World Studies (6th Grade)
Enduring Understandings
Students will understand that...
- Hunter-gatherers started on the path to civilization;
- Studying Mesopotamia will connect to our world today;
- Ancient Egypt and Kush added to our growth as civilized people
Essential Questions
Examine how hunter-gatherers began the path to civilization.
Discuss how the civilization of Mesopotamia added to what we know today.
Examine how the culture of Ancient Egypt and Kush is still part of our culture today.
Students will know…
Students will know: The life of early man;
The beginnings of agriculture;
The beginnings of an economic system;
Early forms of government;
The advantages of irrigation;
The growth of early civilizations and empires
Students will understand that...
- Hunter-gatherers started on the path to civilization;
- Studying Mesopotamia will connect to our world today;
- Ancient Egypt and Kush added to our growth as civilized people
Essential Questions
Examine how hunter-gatherers began the path to civilization.
Discuss how the civilization of Mesopotamia added to what we know today.
Examine how the culture of Ancient Egypt and Kush is still part of our culture today.
Students will know…
Students will know: The life of early man;
The beginnings of agriculture;
The beginnings of an economic system;
Early forms of government;
The advantages of irrigation;
The growth of early civilizations and empires