6th Grade History
6.1 Students describe what
is known through archaeological studies of the early physical and cultural
development of humankind from the Paleolithic era to the agricultural
revolution.
Describe the hunter-gatherer societies, including the development of tools and the use of fire.
Identify the locations of human communities that populated the major regions of the world and describe how humans adapted to a variety of environments.
Discuss the climatic changes and human modifications of the physical environment that gave rise to the domestication of plants and animals and new sources of clothing and shelter.
6.2 Students analyze the
geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the early
civilizations of
Locate and describe the major river systems and discuss the physical settings that supported permanent settlement and early civilizations.
Trace the development of agricultural techniques that permitted the production of economic surplus and the emergence of cities as centers of culture and power.
Understand
the relationship between religion and the social and political order in
Mesopotamia and
Know the significance of Hammurabi's Code.
Discuss the main features of Egyptian art and architecture.
Describe
the role of Egyptian trade in the eastern Mediterranean and
Understand the significance of Queen Hatshepsut and Ramses the Great.
Identify
the location of the Kush civilization and describe
its political, commercial, and cultural relations with
Trace the evolution of language and its written forms.
6.3 Students analyze the
geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the
Ancient Hebrews.
Describe the origins and significance of Judaism as the first monotheistic religion based on the concept of one God who sets down moral laws for humanity.
Identify the sources of the ethical teachings and central beliefs of Judaism (the Hebrew Bible, the Commentaries): belief in God, observance of law, practice of the concepts of righteousness and justice, and importance of study; and describe how the ideas of the Hebrew traditions are reflected in the moral and ethical traditions of Western civilization.
Explain the significance of Abraham, Moses, Naomi, Ruth, David, and Yohanan ben Zaccai in the development of the Jewish religion.
Discuss
the locations of the settlements and movements of Hebrew peoples, including the
Exodus and their movement to and from
Discuss
how Judaism survived and developed despite the continuing dispersion of much of
the Jewish population from
6.4 Students analyze the
geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the early
civilizations of Ancient
Discuss
the connections between geography and the development of city-states in the
region of the
Trace
the transition from tyranny and oligarchy to early democratic forms of
government and back to dictatorship in ancient
State the key differences between Athenian, or direct, democracy and representative democracy.
Explain the significance of Greek mythology to the everyday life of people in the region and how Greek literature continues to permeate our literature and language today, drawing from Greek mythology and epics, such as Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, and from Aesop's Fables.
Outline
the founding, expansion, and political organization of the
Compare
and contrast life in
Trace
the rise of Alexander the Great and the spread of Greek culture eastward and
into
Describe the enduring contributions of important Greek figures in the arts and sciences (e.g., Hypatia,