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Grade 6 Social Studies: The Eastern Hemisphere

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Quarter 1 6.1 The Eastern Hemisphere has an 6.1a Physical maps reflect the , , and 3 Unit 1: Early expansive and varied geography varied climate zones, landforms, the Environment Civilizations and comprised of different , bodies of water, and natural September- Cultures (Social physical features, climates, and resources of the Eastern Studies The World; November communities. The Hemisphere. Scott Foresman) geographic diversity of the Eastern Hemisphere has significantly 6.1b The Eastern Hemisphere can Unit 2: Early influenced physical mobility and be divided into various geographic Civilizations in the course of human development. regions based on physical features,

human characteristics, or both. and (Social Studies The

World; Scott 6.1c The physical diversity of the Foresman) Eastern Hemisphere affects the

varied spread of settlements in Africa, Asia, , and . Additional Resources/Materials: *Readers Theaters

*Primary Source 6.2 The physical environment and 6.2a Early Eastern Hemisphere Geography, Humans, and 2,3 Biographies natural resources of the Eastern settlements made use of fertile the Environment * Nonfiction texts Hemisphere promoted development lands along rivers to sustain their *Unit DBQ of the first human settlements and communities. Development, Movement, *Leveled Books cultural systems. and Interaction of 6.2b Human populations that settled Cultures along rivers, in rainforests, along Assessments: , in deserts, and in mountains Chapter Tests and made use of the resources and Quizzes; Short-term landscapes around them in projects developing distinct ways of life.

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6.8 From earliest times, networks of 6.8a Civilizations design Development, Movement, 2,4 trade have connected the various technologies for transportation that and Interaction of civilizations of the Eastern allow them to traverse challenging Cultures Hemisphere. Long distance trade landscapes and move people and routes promoted interregional trade, goods efficiently. cultural exchanges and diffusion, Global Connections and and the desire to expand empires 6.8b The comparative advantage Exchange and influence. some civilizations had in producing certain goods, growing particular crops, or collecting important Creation, Expansion and mineral resources encouraged trade Interaction of Economic among civilizations. Systems

6.8c The interaction of people along trade routes promoted the exchange of language, belief systems, tools, intellectual ideas, and inventions.

6.8d Extensive global trade routes map the diffusion of belief systems, language, crops, and inventions across the Eastern Hemisphere and between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.

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6.9 As settlement patterns changed 6.9a Aristocracies, theocracies, Power, Authority, and 2,5 and civilizations developed, new monarchies, kinship systems, Governance forms of political order were dictatorships, oligarchies, and created to meet the more complex democracies have flourished at needs of societies and to maintain different times in different Eastern Time, Continuity, and order, provide security, and protect Hemisphere nations and empires. Change individual rights in different ways. 6.9b Each of these political systems has had different ways of selecting leaders, making laws, enforcing order, and protecting, and sometimes infringing upon, individual rights.

6.9c Religious values, nationalism, and humanist philosophies have shaped political systems in the Eastern Hemisphere.

6.12 The types and availability of 6.12b There is an economic gap Creation, Expansion, and 3,4 natural resources shape the between Eastern Hemisphere nations Interaction of Economic economic systems of nations in the that extract natural resources and Systems Eastern Hemisphere and play a those that make and distribute strong role in determining the finished products. Geography, Humans, and 4 strength and influence of those the Environment nations.

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Unit 6: Discovery 6.3 Civilizations across the Eastern 6.3c Civilizations create systems for Development, Movement 2 and Expansion Quarter 3 Hemisphere are characterized by locating and producing the and Interaction of *The Renaissance centralized governments, advanced materials they need and/or for Cultures *The Industrial January- commerce and trade systems, and trading with other communities to Revolution March complex social hierarchies. These acquire these goods. Science, Technology, and *The Second civilizations are influenced by Innovation Industrial Revolution scientific and cultural achievements *Imperialism, of civilizations that came before Nationalism, and them. Unification (Social

Studies The World; 6.8 From earliest times, networks of 6.8b The comparative advantage Creation, Expansion, and Scott Foresman) trade have connected the various some civilizations had in producing Interaction of Economic

civilization of the Eastern certain goods, growing particular Systems Unit 7: A World in Hemisphere. Long distance trade crops, or collecting important Opposition (Social routes promoted interregional trade, mineral resources encouraged trade Studies The World; cultural exchanges and diffusion, among civilizations. Scott Foresman) and the desire to expand empires

and influence. Additional

Resources/Materials: 6.9 As settlement patterns changed 6.9 Aristocracies, theocracies, Power, Authority, and * Nonfiction texts and civilizations developed, new monarchies, kinship systems, Governance *Leveled Books forms of political order were dictatorships, oligarchies, and

created to meet the more complex democracies have flourished at Time, Continuity, and Assessments: needs of societies and to maintain different times in different Eastern Change Chapter Tests and order, provide security, and protect Hemisphere nations. Quizzes; Short-term individual rights in different ways. projects

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6.9b Each of these political systems Power, Authority, and 2,4,5 has had different ways of selecting Governance leaders, making laws, enforcing order, and protecting, and sometimes infringing upon, individual rights.

6.12 The types and availability of 6.12a The economic system of a Creation, Expansion, and 3,4 natural resources shape the nation determines how goods are Interaction of Economic economic systems of nations in the produced and distributed and the Systems Eastern Hemisphere and play a role of the government in that strong role in determining the process. strength and influence of those Geography, Humans, and nations. 6.12b There is an economic gap the Environment between Eastern Hemisphere nations that extract natural resources and those that make and distribute finished products.

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Quarter 4 6.10 Different roles of citizenship 6.10a Constitutions in many Eastern Power, Authority, and 5 Unit 8: New and individual rights and Hemisphere nations outline the Governance Nations and a New

responsibilities are defined in functions of the government and the Century (Scott April - June different constitutions and rights and responsibilities of the Civic Ideals and Practices Foresman The

governing systems across the people. World) Eastern Hemisphere.

6.10b The nations of the Eastern Hemisphere reveal a multitude of Additional ways for people to be involved in Resources/Materials: their government. * Nonfiction texts *Leveled Books 6.10c Democratizers in Asia and *Videos Africa have included or proposed extensive lists of human rights in Assessments: their constitutions in response to the Chapter Tests and lack of human rights experienced Quizzes; Short-term before and during European projects

colonialism.

6.10d Some governments suppress the individual rights of their citizens.

6.10e Women and people in minority racial, ethnic, or religious groups face struggles for justice and equal rights.

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6.11 Increasingly, the nations of the 6.11a Continental and regional Power, Authority and 2,4,5 Eastern Hemisphere participate in alliances in Africa, Asia, and Governance and benefit from international Europe intend to promote economic organizations that promote peace, development, secure military cooperation, economic protection, and support cooperation Global Connections and development, global health, and among countries in the alliance. Exchange cultural understanding. 6.11b Monetary loans from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund have had varying impacts on countries in Africa, Asia, , and Oceania.

6.11c The United Nations works to promote peace and cooperation between nations and to protect the rights of women, indigenous peoples, children, and other minority or marginalized groups in the Eastern Hemisphere.

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6.12 The types and availability of 6.12a The economic system of a Creation, Expansion, and 3,4 natural resources shape the nation determines how goods are Interaction of Economic economic systems of nations in the produced and distributed and the Systems Eastern Hemisphere and play a role of the government in that strong role in determining the process. Geography, Humans, and strength and influence of those the Environment nations. 6.12b There is an economic gap between Eastern Hemisphere nations that extract natural resources and those that make and distribute finished products.

6.12c The economic health of a nation is measured by factors such as gross domestic product, literacy rate, trade balance, and infant mortality rates.

6.13 The study of urban and 6.13a The organization—layout, Interaction of Economic 4 suburban communities across the types of jobs available to people, Systems Eastern Hemisphere reveals locations—of urban areas varies differences between urban and rural across the Eastern Hemisphere. ways of living, as well as regional Global Connections and differences in the types of urban Exchange and rural areas.

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6.13b Increased urbanization and Global Connections and 4 climate/environmental challenges Exchange have affected the function, survival, and way of life in rural areas in different ways across the Eastern Interaction of Economic Hemisphere. Systems

6.13c The economic systems in urban and rural areas affect the values and ways of life in these communities.

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6.3 Civilizations across the Eastern 6.3a Humans living together Time, Continuity, and 2 Hemisphere are characterized by develop specific patterns of Change centralized governments, advanced governance and geographic commerce and trade systems, and arrangement that allow them to complex social hierarchies. These manage their society. civilizations are influenced by scientific and cultural achievements 6.3b Humans living together in Development, Movement, of civilizations that came before settlements develop shared customs, and Interaction of them. beliefs, ideas, and languages that Cultures give identity to the group.

6.3c Civilizations create systems for Science, Technology, and locating and producing the Innovation materials they need and/or for trading with other communities to acquire these goods. Development and Transformation of Social 6.3d Social hierarchies within Structures civilizations mean that people have different roles and different access to power and wealth.

6.3e Ancient and classical civilizations in the Eastern Hemisphere made scientific, cultural, and political discoveries that have shaped the world today.

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6.4 The Neolithic Revolution was a 6.4a Patterns in global turning Time, Continuity, and 2 technological development that points and events allow the histories Change radically changed the nature of of the Eastern Hemisphere to be human society and led the way to divided into time periods, eras, or more stable human settlements and ages. Development, Movement, communities. and Interaction of 6.4b Various types of revolutions Cultures throughout history mark significant changes to the political, economic, cultural, or social systems in which human societies live.

6.4c The Neolithic Revolution was marked by technological advances in agriculture and domestication of animals that allowed people to form stationary settlements.

6.4d Early human settlements relied on favorable geographic areas where humans could adapt these environments to produce food and build shelters.

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6.5 As the ancient river valley 6.5a Many ancient civilizations Time, Continuity, and 2 civilizations turned to agriculture, made use of and learned to adapt to Change world populations grew, and as a powerful rivers that produced fertile result, these civilizations created farming lands, materials for shelter, centralized systems of government and water for the movement of Development, Movement, to provide structure and order. goods and people. and Interaction of Cultures 6.5b Many of the beliefs, traditions, and technologies in early river civilizations reflected respect for and reliance on rivers.

6.5c Stationary settlements became civilizations in which humans living together developed specific patterns of governance and geographic arrangement that allowed them to manage their society.

6.5d Settlements of people left behind artifacts that archaeologists collect to learn more about the lives of people.

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6.7 Major religions and belief 6.7a Belief systems and religions Development, Movement, 2,4 systems developed as civilizations are sets of mutual values that help and Interaction of grew, which unified societies, but to explain the way the world and Cultures also became a major source of humanity work. tension and conflict. 6.7b Over time, civilizations developed belief systems and Global Connections and religions that differed across place Exchange but shared similar themes.

6.7 c Belief systems and religions unify groups of people and are Creation, Expansion and woven into the social organization Interaction of Economic of societies. Systems

6.8 From earliest times, networks of 6.8b The comparative advantage trade have connected the various some civilizations had in producing civilizations of the Eastern certain goods, growing particular Hemisphere. Long distance trade crops, or collecting important routes promoted interregional trade, mineral resources encouraged trade cultural exchanges and diffusion, among civilizations. and the desire to expand empires and influence. 6.8c The interaction of people along trade routes promoted the exchange of language, belief systems, tools, intellectual ideas, and inventions.

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Quarter 2 6.1 The Eastern Hemisphere has an 6.1a Physical maps reflect the Geography, Humans, and 3 Unit 4: expansive and varied geography varied climate zones, landforms, the Environment Mediterranean comprised of different regions, bodies of water, and natural November- Empires (Social physical features, climates, and resources of the Eastern Studies The World; January human communities. The Hemisphere. Scott Foresman) geographic diversity of the Eastern Hemisphere has significantly 6.1b The Eastern Hemisphere can Unit 5: The influenced physical mobility and be divided into various geographic Medieval World the course of human development. regions based on physical features, (Social Studies The human characteristics, or both. World; Scott

Foresman 6.1c The physical diversity of the

Eastern Hemisphere affects the Additional varied spread of settlements in Resources/Materials: Africa, Asia, Europe, and Oceania. *Readers Theaters

*Primary Source 6.2 The physical environment and 6.2a Early Eastern Hemisphere Biographies natural resources of the Eastern settlements made use of fertile Geography, Humans, and 2,3 * Nonfiction texts Hemisphere promoted development lands along rivers to sustain their the Environment *Unit DBQ of the first human settlements and communities. *Leveled Books cultural systems. Development, Movement,

6.2b Human populations that settled and Interaction of Assessments: along rivers, in rainforests, along Cultures Chapter Tests and oceans, in deserts, and in mountains Quizzes; Short-term made use of the resources and projects landscapes around them in developing distinct ways of life.

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6.3 Civilizations across the Eastern 6.3a Humans living together Time, Continuity, and 2 Hemisphere are characterized by develop specific patterns of Change centralized governments, advanced governance and geographic commerce and trade systems, and arrangement that allow them to complex social hierarchies. These manage their society. civilizations are influenced by scientific and cultural achievements 6.3b Humans living together in Development, Movement, of civilizations that came before settlements develop shared customs, and Interaction of them. beliefs, ideas, and languages that Cultures give identity to the group.

6.3c Civilizations create systems for Science, Technology, and locating and producing the Innovation materials they need and/or for trading with other communities to acquire these goods. Development and Transformation of Social 6.3d Social hierarchies within Structures civilizations mean that people have different roles and different access to power and wealth.

6.3e Ancient and classical civilizations in the Eastern Hemisphere made scientific, cultural, and political discoveries that have shaped the world today.

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6.6 Classical civilizations 6.6a The classical era was marked by Development, Movement, 2 developed and grew into large an increase in the number and size of and Interaction of empires characterized by powerful civilizations. Cultures centralized governments, advanced 6.6b Classical civilizations maintained commerce and trade systems, and social order through various political complex social hierarchies. The systems that corresponded to the values Development and scientific and cultural achievements of their citizens. Transformation of Social of these civilizations continue to Structures impact the world today. 6.6c Social divisions in classical civilizations meant that some people had more access to power and wealth.

6.6d Classical civilizations were able to specialize their production of goods because of trade and interaction with other civilizations.

6.6e Classical trade routes show the breadth of travel around the globe and reflect the limitations of physical geography.

6.6f Ancient civilizations made scientific, cultural, and political discoveries that have shaped our understanding of the world today.

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6.7 Major religions and belief 6.7a Belief systems and religions Development, Movement, 2 systems developed as civilizations are sets of mutual values that help and Interaction of grew, which unified societies, but to explain the way the world and Cultures also became a major source of humanity work. tension and conflict. 6.7b Over time, civilizations developed belief systems and religions that differed across place but shared similar themes.

6.7c Belief systems and religions unify groups of people and are woven into the social organization of societies.

6.7d Differences between belief systems and disputes over lands associated with religious groups have created tension and conflict between peoples.