Social Studies Table of Contents

First 9 WeeksEarly Man/Human Origins ( 3 weeks)

6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4

Standard Essential Questions Resources Assessments

6.1 Identify sites in Africa where archaeologists and historians have found evidence of theorigins of modern human beings and describe what the archaeologists found. (G, H)

Why is history Important?

How do we learn about the past?

How do we research history?

Create a map labeling early human site locations.

Human Migration Articlehttp://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-great-human-migration-13561/?no-ist

http://www.historyextra.com/feature/prehistoric-village-people

Stone age song

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Stone Age

Mary Leakey Biography

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6.2 Provide textual evidence that characterizes the nomadic hunter-gatherer societies of thePaleolithic Age(C, H)

What types of evidence do historians and archaeologists use to understand the past?

Create a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting hunter-gatherer societies and modern-day societies.

Hunter-gatherer societies foldable

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6.2 Writing Prompt

6.2 Questions

6.2 Notes

Early Human Interaction with Environment Writing Prompt

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6.3 Explain the importance of the discovery of metallurgy and agriculture. (E, H)

Why do people Trade?

Brainpophttps://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/worldhistory/agriculturalrevolution/

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6.4 Evaluate the climatic changes and human modifications of the physical environmentthat gave rise to the domestication of plants and animals and new sources of clothing andshelter. (C, G, H)

How does geography influence the way people live?

How are nomads and early farmers different?

How does physical geography affect the ways early groups of humans obtain the food they needed to survive?

Give the students a piece of paper with an area of land (with some elements such as trees, water, animals, etc.) and have them describe how they would domesticate the plants and animals to better their way of living.

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6.5, 6.6, 6.7

6.5 Summarize the impact of agriculture related to settlement, population growth, and theemergence of civilization. (C, G, H)

Why do people trade?

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6.6 Identify and explain the importance of the characteristics of civilizations, including: (C,E, G, H, P)

What rules for behavior did the nomadic people likely need?Why are civilizations important?

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6.7 Recognize time designations and the abbreviations, including: (H)B.C.,B.C.E.,and

What does B.C. mean?What does B.C.E. mean?What is the

Create a timeline of your life.

Timeline Foldable

Timeline Lesson Plan

A.D. meaning of A.D.? Information on time designations

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Human Origins Test

Maps, History, Geography Quiz

Stone Age Word Wise

Stone Age Assignment

Stone Age Assignment Flipchart

Primary and Secondary Sources Webquest

Early Agriculture Flipchart

Map Components Flipchart

Timelines, Sources Flipchart

World Map Flipchart

Mesopotamia ( 4weeks)6.8, 6.9, 6.10, 6.11

6.8 On a historical map, locate and describe the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, Zagros andCaucuses Mountains, Persian Gulf, Caspian and Black Sea, Dead Sea and Sea of Galilee andexplain why the region is referred to as the Fertile Crescent. (G)

How does geography influence the way people live?

Mesopotamia Map

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6.9 Summarize Sumer, Babylon, and Assyria as successive civilizations and empires andexplain the development of city-states, identify Kish, Akkad, Ur, and Nineveh, and thesignificance of Sargon and Hammurabi. (G, H)

Why does conflict occur?

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Empire Review Sheet

6.10 Trace the How does a food Information on

development of agricultural techniques that permitted economic surplus andthe emergence of cities as centers of culture and power. (C, E, H)

surplus lead to the development of economic systems in river civilizations?Why did formal governments become necessary in early civilizations?

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6.11 Explain the significance of polytheism (the belief that there are many gods) asthe religious belief of the people in Mesopotamian civilizations. (C, H)

What is polytheism?How did it influence the religious lives of people in Mesopotamian societies?

Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting Sumerian religion vs religion today

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6.12, 6.13, 6.14

6.12 Explain the effects of how irrigation, metal-smithing, slavery, the domestication

Where and how did most Sumerians?Why would it be helpful to the people to have laws

Mesopotamian achievements chart

Mesopotamia Writing Prompt

ofanimals, and inventions such as the wheel, the sail, and the plow on the growth ofMesopotamian civilizations. (C, E, H)

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6.13 Analyze the important achievements of Mesopotamian civilization, including its systemof writing (and its importance in record keeping and tax collection), literature (Epic ofGilgamesh), monumental architecture (the ziggurat), and art (large relief sculpture, mosaics,and cylinder seals). (C, E, G, H)

What were some of the achievements of Mesopotamian civilizations?

Create your own clay tablet with cuneiform writing.

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6.14 Write an informative piece explaining the significant contributions of Mesopotamianleaders, including Hammurabi and

What does Hammurabi’s code reveal about Babylonian society?

Students come up with their own law code .

Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting Sargon and Hammurabi

Sargon, and explain the basic principle of justice inHammurabi’s Code (“an eye for an eye”). (C, E, H, P)

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Mesopotamia Preview

Mesopotamia Poster

Mesopotamia Powerpoint

Mesopotamia Foldable Flipchart

Mesopotamia Quiz

Mesopotamia Word Boxes

Mesopotamia Study Guide

Mesopotamia Test

Second nine weeks

Ancient Egypt (3 weeks)

6.15 On a historical map locate the Mediterranean and Red Seas, the Nile River and Delta,and the areas of

How did geography of Egypt influence its culture?

Egypt Map

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ancient Nubia and Egypt. Identify the locations of ancient Upper and LowerEgypt and explain what the terms mean. On a modern map, identify the modern countries ofEgypt and the Sudan. (G, H)

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6.16 Investigate the kinds of evidence used by archaeologists and historians to drawconclusions about the social and economic characteristics of Ancient Nubia (the Kingdom ofKush) and their relationship to the social and economic characteristics of Ancient Egypt. (C,E, G, H, P)

What is the relationship between Nubia(Kush) and Ancient Egypt?

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6.17 Develop a visual representation of the structure of Egyptian society including the role ofthe pharaoh as god/king, the concept of dynasties, the importance of at least one Egyptianruler, the

What was the role of the pharaoh and his place in Egyptian society?

Egypt’s social pyramid drawing

Egyptian pharaoh Brainpop

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relationship of pharaohs to peasants, and the role of slaves in ancient Egypt. (C, E,H, P)

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6.18 Site evidence from informational texts to explain the polytheistic religion ofancient Egypt with respect to beliefs about death, the afterlife, mummification, and theroles of different deities. (C, H)

What religious beliefs did the Egyptians hold?

Mummy Maker

Make your own Death Mask

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6.18, 6.19, 6.20

6.18 Site evidence from informational texts to explain the polytheistic religion ofancient Egypt with respect to beliefs about death, the afterlife, mummification, and the

Mummies Brainpop

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6.16 and 6.18 Review Questions

roles of different deities. (C, H)

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6.19 Summarize important achievements of Egyptian civilization, including: (C, E, H)· the agricultural and irrigation systems· the invention of a calendar· main features of the monumental architecture and art, such as the Pyramids and· evolution of writing- hieroglyphics· the invention of papyrusSphinx at Giza

How did the Egyptians incorporate their written language with their religious practices?

Create your own writing system.

Create a pyramid cut-away diagram displaying the inside and outside structure of the pyramid.

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6.20 Identify the What is the significance More

Old, Middle, and New Kingdom time periods and evaluate the significanceof the following: (C, H, P)· Menes· Khufu· Hyksos invasion· Ahmose· King Tut· Queen Hatshepsut· Ramses the Great

of Old,Middle and New Kingdom time periods and their leaders?

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6.21, 6.22

6.21 Identify the location of the Kush civilization and describe its political, commercial,and cultural relationship with Egypt. (C, E, G, H, P)

What led to the rise and decline of Nubia?

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6.22 Compare and contrast

How are the religious,social

Venn diagram comparing and

the religious, social, and political structures in Mesopotamia andEgypt. (C, H, P)

and political structures similar in Mesopotamia and Egypt?

contrasting Egypt and Mesopotamia

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Egypt Flipchart

Death Mask Flipchart

Egypt Computer Research Sheet

Egypt Quiz

Egypt Powerpoint

Hotdog Mummification Sheet

Crescent Roll Mummies

Egypt Jeopardy

Egypt Study Guide

Egypt Test

Ancient India: (4 weeks)6.23, 6.24, 6.25

6.23 Locate and describe the Himalayas and the major river systems, including Indusand Ganges and evaluate the importance of each. (E, G, H)

How did India’s geographic setting affect the lives of its people?

India Map

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6.24 Analyze the impact of the Aryan invasions. (C, H, P)

How did the Aryan invasions impact India?

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6.25 Explain how the major beliefs and practices of Brahmanism in India evolvedinto early Hinduism. (C, H)

What were the Fundamental concepts of Hinduism and Buddhism?

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6.26, 6.27, 6.28

6.26 Outline the social structure of the caste system and explain its effect on everydaylife in Indian society. (C, E, H, P)

How did the caste system impact the lives of Indian people?

India Social Chart

Pass out caste system cards and the caste the student gets they have to write a story about that caste.

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6.27 Write a narrative text describing how Siddhartha Gautama’s (Buddha) lifeexperiences influenced his moral teachings and how those teachings became a newreligion that spread throughout India and Central Asia as a new religion. (C,

How did Siddhartha Gautama(Buddha) teachings become a new religion in India and Central Asia?

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H, G)

6.28 Describe the growth of the Maurya Empire and the political andmoral achievements of the Emperor Asoka. (C, H, P)

What was life like during the Mauryan Empire under Emperor Asoka?

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6.29,

6.29 Identify the important aesthetic and intellectual traditions, including:(C, E, H)Sanskrit literature, including the Bhagavad-Gita Gita, Ramayana, and theMahabharatamedicinemetallurgymathematics, including Hindu-Arabic numerals and the zero

What are some of contributions of Indian culture to literature to literature,art,math,and science?

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India Vocabulary

India Quiz

India Test

Buddhism Powerpoint

Diffusion of Buddhism Worksheet

Third Nine WeeksAncient China:(4 weeks)6.30, 6.31, 6.32

6.30 Identify and locate on a map the geographical features of China, including the HuangHe (Yellow) River, Plateau of Tibet, and Gobi Desert. (G)

Can you identify on a map Huang He River,Plateau of Tibet,and the Gobi Desert?

China Map

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6.31 Locate and describe the origins of Chinese civilization in the Huang-He Valley during the era of the Shang Dynasty

What was the culture of the people living in the Huang-He Valley during the era of the Shang Dynasty?

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6.32 Explain how the regions of China are isolated by geographic features, makinggovernance and the spread of ideas and goods difficult, and served to isolate the countryfrom the rest of the world. (G, H)

How did isolation in various regions in China make governance and the spread of ideas and goods difficult?

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6.32 Questions

6.33, 6.34, 6.35

6.33 Analyze the structure of the Zhou Dynasty and the emergence of Taoism,Confucianism, and Legalism.. (C, H)

What are the similarities and differences between Taoism, Confucianism, and Legalism?

Make a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting Taoism, Confucianism, and Legalism

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6.34 Identify the political and cultural problems prevalent in the time of Confucius and howhe sought to solve them. (C, H, P)

What made Confucius teachings widely accepted in China?

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6.35 List the policies and achievements of the emperor Shi Huang and explain how thesecontributed to the unification of northern China under the Qin Dynasty and the constructionof the Great Wall of China. (H, P)

What were the contributions of the emperor Shi Huang?How did this contribute to the unification of northern China?

Shi Huangdi achievement chart

Great Wall of China Brainpop

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6.36, 6.37, 6.38

6.36 Detail the political contributions of the Han Dynasty and determine how theycontributed to the development of the imperial bureaucratic state and the expansion of theempire. (H, P)

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6.37 Cite the significance of the trans-Eurasian “silk roads” in the period of the Han Dynastyand Roman Empire and their locations. (E, G, H)

How would you cite the significance of the trans-Eurasian “silk roads” in the period of the Han Dynasty?

Silk Road Brainpop

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6.38 Describe the diffusion of Buddhism northward to China during the Han Dynasty. (C, G,H)

Explain how Buddhism was diffused in northern China during the Han dynasty.

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Fourth Nine WeeksAncient Israel, c.2000 BC/BCE-70 AD/CE (3 weeks)6.39, 6.40, 6.41

6.39 On a historical map of the Mediterranean Sea, Jordon River, Sinai Peninsula, locateAsia Minor, the kingdoms of the Hittites and Phoenicians, ancient Israel, and Egypt. (G)

What is the relationship between the kingdoms of the Hittites, Phoenicians, Ancient Israel, and Egypt?

Label the map

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6.40 Examine the development of the ancient Israelites, tracing their migrations fromMesopotamia to Canaan, later calledMoses in their history. (C, H, G)

Why were the roles of Abraham and Moses significant in their history?

Migration map of the Israelites

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6.41 Describe the monotheistic religion of the Israelites, including: (C, H)· the belief in one God (monotheism)· the Ten Commandments· the emphasis on individual worth and personal responsibility· the belief that all people must adhere to the same moral obligations, whether· the Torah and the Hebrew Bible as part of the history of early Israelruler or ruled

What were all of the aspects of Judaism and its impact on government?

How did the religious beliefs of the Israelites differ from most ancient civilizations? What was the Jewish/Hebrew way of life?

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6.42, 6.43, 6.44

6.42 Describe the unification of the tribes of Israel under Kings Saul, David, and Solomon,including David’s founding of Jerusalem as his capital city in 1000 BC/BCE and the buildingof the first temple by Solomon. (G, H, P)

What led to the unification of the tribes of Israel under Kings Saul, David, and Solomon?

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6.43 Summarize the four major events after the rule of King Solomon in the history ofIsrael, including the breakup of the Kingdom of Israel, destruction of the NorthernKingdom, Babylonian captivity under Nebuchadnezzar, and the return of the Jews to theirhomeland under the Persian Empire. (H)

What major events allowed the Jews return to their homeland under the Persian Empire?

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6.44 Conduct a short research piece with supporting details of Second Babylonian,Persian, and Median Empires, including Nebuchadnezzar, the Hanging Gardens ofBabylon, Cyrus the Great, Darius the Great, and Xerxes.

Who are the important leaders of this era and region and why do they matter in history/

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6.45

6.45 Explain how Judaism survived the expulsion/dispersion of the Jews to other lands(the Diaspora) after the destruction of the second temple in Jerusalem in 70 AD/CE, andthe renaming of the country by the Romans. (C, H)

How was Judaism able to survive the expulsion/dispersion of the Jews to other lands (the Diaspora)?

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( 4 weeks)

Ancient Greece, c. 800-300 BC/BCE6.46, 6.47, 6.48

6.46 On a historical map of the ancient Mediterranean area, locate Greece and tracethe boundaries of its influence to 300 BC/BCE. On a contemporary map trace thecurrentboundaries of Greece. Compare and contrast the sphere of influence of Greece in those twodifferent eras. (G, H)

How did the physical geography of Greece influence the lives of the early Greeks?

Greece map

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geography of Greece influence the lives of the early Greeks?

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6.48 Trace the transition from tyranny and oligarchy to early democratic forms ofgovernment and back to dictatorship in ancient Greece, including the significance of thedevelopment of the idea of citizenship. (C, H, P)

How did Greek city-states create the idea of citizenship and what did it mean to them? How did Pericles transform Athens into an empire?

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6.49,6.50,6.51

6.49 Explain how the development of democratic political concepts in ancient Greece leadto the origins of direct Democracy and representative Democracy ,

What are the major differences between direct democracy, representative democracy in Ancient Greece and in America?

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Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting direct democracy and repesentative democracy

including: (C, H, P)· the “polis” or city-state· civic participation and voting rights· legislative bodies· constitution writing· rule of law

Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting Greek democracy and American democracy

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6.50 Compare and contrast life in Athens and Sparta. (C, H)

What was life like in Athens and Sparta?

Venn diagram of Athens and Sparta

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6.51 Compare and contrast the status of women and slaves between

What was life like in Athens and Sparta?

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6.52,6.53,6.54

6.52 Analyze the causes, course, and consequences of the Persian Wars. (C, H, G)

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6.53 Analyze the causes, course, and consequences of the Peloponnesian Wars betweenAthens and Sparta. (H, P)

What were the causes, course, and consequences of the Peloponnesian Wars between Athens and Sparta?

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6.54 Explain the rise of Alexander the Great and the spread of Greek culture. (C, G, H,P)

What are the significant impacts of Alexander’s empire on history?

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6.55,6.56,6.57

6. 55 Analyze the causes and effects of the Hellenistic culture of Greece. (C, E, G, H,P)

How did Greek culture spread during the Hellenistic Era and what were its impacts on the rest of the world.

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6.56 Describe the myths and stories of classical Greece; give examples of Greek gods,goddesses, and heroes (Zeus, Hermes, Aphrodite, Athena, Poseidon, Artemis, Hades,Apollo), and events, and where and how we see their names used today. (C, H)

Who were the Greek gods and what role did they play in ancient Greek society?

Greek Gods Brainpop

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6.57 Compare and contrast the Titans with the Olympian gods and explain

Who were the Greek gods and what role did they play in ancient

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6.58,6.59,6.60

6.58 Explain why the city-states of Greece instituted a tradition of athletic competitionsand describe the sports they featured. (C, H)

Why did the city-states of Greece institute a tradition of athletic competitions?

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6.59 Describe the purposes and functions of the lyceum, the gymnasium, and the Libraryof Alexandria, and identify the major accomplishments of the ancient Greeks. (C, H)· Thales (science)· Pythagoras and Euclid (mathematics)

How did Western philosophy first develop in ancient Greece and who are its notable thinkers? What were the purposes and functions of the lyceum, the gymnasium, and the Library of Alexandria?

Homer Brainpop

Olympics Brainpop

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· Hippocrates (medicine)· Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle (philosophy)· Herodotus, Thucydides, Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Aristophanes, andEuripides (history, poetry, and drama)· the Parthenon, the Acropolis, and the Temple of Apollo (architecture)

· the development of the first complete alphabet, with symbols representing

both consonants and vowels

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Ancient Rome,c. 500 BC/BCE-500 AD/CE (2 weeks)

6.60,6.61,6.62

6.60 On a historical map, identify ancient Rome and trace the extent of the RomanEmpire to 500 AD/CE. (G, H)

To what geographical extent did the Roman Empire reach during its height? How was this possible?

Fill in the blank map of Rome

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6.61 Explain how the geographical location of ancient Rome contributed to the shapingof Roman society and the expansion of its political power in the Mediterranean regionand beyond. (E, G, P)

How did the geographical location of ancient Rome contribute to the shaping of Roman society?

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6.62 Explain the rise of the Roman Republic and the role of mythical and historicalfigures in Roman history, including Romulus and Remus, Hannibal and the CarthaginianWars, Cicero, Julius Caesar, Augustus, Hadrian, Aeneas,

What led to the rise of the Roman Republic?

What role did mythical and historical figures in Roman history play in Roman society and government?

Roman Republlic Brainpop

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and Cincinnatus. (C, G, H, P)

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6.63,6.64,6.65

6.63 Describe the government of the Roman Republic and its contribution to thedevelopment of democratic principles, including the rule of law (a written constitution),separation of powers, checks and balances, representative government, and civic duty. (C, H,P)

How did the Roman Republic contribute to the development of democratic principles?

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6.64 Describe the influence of Julius Caesar and Augustus in Rome’s transition from arepublic to an empire and explain the reasons for the growth and long life of the RomanEmpire. (C, E, G, H, P)· Military organization, tactics, and conquests and

What were the benefits of a Pax Romana?

What influence did Julius Caesar and Augustus have in Rome to transition it from a republic to an empire?

What were the benefits of a Pax Romana?

Pax Romana Brainpop

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decentralized administration· the purpose and functions of taxes· the promotion of economic growth through the use of a standard currency, roadconstruction, and the protection of trade routes· the benefits of a Pax Romana

6.65 Reflect on the impact of the lives of Cleopatra, Marc Anthony, Nero, Diocletian,and Constantine, city of Constantinople on the Roman Empire. (H, P)

How did the lives of Cleopatra, Marc Anthony, Nero, Diocletian, and Constantine impact the city of Constantinople and the Roman Empire?

Cleopatra Brainpop

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6.66,6.67,6.68

6.66 Identify the location of, and the political and geographic reasons for, the growth ofRoman territories and expansion of the empire,

How did the growth of Roman territories and expansion of the empire foster economic growth through the use of currency and trade

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including how the empire fostered economicgrowth through the use of currency and trade routes. (C, E, G, H, P)

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6.67 Describe the characteristics of slavery under the Romans and explain the slaverevolt led by Spartacus. (C, E, H)

What were the characteristics of slavery that led to a revolt under the Romans?

What were the characteristics of slavery under the Romans?

What events sparked the slave revolt led by Spartacus?

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6.68 Describe the origins and central features of Christianity. (C, G, H, P)· monotheism· the belief in Jesus as the Messiah and God’s Son· the concept of resurrection· the concept of salvation· belief in the Old and New Testaments· the lives, teachings and contributions of Jesus and Paul· the relationship of

What are the origins and central features of Christianity?

· What is the concept of monotheism?

· What did the Christians believe about Jesus?

· How and why were the old and new testaments developed?

· What were the contributions from the lives and teachings and of Jesus and Paul to

Select a parable of Jesus and make a piece of artwork expressing its meaning

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early Christians to officials of the Roman Empire

society?

· What was the relationship of early Christians to officials of the Roman Empire?

· How did the use of icons impact Christianity and government?

6.69,6.70,6.71

6.69 Analyze how internal and external forces caused the disintegration of the RomanEmpire: including the rise of autonomous military powers, political corruption, economicand political instability, shrinking trade, invasions, and attacks by Germanic tribes. (E, G, H,P)

How did internal and external forces cause the disintegration of the Roman Empire?

Fall of the Roman Empire

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6.70 Describe the contribution of Roman civilization to law, literature, poetry, art,

What were the Roman contributions to law, literature, poetry, art, architecture,

Compare photos of ancient Roman buildings to those of Washington, D.C. citing similarities

architecture, engineering, and technology. Include the significance of Coliseum, CircusMaximus, roads, bridges, arches, arenas, baths, aqueducts, central heating, plumbing, andsanitation. (C, H, P)

engineering, and technology?

and differences.

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6.71 Explain the spread and influence of the Roman alphabet and the Latin language, theuse of Latin as the language of education for more than 1,000 years, and the role of Latin andGreek in scientific and academic vocabulary. (C, H, G)

What role did the Roman alphabet and the Latin language have on education for more than 1,000 years?

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6.72

6.72 Compare and contrast the Roman gods and goddesses to the Greek gods and

What are the similarities and differences in Roman gods and goddesses to the

Create a chart with Roman gods and their Greek counterparts

goddesses, including Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Neptune, Saturn, Pluto, and Heraand their inclusion in modern society.

Greek gods and goddesses

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12.1 Flipchart

12.2 Flipchart

12.3-4 Flipchart

12.3-4 Flipchart #2

12.1-2 Quiz Flipchart

13.1 Flipchart

Timeline of Ancient Rome

Rome QuizRoman Government WorksheetRome Powerpoint

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