Grade Six Ancient World History Curriculum: Early Eras to 500 CE.
I. Early Man
A. Australopithecus
1. Physical traits and characteristics
2. Food gathering
3. Discovery of Lucy
B. Homo erectus
1. Upright man
2. Tools
3. Fire
4. The first hunter
C. Homo sapiens
1. Further physical developments
2. Communication/cultural developments
3. Neanderthal peoples
D. Homo sapiens sapiens
1. Richard E. Leaky
2. Domestication of animals
3. Permanent settlements
4. Beginning of agriculture
II. Ancient Mesopotamia
A. Geography of Mesopotamia
1. The "land between the rivers"
2. Tigris and Euphrates rivers
3. Agricultural society
B. Early developments
1. Rise of cities
2. Metal tools
3. Social order of classes
4. Polytheism
C. Later developments
1. Cuneiform writing system
2. Development of agriculture
3. Trade routes
D. Sumer
1. Economic specialization in trade......
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