Domain 1: Human Origins and the Emergence of Domain 3 ......6.17 I can explain the impact that Queen Hatshepsut, Ramses, the Great, and Tutankhamun had on ancient Egypt, 6.18 I can

MCPS 6th Social Studies Pacing Guide

Domain 1: Human Origins and the Emergence of Civilizations and Mesopotamia

Domain 3: Ancient Civilizations: India and China

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Standard Tested Percentage Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Standard Tested Percentage

X 6.1 16-22% X 6.25 22-30%

X 6.2 16-22% X 6.26 22-30%

X 6.3 16-22% X 6.27 22-30%

X 6.4 16-22% X 6.28 22-30%

X 6.5 16-22% X 6.29 22-30%

X 6.6 16-22% X 6.30 22-30%

X 6.7 16-22% X 6.31 22-30%

X 6.8 16-22% X 6.32 22-30%

X 6.9 16-22% X 6.33 22-30%

X 6.10 16-22% X 6.34 22-30%

X 6.11 16-22% X 6.35 22-30%

X 6.12 16-22% X 6.36 22-30%

X 6.7 16-22% X 6.37 22-30%

X 6.8 16-22% X 6.38 22-30%

X 6.9 16-24%

X 6.10 16-22%

X 6.11 16-22%

X 6.12 16-22%

Domain 2: Ancient Civilizations: Egypt and Israel Domain 4: Ancient Greece Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Standard Tested Percentage Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Standard Tested Percentage

X 6.13 18-24% X 6.39 18-24%

X 6.14 18-24% X 6.40 18-24%

X 6.15 18-24% X 6.41 18-24%

X 6.16 18-24% X 6.42 18-24%

X 6.17 18-24% X 6.43 18-24%

X 6.18 18-24% X 6.44 18-24%

X 6.19 18-24% X 6.45 18-24%

X 6.20 18-24% X 6.46 18-24%

X 6.21 18-24% X 6.47 18-24%

X 6.22 18-24% X 6.48 18-24%

X 6.23 18-24% X 6.49 18-24%

X 6.24 18-24% X 6.50 18-24%


O: On-going standards:

On-going standards are continually instructed and assessed throughout the year – such as students will analyze the geographical, political, economic, social, and religious structures of each civilization taught. The bolded portions of the revised (2019) standards show specific areas of new content. See attached link of correlation between old and new TN standards. https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/education/standards/ss/cos_grade_6.pdf Summer training on these new standards will be attended and when the state releases new testing information it will be attached or placed in a county-wide resource folder. Any changes made to the new standards will be reflected on this pacing guide.

Domain 5: Ancient Rome Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Standard Tested Percentage

X 6.51 18-24%

X 6.52 18-24%

X 6.53 18-24%

X 6.54 18-24%

X 6.55 18-24%

X 6.56 18-24%

X 6.57 18-24%

X 6.58 18-24%

X 6.59 18-24%

X 6.60 18-24%

X 6.61 18-24%

X 6.62 18-24%

https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/education/standards/ss/cos_grade_6.pdf

MCPS 6th Social Studies Pacing Guide 1st Quarter

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Human Origins in Africa through the Neolithic Age Standards

6.1 - Identify the meaning of time designations and abbreviations used by historians, including: (H) ● BC / BCE ● AD / CE ● Circa (c. or ca), decades, centuries 6.02 Describe the characteristics of the nomadic hunter-gatherer societies, including their use of: • Basic hunting weapons • Fire • Shelter • Tools 6.3 Explain the impact of the Agricultural Revolution, including: (C, E, G, H )

• Barter economy • Domestication of plants and

animals • Emergence of civilization • Food surpluses • Labor specialization • New sources of clothing and

shelter 6.4 Identify and explain the importance of the following key characteristics of civilizations: (C, E, G, H, P) ● Culture ● Government ● Religion ● Social structure ● Stable food supply ● Technology ● Writing

Ancient Mesopotamia Standards

6.5 Identify and locate geographical features of ancient Mesopotamia, including:

• Black Sea • Euphrates River • Mediterranean Sea • Persian Gulf • Tigris River • Zagros Mountains (G)

6.6 Explain how geographic and climatic features have led to the region being known as the Fertile Crescent. (G, H)

Human Origins in Africa through the

Neolithic Age 6.1 - I can identify the designations for time

dating, including BCE, BC, AD, CE, circa,

centuries, decades.

6.02 I can read an article and provide textual

evidence to identify the characteristics of

nomadic hunter-gatherer societies in the

Paleolithic Era, including their use of basic

hunting weapons, fire, shelter and tools.

6.3 I can explain the importance of the

Agricultural Revolution including: the barter

economy.

6.3 I can evaluation how climatic changes led

to the domestication of plants and animals and

new sources of clothing and shelter in the

Agricultural Revolution.

6.3 I can compare and contrast nomadic and

farming societies, identify advantages and

disadvantages of each.

6.3 I can explain the impact of agriculture

related to settlement, population growth, and

the emergence of civilization.

6.4 I can identify the characteristics of a

civilization.

6.4 I can explain the importance of the key

characteristics of civilizations including; culture,

government, religion, social structure, food

supply, technology, and writing.

6.4 I can explain the reasons cultural groups

developed or settled in an area.

Ancient Mesopotamia

6.5 I can identify and locate the Black Sea,

Tigris and Euphrates River, the Mediterranean

Sea, Persian Gulf, and the Zagros Mountains

on a historical map of Mesopotamia.

6.6 I can describe and explain why the region is

referred to as the Fertile Crescent.

6.7 I can explain the importance of the

discovery of metallurgy and agriculture.

6.7 I can explain the effects of different

inventions and systems that helped to develop

Mesopotamian civilizations including: irrigation,


6.7 Explain how irrigation, silt, metallurgy, production of tools, use of animals, slave labor, and inventions such as the wheel, sail, and plow led to advancements in agriculture. (C, E, H) 6.8 Analyze how advancements in agriculture in Sumer led to economic growth, expansion of trade and transportation, and the emergence of city-states as centers of culture and power. (C, E, G, H) 6.9 Explain the basic concepts of monarchy and empire and identify Mesopotamia as the regional location of the world’s first empire. (G, H, P) 6.10 Explain the concept of polytheism and its presence in Mesopotamia, with respect to beliefs about the relationship of deities to the natural world and their importance in everyday life. (C) 6.11 Identify the important achievements of Mesopotamian civilization, including cuneiform, clay tablets, ziggurats, and identify the Epic of Gilgamesh as the oldest written epic. (C, E) 6.12 Analyze the impact of the introduction of written law in Hammurabi’s Code, and explain its basic principles of justice. (C, E, H, P)

Ancient Egypt Standards

6.13 Identify and locate the areas of ancient Egypt and ancient Nubia, and explain the importance of geographical features, including:

• Mediterranean Sea

• Nile River

• Nile Delta

• Red Sea

• The regions of Upper and Lower Egypt

• The Sahara (G, H) 6.14 Explain how agricultural practices impacted life and economic growth in ancient Egypt, including the use of irrigation and development of a calendar. (C, E, G, H)

metal smithing, slavery, the domestication of

animals, and invention such as the wheel, sail

and plow.

6.8 I can analyze the advancements of

agricultural techniques in Sumer that permitted

economic surplus, expansion of trade and

transportation, and the emergence of cities as

centers of culture and power.

6.9 I can explain the basic concepts of a

monarchy and empire.

6.9 I can identify Mesopotamia as the world’s

first empire.

6.10 I can explain the concept of polytheism

and the significance of polytheism (the belief

that there are many gods) as the religious belief

of the people in Mesopotamian civilizations.

6.11 I can identify the important achievements

of Mesopotamian civilization, including its

system of writing, (cuneiform, clay tablets);

literature (Epic of Gilgamesh) and monumental

architecture (the ziggurat).

6.12 I can analyze the significant contributions

of Hammurabi and explain the basic principle of

justice in Hammurabi’s Code (“an eye for an

eye”).

Ancient Egypt

6.13 I can identify and locate on a historical

map of ancient Egypt and Nubia: the

Mediterranean and Red Seas, the Nile River

and Nile Delta, the Sahara, and explain the

importance of each.

6.13 I can locate Upper and Lower Egypt and

explain what these terms mean.

6.14 I can summarize important achievements

in Egypt, including tools, agriculture, irrigation,

the invention of a calendar.

6.15 I can explain the social structure of

Egyptian society and the effect, it had on

relationships between groups of people.


2nd Quarter

Domain Cluster Standards I can

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Ancient Israel

6.20 Identify and locate geographical features of ancient Israel, including:

• Jerusalem

• Jordan

• Dead Sea

• Jordan River


• Red Sea

• Sinai Peninsula (G)

Ancient Israel


map of Ancient Israel: Jerusalem and Jordan

the Dead Sea, Mediterranean Sea and the Red

Sea, the Jordan River, and Sinai Peninsula.

6.21 I can examine the development of the

ancient Israelites, tracing their migrations from

Mesopotamia to Canaan, (later called Israel),

from Canaan to Egypt, and from Egypt back

to Canaan.

6.15 Explain the structure of Egyptian society, including: the relationships between groups of people, how social classes were organized by occupation, the positions of pharaohs as god/kings, and the role of slaves. (C, E, H, P) 6.16 Explain the polytheistic religion of ancient Egypt, with respect to beliefs about the afterlife, the reasons for mummification, and the use of pyramids. (C, H) 6.17 Explain the impact of key figures from ancient Egypt’s past, including: ● Growth under the leadership of Queen Hatshepsut and her economic policies ● Ramses the Great’s military conquests leading to growth of the kingdom ● Significance of the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb on the understanding of ancient Egypt (C, E, H, P) 6.18 Analyze the achievements of Egyptian civilization, including: hieroglyphics, papyrus, the pyramids, and the Sphinx at Giza. (C, E, H) 6.19 Examine the cultural diffusion of Egypt with surrounding civilizations through trade and conflict, including its relationship with Nubia. (C, E, H, P)

6.16 I can explain the religion of the ancient

Egyptians and their beliefs in the afterlife,

mummification, and the use of pyramids.

6.17 I can explain the impact that Queen

Hatshepsut, Ramses, the Great, and

Tutankhamun had on ancient Egypt,

6.18 I can analyze the important achievements

in Egypt, including: the evolution of writing

(hieroglyphics), the invention of papyrus, and

the features of architecture (pyramids, and the

Sphinx at Giza).

6.19 I can explain the political, commercial, and cultural relationship between Egypt and Nubia


6.21 Describe the development of ancient Israelites and explain the reasons for their movements from Mesopotamia to Canaan (later called Israel), from Canaan to Egypt, and from Egypt back to Canaan. (C, G, H, P) 6.22 Describe the origins and central features of Judaism: ● Key persons: Abraham, Moses ● Sacred Texts: Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) ● Basic Beliefs: monotheism, Ten Commandments, emphasis on individual worth and personal responsibility (C, H, P) 6.23 Identify the importance of Saul as the first king of Israel, David as the second king who founded Jerusalem as the capital, and Solomon as the third king who built the first temple. (C, G, H, P) 6.24 Summarize the breakup of the Kingdom of Israel, Babylonian captivity, and the return of the Jews to their homeland under the Persian Empire. (C, E, G, H, P)

Ancient India

6.25 On a map, identify and locate geographical features of ancient India, including: (G)

• Ganges River

• Himalayan Mountains

• Indian Ocean

• Indus River

• Monsoon winds

• Subcontinent of India

6.26 Explain the emergence of the Harappan

civilization in the Indus River Valley as an early

agricultural civilization, and describe their

achievements, including:

● Arranging roads into a series of grid-systems

● Sanitation and sewer systems

● Architecture built with bricks

(E, G, P)

6.22 I can describe the monotheistic religion of

the Israelites, including:

*the belief in one God (monotheism),

*the Ten Commandments,

*the emphasis on individual worth and

personal responsibility, and

*the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) as part of the

history of early Israel.

6.22 I can explain the significant roles of

Abraham and Moses in the history of the early

Israelites.

6.23 I can describe the unification of the tribes

of Israel under King Saul, David, and

Solomon, including David’s founding of

Jerusalem as his capital city.

6.24 I can summarize the major events after

the rule of King Solomon in the history of Israel

including:

*the breakup of the Kingdom of Israel

*Babylonian captivity, and

*the return of the Jews to their homeland

under the Persian Empire

Ancient India

6.25 I can locate and describe on a historical

map of ancient India: The Subcontinent of

India, Indian Ocean, the Himalaya Mountains,

Indus and Ganges Rivers, the monsoon

winds and evaluate the importance of each.

6.26 I can describe the development of the

Harappan civilization and explain the

achievements in architecture, roads (grid

system), and sanitation (sewer systems).

6.27 I can outline the social structure of the

caste system and explain its effect on everyday

life in Indian society.

6.28 I can explain how the major beliefs and

practices of Brahmanism in India evolved into

early Hinduism.

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6.27 Describe the social structure of the caste system and explain its effect on everyday life in ancient India.

(C, E, H, P)

6.28 Describe the origins and central features of Hinduism:

● Founder: origins in Aryan traditions

● Sacred Texts: The Vedas

● Basic Beliefs: dharma, karma, reincarnation, and moksha

(C, H, P)

6.29 Describe the origins and central features of Buddhism:

● Founder: Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)

● Sacred Texts: Tripitaka

● Basic Beliefs: Four Noble Truths, Eightfold Path, Nirvana

(C, H, P)

6.30 Identify the long-lasting intellectual traditions that emerged during the late empire of Ancient India, including medical education, medical techniques, and mathematics (e.g., Hindu-Arabic numerals). (C, E, H)

6.29 I can describe the features of Buddhism

including the life of Siddhartha Gautama’s

(Buddha) and his teachings including the

Tripitaka, the Four Noble Truths, the Eightfold

Path and Nirvana.

6.30 I can explain the importance of Ancient Indian achievements including: medicine; metallurgy; and mathematics, including Hindu-Arabic numerals and the zero

3rd Quarter

Domain Cluster Standard I Can

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Ancient China 6.31 On a map, identify and locate geographical features of ancient China, including: (G)

• Gobi Desert

• Himalayan Mountains

• Pacific Ocean

• Plateau of Tibet

• Yangtze River

• Yellow River (Huang He)

Ancient China

6.31 I can identify and locate on a

historical map of ancient China

the geographical features such

as: the Gobi Desert, Himalayan

Mountains, Pacific Ocean,

Plateau of Tibet, Yangtze and

Yellow River (Huang He).

6.32 I can describe the origins of

the Chinese civilization in the

Yellow River Valley.


6.32 Analyze the influence of geographic

features on the origins of Chinese civilization

in the Yellow River Valley and explain how

China’s geography helped create a unique

yet diverse cultural identity that was isolated

from the rest of the world. (C, G, H)

6.33 Describe how the size of China made

governing difficult, and how the concepts of

the mandate of heaven and Legalism

emerged as a solution to this problem. (C,

G, H, P)

6.34 Identify the political and cultural

problems prevalent in the time of Confucius

and how the philosophy of Confucianism

and The Analects emphasized the

concepts of kinship, order, and hierarchy

to address these problems. (C, H, P)

6.35 Explain the significance of the

unification and centralization of China into

the first Chinese empire by Qin Shi Huangdi

during the Qin Dynasty. (C, E, H, P)

6.36 Explain how the implementation of the

philosophy of Confucianism led to the

political success and longevity of the Han

Dynasty. (C, E, H, P)

6.37 Explain the major accomplishments of the Han Dynasty, including: paper making, woodblock printing, magnetic compass, porcelain, and silk. (C, E, G, H) 6.38 Describe how the desire for Chinese goods influenced the creation of the Silk Road and initiated cultural diffusion throughout Eurasia, including the introduction of Buddhism into China. (C, E, G, H, P)

Ancient Greece Standards 6.39 Identify and locate geographical features of ancient Greece, including: (G)

• Athens

• Asia Minor

• Macedonia


• Peloponnesian Peninsula

• Sparta

6.32 I can recognize how the

geographic features of China

contributed to its isolation from

the rest of the world and explain

the consequences of this

isolation.

6.33 I can describe the concept

of the Mandate of Heaven and

the importance of Legalism to the

governing of China.

6.34 I can describe the

emergence of Confucianism and

apply how it was used to solve

problems prevalent during the

time of Confucius.

6.35 I can explain the impact and

achievements of Shi Huangdi

during the Qin Dynasty.

6.36 I can describe how the

philosophy of Confucianism led to

the expansion and achievements

of the empire under the Han

Dynasty.

6.37 I can describe the major

accomplishments of the Han

Dynasty.

6.38 I can explain the importance

of the Silk Road and the impact it

made on cultural diffusion.

Ancient Greece

6.39 I can Identify and locate on

a history map of ancient Greece:

Athens and Sparta, Asia Minor,

Macedonia, the Mediterranean

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6.40 Analyze how the geographical features

of ancient Greece, including its mountainous

terrain and access to the Mediterranean

Sea, contributed to their organization into

city-states, their role in maritime trade, and

their colonies in the Mediterranean. (C, E,

G, H, P)

6.41 Examine the concept of the polis in

Greek city-states, including: the ideas of

citizenship, civic participation, and the rule

of law. (C, H, P)

6.42 Explain the basic concepts of direct democracy and oligarchy. (C, H, P) 6.43 Explain the characteristics of the major Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta, including: their styles of government, advantages of each geographic locations, the status of women, approaches to education, and practice of slavery. (C, E, G, H, P) 6.44 Analyze the causes and consequences of the Persian Wars, including the role of Athens and its cooperation with Sparta to defend the Greek city-states. (C, H, P) 6.45 Analyze the causes and consequences of the Peloponnesian Wars, including how the growing political conflict between Athens and Sparta led to war and left the cities open to conquest by the Macedonians. (C, H, P) 6.46 Explain the polytheistic religion of ancient Greece, with respect to beliefs about the humanlike qualities of their deities, their importance in everyday life, and the role of Zeus as the king of the Greek gods. (C) 6.47 Explain the historical significance of ancient Greek literature, including how the Iliad and the Odyssey provide insight into the life of the ancient Greeks. (C, H) 6.48 Examine the influence of ancient Greek philosophers (e.g., Socrates, Plato, and

Sea, and the Peloponnesian

Peninsula.

6.40 I can explain how the

geography of Greece contributed

towards the method of trade and

colonization throughout the

Mediterranean of the Greek city-

state.

6.41 I can describe the

characteristics of the polis in

Greek city-states, including

citizenship, civic participation,

and rule of law.

6.42 I can describe the idea of

oligarchy and the development of

democratic political concepts in

ancient Greece that lead to the

origins of direct democracy.

6.43 I can compare and contrast

the characteristics of Athens and

Sparta in the areas of:

government, advantages and

disadvantages of geographical

locations, status of women,

approaches to education and

practice of slavery.

6.44 I can analyze the causes

and consequences of the Persian

invasions of Greece including the

role of Athens and its cooperation

with Sparta to defend the Greek

city-states.

6.45 I can analyze the causes

and consequence of the

Peloponnesian Wars between

Athens and Sparta.

6.46 I can explain the polytheistic

religion of the ancient Greeks by

describing the myths and stories

of classical Greece.

6.47 I can explain the importance

of ancient Greek literature

including the Iliad and the


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Ancient Rome Standards

6.51 Identify and locate the geographical features of the ancient Roman Empire, including: (G)

• Constantinople

• Italian Alps

• Italian Peninsula


• Rome

• Tiber River

6.52 Analyze how the geographical location of ancient Rome contributed to its political and economic growth in the Mediterranean region and beyond. (E, G, P) 6.53 Describe the government of the Roman Republic, including: (C, H, P) ● Branches of government ● Checks and balances ● Civic participation ● Representative democracy ● The rule of law and the Twelve Tables 6.54 Describe the class system of ancient Rome, including the role of patricians, plebeians, and slaves in Roman society. (C, E,H,P)

Ancient Rome


map the geographical features of ancient Rome

including: Rome and Constantinople, the Tiber

River and Mediterranean Sea, the Italian Alps

and Italian Peninsula.

6.52 I can explain the significance of Rome’s

settlement along the Tiber River and seven hills

in shaping Roman society, as well as the

expansion of its political power in the

Mediterranean region and beyond.

6.53 I can describe the government of the

Roman Republic and its contribution to the

development of democratic principles,

including: the rule of law (Twelve Tables),

separation of powers, checks and balances,

representative government and civic duty.

6.54 I can explain the social structure of ancient

Rome.

6.55 I can explain the historical importance of

the life and death of Julius Caesar.

Aristotle) and their impact on education and society in Greece. (C, H, P) 6.49 Describe the purposes of major Greek architecture, including the Parthenon and the Acropolis. (C, H, P) 6.50 Explain the unification of the Greek city-states by Macedonia and analyze the impact of Alexander the Great and the diffusion of Hellenistic culture. (C, E, G, H, P)

Odyssey in the lives of ancient

Greeks.

6.48 I can identify the major

accomplishments of ancient

Greek philosophers and how they

affected education and society in

Greece.

6.49 I can explain the purpose

and functions of Greek

architecture.

6.50 I can explain the rise of

Alexander the Great and analyze

the spread of Hellenistic culture.


6.54 Describe the class system of ancient Rome, including the role of patricians, plebeians, and slaves in Roman society. (C, E, H, P) 6.55 Describe the characteristics of Julius Caesar’s rule, including: leadership in the military, popularity amongst plebeians, role as dictator for life, and assassination. (C, E, G, H, P) 6.56 Analyze the influence of Augustus Caesar, including the establishment of the Roman Empire and its political, geographic, and economic expansion during the Pax Romana. (C, E, G, H, P) 6.57 Analyze how innovations in engineering and architecture contributed to Roman expansion, including: aqueducts, arches, bridges, the Colosseum, domes, roads, and sanitation. (C, G, H, P) 6.58 Explain the polytheistic religion of ancient Rome, with respect to beliefs about the humanlike qualities of their deities and their importance in everyday life. (C, H, P) 6.59 Describe the origins and central features of Christianity: ● Founder: Jesus Christ ● Sacred Texts: Bible ● Basic Beliefs: monotheism, sin and forgiveness, eternal life (C, H, P) 6.60 Explain the expulsion of the Jews from their homeland by the Romans, which begins the Jewish Diaspora. (C, H, P) 6.61 Explain the division of the Roman Empire into the East and West and the later establishment of Constantinople as the capital by Constantine. (C, H, P) 6.62 Analyze the fall of the Western Roman Empire, including difficulty governing its large territory, political corruption, economic instability, and attacks by Germanic tribes, and identify the continuation of the Eastern Roman Empire as the Byzantine Empire. (C, E, G, H, P)

6.56 I can describe the influence Augustus

Caesar had on the Roman Empire and the Pax

Romana.

6.57 I can analyze how the following cultural

achievement influenced the Roman Empire:

aqueducts, arches, bridges, the Colosseum,

domes, roads and sanitation.

6.58 I can explain the significance of

polytheism as the religious belief of the people

in ancient Rome.

6.59 I can describe the origins and central

features of Christianity including:

*the belief in Jesus Christ

*the Bible

*the belief of monotheism

*the concept of sin and forgiveness

*the concept of eternal life

6.60 I can explain the Jewish Diaspora and its

effects on the Jews.

6.61 I can explain the division of the Roman

Empire and the influence of Constantine

establishing Constantinople as the capital.

6.62 I can analyze the fall of Western Rome

and identify Eastern Rome as the Byzantine

Empire.


Documents

Domain 1: Human Origins and the Emergence of Domain 3 ......6.17 I can explain the impact that Queen Hatshepsut, Ramses, the Great, and Tutankhamun had on ancient Egypt, 6.18 I can