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Social Studies 6

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Social Studies 6A

Social Studies 6 (1 of 2) explores geographical, social, economic, and political foundations of early civilizations in Mesopotamia, Egypt, Ancient Israel, and India as they shift from nomadic societies to agricultural societies. The study of these civilizations includes the impact of geography, early history, cultural development, and economic change. The geographic focus includes the study of physical and political features, economic development and resources, and migration patterns.

Suggested Grade Level: 6
Prerequisite: None

Social Studies 6B

Social Studies 6 (2 of 2) explores the geographic, political, economic, and cultural development of ancient Greece, Rome, and China and applies historical thinking skills to understand implications of ancient literature, art, and philosophy on later Western culture. The course examines the birth and spread of Judaism, Christianity, Taoism, and Confucianism.

Suggested Grade Level: 6
Prerequisite: Social Studies 6A

Social Studies 7A

Social Studies 7 (1 of 2) explores the social, cultural, and technological developments occurring concurrently in Europe, Africa, and Asia in the years AD 500–1789. It also examines how archaeologists and historians uncover the past.

Suggested Grade Level: 7
Prerequisite: None

Social Studies 7B

Social Studies 7 (2 of 2) explores the growing economic interaction among civilizations during the Renaissance, Reformation, the Age of Exploration, and how the Enlightenment gave rise to democratic ideas that still resonate today. Topics included: the exchange of ideas, beliefs, technologies, and commodities inspire the Enlightenment philosophy and the interest in reason and authority, natural rights of human beings, the divine right of kings, experimentalism in science, and the dogma of belief.

Suggested Grade Level: 7
Suggested Prerequisite: Social Studies 7A

Social Studies 8A

Social Studies 8 (1 of 2) explores early American history from pre-Columbian era and closely examines the evolution from the British Colonies to the creation of the United States. A close look at the ideology of the framing documents and nature of the American republic set against the backdrop of the challenges of growth and sectional divisions and conflict.

Suggested Grade Level: 8
Prerequisite: None

Social Studies 8B

North America through to Reconstruction, the Second Industrial Revolution, and connects these events to how policies and cultures are shaped. Topics included: causes and effects of the Texas Revolution and the Mexican American War; the California gold rush; American Civil War, Indian Wars of the 19th Century.

Suggested Grade Level: 8
Suggested Prerequisite: Social Studies 8A