Social Studies Level 6
Western Hemisphere
SS06.01.01 Describes the lives of hunting and gathering people during the earliest eras of human society
SS06.01.02 Describes the early migrations of people among Earth’s continents
SS06.01.03 Describes the transition from hunter gatherers to sedentary agriculture
SS06.01.04 Describes the importance of the natural environment in the development of agricultural settlements in different locations
SS06.01.05 Explains the impact of the Agricultural Revolution
SS06.01.06 Summarizes at least two different creation myths of cultures of the Western hemisphere
SS06.01.07 Compares and contrasts the Mayan, Aztec, and Incan societies, including economy, religion, and role and class structure
SS06.01.08 Explains the effects of European Imperialism on the Aztec Empire and identifies key figures
SS06.01.09 Explains the effects of European Imperialism on the Incan Empire and identifies key figures.
SS06.01.10 Describes the rise of Greek city-states (Athens and Sparta) and identifies key figures
SS06.01.11 Explains the effects of the rise of the Macedonian Empire and identifies key figures
SS06.01.12 Explains the effects of the rise of the Roman Empire and identifies key figures
SS06.02.01 Creates a timeline that illustrates the rise and fall of the Roman Empire
SS06.02.02 Creates a timeline of the rise of Christianity which includes the geographical center and spread of Christianity
SS06.02.03 Explains the causes and spread of the Plague [the Black Death] and analyzes its consequences
SS06.03.01 Draws the geographic boundaries of Europe, North American, and South America
SS06.03.02 Compares and contrasts two maps to show change over time
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 Identifies major river systems and transportation routes of the Western Hemisphere including physical features
SS06.04.01 Compares and contrasts the defining characteristics of a city-state, civilization, and empire
SS06.04.02 Explains the importance of Greek ideas about democracy to our world today
SS06.04.03 Defines the system of republicanism as used during the Roman Republic
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 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 Describes the economic impacts of slavery for Greeks, Romans, Aztecs, or Incas
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.docxworld_history_2.docxworld_history_3.docx