughout their study
of World History, including but not limited to journals, diaries, news reports,
book reports, reports of historical topics and interviews.
22. Students will study the history of the iditarod and do journal activities on
mushers that they are assigned.
23. Students will be able to locate and label the places studies in World
History on a map.
WRITING ACTIVITIES
1. Students will keep an interactive notebook based on the “History Alive”
concept throughout the course of the World History class.
2. Students will write responses, take notes, problem solve and do final
projects on each unit. Students will write complete sentences to answer
questions.
MULTICULTURE ACTIVITIES
1. Students will be introduced to a variety of cultures around the world.
2. Students will discuss cultural differences between people around the world.
