Social Studies 6 - The Ancient World
Essential Question: How did geography influence settlement and way of life in ancient Greece?
Students examine and analyze thematic maps to learn about the physical geography of ancient Greece and how it influenced the development of Greek civilization.
Essential Question: How did democracy develop in ancient Greece?
Students Will examine the various forms of government in ancient Greece that led to the development of democracy.
Essential Question: What were the major differences between Athens and Sparta?
In a Social Studies Skill Builder, students examine the major differences between Athens and Sparta by working in pairs to create Foldables as a means of graphically organizing information. Venn Diagram to be included.
**Kahoot.it Review Game Wednesday 1/11
**Ancient Greece QUIZ Wednesday 1/11
Essential Question: What were the major cultural achievements of Athens?
Students take a "walking tour" of Athens, visiting six sites to learn about various aspects of Greek culture. Students then write a speech describing Athens during its Golden Age.
Essential Question: How did geography affect life in ancient China?
Students will complete the Geography Challenge for China; during this activity, they will gain a clear understanding of the varying degree of geographical regions. Mountain ranges, Deserts, Plataeus, Basins, and Plains all make China's geography do diverse.
Essential Question: What do Shang artifacts reveal about this civilization?
Students work in pairs in a Social Studies Skill Builder to "excavate" a tomb to learn about the government, social structure, religion, writing, art, and technology of the Shang dynasty. Students will simulate what it would be like to "crack the code" and learn two interesting facts about each of the six areas above.
Essential Question: How did Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism influence political rule in ancient China?
In an Experiential Exercise, students learn about Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism under classroom conditions that reflect the main beliefs of each philosophy..
Essential Question: How did the Silk Road promote an exchange of goods and ideas?
Students travel along a simulated Silk Road in an Experiential Exercise to learn about facing obstacles, trading products, and absorbing cultural exchanges that occurred along the Silk Road during the Han dynasty.
Essential Question: How did Judaism originate and develop?
In a Writing for Understanding activity, students identify key historical leaders of the ancient Israelites and explain their role in the development of Judaism.
Essential Question: What are the central teachings of Judaism, and why did they survive to modern day?
In an Experiential Exercise, students identify the central teachings of Judaism as they explore ways in which these traditions have survived throughout history.
Essential Question: How did geography affect early settlement in Egypt, Kush, and Canaan?
Students will explore the physical geography of ancient Egypt and Canaan to learn about how environmental factors influenced early settlement in these areas.
Essential Question: What did the pharaohs of ancient Egypt accomplish, and how did they do it?
In a writing for understanding activity, students board an Egyptian sailing boat and "visit" monuments along the Nile River, to learn about four ancient Egyptian pharaohs and their important accomplishments.
Chapter 9 Daily Life in Ancient Egypt
Essential Question: How did social class affect daily life in ancient Egypt?
Students create and perform interactive dramatizations in a problem solving groupwork activity to learn about the social structure of ancient Egypt and its effect on daily life for members of each social class.
Sarcophagus Project: Students will work in small groups to research a Pharaoh, construct a Sarcophagus and present the mummification process in a way that accurately relates to Ancient Egypt. Students will research information relating to their sarcophagus design such as hieroglyphics and symbols.
Essential Question: What were the most important achievements of the Mesopotamian empires?
Students work in small groups in a Problem Solving Groupwork activity to create "mechanical dioramas" that illustrate major achievements of the Akkadian, Babylonian, Assyrian, and Neo-Babylonian empires that ruled Mesopotamia from approximately 2300 to 539 B.C.E.
Essential Question: How did the Etruscans and Greeks influence the development of Rome?
In a Response Group Activity, students learn about the founding of Rome, and examine images to identify evidence of Etruscan and Greek influences on Rome.
Essential Question: What were the characteristics of the Roman Republic and how did they change over time?
In an Experiential Exercise, students assume the roles of patricians and plebeians to learn how the struggle between these two groups led to a more democratic government in the Roman Republic.
Essential Question: Did the benefits of Roman expansion outweigh the costs?
In a Problem Solving Groupwork activity, students explore and record events leading to the expansion of Roman territory and the creation of the empire.
Essential Question: How did wealth affect daily life in the Roman Empire?
In a Social Studies Skill Builder, students work in pairs and read about eight aspects of ancient Roman life—such as education and family life—and explore how a teenager might have experienced each.