"The more you know about the past, the better prepared you are for
the future." Theodore Roosevelt
Hello! Welcome to my website. Students, please go to your Microsoft TEAMS
Social Studies class folder for current homework, class assignments, class
notes, and posts with important information on tests, quizzes, and projects.
Under the File tab on this website, you will find the class
expectations, the Parent Letter, and State Standards for 6th grade
Social Studies.
Class Description:
Sixth grade social studies will focus on world civilizations to uncover trends
from prehistory to present day. Students will understand the significance of
geography in the development of cultures around the globe. Additionally,
students will analyze the development and implications of social, economic,
and political structures in major civilizations.
Course Schedule
I. Unit One Prehistory - Early Humans / Mesopotamia / Rise of Egypt
II. Unit Two Ancient World – India/ China / Greece / Rome
III. Unit Three Middle Ages, Rise of Neoclassicism, Exploration/Colonization,
and Atlantic Civilizations
IV. Unit Four Modern Cultures: Global Exchanges - Conflicts, Political and
Economic Systems
V. Unit Five Global interdependence including diffusion of culture,
technological and communications revolutions
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My contact info is:
Jim Van Valkenburgh "Mr. Van"
[email protected]
864-286-9700 (school office)
864-286-9699 (fax)
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The following video links are for the Mankind video series. We watch many of
these videos in class throughout the school year. They were originally aired
on the History Channel and are a favorite of my students.
Some of the videos may contain violent themes.
Video: Mankind,The Story of All of Us: The Inventors
www.schooltube.com/media/Mankind+-+1-1+Inventors/1_44fb0y63
Video: Mankind,The Story of All of Us: Rise of the Iron Age
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTXazAvI8xM
Video: Mankind,The Story of All of Us: Fall of the Roman Empire
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zW1oozvfOdM
Video: Mankind,The Story of All of Us: The Crusades and the Dark Ages
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBmT87rpXLU
Video: Mankind,The Story of All of Us: Plague
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VX-UTnQL8yc
Video: Mankind,The Story of All of Us: Survivors
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLt6qRwWnPI
Video: Mankind,The Story of All of Us: Treasure
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzoiR8fEK_Q
Video: Mankind,The Story of All of Us: Pioneers
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xla5vllrnJE
Video: Mankind,The Story of All of Us: Revolutions
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfTWOGM3ubI
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