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GradeLevel4k5k12Quarter 1Quarter 2Quarter 3Quarter storyPeople live in differentplaces around the world. Land Environments Bodies of water Locations Globe vs. map vs.model Regions City/suburb/farmEveryone has work to do. Occupations Reasons why people havejobs Resources/needs How we get food(manufacturing process) Importance of jobsPeople can learn from storiesabout the past. National patriotic holidays Past/present/future Family history/heritage Major events in pastpresent (current events inpeople’s lives)People live in manydifferent locations. Wherepeople live affects the waythey live. Simple map Map symbols Location Continents/Oceans Landforms/Bodies ofwater Rural vs. urban Resources Weather SeasonsPeople need rules to get along. Rules Cooperating Sharing Safety signs/symbols Responsibility Communities/culturesAmericans are proud of theircountry. National symbols/icons Basic freedoms Meaning of freedomRules and laws guide people tolive safely and be responsiblecitizens. Rules/laws Consequences Community leaders Government services Rights/responsibilities ofcitizensWe learn about our countrythrough its symbols, heroes,and holidays. Symbols of the US National holidaysPeople trade goods and serviceswith each other. They makechoices about how to spend theirmoney. Goods/services Purchasing Occupations Trade Saving money Scarcity (wants vs. needs) Manufacturing processIn many ways, people today arethe same as people who livedlong ago.But the way people live haschanged over time. Comparing daily life todayand in the pastAlthough Americans have comefrom different backgrounds,they share some beliefs. Customs Folktales Family structuresMaps help us learn aboutthe different kinds of land,water, and places around us. Absolute/relativelocation Countries Landforms Seasons/climates RegionsA government makes laws tohelp people be safe and getalong. Citizens’ responsibilities Functions of thegovernment Government leaders How the governmentworksProducers and consumers dependon one another for goods andservices. Producer/consumer Payment for goods andservices Production process Scarcity Barter/tradeHistory is the story of howpeople and places change overtime. Past/present/future Independence of USOur country is made up of manydifferent people and cultures. Culture Immigration

3People use the land and itsresources to help them live. Natural resources Conserving resources Factors that influencewhere people live How humans changetheir environmentsDifferent communities havedifferent landforms andbodies of water. Peoplechange and adapt to theirsurroundings. Geographic tools Landforms, climate,vegetation 5 Geographic regionsof the US Living/non-livingnatural resources Modifying theenvironment (trans.,farming, water, miningetc.)Geography/The Northeast4The United States hasdiversity in its landscapesand its people. Majorlandforms/bodies ofwater in the US Map/Globe elements Weather/climate inthe US Natural resources inthe US Non-renewableresources Jobs in the ties depend oncitizens to participate ingovernment. Basic rights/duties ofcitizens 3 levels and branches ofgovernment Government services Purpose of thegovernment Structure of government Government leaders National/state symbols International governmentsPeople depend on one another toproduce, buy, and sell goods andservices. Good decision-makinghelps the economy of a family orcommunity. Producers/consumers Entrepreneurship “World of Work” Types of resources Trade Technology Free-market economy Earning/spending/savingFamily structuresEvery community has a uniquehistory. Some features of acommunity change, while othersstay the same, over time. Natives/Settlers Major events/people of theRevolutionary War Landmarks/holidays Important documents Growth of the UnitedStates Immigration/migration Cultures in theUS/diversityCultural differences enrichcommunities and make themdiverse. Features of cultureThe Southeast/The SouthwestThe Midwest/The WestNative Americans/ExplorationThe Southeast is experiencingchanges that make it the fastestgrowing population of anyregion in the United Statestoday. Geography of the SE Natural resources of theSE Industry, geographic, andcultural features of theAtlantic Coast, Gulf Coast,Inland South StatesThe people of the SouthwestMighty waterways, busy highways,and fertile lands stretch betweencities of the Midwest region today. Geography/climate of theMidwest Natural resources of theMidwest Cities/farms of the PlainStatesAs the largest of the five regions ofthe United States, the West is aregion of diversity. Landforms/natural resourcesCultural differences andcompetition for land led toconflicts among different groupsof people in the Americas. Native Americans beforearrival of the Europeans Reasons/technology usedin European exploration Goals, routes, andoutcomes of Europeanexploration Impact/routes of Spanishexplorers

How humans modifythe environmentMany early settlements inthe Northeast grew intosome of the largest cities inthe US today. Geography and climate History of the NE Growth of the NE New England history Major cities in the MidAtlantic Stateshave used the region’s wideopen land and oil resources tohelp them develop newindustries there. Geography/climate of theSW Natural resources of theSW Cultural/industrialfeatures ofTexas/Oklahoma Economy of Arizona/NewMexico Water conservation(deserts)The First Colonies and the13 ColoniesThe American RevolutionWestward Expansion (A GrowingNation)The Civil WarCultural differences andcompetition for land led toconflicts amount differentgroups of people in theAmericas. Lands in NorthAmerica claimed bySpain English Colonies (howthey were governedand settled) French and DutchColonies Location/founders ofthe 13 Colonies Relationship betweenthe Native Americansand settlers Religion/founding ofthe Colonies Effects of slavery onthe ColoniesFreedom was so important tothe colonists that they werewilling to suffer terriblehardships and years of war towin it. French and Indian War Laws that caused conflicts Protests against BritishRule Colonists preparing forwar with the British Declaration ofIndependence Early events in theRevolution Major battles andcampaigns of theRevolution How the Revolutionchanged life in the UnitedStatesThe United States established anew government and grew in sizeand population. The Constitution The Great Compromise Bill of Rights Division of powers amongnational and stategovernments Louisiana Purchase Growth of the US in the1800sSocial and economic differencesdivided the nation and led towar. The nation was reunitedbut continued to face manychallenges. Conflicts betweenNorthern and Southernstates Groups that opposedslavery Events that caused thenation to break apart Key events of the CivilWar’s early years Union victory overConfederacyMesopotamia, Egypt, KushIndia/ChinaGreeceRome 5 of the WestPopulation/economy of theWest

6Early cultures oftenborrowed ideas from othercultures, but they alsodeveloped ideas of theirown.Mesopotamia Major river systems Development of earlycivilizations Physical settings City-states Religious beliefs Sumerian writing First empires todevelop inMesopotamia Hammurabi’s CodeEgypt Nile River Religion’s impact onsociety and structure Old Kingdom Middle Kingdom New Kingdom Kush and Egypt’srelationshipPeople of ancient India andChina had many new ideasabout society, religion, andgovernments.India Physical setting of theIndus River valley Hinduism Buddhism The rise of empires inIndia India’s Golden AgeChina Geography Shang/Zhou dynasties Shi Huang Di Han dynastyQuarter 1Chapter 2The Fall of the Roman EmpireAcquainted CulturesThe Rise of the ByzantineEmpire7Chapter 3Desert Bloom - Caravan CitiesMohammad and IslamEarly IslamQuarter 2The ancient Greeks made manycontributions in the areas ofgovernment and leadership. Geography Early civilization Government of Greek citystates Sparta/Athens Athens’ rise to power Contributions made by theGreeks Peloponnesian War Alexander the GreatQuarter 3Chapter 7The MongolsThe Ottoman EmpireThe Mughal EmpireChapter 11The Power of the ChurchThe Byzantine EmpireThe CrusadesChapter 8An Emerging EmpireThe Flowering of Chinese CultureChina and the Larger WorldChapter 12Europe at the End of the Middle AgesThe Italian RenaissanceRenaissance LifeRenaissance in Northern EuropeChapter 9The actions of individualsaffected the development ofRome as it changed from amonarchy to a republic to anempire. Development of Rome Roman republic Expansion of the Romanrepublic Problems of the Romanrepublic Roman Empire Rulers of the Romanempire Life in the Roman empire Religious beliefs of theRoman empire Spread of Christianity Contributions made by theRomans Problems faced by theempire in AD 200s Fall of the Western RomanEmpireQuarter 4Chapter 15OriginsThe OlmecThe MayaThe Tiwanakans and MocheChapter 16The AztecThe IncaThe Arrival of the Spanish

Chapter 4A Century of ExpansionThe Golden AgeIslamic SpainThe Land of the Rising SunA Developing National CultureThe Power of the ShogunsJapan: Unified yet IsolatedChapter 5The Roots of Mighty EmpiresThe Empire of GhanaThe Empires of Mali andSonghaiVillage Society in West AfricaChapter 10Europe after the Roman EmpireDaily Life in Feudal EuropeTwo Feudal SocietiesChapter 13The Decline of Church AuthorityMartin Luther and the ReformationThe Era of ReformationScientific RevolutionChapter 14Exploring, Trading, and ConvertingAdventure and ProfitExploring the AmericasChapter 17The French MonarchyThe English MonarchyEuropean ExpansionChapter 18A New Order of IdealsIdeas in ActionEconomic ChangesAfter the American RevolutionChapter 6The Bantu MigrationThe Rise of Coastal TradingStatesThe Rise of the ZimbabweStateThe Congo KingdomChapter 1The American LandEuropean Exploration andSettlementEuropeans and Native PeoplesLife in English Colonies8Chapter 2An Emerging AmericanIdentityGrowing Conflict with EnglandFighting the AmericanRevolutionFighting the War at HomeChapter 3Roots of GovernmentThe Articles of ConfederationThe Crisis of ConfederationChapter 6Republicanism and CultureThe First Western PresidentHow Others Saw UsChapter 7Life Changes Along the AtlanticSeaboardThe Trans-Appalacian FrontierThe Changing World of NativeAmericansThe Next Wave of ImmigrantsChapter 8Exploring Beyond the MississippiAchieving Manifest DestinySettling the WestSurviving on the FrontierChapter 9Chapter 11The Sectional ConflictThe Anti-Slavery MovementThe Road to Bleeding KansasThe House DividedChapter 12North vs. SouthA Nation at WarWar on the Home FrontThe Long March to SurrenderChapter 13A Time for ReconciliationRadical ReconstructionSouthern Life under ReconstructionChapter 14A Time of ChangeCulture of the Plains NativeChapter 16The Politics of CorruptionThe Reforming ImpulseThe Populist RevoltChapter 17The Shame of the CitiesProgressive ReformCompeting CrusadesChapter 18International ExpansionConflict and ConquestAmerica at WarImpact of the WarChapter 19A Land of ImmigrantsAmerica’s Many CulturesThe Gates Reopened

Chapter 4The Constitutional ConventionThe Ratification DebatesThe Bill of RightsChapter 5Internal ConflictJefferson and the RepublicansThe United States and theWorldThe Industrial RevolutionThe Urban NorthSeeking a Better WayAmericansNative American Lands LostResettlement of the LandChapter 10The Cotton KingdomLife on the PlantationThe Other SouthsChapter 15Building the American DreamMoving into Industrial CitiesThe Workers Changing WorldDestination AmericaChapter 20A Government of CitizensPutting the Constitution to WorkMaking a Difference

First empires to develop in Mesopotamia . Exploring, Trading, and Converting Adventure and Profit Exploring the Americas Chapter 17 The French Monarchy The English Monarchy European Expansion Chapter 18 A New Order of Ideals Ideas in Action Economic Changes