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The Code of Hammurabi and Early Legal Systems
Analyze primary source excerpts from Hammurabi's Code to understand social hierarchies, justice, and state authority.
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Ancient Foundations and River Valley Civilizations in Afro-Eurasia
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Examine how geography, resource scarcity, and early innovations shaped complex societies in ancient river valleys of the Eastern Hemisphere.
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SS.7.1.1Colorado Social Studies Standards · All agesAnalyze and interpret a variety of primary and secondary sources from multiple perspectives in the Eastern Hemisphere to formulate an appropriate thesis supported by relevant evidence.
SS.7.4.1Colorado Social Studies Standards · All agesInvestigate similarities and differences of civic participation within different governmental systems of the Eastern Hemisphere.