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6th Grade Ancient History

  • Early Humankind and the Development of Human Societies
    6000 BCE

    Early Humankind and the Development of Human Societies

    Hunters and gatherers, nomads, tools
  • Mesopotamia: The land between two rivers
    5000 BCE

    Mesopotamia: The land between two rivers

    Kush, the Assyrians, Hammurabi's Code
  • The Beginnings of Civilization in the Near East and Africa
    3500 BCE

    The Beginnings of Civilization in the Near East and Africa

    People started setting near water, food production increased, and cities grew
  • Ancient Egypt
    3100 BCE

    Ancient Egypt

    Queen Hatshepsut, hieroglyphics, the pyramids
  • Ancient India
    2900 BCE

    Ancient India

    Aryan invasino, caste system, Brahmanism, Hinduism
  • Ancient China
    2801 BCE

    Ancient China

    Shang Dynasty, Qin Dynasty, Confucius
  • The Ancient Hebrews
    1850 BCE

    The Ancient Hebrews

    Monotheism, Abraham, Moses
  • The Exodus
    1250 BCE

    The Exodus

    The Jewish Exodus from Egypt and establishment of a nation
  • The Ancient Greeks
    900 BCE

    The Ancient Greeks

    Greek Mythology, Pelopennisian Wars, great philosophers: Socrates, Aristotle, Plato
  • East Meets West: Ancient Roman Empire
    800 BCE

    East Meets West: Ancient Roman Empire

    The Republic, the spread of an empire, Julius and Augustus Caesars
  • The legacy of Rome
    476 BCE

    The legacy of Rome

    Technology, government, laws, roads, architecture
  • Alexander the Great
    356 BCE

    Alexander the Great

    Expanding the empire and spreading ideas
  • West Meets East
    207 BCE

    West Meets East

    The Silk Road
  • The Rise and Spread of Christianity
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    The Rise and Spread of Christianity

    Origins of Christianity, Jesus of Nazareth, persecution in Rome, spread to Europe