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