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Defining and Comparing Early Civilizations

6th Grade · Social Studies · NCHS

8 lessons

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Understand what criteria scholars use to define 'civilization' and compare how civilizations emerged differently across regions.

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usWH-ERA-2.S1.19National Center for History in the Schools Standards · 6th Grade

[Grades 7-12] Compare conditions under which civilizations developed in Southwest Asia, the Nile valley, India, China, and the Eastern Mediterranean and analyze ways in which the emergence of civilizations represented a decisive transformation in human history. [Draw comparisons across eras and regions]

usWH-ERA-2.S2.14National Center for History in the Schools Standards · 6th Grade

[Grades 7-12] Compare conditions under which civilizations developed in Southwest Asia, the Nile valley, India, China, and the Eastern Mediterranean and analyze ways in which the emergence of civilizations represented a decisive transformation in human history. [Draw comparisons across eras and regions]