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Grade 6: World History and Geography: Ancient Civilizations

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How did the environment influence human migration, ancient ways of life, and the development of societies?

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    How did the environment influence human migration, ancient ways of life, and the development of societies?

What were the early human ways of life (hunting and gathering, agriculture, civilizations, urban societies, states, and empires), and how did they change over time?

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    What were the early human ways of life (hunting and gathering, agriculture, civilizations, urban societies, states, and empires), and how did they change over time?

How did the major religious and philosophical systems (Judaism, Greek thought, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism) support individuals, rulers, and societies?

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    How did the major religious and philosophical systems (Judaism, Greek thought, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism) support individuals, rulers, and societies?

How did societies interact with each other? How did connections between societies increase over time?

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    Early Humankind and the Development of Human Societies1

    1. a

      How did the environment influence the migrations of early humans? How did early humans adapt to new environments and climate changes?1.a

    2. b

      How did people live by the gathering and hunting way of life?1.b

    3. c

      Why did some people develop agriculture and pastoral nomadism? What were the effects of these new ways of life?1.c

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    The Early Civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Kush2

    1. a

      How did civilizations—complex urban societies—develop in Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Kush?2.a

    2. b

      What environmental factors helped civilizations grow? What impact did civilizations have on the surrounding environment?2.b

    3. c

      How did people’s lives change as states and empires took over these areas (increase in social differences, rule by monarchs, laws)?2.c

    4. d

      From 4000 BCE to 500 BCE, how did contact, trade, and other links grow among the urban societies of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Kush, India, and the eastern Mediterranean?2.

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    The Ancient Israelites (Hebrews)3

    1. a

      What were the beliefs and religious practices of the ancient Israelites? How did the religious practices of Judaism change and develop over time?3.a

    2. b

      How did the environment, the history of the Israelites, and their interactions with other societies shape their religion?3.b

    3. c

      How did early Judaism support individuals, rulers, and societies?3.c

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    Ancient Greece4

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      How did the environment of the Greek peninsula and islands, the Anatolian coast, and the surrounding seas affect the development of Greek societies? 4.a

    2. b

      What were the differences in point of view and perspective between the Persians and the Greeks, and between Athenians and Spartans?4.b

    3. c

      What were the political forms adopted by Greek urban societies? What were the achievements and limitations of Athenian democracy?4.c

    4. d

      How did Greek thought (a cultural package of mythology, humanistic art, emphasis on reason and intellectual development, and historical, scientific, and literary forms) support individuals, states, and societies?4.d

    5. e

      How did Greek trade, travel, and colonies, followed by the conquests of Alexander the Great and the spread of Hellenistic culture, affect increasing connections among regions in Afroeurasia?4.

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    The Early Civilizations of India5

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      How did the environment influence the emergence and decline of the Indus civilization?5.a

    2. b

      How did religions of Ancient India, including, but not limited to early Hinduism, support individuals, rulers, and societies?5.b

    3. c

      How did the religion of Buddhism support individuals, rulers, and societies?5.c

    4. d

      During the Indus civilization, the Vedic period, and the Maurya Empire, how did the connections between the Indian subcontinent and other regions of Afroeurasia increase?5.d

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    The Early Civilizations of China6

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      How did the environment influence the development of civilization in China?6.a

    2. b

      How did the philosophical system of Confucianism support individuals, rulers, and societies?6.b

    3. c

      What factors helped China unify into a single state under the Han Dynasty? What social customs and government policies made the centralized state so powerful?6.c

    4. d

      How did the establishment of the Silk Road increase trade, the spread of Buddhism, and the connections between China and other regions of Afroeurasia?6.

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    The Development of Rome7

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      What were the strengths and weaknesses of the Roman Republic? Why did the Roman Republic fall?7.a

    2. b

      How did the Romans advance the concept of citizenship?7.b

    3. c

      How did the environment influence the expansion of Rome and its integrated trade networks?7.c

    4. d

      How did other societies (the Greeks, Hellenistic states, Han China, Parthian Persia) influence and affect the Romans?7.

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