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 Instruct/ Assess |
Component Code |
Component |
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 |