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Grade 6

Other Indiana Social Studies Content Connectors sets

History

  • 1

    Identify important cultural achievements of ancient European and/or Mesoamerican civilizations. (E)6.H.1a

  • 2

    Identify or describe religious beliefs in Europe and Mesoamerica. 6.H.2a

  • 3

    Identify or explain the cultural contributions of the Byzantine Empire. 6.H.3a

  • 4

    Identify the organization of political, social, cultural, and/or economic systems in medieval societies of Europe and the Americas. 6.H.4a

  • 5

    Identify the main results of the Crusades.6.H.5a

  • 6

    Identify the relationship between medieval trade routes and the rise of cities in Europe and Mesoamerica. 6.H.6a

  • 7

    Identify or explain the economic and/or social effects and the Black Death on medieval society. (E)6.H.7a

  • 8

    Identify or describe how important people, places, and/or events during the European Renaissance led to the Scientific Revolution. (E)6.H.8a

  • 9

    Identify or describe effects of reformations on European and American societies. 6.H.9a

  • 10

    Identify the origin of political ideas associated with the Age of Enlightenment/Age of Reason and identify how it led to the expansion of democracy.6.H.10a

  • 11

    Identify social changes caused by the industrial revolution and urbanization. (E)6.H.11a

  • 12

    Identify effects of the Industrial Revolution on trade and cultural exchange between Europe and the Americas.6.H.12a

  • 13

    Identify benefits and challenges of technological developments during the twentieth century.6.H.13a

  • 14

    Define the terms decade, century, and millennium and describe alternative ways of classifying historical periods. 6.H.14a

  • 15

    Identify important facts in historical accounts that can be used to describe events and outcomes.6.H.15a

  • 16

    Identify opposing perspectives on a historical event in Europe or in the Americas.6.H.16a

Civics and Government 

  • 1

    Compare and contrast major forms of government in Europe and the Americas throughout history. 6.C.1a

  • 2

    Identify or explain the elements and foundations of modern governments including Greek direct democracy as a foundation of democracy. 6.C.2a

  • 3

    Identify or explain the elements and foundations of modern governments including the Roman republic as a foundation of representative democracy.6.C.3a

  • 4

    Identify or describe how the Magna Carta (1215) and the English Bill of Rights (1689) limited government powers in England and influenced other governments.6.C.4a

  • 5

    Define nation-state and identify examples of nation-states headed by European monarchs between 1500 and 1700.6.C.5a

  • 6

    Identify effects of major forms of government in Europe and the Americas upon civil and human rights.6.C.6a

  • 7

    Define citizenship and list two or more examples of changing roles of citizens over time in Europe and the Americas.6.C.7a

Geography

  • 1

    Identify examples of well-known countries and their capital cities in Europe and the Americas and understand that every country has a capital city where the government's central meeting place and offices are located. (E)6.G.1a

  • 2

    Identify and/or compare major cultural characteristics of regions in Europe and the Western Hemisphere. 6.G.2a

  • 3

    Locate climate regions of Europe and the Americas and identify how they differ. 6.G.3a

  • 4

    Identify and compare two or more major physical characteristics of regions (biomes) of Europe or the Americas. (E)6.G.4a

Economics

  • 1

    Identify examples of trade's impact upon medieval Europe and the Americas.6.E.1a

  • 2

    Identify how countries in Europe and the Americas have been influenced by trade.6.E.2a

  • 3

    Understand that countries have different types of money and trade values. (E)6.E.3a

  • 4

    Identify how a specific economic system helps determine what to produce, how to produce, and for whom to produce. (E)6.E.4a

  • 5

    Identify how saving and investing help to increase productivity and economic growth. (E)6.E.5a

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