Social Studies Curriculum

6th Grade

Course Purpose:

Students will analyze world cultures in order to assess their impact over time.

Outcomes and Components:

SS.6.2 Students will develop and answer essential questions using various resources to assess the relationships between Egypt and Nubia through multiple perspectives.

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  SS.6.2.1 Create and answer essential questions that consider multiple perspectives to help guide inquiry about Egypt and Nubia. SS.6-8.IS.1.LC
  SS.6.2.2 Compare and contrast civilizations of Egypt and Nubia using evidence from different resources to determine possible biases and limitations in the historical record by identifying author, purpose, type of publication, and intended audience.

SS.6-8.H.3.MdC

LA.6.5

  SS.6.2.3 Explain relationships between Egypt and Nubia and their regions using geographic representations, (e.g. maps, photos, satellite images, etc.) and changes in their environment. SS.6-8.G.1.LC

Academic Vocabulary: explain, classify, examine, predict, compare, determine

Content Vocabulary:  Nubia, Egypt, dynasty, pharaoh, hieroglyphics, papyrus, pyramid, mummy, obelisk, Rosetta Stone