Grade 5

Historical Inquiry and Analysis

Ancient Civilizations

GEOGRAPHY

ECONOMICS

CIVICS AND GOVERNMENT

Use research and inquiry skills to analyze World History.

Describe the emergence of early civilizations (Nile, Tigris-Euphrates, Indus, and Yellow Rivers, Meso and South American).

Recognize significant events, figures, and contributions of classical civilizations (Phoenicia, Greece, Rome, Axum).

Recognize significant figures, events, and contributions of the ancient east African kingdoms of Kush and Axum.

Recognize significant events, figures, and contributions of classical Asian civilizations (China, India).

Understand how to use maps and other geographic representations, tools and technology to report information.

Understand physical and cultural characteristics of places.

Understand the fundamental concepts relevant to the development of a market economy.

Understand the fundamental concepts relevant to the institutions, structure, and functions of a national economy.

Demonstrate an understanding of the ancient origins and purposes of the systems government and law.

Use timelines to identify chronological order of historical events. 

Identify terms (decade, century, epoch, era, millennium, BC/AD, BCE/CE) and designations of time periods.

Interpret primary and secondary sources.

Understand how faith and history transmit culture and heritage and provide models of human character. 

Identify the characteristics of civilization.

Compare the lifestyles of hunter-gatherers with those of settlers of early agricultural communities.

Describe how the developments of agriculture and metallurgy related to settlement, population growth, and the emergence of civilization.

Compare the economic, political, social, and religious institutions of ancient river civilizations. 

Summarize the important achievements of Mesopotamian civilization.

Determine the impact of key figures from ancient Mesopotamian civilizations.

Summarize important achievements of Egyptian civilization.

Determine the contributions of key figures from ancient Egypt.

Identify key figures and basic beliefs of the Israelites and determine how these beliefs compared with those of others in the geographic area.

Analyze the cultural impact the ancient Phoenicians had on the Mediterranean world with regard to colonization (Carthage), exploration, maritime commerce (purple dye, tin), and written communication (alphabet).

Summarize the important achievements and contributions of ancient Greek civilization.

Determine the impact of key figures from ancient Greece.

Explain the democratic concepts (polis, civic participation and voting rights, legislative bodies, written constitutions, rule of law) developed in ancient Greece.

Compare life in Athens and Sparta (government and the status of citizens, women and children, foreigners, helots).

Summarize the key achievements, contributions, and figures associated with The Hellenistic Period.

Determine the impact of significant figures associated with ancient Rome.

Describe the government of the Roman Republic and its contribution to the development of democratic principles (separation of powers, rule of law, representative government, civic duty).

Explain the transition from Roman Republic to empire and Imperial Rome, and compare Roman life and culture under each one.

Explain the causes for the growth and longevity of the Roman Empire.

Identify key figures and the basic beliefs of early Christianity and how these beliefs impacted the Roman Empire.

Explain the reasons for the gradual decline of the Roman Empire.

Describe the key achievements and contributions of Roman civilization.

Describe the key people, events, contributions, and achievements of the ancient east African kingdoms of Kush and Axum and Christianity's development in Ethiopia.

Explain Christianity's development in Ethiopia and its relationship with Islam. 

Describe the key people, events, contributions, and achievements of the Mali civilization.

Discuss the significance of Aryan and other tribal migrations on Indian civilization.

Explain the major beliefs and practices associated with Hinduism and the social structure of the caste system in ancient India.

Recognize the political and cultural achievements of the Mauryan and Gupta empires.

Explain the teachings of Buddha, the importance of Asoka, and how Buddhism spread in India, Ceylon, and other parts of Asia.

Summarize the important achievements and contributions of ancient Indian civilization.

Describe the concept of the Mandate of Heaven and its connection to the Zhou and later dynasties.

Explain the basic teachings of Laozi, Confucius, and Han Fei Zi.

Describe the contributions of classical and post classical China.

Identify key figures from classical and post classical China.

Explain the significance of the silk roads and maritime routes across the Indian Ocean to the movement of goods and ideas among Asia, Africa, and the Mediterranean Basin.

Explain the rise and expansion of the Mongol empire and its effects on peoples of Asia and Europe including the achievements of Ghengis and Kublai Khan.

Understand the Six Essential Elements of Geography (The World in Spatial Terms, Places and Regions, Physical Systems, Human Systems, Environment, The Uses of Geography) as the organizing framework for understanding the world and its people.

Use latitude and longitude coordinates to understand the relationship between people and places on the Earth.

Analyze the purposes of map projections (political, physical, special purpose) and explain the applications of various types of maps.

Use scale, cardinal, and intermediate directions, and estimation of distances between places on current and ancient maps of the world.

Use maps to identify characteristics and boundaries of ancient civilizations that have shaped the world today.

Use geographic terms and tools to explain why ancient civilizations developed networks of highways, waterways, and other transportation linkages.

Compare maps of the world in ancient times with current political maps.

Differentiate between continents, regions, countries, and cities.

Explain how major physical characteristics, natural resources, climate, and absolute and relative locations have influenced settlement, interactions, and the economies of ancient civilizations of the world.

Explain how the geographical location of ancient civilizations contributed to the culture and politics of those societies.

Interpret how geographic boundaries invite or limit interaction with other regions and cultures.

Explain the concept of cultural diffusion, and identify the influences of different ancient cultures on one another.

Interpret choropleths or dot-density maps to explain the distribution of population in the ancient world.

Identify the factors (new resources, increased productivity, education, technology, slave economy, territorial expansion) that increase economic growth.

Describe the following economic concepts as they relate to early civilization: scarcity, opportunity cost, supply and demand, barter, trade, currencies, productive resources (land, labor, capital, entrepreneurship).

Evaluate how civilizations through clans, leaders, and family groups make economic decisions for that civilization providing a framework for future city-state or nation development. 

Describe traditional economies (Egypt, Greece, Rome, Kush) and elements of those economies that led to the rise of a merchant class and trading partners.

Describe the relationship among civilizations that engage in trade, including the benefits and drawbacks of voluntary trade.

Identify civic concepts developed in ancient Greece that provided a foundation for democracy.

Identify how the government of the Roman Republic contributed to the development of democratic principles (separation of powers, rule of law, representative government, civic duty).

Understand that people express their belief in God in different ways.  

Identify ways to show respect for the various faith traditions and show awareness that we respect others because God loves us all.

Understand the meaning of monotheism and know which religions share this belief.

Understand that people express their belief in God in different ways.  

Recount the story and theme of the Journey to the Promised Land; describe the importance of Moses, the Law - the Ten Commandments, and the Covenant as guidelines to moral living and freedom.                  

Locate the Ten Commandments in the Old Testament and explain how these apply to living a moral life.

Explain how leading a virtuous/moral life has a communal impact. 

Compare and contrast covenant with civil law.                                                                    

Understand that people express their belief in God in different ways.  

Recognize different Christian and non-Christian traditions.