Maywood Middle School 6th Grade Teachers that Teach Social Studies:
- Locate and describe the major river systems and discuss the physical settings that supported permanent settlement and early civilizations.
- Trace the development of agricultural techniques that permitted the production of economic surplus and the emergence of cities as centers of culture and power.
- Understand the relationship between religion and the social and political order in Mesopotamia and Egypt.
- Know the significance of Hammurabi's Code.
- Discuss the main features of Egyptian art and architecture.
- Describe the role of Egyptian trade in the eastern Mediterranean and Nile valley.
- Understand the significance of Queen Hatshepsut and Ramses the Great.
- Identify the location of the Kush civilization and describe its political, commercial, and cultural relations with Egypt.
- Trace the evolution of language and its written forms.
Ancient Egypt
Library books about Ancient Egypt are shelved in the Maywood Middle School Library and Corning Public Library at:
932 Ancient Egypt
393 Mummies
299 Mythology
962 Modern Egypt
In addition, our World Book, Comptons, Americana and Britannica
Encyclopedias all have information about Ancient Egypt.
Ancient Civilizations Textbook, Egypt, pp. 152-187.
Internet WWW resources about the Ancient Egyptian Civilization include:
Ancient
Egypt The British Museum has an
outstanding collection of art and sculpture from Egypt. This website
covers 10 aspects of ancient Egyptian life.
Ancient Egypt for Kids
From Mr. Donn.
Ancient
Egyptian Webguide A useful webguide prepared by Mrs.
Linda Hohenstein, 6th grade teacher, Maywood Middle School, in 2003.
It was updated by Marna Whitley, 6th grade teacher, in September, 2010.
Ancient
Egypt - Mr. Dowling's Page Mr.
Dowling's Electronic Passport web pages about many ancient cultures feature
basic information, graphics and links.
Egypt
Odyssey Online from Emory University
Guide
to Egyptian Websites Excellent list
of Egyptian websites from the Librarian's Index to the Internet. Just
type "Ancient Egypt" into the search box.
KidsClick!
Egypt (Ancient) An excellent selection of
websites about Ancient Egypt for students. They do a good job of
pointing students to websites at their reading level.
Pyramids
- The Inside Story A Nova/PBS
television website. Find out about the world famous monuments called
The Pyramids. .
Teachers:
California SCORE
Resources and Lesson Plans 43 Internet
Resources Identified
Grade 6 California History and Social Science Content Standards for the Study of Ancient Egypt
6.2 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the early civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Kush.
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Ancient China
Library books about Ancient China are shelved in the Maywood
Middle School Library and Corning Public Library at:
931 Ancient China
951 Modern China
In addition, our World Book, Comptons, Americana
and Britannica Encyclopedias
all have information about Ancient China.
Ancient Civilizations Textbook, China, pp. 272-294.
Internet WWW resources about Ancient Chinese Civilization include:
Ancient China For Kids By Mr. Donn.
Ancient
China From the British Museum
Ancient
China: History for Kids
Ancient China: Timeline and Maps
Electronic Passport to Chinese History
Exploring
Ancient World Cultures - China Includes
a chronology, essays, Internet links, and texts. For more
advanced readers.
Teachers:
California SCORE Resources and Lesson Plans: China
32 Internet Resources Identified
Grade 6 California History and Social Science Content Standards for the Study of Ancient China
"6.6
Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and
social structures of the early civilizations of China.
1. Locate and describe the origins of Chinese civilization in
the Huang-He Valley during the Shang Dynasty.
2. Explain the geographic features of China that made governance and
the spread of ideas and goods difficult and served to isolate the
country from the rest of the world.
3. Know about the life of Confucius and the fundamental teachings of
Confucianism and Taoism.
4. Identify the political and cultural problems prevalent in the time
of Confucius and how he sought to solve them.
5. List the policies and achievements of the emperor Shi Huangdi in
unifying northern China under the Qin Dynasty.
6. Detail the political contributions of the Han Dynasty to the
development of the imperial bureaucratic state and the expansion of the
empire.
7. Cite the significance of the trans-Eurasian "silk roads" in the
period of the Han Dynasty and Roman Empire and their locations.
8. Describe the diffusion of Buddhism northward to China during the Han Dynasty."
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Mesopotamia - Ancient
Ancient Civilizations Textbook, Mesopotamia, pp. 132-142.
Internet WWW resources about Ancient Mesopotamian Civilization include:
Ancient Mesopotamia for Kids By Mr. Donn.
Ancient Near East Odyssey
Online from Emory University
Kids Click! Mesopotamia Useful links.
Mesopotamia
British Museum
Electronic Passport to Mesopotamia
from Mr. Dowling
Teachers: California SCORE Resources and Lesson Plans: Mesopotamia 24 Internet Resources Identified
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Ancient Rome
Library books about Ancient Rome are shelved in the Maywood Middle School Library and Corning Public Library at:
937 Ancient Rome
945 Modern Rome
In addition, our World Book, Comptons, Americana and Britannica
Encyclopedias all have
information about Ancient Rome.
Ancient Civilizations Textbook, Rome, pp. 416-484.
Internet WWW resources about Ancient Roman Civilization include:
Ancient Rome for Kids By Mr. Donn.
Ancient
Rome - History for Kids
Ancient Rome Odyssey Online from
Emory University
Mr.
Dowling's Electronic Passport to Rome
Exploring
Ancient World Cultures - Rome Includes
a chronology, essays, Internet links, and texts. For more
advanced readers.
Rome:
Republic to Empire Basic information
about the history of Rome, and good information about daily life in
Rome. For more advanced readers.
Teachers:
California SCORE
Resources and Lesson Plans: Rome 55 Internet
Resources Identified
Grade 6 California History and Social Science Content Standards for the Study of Ancient Rome
6.7 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures during the development of Rome.
- Identify the location and describe the rise of the Roman Republic, including the importance of such mythical and historical figures as Aeneas, Romulus and Remus, Cincinnatus, Julius Caesar, and Cicero.
- Describe the government of the Roman Republic and its significance (e.g., written constitution and tripartite government, checks and balances, civic duty).
- Identify the location of and the political and geographic reasons for the growth of Roman territories and expansion of the empire, including how the empire fostered economic growth through the use of currency and trade routes.
- Discuss the influence of Julius Caesar and Augustus in Rome's transition from republic to empire.
- Trace the migration of Jews around the Mediterranean region and the effects of their conflict with the Romans, including the Romans' restrictions on their right to live in Jerusalem.
- Note the origins of Christianity in the Jewish Messianic prophecies, the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as described in the New Testament, and the contribution of St. Paul the Apostle to the definition and spread of Christian beliefs (e.g., belief in the Trinity, resurrection, salvation).
- Describe the circumstances that led to the spread of Christianity in Europe and other Roman territories.
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Ancient Greece
Library books about Ancient Greece are shelved in the Maywood Middle School Library and Corning Public Library at:
938 Ancient Greece
949.5 Modern Greece
In addition, our World Book, Comptons, Americana and Britannica
Encyclopedias all have
information about Ancient Greece
Ancient Civilizations Textbook, Greece, pp. 332-415.
Internet WWW resources about Ancient Greek Civilization include:
Ancient Greece for Kids By
Mr. Donn.
Exploring
Ancient World Cultures - Greece Includes
a chronology, essays, Internet links, and texts. For more
advanced readers.
Ancient
Greece - History for Kids
Ancient
Greece Odyssey Online from Emory University
The
Greeks Presented by the PBS
Television. Useful information, links and teachers'
guides.
Kids Click! Greece - Ancient More
links to good websites for children.
Reflections
of Ancient Greece - Lesson Plans (K-5)
Teachers:
California SCORE
Resources and Lesson Plans: Greece 64 Internet
Resources Identified
Grade 6 California History and Social Science Content Standards for the Study of Ancient Greece
6.4 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the early civilizations of Ancient Greece.
- Discuss the connections between geography and the development of city-states in the region of the Aegean Sea, including patterns of trade and commerce among Greek city-states and within the wider Mediterranean region.
- Trace the transition from tyranny and oligarchy to early democratic forms of government and back to dictatorship in ancient Greece, including the significance of the invention of the idea of citizenship (e.g., from Pericles' Funeral Oration).
- State the key differences between Athenian, or direct, democracy and representative democracy.
- Explain the significance of Greek mythology to the everyday life of people in the region and how Greek literature continues to permeate our literature and language today, drawing from Greek mythology and epics, such as Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, and from Aesop's Fables.
- Outline the founding, expansion, and political organization of the Persian Empire.
- Compare and contrast life in Athens and Sparta, with emphasis on their roles in the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars.
- Trace the rise of Alexander the Great and the spread of Greek culture eastward and into Egypt.
- Describe the enduring contributions of important Greek figures in the arts and sciences (e.g., Hypatia, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Euclid, Thucydides).
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Ancient India
In addition, our World Book, Comptons, Americana and Britannica
Encyclopedias all have
information about Ancient Greece
Ancient Civilizations Textbook, Greece, pp. 234-259.
Internet WWW resources about the Ancient Indian Civilization include:
Ancient India for Kids By
Mr. Donn
Ancient
India The British Museum
Kids Click!
India - Ancient More
links to good websites for children.
Teachers:
California SCORE
Resources and Lesson Plans: India 33 Internet
Resources Identified
Grade 6 California History and Social Science Content Standards for the Study of Ancient India
6.5 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the early civilizations of India.
- Locate and describe the major river system and discuss the physical setting that sup-ported the rise of this civilization.
- Discuss the significance of the Aryan invasions.
- Explain the major beliefs and practices of Brahmanism in India and how they evolved into early Hinduism.
- Outline the social structure of the caste system.
- Know the life and moral teachings of Buddha and how Buddhism spread in India, Ceylon, and Central Asia.
- Describe the growth of the Maurya empire and the political and moral achievements of the emperor Asoka.
- Discuss important aesthetic and intellectual traditions (e.g., Sanskrit literature, including the Bhagavad Gita; medicine; metallurgy; and mathematics, including Hindu-Arabic numerals and the zero).
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Ancient Mayan in Americas
Ancient Civilizations Textbook, Mayan, pp. 308-317.
Internet WWW resources about the Ancient Mayans include:
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Hebrews (Israelites) - Ancient
Ancient Civilizations Textbook, Israelites, pp. 196-213.
Internet WWW
resources about
the Ancient Israelites include:
Akhlah Presented by the Jewish Children's Learning Network. Information on holidays, heroes, cities, and culture.
Judaism 101
"Judaism 101 is an online encyclopedia of Judaism, covering Jewish beliefs, people, places,
things, language, scripture, holidays, practices and customs. My goal
is to make freely available a wide variety of basic, general
information about Judaism, written from a traditional perspective in
plain English."
