Sixth Grade

6th Grade Social Studies

Civilizations

Increased Global Interactions

Development of the Atlantic World

Global Exchanges and Revolutions

Global Interdependence

Demonstrate an understanding of the organization and transformation(s) of world civilizations to 550.

Demonstrate an understanding of the increased global interactions among humans from the end of the classical era to the invention of the printing press (i.e., 550–1450).

 Demonstrate an understanding of the development of the Atlantic World from the invention of the printing press to the Industrial Revolution (i.e., 1450–1760).

Demonstrate an understanding of how increased global exchanges promoted revolution from 1760 to the beginning of the 20th Century.

Demonstrate an understanding of the development of global interdependence from 1920 to the present.

Compare the development of social systems among the early river valley civilizations.

Summarize how environmental factors influenced the interactions within and between early civilizations.

Analyze the shift from early to classical civilizations and the enduring contributions of classical civilizations.

Contextualize the origins and spread of major world religions and their enduring influence.

Analyze changes and continuities that influenced the organization and technological advancements of early and classical world civilizations.

Analyze multiple perspectives on the political, intellectual, and social achievements of classical societies through a variety of primary and secondary sources.

Compare the political systems within world civilizations.

Explain the impact of global exchanges among world civilizations.

Summarize the increased global exchanges among world societies using the Crusades as a major turning point.

Contextualize the historical effects of the expansion of the Turks and Mongols on Europe and Asia.

Evaluate continuities and changes in cultural and economic interactions between societies in both West Africa and the Americas.

Analyze multiple perspectives on the increased interactions among and between world societies through a variety of primary and secondary sources.

Compare European motivations for exploration and settlement.

Explain the impact of increased global exchanges on the development of the Atlantic World.

Summarize the impact of the Transatlantic Slave Trade on ideological, political, and social systems in the Atlantic World.

Contextualize the experience of indigenous peoples due to expansion and the conflict that arose from it.

Analyze the intellectual, political, and social changes in relation to the idea of individual rights from Humanism to the Enlightenment.

Analyze the short and long term impact of the Atlantic World's growth using primary and secondary sources across multiple perspectives.

Compare the political revolutions which resulted from the Enlightenment

Analyze the economic, political, and social impacts of colonialism and the rise of imperialism.

Summarize the local and global impacts of the Industrial Revolution.

Contextualize the environmental impact of the Industrial Revolution.

Analyze the progression of nationalism in the 19th through the early 20th century.

Analyze multiple perspectives on increased global interactions and revolutions through a variety of primary and secondary sources.

Compare the global movements that resulted in the advancement or limitation of human rights during the 20th and 21st centuries.

Explain the impact of nationalism on global conflicts and genocides in the 20th and 21st centuries.

Analyze the impact of increased global interdependence using the Great Depression and Cold War as major turning points in the 20th century.

Contextualize various sustainability efforts amid increasing global interdependence.

Analyze the progression of technological developments and the resulting cultural diffusion throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.

Analyze multiple perspectives on global interdependence during the 20th and 21st centuries through a variety of primary and secondary sources.