FPS Office of Curriculum & Instruction | Sixth Grade Social Studies Outcome

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Social Studies

Texts:

The World Past and Present, McGraw-Hill Early Times
The Story of Ancient Egypt, Wayside Publishing
Ecos de Pasado, Houghton-Mifflin (Two-Way Bilingual)

Brief Statement of Subject Matter:

The sixth grade curriculum focuses on World History and Geography. It includes a study of archaeology, the major world religions, and the historical/cultural aspects of the early civilizations.

Major Topics:

Taken from The Massachusetts History and Social Science Curriculum Framework

WORLD HISTORY

Human Beginnings and Early Civilizations
(Prehistory to 1000 B.C./B.C.E.)

Human origins and early life; the work and findings of archaeologists
Earth’s geography
The agricultural revolution; Neolithic technology and its impact
Early civilizations in Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, India

Classical Civilizations of the Ancient World
(1000 B.C./B.C.E. to c. 500 A.D./C.E.)

The origins, central teaching, and legacies of Judaism
The classical civilization of India; Hinduism, Buddhism
The classical civilization of China; Confucianism, Taoism
Origins, central teachings, and spread of Christianity

Growth of Agricultural and Commercial Civilizations
(c. 500 A.D./C.E. to 1500)

The Byzantine Empire; religion
The origins and principles of Islam; spread of Muslim power

*This curriculum alignment will be assessed each year and will be revised as necessary.