Sixth Grade Social Studies

 

Unit 1:  Early Civilizations and Cultures

     Ch. 1-Digging Up the Past

      Ch. 2-Early Civilizations

            -Ancient Mesopotamia

            -Mesopotamia

Unit 2:  Early Civilizations in Africa and Asia

     Ch. 3-Ancient Egypt

            -Pyramids

            -Mark Millmore's Ancient Egypt

     Ch. 4-Ancient China

           -Ancient China

           -Ancient China for Kids

     Ch. 5-Ancient India and Persia

Unit 3:  Early Civilizations in the Americas

     Ch. 6-Mesoamerican Civilizations

          -Ancient Americas

          -Maya Civilization

          -Maya Adventure

         -Aztec Webquest

     Ch. 7-The Early Peoples of South America

     Ch. 8-Early North American Peoples

Unit 4:  Mediterranean Empires

   Ch. 9-Ancient Greece

           -Ancient Greece Crafts

           -Ancient Greece

     Ch. 10-Ancient Rome

           -Ancient Rome

           -Ancient Rome (2)

Unit 5:  The Medieval World

     Ch. 11-Byzantine Empire and Ancient Arabia

     Ch. 12-Asian Empire

     Ch. 13-African Empires

     Ch. 14-Medival Europe

           -Castle Link

           -Middle Age Games

Unit 6: Discovery, Expansion, and Revolutions

     Ch. 15-New Beginnings

     Ch. 16-Ideas and Movements

          -Industrial Revolution

          -Industrial Revolution

          -Industrial Revolution (new addition)

     Ch. 17-Imperialism, Nationalism, and Unification

Unit 7:  A World in Opposition

     Ch. 18-The World at War

     Ch. 19-From Peace to War

     Ch. 20-The Cold War

Unit 8:  New Nations and a New Century

    Ch. 21-New Nations

     Ch. 22-Cooperation, Conflict, and Challenges

     Ch. 23-Living in the 21st Century