Social Studies Curriculum

6th Grade

Course Purpose:

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

Outcomes and Components:

SS.6.3 Students will analyze how developments in India and China were shaped through differing perspectives and summarize changes over time.

Pacing  

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Standard(s)
  SS.6.3.1 Classify Aryan changes within India as examples of change and/or continuity based on the perspectives of the diverse groups. SS.6-8.H.1.LC
  SS.6.3.2 Examine developments throughout the Chinese dynasties and analyze why they are seen as historically significant today. SS.6-8.H.1.MC
  SS.6.3.3 Compare perspectives of people in the past and explain why they have changed over time. SS.6-8.H.2.LC
  SS.6.3.4 Explain how changes in transportation and communication influence the spatial connections among human settlements and affect the spread of ideas and culture. SS.6-8.G.3.MdC

Academic Vocabulary: Compare, Contrast, Analyze, Identify, Explain, Classify, Examine

Content Vocabulary: Sanskrit, Vedas, Hinduism, reincarnation, caste, Buddhism, Arabic numerals, inoculation, ancestor, loess, caravan, philosopher, Filial piety, Confucianism, legalism, bureaucracy, civil service, Silk Road, import, export