core knowledge studies
Here is an outline of major topics covered in 6th grade:
History and Geography
World:
I. World Geography
A. Spatial Sense
B. Great Deserts of the World
II. Lasting Ideas from Ancient Civilizations
A. Judaism and Christianity
B. Ancient Greece
C. Ancient Rome
III. The Enlightenment
IV. The French Revolution
V. Romanticism
VI. Industrialism, Capitalism, and Socialism
A. The Industrial Revolution
B. Capitalism
C. Socialism
VII. Latin American Independence Movements
A. History
B. Geography of Latin America
American:
I. Immigration, Industrialization, and Urbanization
A. Immigration
B. Industrialization and Urbanization
II. Reform
History and Geography
World:
I. World Geography
A. Spatial Sense
B. Great Deserts of the World
II. Lasting Ideas from Ancient Civilizations
A. Judaism and Christianity
B. Ancient Greece
C. Ancient Rome
III. The Enlightenment
IV. The French Revolution
V. Romanticism
VI. Industrialism, Capitalism, and Socialism
A. The Industrial Revolution
B. Capitalism
C. Socialism
VII. Latin American Independence Movements
A. History
B. Geography of Latin America
American:
I. Immigration, Industrialization, and Urbanization
A. Immigration
B. Industrialization and Urbanization
II. Reform
Judaism and christianity
The Covenant
Basic Ideas in Common
The nature of God and of humanity
Hebrew Bible and Old Testament of Christian Bible
The Commandments and the Prophets
Judaism: central ideas and moral teachings
Torah, monotheism
The idea of a “covenant” between God and man
Concepts of law, justice, and social responsibility: the Ten Commandments
The Life of Jesus
Christianity: central ideas and moral teachings
New Testament
The Sermon on the Mount and the two “great commandments”
The Rise of Christianity
Initial challenges
Spread within Roman Empire
Basic Ideas in Common
The nature of God and of humanity
Hebrew Bible and Old Testament of Christian Bible
The Commandments and the Prophets
Judaism: central ideas and moral teachings
Torah, monotheism
The idea of a “covenant” between God and man
Concepts of law, justice, and social responsibility: the Ten Commandments
The Life of Jesus
Christianity: central ideas and moral teachings
New Testament
The Sermon on the Mount and the two “great commandments”
The Rise of Christianity
Initial challenges
Spread within Roman Empire
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QUIZ SEQUENCE:
Arrange the following significant Jewish and Christian events in sequence:
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Ancient Greece
Greek City States, Athens
The Greek polis (city-state) and patriotism
Beginnings of democratic government: Modern American democratic government has its roots in Athenian democracy (despite the obvious limitations on democracy in ancient Greece (for example: slavery, vote denied to women)
The Assembly
Suffrage, majority vote
Sparta, The Olympics
Culture
Contrasts
Olympic Games
The Persian Wars and Athens’ Golden Age
Persian Wars: Marathon, Thermopylae, Salamis
The “classical” ideal of human life and works
The ideal of the well-rounded individual and worthy citizen
Pericles and the “Golden Age”
Architecture: the Parthenon
The Peloponnesian War
Sparta Defeats Athens
Greek Philosophy
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
Alexander the Great
Conquests
Spread of Hellenistic culture
The Greek polis (city-state) and patriotism
Beginnings of democratic government: Modern American democratic government has its roots in Athenian democracy (despite the obvious limitations on democracy in ancient Greece (for example: slavery, vote denied to women)
The Assembly
Suffrage, majority vote
Sparta, The Olympics
Culture
Contrasts
Olympic Games
The Persian Wars and Athens’ Golden Age
Persian Wars: Marathon, Thermopylae, Salamis
The “classical” ideal of human life and works
The ideal of the well-rounded individual and worthy citizen
Pericles and the “Golden Age”
Architecture: the Parthenon
The Peloponnesian War
Sparta Defeats Athens
Greek Philosophy
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
Alexander the Great
Conquests
Spread of Hellenistic culture
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ancient rome
The Roman Republic
Early Years
Building on Greek and classical ideals
Class and status: patricians and plebeians, slaves
Roman government: consuls, tribunes, and senators
The Punic Wars
Rome vs. Carthage
Hannibal and Scipio
Razing of Carthage
Julius Caesar
Rise to power and civil war
Dictator
Assassination
Civil War
Caesar Augustus
Pax Romana
Roman law and the administration of a vast, diverse empire
Virgil and The Aeneid epic
The Fall of Rome
Christianity within the empire
Growing weaknesses
External and internal attacks
Eastern and Western
Final Collapse
The Heritage of Greece and Rome
Impacts on western culture
Early Years
Building on Greek and classical ideals
Class and status: patricians and plebeians, slaves
Roman government: consuls, tribunes, and senators
The Punic Wars
Rome vs. Carthage
Hannibal and Scipio
Razing of Carthage
Julius Caesar
Rise to power and civil war
Dictator
Assassination
Civil War
Caesar Augustus
Pax Romana
Roman law and the administration of a vast, diverse empire
Virgil and The Aeneid epic
The Fall of Rome
Christianity within the empire
Growing weaknesses
External and internal attacks
Eastern and Western
Final Collapse
The Heritage of Greece and Rome
Impacts on western culture
the enlightenment
The Scientific Revolution
Isaac Newton
Knowledge through reason
Notable Philosophers
Descartes
Hobbes
Locke
Enlightenment in Action
America
France
Isaac Newton
Knowledge through reason
Notable Philosophers
Descartes
Hobbes
Locke
Enlightenment in Action
America
France
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the french revolution
The Three Estates
Three Classes
Life as a peasant
L’Ancien Regime
Absolute Monarchs
Louis XIV, the Sun King
Louis XV: “Apres moi, le deluge”
Louis XVI: the end of the old regime
Marie Antoinette
Violence
The Estates-General meet
Creation of National Assembly
Bastille Day
The Great Fear
A New Government
Declaration of the Rights of Man
Women’s March on Versailles
Reforms
“Liberty, Equality, Fraternity”
The Republic
A New Assembly
France at War
Executions of Louis and Marie
Attack on the church
New calendars, styles, and speech
Art of the Revolution
The Reign of Terror
The Jacobins
Maximilien Robespierre
The Committee of Public Safety
Napoleon Bonaparte
Military command
Crowned Emperor
The First French Empire
Invasion of Russia
Exile to Elba
Return, Wellington and Waterloo
Romanticism
Rejection of classicism and classical values
Emphasis on emotion and imagination
Emphasis on nature and the private self
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Three Classes
Life as a peasant
L’Ancien Regime
Absolute Monarchs
Louis XIV, the Sun King
Louis XV: “Apres moi, le deluge”
Louis XVI: the end of the old regime
Marie Antoinette
Violence
The Estates-General meet
Creation of National Assembly
Bastille Day
The Great Fear
A New Government
Declaration of the Rights of Man
Women’s March on Versailles
Reforms
“Liberty, Equality, Fraternity”
The Republic
A New Assembly
France at War
Executions of Louis and Marie
Attack on the church
New calendars, styles, and speech
Art of the Revolution
The Reign of Terror
The Jacobins
Maximilien Robespierre
The Committee of Public Safety
Napoleon Bonaparte
Military command
Crowned Emperor
The First French Empire
Invasion of Russia
Exile to Elba
Return, Wellington and Waterloo
Romanticism
Rejection of classicism and classical values
Emphasis on emotion and imagination
Emphasis on nature and the private self
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
the industrial revolution
Before
Beginning in Great Britain
Transportation revolution, steam power
Life before industry
Transitioning
Enclosure movement
Innovations and technology
Farms to Factory
Capitalism
Mercantilism
Need for Capital
Colonies
Adam Smith, Supply and Demand
Division of Labor
Life in the Industrial Era
Class differences
Benjamin Disraeli
The Working Poor
Protests
Search for an alternative
Beginning in Great Britain
Transportation revolution, steam power
Life before industry
Transitioning
Enclosure movement
Innovations and technology
Farms to Factory
Capitalism
Mercantilism
Need for Capital
Colonies
Adam Smith, Supply and Demand
Division of Labor
Life in the Industrial Era
Class differences
Benjamin Disraeli
The Working Poor
Protests
Search for an alternative
latin american independence movements
Setting the Stage
Race and inequality
Colonialism
Effects of the French Revolution and Napoleon
Haiti
Toussaint L’Ouverture
Abolition of West Indian Slavery
Mexican Revolutions
Miguel Hidalgo
Jose Maria Morelos
Santa Anna vs. the United States
Benito Juarez
Pancho Villa, Emiliano Zapata
South American Liberators
Simon Bolivar
Jose de San Martin
Bernardo O’Higgins
Additional nations establish independence: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Brazil
Race and inequality
Colonialism
Effects of the French Revolution and Napoleon
Haiti
Toussaint L’Ouverture
Abolition of West Indian Slavery
Mexican Revolutions
Miguel Hidalgo
Jose Maria Morelos
Santa Anna vs. the United States
Benito Juarez
Pancho Villa, Emiliano Zapata
South American Liberators
Simon Bolivar
Jose de San Martin
Bernardo O’Higgins
Additional nations establish independence: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Brazil
american immigration
Old Immigration
Waves of new immigrants
Great migrations from Ireland and Germany
Push and Pull Factors
Starting Over
Moving On
Where to Settle
Life in America
New Immigration
From 1880s on, many immigrants from southern and eastern Europe
Immigrants from Asia, mainly China
Ellis Island
Immigrant populations in major cities
Prejudice
Tensions, uncertain welcome
Rise of Nativism
America as a “melting pot”
Resistance to Catholics and Jews
Chinese Exclusion Act
Becoming American
From generation to generation
Waves of new immigrants
Great migrations from Ireland and Germany
Push and Pull Factors
Starting Over
Moving On
Where to Settle
Life in America
New Immigration
From 1880s on, many immigrants from southern and eastern Europe
Immigrants from Asia, mainly China
Ellis Island
Immigrant populations in major cities
Prejudice
Tensions, uncertain welcome
Rise of Nativism
America as a “melting pot”
Resistance to Catholics and Jews
Chinese Exclusion Act
Becoming American
From generation to generation
american industry
Industrial Giants
Industrial boom
Carnegie
Factory System
Railroads
Transportation
Vanderbilt
Changes in business
Resources and Capital
Growing gap between social classes
The “Gilded Age”
Horatio Alger, “rags to riches”
Growth of industrial cities
Thousands of African-Americans move north
Inventors
Thomas Edison
Carnegie & Rockefeller
Carnegie and Steel
Cutting out competition
Rockefeller and Oil
Capitalists as philanthropists
Monopolies and Trusts
Standard Oil Company
Creating a Monopoly
Controlling economy
Pushback
The World of the Worker
Factory conditions: Sweatshops
Long hours, low wages, women and child laborers
Workers Organize
Unions
American Federation of Labor, Samuel Gompers
Strikes and retaliation- Haymarket Square and Homestead, PA
Labor Day
Growing Pains
Urbanization of AMerica
Tenements
Political corruption
Boss Tweed, Tammany Hall
Industrial boom
Carnegie
Factory System
Railroads
Transportation
Vanderbilt
Changes in business
Resources and Capital
Growing gap between social classes
The “Gilded Age”
Horatio Alger, “rags to riches”
Growth of industrial cities
Thousands of African-Americans move north
Inventors
Thomas Edison
Carnegie & Rockefeller
Carnegie and Steel
Cutting out competition
Rockefeller and Oil
Capitalists as philanthropists
Monopolies and Trusts
Standard Oil Company
Creating a Monopoly
Controlling economy
Pushback
The World of the Worker
Factory conditions: Sweatshops
Long hours, low wages, women and child laborers
Workers Organize
Unions
American Federation of Labor, Samuel Gompers
Strikes and retaliation- Haymarket Square and Homestead, PA
Labor Day
Growing Pains
Urbanization of AMerica
Tenements
Political corruption
Boss Tweed, Tammany Hall
american reform
Muckrakers
Ida Tarbell
Upton Sinclair
Urban Reform
Jane Addams
Jacob Riis
Theodore Roosevelt
Conservation
Trust-busting
Reform for African Americans
Ida B. Wells: campaign against lynching
Booker T. Washington: Tuskegee Institute
W. E. B. DuBois: founding of NAACP
Women’s Suffrage
Suffragettes
Susan B. Anthony
19th Amendment
Ida Tarbell
Upton Sinclair
Urban Reform
Jane Addams
Jacob Riis
Theodore Roosevelt
Conservation
Trust-busting
Reform for African Americans
Ida B. Wells: campaign against lynching
Booker T. Washington: Tuskegee Institute
W. E. B. DuBois: founding of NAACP
Women’s Suffrage
Suffragettes
Susan B. Anthony
19th Amendment