OVERVIEW

Students explore the people and places of ancient civilizations, world cultures and U.S. history.

6TH GRADE: ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS

Students develop an understanding of:

• The Paleolithic Era
• The Agricultural Revolution
• Early Civilizations of Mesopotamia
• Early Civilizations of Egypt
• Early Hebrews
• Ancient India
• Ancient Greece
• Ancient China
• The Development of Rome

7TH GRADE: WORLD HISTORY

Students develop an understanding of:

• Rome
• Islam
• China
• Africa
• Japan
• Medieval Europe
• Central and South America
• The Renaissance and Reformation
• The Age of Exploration

8TH GRADE: U.S. HISTORY

Students develop an understanding of:

• American Constitutional Democracy
• The U.S. Constitution
• American Political System
• Aspirations and Ideals of the New Nation
• U.S. Foreign Policy in the Early Republic
• The 1800s to the Mid 1800s in:
• The U.S. Northeast
• The U.S South
• The U.S. West
• American Attempts to Abolish Slavery
• The American Civil War
• American Reconstruction