In social studies, we will compare and contrast many ancient civilizations. We will the identify American ideals through the analysis of American documents and explore the concept of democracy. We will spend the year searching ancient civilizations for a comparative study.
What are the PERGS? What are the political, economic, religious, geographical, and social structures of the United States today? What influence did ancient civilizations have on the settlement of our country, its constitution, and how our country is today?
Our 6th grade historians, political scientists, economists, geographers, and sociologists will embark on an investigation of the past and its relevance to today!
Check out the Mesopotamian cylinder and clay tablet in its envelope!!!
| Go on a virtual trip in ancient times!! |
Essay on Mesopotamia
Choose three cultural universals to use in your essay.
Visit the links on this page and see the rubric. Be ready to take notes!
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Culture Universal - those things that all people learn to do, though they do them differently from one place or time to another, including all of the following:
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how people express their ideas, thoughts and feelings, through writing (literature), storytelling, painting, music, dance, etc |
| economics |
work: how things are made (Jobs & Tools), distributed (Trade and Money) and used |
| social structure/daily life |
education, class system, judicial system, families, food/clothing/shelter |
| family |
a group of people who love and care for each other, share common needs and concerns, and call themselves a family
Types of families:
- Nuclear - father, mother and children
- Extended - nuclear family plus grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc.
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languages
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how people express information, ideas and opinions to others, communication (sign, body, spoken, written, etc.
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architecture
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housing, public buildings, unique design
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geography
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location, region, place, interaction with the environment, movement/migration
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government
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politics, power and how people use it to make decisions for themselves and others
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religion and mythology
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how people explain the unknown, and how they act on those beliefs -- values, world view, myths, legends
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technology
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tools, discover, inventions (economics)
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Various Links for later this year:
SOCIAL STUDIES:
Ancient Egypt Geography--Google site
Ancient Egypt Geography--The British Museum
Ancient Egypt Geography--Ducksters
Ancient India Geography--Google site
Ancient India Geography--The British Museum
Ancient China Geography-- The British Museum
Ancient China Geography--Ducksters
Ancient China Geography--Google site
Ancient Greece Geography --The British Museum
Ancient Greece Geography --Google site
Ancient Greece Geography--Crystalinks