6th+Grade+Units

6th Grade SS Pacing Guides created by teachers during the summer of 2013



Planet Earth/Geography/Maps/Geographic Terms Earliest Humans/Hunters and Gatherers/Early Weapons Neolithic and Paleolithic Eras Mesopotamia Polytheism Assyrians and Chaldeans Phoenicians Ancient Egypt
 * __1st Nine Weeks__** - **Emergence of Civilizations – Prehistory to 1000 BC**

African Kingdoms – Kush, Ghana, Mali, and Songhai Ancient Israelites – Judaism, Palestine Greeks – Sparta, Athens, Democratic Government, Persian Wars Golden Age of Greece – Architect, Philosophers, Leaders Peloponnesian War Alexander the Great – Macedonian Empire Ancient India
 * __2nd Nine Weeks__ – Development of Civilizations – 1000 BC to 500 AD**

Ancient China Ancient Japan Early Romans Golden Age of Rome Barbarians Spread through Europe The Spread of Christianity Mohammad and the Rise of Islamic Empire Middle Ages – Fading of Greek and Roman Ideals
 * __3rd Nine Weeks__ – Expanding of Civilizations – 500 AD to 1000 AD**

Maya. Aztec and Inca Oceania Peoples Economic Interdependence Technological Advances and Transfers between Civilizations Exchange of Ideas and Resources
 * __4th Nine Weeks__ – Regional Civilizations – 1000 – 1500 AD**