Social+Studies

**//Throughout history, what changes? What stays the same? How are we all alike and all different?//**

 Sixth grade students broaden their historical knowledge by studying the people and events of the following civilizations: Translate English into Hebrew, Hindi, Chinese, Greek, and even Danish! Students will critically analyze why civilizations developed based on geographical and temporal factors, why they flourished, and why they declined. Students will analyze social and political interactions, contributions, and how these cultures connect to the __present__ day. **Writing Systems Around the World**
 * **PaleoMesoNeolithic Era i.e. The Stone Age **
 * **Mesopotamia **
 * **Egypt **
 * **Kush **
 * **Israel **
 * **India**
 * **China**
 * **Greece**
 * **Rome**
 * [|Glencoe McGraw Hill Online TextbookTHIS ONE] **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|California Learning Resource Network] **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">British Museum Interactive Ancient Civilizations **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Early River Valley Civilizations **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Ancient Civilizations Writing SystemsTHIS ONE **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">-we will be using this link to study and practice different types of languages
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Archaeology for Kids **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Ancient History Link from the BBC **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Ancient Civilizations Timeline I **

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">A major point of discussion will be **//change versus continuity//**- what throughout the course of history remains a constant, and what transforms? Why?

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">// **Reference Points for Discussion** ://
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Geography**- physical characteristics of a place, natural resources, how land is used
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Arts & Architecture-** music, painting, literature, poetry, sculpture, buildings, dance
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Economics**- organizing wealth and labor; trade
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Government** **& Leaders**- system of law and authority, powerful leaders
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Social Structures of People**- roles of men and women, social structures/societal stratification
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Writing & Communication**- __schools__ and education
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Faith Systems**- beliefs, ethics, myths and religions
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Inventions and Achievements-**discoveries in science, technology, mathematics and improving methods