World History 500 – 1,000 CE
Europe and Asia in
the Early Middle Ages
6th grade
Social Studies 1st term
Europe and Asia in
the Early Middle Ages
6th grade
Social Studies 1st term
Term One Lesson Schedule
Lesson Class 6A Class 6B
1 8/29 8/29
2 9/2 8/30
3 9/3 9/2
4 9/5 9/5
5 9/9 9/6
6 9/10 9/9
7 9/12 9/12
8 9/16 9/13
9 9/17 9/16
10 9/23 9/21
11 9/24 9/23
12 9/26 9/27
13 9/30 9/28
14 10/1 9/30
15 10/3 10/3
16 10/7 10/4
17 10/8 10/7
18 10/10 10/10
19 10/11
Lesson Class 6A Class 6B
1 8/29 8/29
2 9/2 8/30
3 9/3 9/2
4 9/5 9/5
5 9/9 9/6
6 9/10 9/9
7 9/12 9/12
8 9/16 9/13
9 9/17 9/16
10 9/23 9/21
11 9/24 9/23
12 9/26 9/27
13 9/30 9/28
14 10/1 9/30
15 10/3 10/3
16 10/7 10/4
17 10/8 10/7
18 10/10 10/10
19 10/11
Interest Packet
Outcome: In this term, students will learn about how Europe dealt with the collapse of the Roman Empire and the rise of feudalism. Students will learn about Muhammad and the remarkable rise of Islam across Asia, Africa, and the Indian Ocean. Students will also learn about the reasons behind the fall of ancient kingdoms in Korea and how Unified Silla was established. In doing so, we will learn about the rise and fall of empires and how they might be preserved.
Term Introduction: If you looked at a map of the world five hundred years ago, you would probably be a bit confused – so many countries have come and gone since then that the map would be almost unrecognizable. Every great empire, from the Romans to the Tang Dynasty, has operated under the assumption that it would exist forever. After all, no one likes to give up power!
However, it is a fact of history that no empire can remain in power forever. This term, we’re going to try and find out why. We’ll be using the decline of the Roman Empire as a launching point for a broader discussion on cycles of power.
Topic Overview: We will learn about these topics.
Essential Questions: Here are some things to ask yourself along the way.
Reference Materials:
Billings, Henry, History of Our World: People, Places, and Ideas Volume 1 The Ancient World, Austin, TX: Steck-Vaughn, 2004.
The Association of Korean History Teachers, A Korean History for International Readers, Volume 2 The Modern World, Trans. Michelle Seo. Seoul: Humanist Publishing Group Inc., 2010.
Skills We will be concentrating on the following academic skills during this term:
Reading History
RH.6.1. Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources.
RH.6.2. Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.
Writing History
WH.6.1 Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content.
WH.6.2 Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/ experiments, or technical processes.
Historical Thinking Standards
Chronological and Spatial Thinking
HT6.1 Students explain how major events are related to one another in time.
HT6.2 Students construct various time lines of key events, people, and periods of the historical era they are studying.
HT6.3 Students use a variety of maps and documents to identify physical and cultural features of neighborhoods, cities, states, and countries and to explain the historical migration of people, expansion and disintegration of empires, and the growth of economic systems.
Outcome: In this term, students will learn about how Europe dealt with the collapse of the Roman Empire and the rise of feudalism. Students will learn about Muhammad and the remarkable rise of Islam across Asia, Africa, and the Indian Ocean. Students will also learn about the reasons behind the fall of ancient kingdoms in Korea and how Unified Silla was established. In doing so, we will learn about the rise and fall of empires and how they might be preserved.
Term Introduction: If you looked at a map of the world five hundred years ago, you would probably be a bit confused – so many countries have come and gone since then that the map would be almost unrecognizable. Every great empire, from the Romans to the Tang Dynasty, has operated under the assumption that it would exist forever. After all, no one likes to give up power!
However, it is a fact of history that no empire can remain in power forever. This term, we’re going to try and find out why. We’ll be using the decline of the Roman Empire as a launching point for a broader discussion on cycles of power.
Topic Overview: We will learn about these topics.
- Decline and fall of the Roman Empire
- Feudalism
- Rise of Christianity
- Rise of Islam
- Essential beliefs of Islam
Essential Questions: Here are some things to ask yourself along the way.
- What happened to the Roman Empire?
- In what different ways can people structure their societies?
- What do Muslims believe?
- Why did Islam spread so successfully across Africa, Europe and Asia?
- What did Muslims accomplish in the fields of medicine, science and the arts?
Reference Materials:
Billings, Henry, History of Our World: People, Places, and Ideas Volume 1 The Ancient World, Austin, TX: Steck-Vaughn, 2004.
The Association of Korean History Teachers, A Korean History for International Readers, Volume 2 The Modern World, Trans. Michelle Seo. Seoul: Humanist Publishing Group Inc., 2010.
Skills We will be concentrating on the following academic skills during this term:
Reading History
RH.6.1. Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources.
RH.6.2. Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.
Writing History
WH.6.1 Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content.
WH.6.2 Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/ experiments, or technical processes.
Historical Thinking Standards
Chronological and Spatial Thinking
HT6.1 Students explain how major events are related to one another in time.
HT6.2 Students construct various time lines of key events, people, and periods of the historical era they are studying.
HT6.3 Students use a variety of maps and documents to identify physical and cultural features of neighborhoods, cities, states, and countries and to explain the historical migration of people, expansion and disintegration of empires, and the growth of economic systems.