6th Grade History Study Topics Brain Research Ancora Imparo The three Learning Styles Study/Note taking Skills How often should you “read” your notes? The 2 Types of History Unit 1 – Intro to Geography Parts of map and their purposes Latitude and Longitude The Five Themes of Geography Types of maps and their uses The Four Landforms Unit 2 – Prehistory Vocabulary Archeologist / Anthropologist – What are they and what do they do Timeline of Ice Age and Agricultural Revolution The 2 divisions of the Stone Age Ziggurats Cuneiform Pyramids and Pharaohs What is “Polytheism” The Importance of the Rosetta Stone What are the “wonders of the world” Unit 3 – The Mission of Israel Vocabulary Abraham Ramses II Moses and the exodus 10 Commandments What is the Jewish “holy book” called? Unit 4 – The Greeks Vocabulary The Differences between Sparta and Athens Greek Contributions Greek Government Socrates, Plato, Aristotle (Beliefs and impact) Alexander the Great Homer and his Epics Hippocrates Unit 5 – The Romans Vocabulary The Beginning of Rome – Romulus/Remus and the Tiber River Roman government and the Republic Punic Wars/ Hannibal/ Carthage/ Scipio Julius Caesar Cincinnatus Pax Romana Unit 6 – The Christian Church Vocabulary The Life and ministry of Jesus Jesus Timeline What do BC and AD mean? The Bible – parts and purpose The Four Gospels Council of Nicea Causes and impact of the Persecution of Jews and Christians The East and West Empires The Apostles – who were they? What did they do? What happened to them? St. John the Baptist St. Peter St. Steven St. Paul St. John St. Jerome St. Augustine St. Patrick St. Dominic Unit 7 – The Rise of Islam Vocabulary What is the holy book of Islam called? Who is the father of Islam Mecca and Medina The Kaaba The five pillars of Islam