===== Social Studies Level 6 ===== **Western Hemisphere** [[SS06.01.01|SS06.01.01]] Describes the lives of hunting and gathering people during the earliest eras of human society [[SS06.01.02|SS06.01.02]] Describes the early migrations of people among Earth’s continents [[SS06.01.03|SS06.01.03]] Describes the transition from hunter gatherers to sedentary agriculture [[SS06.01.04|SS06.01.04]] Describes the importance of the natural environment in the development of agricultural settlements in different locations [[SS06.01.05|SS06.01.05]] Explains the impact of the Agricultural Revolution [[SS06.01.06|SS06.01.06]] Summarizes at least two different creation myths of cultures of the Western hemisphere [[SS06.01.07|SS06.01.07]] Compares and contrasts the Mayan, Aztec, and Incan societies, including economy, religion, and role and class structure [[SS06.01.08|SS06.01.08]] Explains the effects of European Imperialism on the Aztec Empire and identifies key figures [[SS06.01.09|SS06.01.09]] Explains the effects of European Imperialism on the Incan Empire and identifies key figures. [[SS06.01.10|SS06.01.10]] Describes the rise of Greek city-states (Athens and Sparta) and identifies key figures [[SS06.01.11|SS06.01.11]] Explains the effects of the rise of the Macedonian Empire and identifies key figures [[SS06.01.12|SS06.01.12]] Explains the effects of the rise of the Roman Empire and identifies key figures [[SS06.02.01|SS06.02.01]] Creates a timeline that illustrates the rise and fall of the Roman Empire [[SS06.02.02|SS06.02.02]] Creates a timeline of the rise of Christianity which includes the geographical center and spread of Christianity [[SS06.02.03|SS06.02.03]] Explains the causes and spread of the Plague [the Black Death] and analyzes its consequences [[SS06.03.01|SS06.03.01]] Draws the geographic boundaries of Europe, North American, and South America [[SS06.03.02|SS06.03.02]] Compares and contrasts two maps to show change over time [[SS06.03.03|SS06.03.03]] Using historic and modern maps, locates the Macedonian and Roman Empires, and describes their geographic characteristics including physical features [[SS06.03.04|SS06.03.04]] Identifies major river systems and transportation routes of the Western Hemisphere including physical features [[SS06.04.01|SS06.04.01]] Compares and contrasts the defining characteristics of a city-state, civilization, and empire [[SS06.04.02|SS06.04.02]] Explains the importance of Greek ideas about democracy to our world today [[SS06.04.03|SS06.04.03]] Defines the system of republicanism as used during the Roman Republic [[SS06.05.01|SS06.05.01]] Uses historic and modern maps to locate and describe trade networks among empires using the terms: infrastructure, import/export, barter/trade, monetary system [[SS06.05.02|SS06.05.02]] Using the terms supply and demand, explains how limited resources and human wants cause people to choose some things and give up others [[SS06.05.03|SS06.05.03]] Describes the economic impacts of slavery for Greeks, Romans, Aztecs, or Incas [[SS06.05.04|SS06.05.04]] Defines the terms class and aristocracy and describes how the tribute system led to the rise of aristocracy ===== Resources for All of Level 6 ===== Core Resource: Pearson, History of Our World Digital Resources: Exam View, Teacher Express, [[http://www.phschool.com]] Teacher Created Syllabus: {{ ::world_history_1.docx |}}{{ :world_history_2.docx |}}{{ :world_history_3.docx |}} [[social_studies|Back to Social Studies]]