5 units · 20 lessons

Grade 6: Social studies

Start with a unit whose prerequisites fit. Work through the lessons, use the study guide to review, and try the new cases before continuing.

  1. Unit 1 · 4 lessons

    Early Civilizations and Evidence

    Connect agricultural settlement, river societies, writing and archaeology.

    Before you begin: Use chronology, physical geography and source distinctions.

  2. Unit 2 · 4 lessons

    Greece Rome and Political Comparison

    Compare ancient institutions, infrastructure and unequal participation.

    Before you begin: Identify political institutions; distinguish a written principle from access in practice.

  3. Unit 3 · 4 lessons

    Beliefs Learning and Trade Networks

    Describe religions as historical traditions and trace exchange without ranking beliefs.

    Before you begin: Locate Asia and the Mediterranean; distinguish a tradition from a stereotype.

  4. Unit 4 · 4 lessons

    Medieval Societies Across Regions

    Compare European, Byzantine, African and Asian medieval institutions.

    Before you begin: Recognize empires, trade networks and religious diversity.

  5. Unit 5 · 4 lessons

    Maps as Decision Models

    Combine scale, coordinates, conditional time estimates, and explicit route criteria.

    Before you begin: Multiply and divide distances; read signed integers; distinguish a measurement from an assumption.

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