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Crisis in the Classical World and Regional Civilizations to 1500 CE

6th Grade · Social Studies · US-MI-SS

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Goal

Analyze the crises leading to classical imperial decline, the continuation of Byzantium, and the complex cultures and economies of Africa and North America to 1500 CE.

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Learning standards covered

us-mi7 – W4.1.2Michigan Social Studies Standards · 5th Grade

Africa to 1500 CE – use a case study to describe how trade integrated cultures and influenced the economy within early African empires.