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Trade Networks and Technology in Early Civilizations

6th Grade · Social Studies · NCHS

7 lessons

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Learners will trace commercial exchange networks connecting early civilizations and assess the significance of bronze-making technology in the ancient world.

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Learning standards covered

usWH-ERA-2.S1.1National Center for History in the Schools Standards · 6th Grade

[Grades 5-12] Analyze how the natural environments of the Tigris-Euphrates, Nile, and Indus valleys shaped the early development of civilization. [Compare and contrast differing sets of ideas]

usWH-ERA-2.S1.5National Center for History in the Schools Standards · 6th Grade

[Grades 7-12] Trace the network of trade routes connecting Egypt, Mesopotamia, and the Indus valley in the third millennium and assess the economic and cultural significance of those commercial connections. [Analyze cause-and-effect relationships]