1. 6th Grade Social Studies
Fall Mid-Term
6th Grade Social Studies

2. Basic Information Know the maps for Egypt, China and India.
Know the major rivers for the four areas.

3. Chapter 1 Ice Man – scientists studied Stone Age
Fire – an important advancement.
Hunters and gatherers

4. Chapter 1 Farming – why it was important Pastoral nomads
New Stone Age versus the Old Stone Age.
Advantages of Settled Life
Bronze Age

5. Chapter 1
Development of Social Classes
Aspects of Earliest Cities.

6. Vocabulary – Chapter 1 Prehistory Social Class Archeologist
Oral Tradition
Geography
Domesticate
Fertile
Irrigation
Artisan
Civilization
Social Class

7. Chapter 2 Location of first known schools Sumer location – region name
Rivers in the area of Mesopotamia
Sumer Religion
Sumer fell to the Babylonians

8. Chapter 2 Empires of Mesopotamia.
Babylonia became the center of trade.
New Babylonian Empire became a center of learning and science.
Hammurabi’s Code

9. Chapter 2 Tablets were made of clay for writing.
Phoenicians were a great sea power.
Phoenician Alphabet – 22 letters.
Israelites also known as Hebrews.
Abraham the leader of Israelites.

10. Chapter 2
Israelites never built a large empire, but had a great influence on civilization.
Fled to Egypt during a famine.
Became enslaved to the Egyptians.

11. Vocabulary – Chapter 2 Scribe City-State Polytheism Monotheism Myth
Empire
Caravan
Bazaar
Cuneiform
Famine
Exile

12. Chapter 3 The Nile River Name given to it World’s longest river
The Gifts of the Nile
Used for trade
Desert protected Egypt
Nubian trade routes

13. Chapter 3 Egyptian Kings Absolute Power God-kings The Three Kingdoms
Egyptian Religion
Chief god
Osiris

14. Chapter 3 Belief in the afterlife Pharaoh’s tombs Giza Social Classes
Slavery

15. Chapter 3 Peasants Women Writing in Egypt Hieroglyphs Papyrus
Rosetta Stone

16. Chapter 3 Science and Math Religion and science closely related. Nubia
Neighbor to the South
Nickname
Meroë

17. Vocabulary – Chapter 3 Cataract Hieroglyphs Delta Papyrus Silt
Pharaoh
Dynasty
Regent
Afterlife
Mummy
Pyramid
Hieroglyphs
Papyrus
Astronomer
Ore
Artisans

18. Chapter 4 India known as a subcontinent. Climate of monsoons
Barriers and pathways
Cities were carefully planned
Mysterious decline of farmers

19. Chapter 4 Aryan culture Gained power by using horse-drawn chariots.
Caste System
Hinduism develops
One single spiritual power - Brahman

20. Chapter 4 Aryan culture Gained power by using horse-drawn chariots.
Caste System
Hinduism develops
One single spiritual power - Brahman

21. Chapter 4 Hindu religious text – Upanishads Reincarnation
Hindu’s Duties
Buddhism
Release from reincarnation
Middle Way – Eightfold Path

22. Chapter 4 The Maurya Empire Chandragupta Asoka’s Leadership
Built the greatest empire of India.
Buddhist
Religious tolerance
Sent missionaries to other parts of the world.

23. Vocabulary – Chapter 4 Subcontinent Ahimsa Monsoon Meditate Citadel
Migrate
Caste
Brahman
Avatar
Reincarnation
Dharma
Ahimsa
Meditate
Nirvana
Missionary
Tolerance

24. Chapter 5 Dragons Geographic barriers Yellow River
Huang, China’s Sorrow
Shang Dynasty
First Alphabet, Bronze work

25. Chapter 5 Zhou Dynasty Ruled for almost 1000 years. Mandate of Heaven
Family
Explain extended family
Women’s role
Authority

26. Chapter 5 Family name Confucius Philosophy developed Respecting others
Leaders must set good examples
Civil servants
Many religious beliefs in China

27. Chapter 5
Liu Bang
Wudi
Qin Dynasty built roads
Created one currency

28. Chapter 5 The Silk Road Advances in Technology Silk Work Paper Rudder
Wheelbarrow
Etc.

29. Vocabulary – Chapter 5
Loess
Dike
Civil service
Warlord
Currency

30. Study!
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