Arkansas 6th Grade Social Studies Standards

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Civics/Government

• 1 Civic and Political Institutions
  • Structure and Function
    • C.1.6.1 Examine origins and purposes of government to 1500 C.E. (e.g., belief systems, Mandate of Heaven, resource allocation, Magna Carta)
    • C.1.6.2 Compare origins, functions, structure, and different forms of executive leadership in systems of government in a variety of civilizations
    • C.1.6.3 Compare structure of government and functions of civilizations in different times and places (e.g., patriarchal, tribe, city-state, nation)
    • C.1.6.4 Compare power, rules, and responsibilities of civil societies in different times and places
• 2 Participation and Deliberation
  • Citizenship
    • C.2.6.1 Compare ways in which various civilizations foster social responsibility and civic virtues
    • C.2.6.2 This SLE is specific to United States history; however, students should continue to demonstrate proper procedures for recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance and flag etiquette
    • C.2.6.3 Analyze rights, responsibilities, and privileges of individuals in various societies to 1500 C.E.
    • C.2.6.4 Examine civic virtues that guide government, society, and communities over time
• 3 Processes, Rules, and Laws
  • Processes, rules, and laws
    • C.3.6.1 Evaluate the function and effects of rules, laws and treaties on civilizations to 1500 C.E. (Code of Hammurabi, Justinian Code)
    • C.3.6.2 Analyze ways rules and laws change society and reasons why people change rules and laws over time
    • C.3.6.3 Explain the development of policies to address public problems in various civilizations over time

Economics

• 4 Economic Decision Making
  • Scarcity
    • E.4.6.1 Examine ways trade-offs have allowed civilizations to get the most out of scarce resources
  • Costs and Benefits
    • E.4.6.2 Analyze historical developments in various regions across the world to 1500 C.E. using models of economic decision making (e.g., nomadic vs. agrarian, invasions, trade)
• 5 Exchange and Markets
  • Human Resources
    • E.5.6.1 Analyze ways division of labor and specialization affected the development of civilizations
  • Production and Consumption
    • E.5.6.2 Analyze ways human, natural, and capital resources were organized to produce and deliver goods and services in early civilizations to 1500 C.E. (e.g., caravans, public works projects, Silk Road, trade routes)
  • Markets
    • E.5.6.3 Compare effects of supply and demand on early markets
    • E.5.6.4 Evaluate the emergence of new economic systems and their impact on civilizations (e.g., manorialism, mercantilism, capitalism)
• 6 Growth and stability
  • Money
    • E.6.6.1 Analyze the development of currency as a medium of exchange
    • E.6.6.2 Examine roles of early financial institutions on economies in various regions worldwide
  • Public goods and Services
    • E.6.6.3 Investigate ways that governments in different regions pay for the goods and services they provide
  • Economic Factors
    • E.6.6.4 Analyze the economic development of civilizations to 1500 C.E. using data
    • E.6.6.5 Evaluate effects of war and conflict on societies and civilizations to 1500 C.E. using economic factors
• 7 Global Economy
  • Economic Interdependence
    • E.7.6.1 Identify barriers to trade and ways those barriers influence trade among civilizations
    • E.7.6.2 Identify benefits and costs of trade policies/guidelines/strategies to various individuals, businesses, and societies (e.g., prestige, wealth, conflict, competition, alliances)

Geography

• 8 Geographic Representations
  • Spatial Views of the World
    • G.8.6.1 Analyze locations of various societies and their cultural and environmental characteristics to 1500 C.E. using a variety of geographic representations
    • G.8.6.2 Explain relationships between physical and human characteristics in various places using a variety of geographic representations
    • G.8.6.3 Synthesize information from a variety of sources to construct maps and other geographic representations to ask and answer compelling questions
• 9 Human Environment Interaction
  • Place, Region, and Culture
    • G.9.6.1 Analyze effects of human-generated changes in the physical environment in various places and regions over time up to 1500 C.E.
    • G.9.6.2 Analyze ways cultural characteristics influenced population distribution in various civilizations up to 1500 C.E.
    • G.9.6.3 Analyze ways climate and environmental characteristics influenced where groups lived and how they adjusted to the environment in various civilizations up to 1500 C.E.
• 10 Spatial Patterns and Movement
  • Resources and Movement
    • G.10.6.1 Analyze relationships between human settlements and movements and the location and use of natural resources in various regions up to 1500 C.E.
    • G.10.6.2 Analyze effects of environmental and cultural characteristics on the distribution and movement of people, goods, and ideas in various regions of the world using multiple sources of information (e.g., push-pull-factors)
    • G.10.6.3 Analyze the impact of global population shifts in various eras and regions (e.g., Bantu migration, urbanization)
• 11 Global Interconnections
  • Changing Spatial Patterns
    • G.11.6.1 Compare ways spatial patterns of economic activities in a place change over time because of interactions with nearby and distant places
    • G.11.6.2 Analyze cooperation within communities during and after natural and human-made disasters (e.g., disease/plague, famine, weather phenomena, war)

History

• 13 World History Beginnings of Civilization Through 1500 C.E.
  • Era 1 Beginnings of Human Civilization to 4000 B.C.E.
    • H.13.6.1 Compare hunter-gatherer and agrarian societies (e.g., tools, shelter, diet, use of fire, cave paintings, artifacts, clothing, rituals, daily life, gender roles)
    • H.13.6.2 Construct arguments about lasting achievements of early civilizations using multiple sources
  • Era 2 Early Civilizations 4000-1000 B.C.E.
    • H.13.6.3 Analyze early river valley civilizations to determine similarities and differences, using a variety of sources (e.g., artifacts, Epic of Gilgamesh, hieroglyphics, oracle bones)
    • H.13.6.4 Construct arguments about characteristics necessary for a civilization using multiple sources (e.g., writing systems, government, religion, specialization of labor, technology, economic systems, education)
    • H.13.6.5 Compare characteristics, contributions, and achievements of early river valley civilizations
    • H.13.6.6 Identify social and cultural effects of militarization and the emergence of new kingdoms on early civilizations (e.g., chariot transport, warfare, invaders)
  • Era 3 Classical Traditions, Major Religions, and Giant Empires 1000 B.C.E.-300 C.E.
    • H.13.6.7 Compare reasons for the rise and decline of major empires and civilizations using a variety of sources
    • H.13.6.8 Analyze the significance of contributions made by major empires and civilizations of the world (e.g., concept of zero, crossbow, architecture, government, calendar)
    • H.13.6.9 Examine causes and effects of conflict within and among the major empires (e.g., Persian War, Punic Wars, Greek city-states)
    • H.13.6.10 Examine key concepts and influences of major belief systems on societies
  • Era 4 Expanding Zones of Exchange and Encounter 300 C.E.-1000 C.E.
    • H.13.6.11 Analyze the rise and contributions of major empires and civilizations of the world using a variety of sources (e.g., decimal, art, literature, Code of Justinian, Li Bo, Al Bakir)
    • H.13.6.12 Examine causes and effects of conflict within and among the major empires and civilizations
    • H.13.6.13 Evaluate how the fall of the Roman Empire affected Europe (e.g., Norse invasions, rise of the power of the Rom an Catholic Church, Frankish Kingdoms, Charlemagne)
    • H.13.6.14 Examine key concepts and influences of major belief systems on societies
  • Era 5 Global Interactions 1000 C.E. – 1500 C.E.
    • H.13.6.15 Analyze the global influence and impact of the achievements and perspectives of various individuals (e.g., Gutenberg, Joan of Arc, Niccolo Machiavelli, Saladin, Sundiata Keita, Mansa Musa, Genghis Khan
    • H.13.6.16 Examine effects of invaders from various regions on societies (e.g., disease, famine, cultural assimilation, Mongols, Vikings, Crusade, Maya, Aztecs)
    • H.13.6.17 Analyze long-term effects of technological innovations on civilizations (e.g., Zheng He’s war ships, printing press, Maya calendar, Great Zimbabwe)
    • H.13.6.18 Analyze ways new ideas contributed to the development of the modern world using multiple sources and perspectives (e.g., empire building, Humanism, isolationism, education)
    • H.13.6.19 Analyze effects of cultural interactions and connections among societies over time (e.g., art, literature, religion, architecture, music, science, technology)
    • H.13.6.20 Examine advantages and disadvantages of a growing interdependent world (e.g., Hundred Years’ War, Crusades, Black Death, cultural diffusion, exploration, education, trade, tributes)