Individuals & Societies · Year 1

Grade 6 Individuals & Societies

Ancient civilizations and map skills. Explore how early societies developed and learn to read, interpret, and create maps.

Criteria A, B, C, D | Introductory Band | 2 Topics

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I&S Key Skill

Support every claim with evidence — a date, a specific example, or a statistic. In I&S, never state a fact without explaining why it matters.

Ancient Civilizations

Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, and the Indus Valley — government, religion, economy, and daily life of early civilizations.

Mesopotamia Ancient Egypt Government Religion

Map Skills & Geography

Types of maps, grid references, scale, compass directions, contour lines, latitude, longitude, and map projections.

Map Types Grid References Contours Latitude/Longitude