Unit 1 Country Video Projects
Afghanistan Argentina Australia Brazil Canada China
Egypt France Germany Greece Iceland India
Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Japan Korea, North
Mexico Russia Spain Sweden Turkey United Kingdom
Afghanistan Argentina Australia Brazil Canada China
Egypt France Germany Greece Iceland India
Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Japan Korea, North
Mexico Russia Spain Sweden Turkey United Kingdom
6th Grade Unit Websites
These are sites that will be used during this school year. Please refer to them and let me know if any links are broken.
World History Syllabus to download Sheppard Software to practice geography |
Unit 1 - Basic Geography
Essential Questions
1. What are the five themes of geography and how do we use them?
2. How are other cultures different from our own? How are they similar?
3. What are the major countries in the world based on population, geography, cultural influence, and current events.
1. What are the five themes of geography and how do we use them?
2. How are other cultures different from our own? How are they similar?
3. What are the major countries in the world based on population, geography, cultural influence, and current events.
Unit 2 - Mesopotamia
Essential Questions
1. How did civilizations begin?
2. What did Mesopotamia contribute to our world?
3. How did the geography of this area impact its growth?
1. How did civilizations begin?
2. What did Mesopotamia contribute to our world?
3. How did the geography of this area impact its growth?
Unit 3- Ancient Egypt
Essential Questions
1. How is our culture today impacted by Ancient Egypt?
2. What did Ancient Egypt contribute to our world?
3. How did the geography of this area impact its growth?
1. How is our culture today impacted by Ancient Egypt?
2. What did Ancient Egypt contribute to our world?
3. How did the geography of this area impact its growth?
GEOGRAPHY
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CLASSROOM RESOURCES
Mummification Webquest Name in hieroglyphics Name in hieroglyphics 2 Egyptian typewriter Egyptian typewriter ENRICHMENT PRESCRIPTIVE |
Unit 4 - Ancient Asia (China, Japan, India)
Essential Questions
1. How is our culture today impacted by Ancient Asian cultures?
2. What did Ancient China, Japan, and India contribute to our world?
3. How did the geography of this area impact its growth?
4. How did the ancient cultures of Japan, India, and China differ from each other?
1. How is our culture today impacted by Ancient Asian cultures?
2. What did Ancient China, Japan, and India contribute to our world?
3. How did the geography of this area impact its growth?
4. How did the ancient cultures of Japan, India, and China differ from each other?
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Unit 5 - Ancient Greece & Rome
1. How is our culture today impacted by Ancient Greek and Roman cultures?
2. What did Ancient Greece and Rome contribute to our world?
3. How did the geography of this area impact its growth?
4. How did the ancient cultures of Greece and Rome differ from each other?
2. What did Ancient Greece and Rome contribute to our world?
3. How did the geography of this area impact its growth?
4. How did the ancient cultures of Greece and Rome differ from each other?
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Unit 6 - Medieval Times
1. How is our culture today impacted by Medieval cultures?
2. What did the Middle Ages contribute to our world?
3. How did the geography of this area impact its growth?
2. What did the Middle Ages contribute to our world?
3. How did the geography of this area impact its growth?
GEOGRAPHY
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CLASSROOM RESOURCES
ENRICHMENT
PRESCRIPTIVE |