Social Studies Standards
Cornell Notes based on the Standards must be submitted for a grade, before selecting a project. You can use the Resources page to gather information.
6SS2: Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structure of early civilization of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Kush.
6SS2.a: Locate and compare the major river systems and discuss the physical settings that supported permanent settlement and early civilizations.
6SS2.b: Trace the development of agricultural techniques that permitted the production of economic surplus and the emergence of cities as centers of culture and power.
6SS2.e: Examine the main features of Egyptian art and architecture.
6SS2.f: Describe the role of Egyptian trade in the eastern Mediterranean and the Nile valley.
6SS2.g: Explain the significance of Queen Hatshepsut and Ramses the Great.
6SS2.h: Identify the location of the Kush civilization and describe its political, commercial, and cultural relations with Egypt.
6SS2.i: Trace the evolution of language and its written forms.
6SS2.j: Examine the enduring contributions that Ancient Egypt has given our modern world.
Examples: architecture, irrigation systems, burial rites
6SS2.b: Trace the development of agricultural techniques that permitted the production of economic surplus and the emergence of cities as centers of culture and power.
6SS2.e: Examine the main features of Egyptian art and architecture.
6SS2.f: Describe the role of Egyptian trade in the eastern Mediterranean and the Nile valley.
6SS2.g: Explain the significance of Queen Hatshepsut and Ramses the Great.
6SS2.h: Identify the location of the Kush civilization and describe its political, commercial, and cultural relations with Egypt.
6SS2.i: Trace the evolution of language and its written forms.
6SS2.j: Examine the enduring contributions that Ancient Egypt has given our modern world.
Examples: architecture, irrigation systems, burial rites
Language Arts Standards
The Language Arts standards are integrated throughout the unit. Students will be required to read research materials and write to a 6th grade standard.